Review: Karin Schaupp & Flinders Quartet (Musica Viva Australia)
Guitar diva Karin Schaupp and four old friends bring us some old favourites and a stunning new Carl Vine work.
Guitar diva Karin Schaupp and four old friends bring us some old favourites and a stunning new Carl Vine work.
Percussive artist Matthias Schack-Arnott talks about opening up John Cage’s Sonatas and Interludes with his three-dimensional musical approach.
Karin Schaupp was born to play the guitar. She explains why the instrument always brings her comfort, and her plan to affirm its chamber music credentials.
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Sydney violinist Harry Ward has secured a position among the first violins of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
What do our small to medium ensemble have on offer in the year ahead?
Helen Svoboda and Katie Yap will participate in the two-year program for emerging chamber music leaders, which supports the development of a performance project.
Held every four years, the competition hosted by Musica Viva Australia has selected 14 leading international chamber ensembles to perform for the $30,000 Grand Prize as well as other prizes.
In its Australian debut, the sax quartet, with violin, performs a seamless program of Bach, Weil and Gershwin, showcasing an exemplary sense of balance, clarity and tone.
Returning giants, like Garrick Ohlsson, rub shoulders with fresh young talent and artists like Cédric Tiberghien and Jean-Guihen Queyras.
The Canberra-based artist and musician's new sound sculpture draws on his own diagnosis to fight for Australians affected by cancer and immunodeficiency.
The world’s first Grammy-nominated mandolinist, Avi Avital, has gained the instrument its rightful place in concert halls and has also inspired a new generation of composers to write for this most modern of Baroque instruments.
The $5,000 First Prize went to JPMS Ensemble Volante from Queensland, which also won the $2,000 Audience Prize, while several other awards were presented to the finalists.