Sydney Philharmonia Choirs’ new Executive Director discusses his lifelong love of choral music and why he said no to Bear Grylls.

En route to the Adelaide Guitar Festival, Xuefei Yang talks about her trailblazing career as China’s first internationally celebrated classical guitarist.

A round-up of our recent news reports.

The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.

The latest arts appointments and departures.

Dibble’s magisterial biography gets a centenary update.

American trio goes Czech via Africa and a Swiss version of Ireland.

Fairy dust, relationship counselling and Mahler are all part of the job says British flautist Michael Cox.

Folk-flecked piano trios, Elder’s Elgar, Jurowski’s Stravinsky, and orchestral songs from Magdalena Kožená and Stanford. This month’s releases are strikingly eclectic.

Realising how much his stepdog calms him down, Guy Noble takes his hat off to adorable fluffballs who help us relax and smell the roses.

Sex, demigods and a three-headed beast, Gilgamesh has it all. Composer Jack Symonds talks about his new opera based on the Mesopotamian epic.

This month’s performance highlights from ABC Classic, independent radio and streaming.