ARIA Classical Award expected to be won by electronica band
The classical music industry is furious that the ARIAs’ inappropriate categorisation snubs the whole art form.
The classical music industry is furious that the ARIAs’ inappropriate categorisation snubs the whole art form.
Nuanced and beguiling exercise in 17th-century performance practice.
Andrew Blanch has won the main prize in the 2016 Melbourne International Guitar Competition.
★★★½☆ A perfectly understandable production of good clean gibberish. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Still conducting into his 90s, the indefatigable founder of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields has passed away.
Margaret Throsby indulges her curiosity about musical questions from improvisation to why we get musical tingles.
In an eclectic issue, Richard Tognetti’s ACO turns out to be just one of her many musical passions.
An earthquake triggered a radical rethink in NZ, but for some orchestras, playing under duress has become a way of life. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Accompanist to Frederick the Great, the second son of JS Bach was also a composer of rare inventiveness and beauty.
★★★★½ Edwards’ Mass of the Dreaming and Haydn’s ‘Nelson’ Mass made a moving pairing. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Limelight talks to the operatic icon about life, music, the value of community, reality TV... oh, and Hillary vs Donald.
For 60 years, Denis Condon built a collection that was the envy of the world. On his death, Australia’s loss proved America’s gain. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
The American composer talks about new works, the loneliness of composing and the future of music. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in