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Classical Music
news

Piano lessons improve language ability as much as reading, study finds

A study of four to five-year-olds found piano training improved certain aspects of language development as much as – and in some areas more than – reading instruction.

June 29, 2018
Classical Music
features

Reissues round-up: the late Arrau lasts the distance

A new 80-disc box set commemorates the Chilean pianist’s Philips years.

June 29, 2018
Classical Music, Instrumental
CD and Other Review

Review: Debussy: Preludes Book 2, En Blanc et Noir (Maurizio Pollini, Daniel Pollini)

More ice than fire in Pollini’s belated Debussy part two.

June 28, 2018
Classical Music, Instrumental
CD and Other Review

Review: Brahms: Klavierstücke, Rhapsodies (Dirk Herten)

In Brahms, the best is the enemy of the good.

June 28, 2018
Classical Music, Instrumental
CD and Other Review

Review: For Glenn Gould (Stewart Goodyear)

A Canadian’s tribute to Glenn Gould fairly hums along.

June 28, 2018
Classical Music, Instrumental
CD and Other Review

Review: Rachmaninov: 24 Preludes (Nikolai Lugansky)

Lugansky’s latest label-hop delivers 24 of the best.

June 28, 2018
Chamber, Classical Music
CD and Other Review

Review: Ravel • Debussy: String Quartets (Tinalley String Quartet)

Tinalley applies plenty of French polish and Aussie character to boot.

June 28, 2018
Chamber, Classical Music
CD and Other Review

Review: Before Mozart (Frank-Gemmill, Swedish Chamber Orchestra/McGegan)

A voyage around the horn from the decades before Mozart.

June 28, 2018
Classical Music, Orchestral
news

Australian World Orchestra announces second India tour

Following the AWO’s 2015 with Zubin Mehta, the orchestra will return to India for three concerts in September under the baton of Artistic Director Alexander Briger

June 28, 2018
Classical Music, Opera
features

Sumi Jo on how singing is like eating spaghetti

Ahead of her Australian tour, the coloratura soprano tells us about juggling Italian arias and Korean art songs as well as an upcoming blind date.

June 28, 2018
Chamber, Classical Music
news

The 2018 Huntington Estate Music Festival is set to be a corker

Musical sommelier Carl Vine gives us a taste of the vintages on offer in this year’s Festival program.

June 28, 2018
Classical Music, Opera
features

Paris Opera’s Boris Godounov: Nothing Modest About This Collaboration

Ivo Van Hove’s new production of Mussorgsky’s Boris Godounov is sure to be a hit for Paris Opera.

June 28, 2018
Chamber, Classical Music
features

Survival of the Smallest: Australia’s Chamber Ensembles

Playing with a chamber outfit in Australia can be a pretty precarious profession. We spoke to some of our finest ensembles about the challenges faced and finding that special ingredient that makes them compelling for audiences today.

June 27, 2018

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