Australian Accent – April 2026
Your essential coast-to-coast guide to the Australian music being played on our concert stages this month.
Your essential coast-to-coast guide to the Australian music being played on our concert stages this month.
Louis XIV's Master of the King's Music was a charming backstabber whose ruthlessness matched the monarch's.
A stylish, wide-ranging concert celebrating seasonal themes with virtuosity and flair.
An Olli Mustonen Southern Hemisphere premiere the worthy centrepiece of a scintillating program.
Acacia’s sparkly French buffet takes the cake as an Orange Chamber Music Festival highlight.
The award-winning string quartet, formed in Berlin in 2019, gives us the lowdown on its name and debut Australian tour.
With the Goldner String Quartet’s final release Child’s Play out now, violinist Dene Olding talks about the ensemble’s relationship with composer Carl Vine.
This month mezzo-soprano Kitty Whately rediscovers the remarkable Madeleine Dring, plus contemporary works by Kalevi Aho, Daniel Bjarnason and Dan Walker, and operas by Lully and Vivaldi.
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
Sublime saxes and Simon Tedeschi's piano brilliance light up a celebration of American Songbook classics.
After 25 years of "adventure and ground-breaking musical activity", Ughetti steps down as the group's founding Artistic Director.
HIP Company starts its 2026 season with another example of its imaginative and carefully considered programming.
Conductor Sam Weller and Ensemble Apex aim to create contemporary music events that feel less like an academic exercises and more like immersive experiences.