Award-winning London-based Australian pianist and contemporary music specialist Zubin Kanga returns with Benjamin Carey on live electronics in a program of newly commissioned works for piano and multimedia by some of the hottest composers from Australia and around the world. Following his acclaimed Dark Twin tour in 2015, Kanga’s 2016 tour, Cyborg Pianist showcases music…
Three concerts, five world premieres, a panel discussion with leading ‘global’ music makers and an industry speed dating session offering one-on-one sessions with mentors – all in one weekend! Ensemble Offspring’s Kontiki Racket features thirteen musicians including its Hatched Academy artists, music by iconic composers Xenakis and Boulez and European sensations Romitelli and Mantovani. Australian composers…
It was the year that the ANZAC bridge was opened to traffic; Telecom Australia became Telstra, Paul Keating was Prime Minister and Bob Carr defeated John Fahey to become Premier of New South Wales. Overseas, OJ Simpson was found not guilty of double murder and Braveheart won the Oscar for Best Film. The year 1995…