Orchestras tend to be urban creatures, born of the great cities of central Europe, and thriving on metropolitan traditions and populations. So how, asks Andrew Mellor, are the more far-flung ensembles, from the Faroe Islands to Tasmania to the Arctic, flourishing?

Alexander Gavrylyuk hurls Brahms' furious musical thunderbolt in the second instalment of the SSO's mini festival.

Nicholas Carter’s final year as Principal Conductor features a world premiere for Pinchas Zukerman’s 70th birthday, and Jayson Gillham playing five Beethoven piano concertos.

Robert Veel and Bruce Watson, the directors of Limelight, announce a new structure with Cara Anderson appointed to the role of General Manager.

Hector McDonald, long-time Principal Horn of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra and Concentus Musicus Wien, has received the society’s highest honour.

Teddy takes the middle road to be in Scotland afore ye.

A new foray into Schubert Lieder proves an ideal partnership.

With Moye Chen’s ‘worlds’, it’s a case of three out of four ain’t bad.

Pahud flies solo with works old and new, but Solo fails to land.

Melnikov’s Érard makes for impressive Debussy, period.

For Paul Lewis, Papa Haydn turns ought to be no laughing matter.

It’s all about risk, explains David Chisholm, Artistic Director of the Bendigo International Festival of Exploratory Music.