Last month, the second bi-ennial Synaesthesia festival was held at the Museum of Old and New Art in Hobart (MONA). This ability to experience sound through a different sensory modality seems to be not as rare as once thought and fascinates scientists and musicians alike.
Journalist and synaesthete Holly Williams delves into her own experiences in this feature for the BBC.
Perth-born tenor Louis Hurley has been named as the first Humanity Foundation Taryn Fiebig Scholar.
Just days after violinist Nigel Kennedy claimed that “conductors are completely over-rated”, and on the eve of Marin Alsop becoming the first woman to conduct the Last Night of the Proms, Russian born conductor Vasily Petrenko has created a storm by claiming that orchestras “react better when they have a man in front of them” and that…
The McDonald’s Sydney Eisteddfod is calling for entries to the 2014 competition. The 92-page syllabus includes almost four hundred classical and contemporary events for aspiring singers, dancers, musicians, composers, choirs, bands and orchestras. The program caters for all age groups and styles. Once again, the $57,000 Sydney Eisteddfod McDonald’s Operatic Aria and the $36,000 Sydney…
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, now 84 and retired from conducting has been made an Honorary Member of the Berliner Philharmoniker. Read more from Gramophone Magazine.
Congratulations to Dr. Nicholas Milton AM, Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra, who has a new appointment in Austria.
The attrition of greats continues. Sir Peter Maxwell Davies has died. Read his obituary in Gramophone Magazine and on BBC News.