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Books, Theatre
Book Review

Review: Entertaining Mr Coppin: An Antipodean Showman in Civil War America (Simon Plant)

A theatrical life so rich you really couldn’t make it up.

December 19, 2025
Books, Classical Music
Book Review

Review: The Power of Music (Sheku Kanneh-Mason)

The star cellist may only be 26, but his story so far comes with plenty of wise words of advice.

November 24, 2025
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Review: I Knew a Man Who Knew Brahms (Nancy Shear)

Shear’s life with Stokowski and Rostropovich makes a fascinating memoir and much, much more.

October 20, 2025
Books, Classical Music
Book Review

Review: Never Miss a Beat (Michael Atherton)

The multifaceted musician traces his career in an honest, engaging narrative.

September 22, 2025
Books, Classical Music
Book Review

Review: Brahms: Symphonist (Robert Pascall)

This Brahmsian labour of love receives a posthumous publication.

August 25, 2025
Books, Classical Music
Book Review

Review: Liszt and Virtuosity (Robert Doran)

This collection of essays is a sophisticated meditation on virtuosity itself.

July 21, 2025
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Book Review

Review: Britten, Opera and Film (Peter Auker)

Auker dives in to discover what makes The Turn of the Screw so cinematic.

June 23, 2025
Books, Classical Music, Opera
Book Review

Review: Nellie Melba: The Legend Lives (Richard Davis)

This life-and-times biography explores Melba as others saw her.

May 19, 2025
Books, Opera
Book Review

Review: Dreaming in Ensemble: How Black Artists Transformed American Opera (Lucy Caplan)

Caplan’s exploration of what she calls “Black operatic counterculture” is quite the game changer.

April 22, 2025
Books
Book Review

Review: Unveiled (Vincent Fantauzzo)

From delinquent youth to celebrated portrait artist, this is an extraordinary tale.

April 22, 2025
Books, Classical Music
Book Review

Review: Olivier Messiaen: A Critical Biography (Robert Sholl) / Messiaen in Context (ed. Robert Sholl)

Messiaen’s mysteries are illuminated in these two impressive publications.

March 24, 2025
Books, Classical Music
Book Review

Review: Gardener of Time: a memoir (Barry Conyngham)

A noteworthy Australian composer explores the musical gardens he has tended.

February 24, 2025
Books, Classical Music
Book Review

Review: My Life in Music (Antonio Pappano)

Insights and revelations abound in an essential read for opera lovers.

February 4, 2025

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