13 February, 2026
Supported by 
BenQ: Bringing music out of the shadows
BenQ’s PianoLight Grand is changing the way pianists see the keyboard – at home and in the concert hall.
13 February, 2026
Chamber, Classical Music, News
Travelling North: Limelight launches first arts tour
Limelight partners with Australian Festival of Chamber Music for an immersive Cairns experience led by Rachel Whealy.
13 February, 2026
Classical Music
Music as Superglue: The Live at Yours experiment
From synagogue gin bars to beanbag lounges, Vladimir Fanshil's Live at Yours series prioritises intimacy and innovation over convention.
12 February, 2026
News
2026 APRA Professional Development Awards: the winners
Thirteen songwriters and composers receive $10,000 each to develop their careers.
11 February, 2026
Classical Music, Dance, News, Opera, Theatre
Introducing the March 2026 issue of Limelight
Big reads, in-depth analysis of Limelight's Artists of the Year vote, and everything you need to stay on top of the classical music and performing arts scene.
11 February, 2026
Classical Music, Vocal & Choral
“Up close and personal” – Canberrans get to Sing with the Kings
The King’s Singers turn Canberra’s Snow Concert Hall into a shared stage for a once-in-a-lifetime lesson in vocal artistry.
19 December, 2025
Theatre
Season Preview 2026: Theatre
What do our theatre companies have on offer in the year ahead?
19 December, 2025
Classical Music, Orchestral
Beats and Bites
Musicians seem to adore Jaime Martín, as do audiences. We talk to the irrepressible Chief Conductor of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
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Review: The Normal Heart (Sydney Theatre Company)
The Normal Heart still captivates with its furious urgency, and its challenge to institutional thinking remains as topical as ever.
February 13, 2026
Review: Roomful of Teeth (Melbourne Recital Centre)
US vocal group Roomful of Teeth unlocks the extraordinary potential of the human voice in a vibrant, highly textured program.
February 13, 2026
Review: Baroque Masters (Australian Baroque Orchestra)
Virtuosic, yet direct and disciplined, this is Baroque music at its most communicative.
February 13, 2026
Review: Afterglow (Midnight Theatricals)
Steamy Manhattan ménage tests love, ego and the limits of openness in modern marriage.
February 13, 2026
Review: Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody (Australian Chamber Orchestra)
The ACO’s trademark transparency and kinetic energy in an ideal showcase.
February 10, 2026
Review: Purpose (Sydney Theatre Company)
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' play sees a celebrated Black family confront scandal, silence and the high cost of preserving reputation.
February 9, 2026
10 February, 2026
Audiovisual, Chamber, Classical Music
Listen to the Australian Art Music playlist: February 2026 – Looping
This month, Cameron Lam’s Australian Art Music playlist on repeat, with looping music across local Classical, Jazz, and Sound Art.
12 February, 2026
Classical Music
Gottfried von der Goltz leads the grandest of magical mystery tours
The German violinist and conductor explores the musical byways of his native land.
9 February, 2026
Classical Music, Instrumental
Daniel Verstappen: Belgium’s bridge-building “ambassador”
Daniel Verstappen's Sydney Opera House performance invites listeners into a world where diverse musical traditions come to an understanding.
23 January, 2026
Opera
Hansel and Gretel – and a conductor spellbound
Humperdinck’s fairy-tale opera has captivated conductor Tahu Matheson since childhood. Now he returns to it with fresh insight.
2 February, 2026
Chamber, Classical Music
Australian Accent – February 2026
Your essential coast-to-coast guide to the Australian music being played on our concert stages this month.
28 January, 2026
Classical Music, Orchestral
Minding the gap: Cultural leadership in Australian orchestras
The future is bright for orchestras, argues Samuel Cairnduff – but first they must align artistic values with organisational practices and evolving social responsibilities.
12 January, 2026
Festivals, Theatre
Simon Stone, The Cherry Orchard and a world on edge
Set in modern-day Seoul, Simon Stone’s The Cherry Orchard finds new urgency in Chekhov’s portrait of a society on the brink.
19 December, 2025
Classical Music, Dance, Festivals, Musical Theatre & Cabaret, Opera, Theatre
Read the January/February 2026 issue of Limelight
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Travelling North: Limelight launches first arts tour
Limelight partners with Australian Festival of Chamber Music for an immersive Cairns experience led by Rachel Whealy.
February 13, 2026
Supported by
BenQ: Bringing music out of the shadows
BenQ’s PianoLight Grand is changing the way pianists see the keyboard – at home and in the concert hall.
February 13, 2026
Review: Roomful of Teeth (Melbourne Recital Centre)
US vocal group Roomful of Teeth unlocks the extraordinary potential of the human voice in a vibrant, highly textured program.
February 13, 2026
Review: Baroque Masters (Australian Baroque Orchestra)
Virtuosic, yet direct and disciplined, this is Baroque music at its most communicative.
February 13, 2026
Review: Beethoven & Brahms (Richard Tognetti, Australian Chamber Orchestra)
A treasurable time capsule of the ACO at 50.
February 13, 2026
Music as Superglue: The Live at Yours experiment
From synagogue gin bars to beanbag lounges, Vladimir Fanshil's Live at Yours series prioritises intimacy and innovation over convention.
February 13, 2026
Introducing the March 2026 issue of Limelight
Big reads, in-depth analysis of Limelight's Artists of the Year vote, and everything you need to stay on top of the classical music and performing arts scene.
February 11, 2026
Review: Undead (Jessica O’Donoghue, Jack Symonds)
Survey of new Aussie works shows opera is alive and kicking.
February 9, 2026
Inaugural OperaChaser Critics Awards honour Melbourne’s operatic standouts
Critics salute Victoria's deep and adventurous opera culture.
February 5, 2026
Review: The Pirates of Penzance (Victorian Opera)
The very model of a modern Gilbert & Sullivan production: nostalgic yet fresh and funny, with cast and orchestra on song.
February 2, 2026
Review: Hänsel & Gretel (Opera Australia)
Elijah Moshinsky’s iconic production still works its magic, with stunning voices and a sublime reading of the score by maestro Tahu Matheson.
January 28, 2026
Hansel and Gretel – and a conductor spellbound
Humperdinck’s fairy-tale opera has captivated conductor Tahu Matheson since childhood. Now he returns to it with fresh insight.
January 23, 2026
Review: The Normal Heart (Sydney Theatre Company)
The Normal Heart still captivates with its furious urgency, and its challenge to institutional thinking remains as topical as ever.
February 13, 2026
Review: Afterglow (Midnight Theatricals)
Steamy Manhattan ménage tests love, ego and the limits of openness in modern marriage.
February 13, 2026
Theatregoers pack their bags as productions drive travel boom
Audiences are travelling long distances to see a show, a new report says, but growth in arts tourism depends on public investment.
February 12, 2026
Introducing the March 2026 issue of Limelight
Big reads, in-depth analysis of Limelight's Artists of the Year vote, and everything you need to stay on top of the classical music and performing arts scene.
February 11, 2026
Philippe Gaulier, clown and mentor, dead at 82
Feared and revered, Philippe Gaulier's classes in clowning were a rite-of-passage for thousands of actors and comedians.
February 11, 2026
Review: Purpose (Sydney Theatre Company)
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' play sees a celebrated Black family confront scandal, silence and the high cost of preserving reputation.
February 9, 2026
Introducing the March 2026 issue of Limelight
Big reads, in-depth analysis of Limelight's Artists of the Year vote, and everything you need to stay on top of the classical music and performing arts scene.
February 11, 2026
Review: Incandescence (West Australian Ballet)
Four world premieres at The Quarry balance visual invention, conceptual ambition and uneven dramatic payoff.
February 9, 2026
Five dancers to join Sydney Dance Company
"These remarkable artists arrive at a time of reflection," says SDC Artistic Director Rafael Bonachela.
January 28, 2026
Review: Clouds Still Know Our Names (NON)
The third chapter in Davide Di Giovanni’s car-park series is a paragon of tactical urbanism and contemporary dance.
January 18, 2026
Review: Garrigarrang Badu (FORM Dance Projects, Sydney Opera House & Sydney Festival)
A tribute to Dharug culture is touching but uneven.
January 11, 2026
Review: Garabari (Joel Bray Dance, BlakDance & Sydney Festival)
Hundreds surrender to the bliss of all-embracing dance, music and togetherness.
January 10, 2026
Review: Beethoven & Brahms (Richard Tognetti, Australian Chamber Orchestra)
A treasurable time capsule of the ACO at 50.
February 13, 2026
Review: Reissues: Maazel and Boston Symphony Chamber Players (Eloquence)
Two new, beautifully recorded box sets remind us of the exciting and expert music making of past eras.
February 12, 2026
Review: Undead (Jessica O’Donoghue, Jack Symonds)
Survey of new Aussie works shows opera is alive and kicking.
February 9, 2026
Review: Hans Zender: Schubert’s Winterreise (Allan Clayton, Aurora Orchestra, Nicholas Collon)
Clayton brings focus and intensity to Zender’s phantasmagoria of colour and emotion.
February 6, 2026
Review: Avril Coleridge-Taylor: Piano Concerto & Orchestral Works (Samantha Ege, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, John Andrews)
Daughter of famous father holds her own.
February 4, 2026
Review: Mozart: Sonatas for Fortepiano & Violin, Vol. 4 (Isabelle Faust, Alexander Melnikov)
Faust and Melnikov’s relishable Mozart goes from strength to strength.
February 2, 2026
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