Australian National Piano Award: image supplied
If one were to trade only in stereotypes, it would be easy to assume that the natural habitat for classical music aficionados would be restricted to such well-heeled suburbs as Ascot in Brisbane, Melbourne’s South Yarra and Vaucluse in Sydney. Reality, of course, is quite different; lovers of classical music and contemporary composition live throughout Australia, as evident by two successful events taking place in regional Victoria in the coming days.
