A fascinating feature on tuning – past, present and future – from Philip Clark of Gramophone magazine. He claims “The argument goes that equal temperament is becoming increasingly streamlined and corporate, and man’s capacity to hear and feel subtle inflections of tuning is in slow retreat.”
Opera Australia has announced the inaugural Patricia H. Reid Orchestral Fellowships to champion the professional development of early career string musicians.
Is the term ‘contemporary classical music’ a contradiction in terms? Tom Service of The Guardian dispels some myths: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/apr/26/five-myths-contemporary-classical-music?intcmp=239
Good news for music lovers who love the touch of a CD, its shimmer and the prospect of leaving an archive as a legacy for posterity. To complement the world of music streams and on-demand consumption, Universal Music Australia introduces Classics Direct – an online retailer specialising in classical and jazz music CDs, DVDs, Bluray…
The nominees fort he 2016 Helpmann Awards are out! There are 9 Opera and Classical music categories with 35 nominees from emerging artists like Jeremy Kleeman (nominated for Best Male Performer in a Supporting Role in an Opera) to Renee Fleming (Best Individual Classical Performance) and giants like Opera Australia (nominated in several categories), locking horns…
Lise Davidsen and Leif Ove Andsnes, the two prodigiously gifted Norwegian artists who have risen to the top of the classical music world, have collaborated for the first time on a new album of Edvard Grieg songs now released on Decca Classics.
Oscar Wong from the Gold Coast, Queensland has won the Sydney Eisteddfod Kawai Senior Piano Scholarship for 2024