Hobart Baroque doubles takings
Audiences and takings show extraordinary rise on last year for Australia’s newest festival. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
April 15, 2014
Fascist dictator’s violin comes under the hammer
Benito Mussolini’s violin will be auctioned by Bonhams London next month. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
April 15, 2014
No Frills Philanthropy
A new Silo built to be filled with the rudiments of composition in Australia. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
April 15, 2014
Review: Rigoletto (Opera Australia, Melbourne)
Warwick Fyfe’s hunch-backed sociopathic jester heads a fine cast in this new production of Verdi’s classic. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
April 14, 2014
Review: Haydn & Italian Cello (Australian Chamber Orchestra)
Italian cellist plays, dances and sings while taking us (and his instrument) on a whistle-stop tour.
April 13, 2014
Review: Strictly Ballroom (Baz Luhrmann & Global Creatures)
It may only take two to tango, but it takes more than that to make a great musical. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
April 12, 2014
Review: Bernstein & Gershwin (Gomyo/WASO)
WASO and Gomyo capture the energy and inventiveness of the great American composers. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
April 11, 2014
The 10 Greatest Losses to Classical Music
They died (relatively) young and stayed (relatively) pretty. So who were classical music's biggest losers?
April 11, 2014
Miloš: the new face of classical guitar
The Montenegrin musician who is conquering the world (and the charts) with an Aussie instrument. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
April 11, 2014
Yuja Wang: Managing the piano, conductors and the laundry
The 27-year-old Chinese piano star talks about her influences, standing in for Argerich and doing her own laundry. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
April 11, 2014
The Little Match Girl Passion (or when is opera not opera?)
David Lang’s Pulitzer Prize winning Little Match Girl Passion is Australia bound, but is it opera? Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
April 11, 2014
Beyond the manuscript: the secret life of composers
"Composers Doing Normal Shit" on Tumblr has caused an Internet frenzy, highlighting the normality (and craziness) of musical lives.
April 11, 2014
Sydney Symphony Orchestra to tour China
Chief Conductor David Robertson will head a seven-city Chinese musical odyssey in June. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
April 10, 2014