Live streaming “allows us to express ourselves as artists”
Live music can be life-changing. It can uplift and comfort us, especially in times when we need to feel there’s some good in the world.
But for musicians, live music goes one step further: it’s the medium that allows them to pursue their careers, put food on the table, and express who they really are.
The Melbourne Digital Concert Hall was launched at the start of the pandemic, and has enabled the continuation of live music for more than 300 professional musicians across the country.
For cellist Julian Smiles, this digital initiative has become a reminder of how valuable live music can be, even when the way it is presented to audiences has evolved.
Ed Ayres interviews the Goldner String Quartet & Piers Lane
“It’s all about joy. The joy these musicians share in the music, and in each other, shines out from the stage like a great big globe of light. To put it simply, these five musicians giving this concert for you are the greats of their time.”
“Joy is one of the gifts of the Goldner Quartet and Piers Lane, and it is a joy which has grown and grown over a lifetime of playing together. This year the Goldners celebrate twenty-five years as a quartet, and they have been playing with Piers Lane for much of that time.”
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Richard Goldner’s legacy plays on
“The Goldner String Quartet is one of Australia’s finest – and longest established – string quartets. Given Richard Goldner’s almost unparalleled contribution to chamber music in Australia, it is no surprise that the Goldners decided to pay tribute to him in their naming. Even more poignantly, a whisper of Richard’s voice lives on within the quartet today.”
