Your essential coast-to-coast guide to the Australian music being played on our concert stages this month.
Víkingur Ólafsson, Caroline Shaw and the Leonkoro Quartet headline Iain Grandage’s first season as MRC's Chief Curator.
International partnerships, contemporary commissions and expanded audience programs shape Ensemble Q’s 10th anniversary year.
The team behind Musica Viva Australia’s education program On the Wireless encourages students to listen deeply – and to get loud!
Nominations for Limelight’s 2026 Artists of the Year are open until Monday 2 November, 8:59am AEDT. Have your say before entries close.
The 74th Perth Festival combines international music names with First Nations commissions, European theatre and dance, and large-scale works across the city, river and coastline.
Hollis Taylor chats about her new work for Musica Viva Australia, co-composed with Jon Rose for the Latvian Radio Choir and recorder virtuoso Genevieve Lacey.
This month’s performance highlights from ABC Classic, independent radio and streaming.
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Luminescence’s radiant blend of voices brings Australian premieres and new commissions into the light.
Declan Furber Gillick's biting comic portrait of racial and economic exploitation turns the mirror on the arts industry, too.
On a shoestring and with some exceptional musical performances, The Cooperative finds its niche by plunging us into humanity’s dark side.
Chopin’s nocturnes unfold as a musical and emotional journey in Piers Lane’s hands, enriched by historical insight and intimate knowledge.
Haydn comes close to miraculous; Chaminade proves a harder sell.
For a playwright who has previously commanded the stage with such force, Strong Is the New Pretty feels like a missed opportunity.
Injured in a fall, violinist Madeleine Easton faced the possibility that she might never play professionally again. Her recovery brought with it some unexpected benefits.
Cellist Mischa Maisky and his pianist daughter Lily Maisky bring their instinctive musical partnership to Australia for the first time.
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Ahead of a free public concert of Henryk Górecki’s Symphony No. 3 in Melbourne, Peter Tregear unpacks a work that rose from the modernist margins to the top of the charts.
With a week to go to vote for your favourite tracks in Limelight's Guide, the AMC's Catherine Haridy talks up the importance of Australian art music.
Tyran Parke’s new production of The Trumpet of the Swan puts theatrical imagination at the heart of Opera Australia’s new family show.
Hollis Taylor chats about her new work for Musica Viva Australia, co-composed with Jon Rose for the Latvian Radio Choir and recorder virtuoso Genevieve Lacey.
During his upcoming Australian tour, the great Welsh bass-baritone will be sharing his favourite music and the knowledge he has accumulated over 40 years in the spotlight.
Chopin’s nocturnes unfold as a musical and emotional journey in Piers Lane’s hands, enriched by historical insight and intimate knowledge.
Injured in a fall, violinist Madeleine Easton faced the possibility that she might never play professionally again. Her recovery brought with it some unexpected benefits.
Haydn comes close to miraculous; Chaminade proves a harder sell.
The team behind Musica Viva Australia’s education program On the Wireless encourages students to listen deeply – and to get loud!
Víkingur Ólafsson, Caroline Shaw and the Leonkoro Quartet headline Iain Grandage’s first season as MRC's Chief Curator.
Ned Beckley and Josh Hogan take home four gongs, with Christopher Larkin, Antony Partos and Helena Czajka among the winners.
On a shoestring and with some exceptional musical performances, The Cooperative finds its niche by plunging us into humanity’s dark side.
The 74th Perth Festival combines international music names with First Nations commissions, European theatre and dance, and large-scale works across the city, river and coastline.
Matthew Lutton looks to the otherworldly, surreal and fantastical in his second year as Artistic Director.
The company marks 25 years of independent operation with four major productions, including Parsifal, Rigoletto and Tosca.
Tyran Parke’s new production of The Trumpet of the Swan puts theatrical imagination at the heart of Opera Australia’s new family show.
With a score by Nico Muhly, this immersive exploration of space and time finds its apotheosis in Tristan und Isolde.
Declan Furber Gillick's biting comic portrait of racial and economic exploitation turns the mirror on the arts industry, too.
The 74th Perth Festival combines international music names with First Nations commissions, European theatre and dance, and large-scale works across the city, river and coastline.
For a playwright who has previously commanded the stage with such force, Strong Is the New Pretty feels like a missed opportunity.
Matthew Lutton looks to the otherworldly, surreal and fantastical in his second year as Artistic Director.
This comedy-horror musical in which a group of cheerleaders encounter a slasher feels unfocused, but you can't fault the terrific production.
The human hand takes centre stage in a Limelight issue devoted to imagination, craft, rediscovery and reinvention.
The 74th Perth Festival combines international music names with First Nations commissions, European theatre and dance, and large-scale works across the city, river and coastline.
Matthew Lutton looks to the otherworldly, surreal and fantastical in his second year as Artistic Director.
Four choreographers unite for a major new work as Rafael Bonachela prepares his final full-length commission as artistic director.
Germany’s leading classical company brings its justly admired production of Petipa’s great ballet to Melbourne
"Our 75th anniversary is about honouring our past without being held by it,” says Artistic Director Leanne Stojmenov.
An agreeable evening of dance fails to live up to the challenge.
This compilation of recordings released between 2016 and 2018 demonstrates a high standard of musicianship but is stylistically unbalanced.
Beth Taylor and Hamish Brown explore the many moods of the sea in this lovely recital.
A great pianist and a great composer in their prime.
Weill’s melting-pot masterpiece soars in Opera North’s live recording.
Whately embodies the master’s voice and the women he inspired.
Bicket delivers a first-night Cesare that Handel would have recognised.
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Our specialist writers analyse this year’s offerings in theatres and concert halls.
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