MVA brings home international collaborations and returning favourites, including the Esmé and Vision string quartets, lutenist Thomas Dunford and Choir of King's College, Cambridge.
Born and educated in Sydney, Stanley Ritchie went on to become a world-renowned authority on early and Baroque music.
A Kosky Kafka and a Castelluci Bartók among the keystone events of the 2027 Adelaide Festival.
Set designer Keerthi Subramanyam, costume designer Jennifer Irwin and lighting designer Paul Jackson are among those honoured.
From symphonic reinvention to new theatrical worlds, Limelight's September issue spotlights artists reshaping tradition while forging their own futures.
The country star and global entertainent phenomenon has died, aged 80. Few musicians have left such a distinctive imprint on pop culture and music.
Ensemble Offspring celebrates the 90th birthday of revered Minimalist composer Steve Reich with a special concert.
Avra Banerjee's sarod is both a member of family and "an emotional anchor".
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Gamba duo Byrne and Vaughan traverse the centuries with delicate ease.
Splendid singing by Helena Dix, Rosario La Spina and Christopher Hillier compensates for a potboiler plot.
The Egyptian queen takes centre stage in this trimmed down version of The Bard’s historical tragedy.
Shakespeare’s sidelined women find refuge, solidarity and new voices in this pointed and playful feminist reimagining.
Yeol Eum Son raises the roof with Tchaikovsky’s warhorse and two symphonists strut their stuff.
WASO and Konstantin Shamray bring fire, precision and fresh vitality to Russian masterpieces and Beethoven.
A new Melbourne Conservatorium of Music production brings Handel’s opera to life with period practice, fluid casting and youthful energy.
Victorian Opera takes us inside its new adaptation of Helen Garner’s award-winning novel The Spare Room.
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As he prepares to tour Australia with a multi-sensory, all-Australian program, the harpist-composer chats about what's in store.
Cameron Lam looks ahead to the latest and upcoming Classical, Jazz, and Sound Art releases across Australian in this month’s playlist.
Ahead of his Sibelius cycle with the ASO, Mark Wigglesworth talks about the composer’s radical reinvention of the symphony.
Playing music by Beethoven, Marais and Elena Kats-Chernin, Australian Haydn Ensemble's Skye McIntosh is set to unpack the story of the Scott sisters, Australia's pioneering nature illustrators.
By the end of his epic Brisbane Festival concert, Bowman will have explored virtually every corner of Bach's musical imagination.
MVA brings home international collaborations and returning favourites, including the Esmé and Vision string quartets, lutenist Thomas Dunford and Choir of King's College, Cambridge.
ARCO co-founder Nicole van Bruggen to conclude her tenure at the end of 2026, after 14 years.
Gamba duo Byrne and Vaughan traverse the centuries with delicate ease.
Leading lights recognised at this year's celebration of female and gender-diverse artists.
Yeol Eum Son raises the roof with Tchaikovsky’s warhorse and two symphonists strut their stuff.
WASO and Konstantin Shamray bring fire, precision and fresh vitality to Russian masterpieces and Beethoven.
A Kosky Kafka and a Castelluci Bartók among the keystone events of the 2027 Adelaide Festival.
Splendid singing by Helena Dix, Rosario La Spina and Christopher Hillier compensates for a potboiler plot.
State Opera South Australia finds a compelling darkness and light in Humperdinck’s enchanted forest.
Victorian Opera takes us inside its new adaptation of Helen Garner’s award-winning novel The Spare Room.
This month’s performance highlights from ABC Classic, independent radio and streaming.
The latest arts appointments and departures.
A Kosky Kafka and a Castelluci Bartók among the keystone events of the 2027 Adelaide Festival.
Set designer Keerthi Subramanyam, costume designer Jennifer Irwin and lighting designer Paul Jackson are among those honoured.
The Egyptian queen takes centre stage in this trimmed down version of The Bard’s historical tragedy.
Shakespeare’s sidelined women find refuge, solidarity and new voices in this pointed and playful feminist reimagining.
Be careful what you wish for! State Opera South Australia’s magical all-local production brings out the best in Stephen Sondheim’s cautionary tale.
From symphonic reinvention to new theatrical worlds, Limelight's September issue spotlights artists reshaping tradition while forging their own futures.
Set designer Keerthi Subramanyam, costume designer Jennifer Irwin and lighting designer Paul Jackson are among those honoured.
From symphonic reinvention to new theatrical worlds, Limelight's September issue spotlights artists reshaping tradition while forging their own futures.
Log in to read the flipbook version of Limelight's September 2026 magazine.
Twenty-five years after founding her innovative contemporary dance company, Lucy Guerin is ready to embrace the next chapter in her career.
The Farm's Co-Artistic Director Gavin Webber introduces its new production, which addresses mortality and premieres at Brisbane Festival.
Powerful physical performances but one of Australia's most skilled storytelling voices feels reduced to a whisper.
Stasevska and the BBC give terrific performances of under-heard Ukrainian music.
Hough digs deep to find a treasure chest of miniature gems.
Second time around proves even better care of period instruments.
Sensitive singing and pianism bring Mahler’s early songs to vivid life.
Whole worlds to discover in Chan’s gloriously eclectic musical sketchbook.
Finnish maestro and orchestra impress deeply on home turf.
Explore the guide and listen to our 25 in 25 playlist of Australia’s favourite art music.
Our specialist writers analyse this year’s offerings in theatres and concert halls.
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