The Flowers of War: Monet’s waterlilies and weeping willows
Christopher Latham looks at the French impressionist's paintings and experiences during the First World War.
October 13, 2017
Review: Ravel • Falla: Piano Concertos, Nights in the Gardens of Spain (Steven Osborne, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Morlot)
Osborne's Mediterranean tour takes on two Parisian originals.
October 13, 2017
Review: Emmanuel Pahud (Australian Chamber Orchestra)
The Swiss flautist brought a powerful energy to match that of the ACO.
October 13, 2017
Mona Foma unveils its 2018 season
Quirky musical settings, arrangements of old favourites, and the inner workings of the opera singer are next year’s highlights. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
October 12, 2017
Composer of the Month: Sir Edward Elgar
Moody, paranoid and in later years creatively paralysed by depression, there was a dark side to Elgar that history tends to overlook.
October 12, 2017
Jonathan Holloway: a festival can give a degree of hope
The Melbourne Festival’s AD explains that audiences in the city, and in Australia, inspire him to go further and harder. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
October 12, 2017
Reports of Dmitri Hvorostovsky’s death incorrect
The baritone’s wife and Facebook page have contradicted reports emerging from Russia that he lost his battle with cancer. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
October 11, 2017
Riccardo Muti to conduct the Australian World Orchestra
The Italian Maestro and Music Director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra will conduct concerts in Sydney and Melbourne. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
October 10, 2017
Slava Grigoryan wins ARIA for Best Classical Album
With Volume II out soon, the classical guitarist has won an ARIA Fine Arts Award for his Bach Cello Suites Volume I. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
October 10, 2017
Meet the ancestors: two singers who changed opera forever
For their new albums, soprano Joyce El-Khoury and tenor Michael Spyres are walking in famous footsteps. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
October 10, 2017
Greta Bradman on the importance of well-being
The soprano explains how the rise of the Protean career means arts organisations need to adapt to changing needs. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
October 9, 2017
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra unveils its 2018 season
With Romeo and Juliet at its heart, a Shakespearean theme weaves through the orchestra’s 70th anniversary season.
October 9, 2017
Guy Noble’s Soapbox: dinner for eight?
A fantasy musical dinner party chez Noble? Try an eclectic guest list, a good bottle of red and a serve of tarragon chicken.
October 8, 2017