Paolo Hooke talks to composer Alex Chilvers, pipa player Lulu Liu and harpsichordist Anthony Abouhamad about Tang Suite, a new work inspired by ancient pipa manuscripts discovered in China’s Mogao Caves.
First Nations musician Eric Avery tells us why he has asked the Flinders Quartet to use stringybark as part of his new work.
Luminescence Chamber Singers is set to premiere a new, electronically infused program. AJ America breaks it down for Maddy Briggs.
Isobel Waller-Bridge chats to Maddy Briggs about her new album, Objects, which shines a magical lens on mundane objects and sounds.
Mel Cantwell, Co-Artistic Director of Perth’s Lost and Found Opera, talks about the company’s relaunch at this year’s Perth Festival.
Composer Connor D’Netto talks about consolidating a fractured view of his identity in his new album Some Kinda Way.
Shamistha de Soysa discovers how trans performance artist Kit Spencer is lending a modern-day voice to the castrati of old.
Ahead of Backstage Music's Unbound concert, soprano Ria Andriani explains why it is vital to open up spaces for artists with disability.
American percussionist, conductor and author Steven Schick unravels the musical philosophy that informs his residency at the Australian National Academy of Music.
Artistic Director/curator Tamara Saulwick and sound artist Monica Lim chat to about Chamber Made’s performance and installation series Listening Acts.
Mat Schulz, the co-Artistic Director of Kraków’s Unsound festival, unpacks his 2025 program for Illuminate Adelaide.
Eugene Ughetti tells Maddy Briggs about his new work for Speak Percussion, which involves trap machines, flying clay and two live percussionists.
Ensemble Offspring joins new music giants at Bang on a Can’s 2025 Long Play festival. Claire Edwardes tells Maddy Briggs why she’s so thrilled.
