Features
We examine why Ravel’s music is so widely loved 150 years after his birth.
by Clive Paget
Richard Roxburgh stars in a film about journalist Peter Greste’s imprisonment.
by Elissa Blake
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Interview
Leading Black American countertenor Reginald Mobley talks about discovering his voice, his national tour with Bach Akademie Australia and his fears regarding the Trump administration.
by Clive Paget
On the Record
A disc of Donizetti gold, a Mahler Three from the Czech Philharmonic and the best in homegrown chamber music. Simon Rattle’s latest Creation is the icing on the cake.
by Clive Paget
Cutting Edge
Liza Lim shares her curatorial vision for the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s 2025 Metropolis Festival.
by Maddy Briggs
Choral Music
Joanna Forbes L’Estrange tells us about her choral reimagining of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons.
by Jo Litson
Books
★★★★★ Messiaen’s mysteries are illuminated in these two impressive publications.
by Tony Way
Film
★★★★ This superbly realised new screen adaptation of Dumas’ epic novel feels both grand and real.
by Jason Blake
In the Limelight
Coda
Guy Noble's Soapbox
Staging a commercial musical can help finance a potentially loss-making opera, but Guy Noble wonders if Opera Australia has tipped the balance too far?
Playing Up
Mindy Meng Wang began playing the ancient Chinese instrument when she was seven. Now based in Melbourne, she is a pioneer in introducing the guzheng to Western music.
World Premiere
Olivia Bettina Davies on how her new piece for piano four hands for the Canberra International Music Festival stands out from her recent works.
5 Questions For
The New York-based Australian pianist discusses forming Crux Duo with clarinettist Lloyd Van’t Hoff and the release of their debut album My Place.
My Music
The recently appointed Artistic Director of State Theatre Company South Australia explains how she came to adore the power of music.
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