A Melbourne Digital Concert Hall live streamed concert being recorded in March 2020. Photo Albert Comper
In these locked-in times, a device and good internet means live art is close at hand. We can visit the Louvre from Launceston, or be at the Opera House from acres away.
‘My company had become Australia’s largest exporter of classical music,’ he told ArtsHub.
The success of those first concerts proved they were onto a good thing. The revenue raised kept artists in work, and audiences tuned in to watch live music they loved.
ArtsHub's Arts Feature Writer Jo Pickup is based in Perth. An arts writer and manager, she has worked as a journalist and broadcaster for media such as the ABC, RTRFM and The West Australian newspaper, contributing media content and commentary on art, culture and design. She has also worked for arts organisations such as Fremantle Arts Centre, STRUT dance, and the Aboriginal Arts Centre Hub of WA, as well as being a sessional arts lecturer at The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA).
