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Nightmares and obsession threaded through concerto
Alfred Schnittke’s work for piano and strings is full of bold and striking ideas.
- by Peter McCallum
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When Ed Sheeran co-wrote a song with her, Amy Shark tried something new
The Australian singer-songwriter says she ‘really went for it’ when she sat down and co-wrote a song, lyric for lyric, with the British superstar.
- by Martin Boulton
Daring to dream: New jazz journal kicks off with exhilarating gig
Dingo, a new biannual journal covering the Australian jazz scene, launched at a party starring young players and industry veterans last week.
- by Jessica Nicholas
Bringing the voices of angels, the Brandenburg Orchestra returns
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra chief Paul Dyer says the pandemic ‘digital pivot’ attracted a new, younger audience: he wonders if they’ll turn up in person.
- by Nick Miller
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She talks in beauty: Faithfull lends husky tone to Byron, Keats, Wordsworth
Marianne Faithfull’s collaboration with Warren Ellis delivers a brilliant new take on Romantic poems, while Australian Art Orchestra plays personal perspectives of war.
- by Jessie Cunniffe, Barry Divola, Bruce Elder and John Shand
Remembering Anita Lane: much more than Nick Cave’s muse
The enigmatic Australian singer-songwriter has died at 61.
- by Michael Dwyer
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Kilbey resurrects the Church in a gig that recaptures the magic
Almost With You, Unguarded Moment, even Under the Milky Way ... with a new line-up and renewed energy, the Church played its greatest hits with gusto and joy.
- by Michael Dwyer
In a moment at the foot of Uluru with a cello, everything changed
Melbourne cellist Richard Narroway played at Uluru in 2015 with his feet in the red sand and ever since has tried to recapture that feeling of freedom.
- by Catherine Lambert
Jail was the only time Steve Kilbey ever missed a gig - until this month
Steve Kilbey’s first show in two years with the Church was ‘tantalisingly close’ until Bluesfest was cancelled.
- by Martin Boulton
Haiku Hands are here to liberate the dancefloor
The indie pop band is touring again in the wake of the release of their debut album and hope to fill dancefloors with raw, unabashed post-pandemic freedom.
- by Cat Woods
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‘A moment of surprised delight’: When it all comes together
Hope wins out over gloom at the conclusion of Sibelius’ brilliant second symphony.
- by Peter McCallum