★★★½☆ Warm and witty paean to smarts, arts and life in the Big Apple. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

★★★½☆ Best rock gig in town or play-safe nostalgia-fest? Depends what you’re after. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

★★★★☆ Caetani’s no-nonsense authenticity rehabilitates Soviet musical propaganda. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Aussie composer hopes to follow the success of Bliss with his version of Hamlet. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

The Korean-born soprano talks about embracing the cultural perils of Puccini’s tragic Madama Butterfly. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

★★★★½ Rising stars come out in dazzling support of old masters. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

★★★☆☆ Writing team impresses, but is a noir musical mystery the next big thing? Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Perth’s star organist becomes a ‘knight’ in the Order of Arts and Letters. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

James Ledger's transcriptions star in intriguing evening of German Romantics.

Music has always been great propaganda, but over the centuries Britain’s royalty have turned it into an art form. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Passion, power and penetrating insight inform a gold standard recital.

★★★★☆ Baroque trio and friends take us where court meets pub. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in