Australian Art Music playlist: February 2021
Cameron Lam spotlights the flute in his latest playlist of new Australian music.
Cameron Lam spotlights the flute in his latest playlist of new Australian music.
The Australian composer tells us about his second album, which focusses on larger-scale choral and orchestral works.
Paul Kildea’s first season as Artistic Director will feature several programs rescued from 2020, plenty of Australian artists, as well as a staged presentation of his book Chopin’s Piano.
Dynamic new music projects are emerging from lockdown, Julian Day reports.
The Australian composer explains how the COVID-19 lockdown gave he and his violinist wife, Akiko Miyazawa, time to develop ideas for their Perth-based chamber collective Cygnus Arioso.
Why does Lachlan Skipworth, the easy-going son of an Australian farmer, have such an affinity for Japanese aesthetics? Ben Etherington explains how the shakuhachi bamboo flute came to be a muse for the talented composer.
This issue features the young Australians destined for greatness, Nina Stemme on Wagner's heroines, interviews with Katie Noonan, Donald Runnicles and more.
Meet the next generation of classical music stars, learn what changes at mainstage venues mean for the industry, an interview with Nina Stemme and more.
Six Australian compositions have been shortlisted for the prestigious Orchestral and Song Cycle prizes, which will be announced at this year’s Peggy Glanville-Hicks Address.
A brilliant introduction to an early career composer full of ideas.
Carl Vine tells us about his swansong season as Artistic Director of the organisation, which celebrates its 75th birthday next year.
Composer Lachlan Skipworth tells us about collaborating with Numbulwar musician Don Nunggarrgalu on a new work commissioned for the orchestra's 30th birthday.
The orchestra achieved a stunning level of power in Dvořák's Ninth.