Ben Northey appointed SSO Conductor in Residence
The Australian conductor takes up the role following the announcement of a new MSO position last year.
January 6, 2025
Review: Rameau: Les Boréades (Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra, György Vashegyi)
A brilliant new interpretation of a Baroque masterpiece.
January 6, 2025
Review: Bill & Friends (William Christie, Justin Taylor, Myriam Rignol, Théotime Langlois de Swarte)
Perfectly programmed French festivities in honour of legend William Christie.
January 3, 2025
Review: Monteverdi: Testamento. Vespro della Madonna 1643 (Le Poème Harmonique, Vincent Dumestre)
An exuberant and exultant imagining of another Monteverdi Vespers.
December 31, 2024
One week to go to vote for your Artist of the Year!
It's the last chance to get your vote in for your choice of the best Australian and international artists in 2024.
December 30, 2024
Review: Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 2–3 & Piano Sonata No. 7 (Stewart Goodyear, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton)
Goodyear mines some brilliant Prokofiev gems from the depths of darkness.
December 27, 2024
Review: Transcendent Reverie (Nexas Quartet)
Nexas Quartet caps the year with wonderfully lush arrangements of Debussy, Ravel and Mahler and a brand-new work to boot.
December 24, 2024
Review: Massenet: Hérodiade (Orchestra and Chorus of Deutsche Oper Berlin, Enrique Mazzola)
A vibrant new account of Massenet's Biblical epic.
December 23, 2024
Review: Christmas with HIP Company
The gift of Christmas music flawlessly delivered by Perth early music specialists HIP Company.
December 21, 2024
Creative Australia pledges $500k to contemporary music touring
Art musicians including Speak Percussion, Rubiks Collective and Erik Griswold receive a boost to take original works around the country.
December 20, 2024
Read the January–February 2025 issue of Limelight
Log in to read the PDF version of Limelight's January–February 2025 magazine.
December 20, 2024
Chamber, Classical Music, Festivals, Instrumental, Musical Theatre & Cabaret, Opera, Orchestral, Theatre
Season Preview 2025: Business as Usual?
Though there are signs of belt-tightening, there's plenty to look forward to and anniversaries to celebrate in the Australian arts in 2025.
December 20, 2024
Season Preview 2025: Orchestras and Symphonic Choirs
What do our orchestras and choirs have on offer in the year ahead?
December 20, 2024