What makes A Child of Our Time a work for all time?
Eighty years on, argues Brett Weymark, Tippett's pacifist oratorio feels more relevant than ever.
March 5, 2021
Revolutionary new opera company bursts onto the Sydney scene
With social justice an integral part of its message, The Cooperative looks set to make waves.
February 10, 2021
Nicolas Namoradze on York Bowen and the advantages of freakishly large hands
The pianist and Honens Laureate discusses his Hyperion disc of great British rediscoveries.
February 2, 2021
Did You Hear About History’s Most Absentminded Composer?
Students, his wife, even the Pope, Engelbert Humperdinck could forget about them all.
January 18, 2021
Australian World Orchestra announces 2021 program
A new "Symphony" by Paul Dean will form the centrepiece of a three-city tour.
December 11, 2020
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra launches 2021 Summer Season
A three-month program but with an admirable commitment to 100 percent streaming.
December 9, 2020
Pinchgut Opera announces ambitious 2021 season
The company celebrates 20 years with impressively bold offerings and major players.
December 8, 2020
Joyce DiDonato on the joys of scheming as you sing
The American mezzo on the team spirit behind a new recording and a role to get her teeth into.
November 27, 2020
Owain Park on shining a light in the darkness
The Gesualdo Six's conductor explains what makes an award-winning program for an all-male sextet.
November 26, 2020
Jennifer Pike on the agony and ecstasy of English violin music
The violinist discusses Elgar and Vaughan Williams, and why we don’t hear their sonatas nearly often enough.
November 25, 2020
Christian Tetzlaff on a coupling of complementary giants
The violinist discusses his changing approach over the years and his "lust" for collaboration.
November 24, 2020
Review: Love Opera (Freshwater Pictures)
Lisa Gasteen and a cast of young singers offer unprecedented insight into the world of opera in this must-see documentary film.
November 23, 2020
Víkingur Ólafsson on what makes a winning combination
The winner of our 2020 Recording of the Year discusses Rameau, Debussy and Australia.
November 23, 2020