Bravo, PNO!
A professional Palestinian orchestra has performed in Israel for the first time in the history of the Jewish state – a landmark cultural event for residents of a region wracked by conflict for generations.
January 11, 2011
Familiar repertoire
How is it that the overture-concerto-symphony combo came to dominate concert programs?
January 10, 2011
Ray Chen is going places
Interview with 21-year-old Australian violinist Ray Chen who, this week, plays the Brahms Violin Concerto with the Sydney Symphony.
January 10, 2011
Sydney Festival off and running
It’s January, and for Sydney that means festival time!
January 10, 2011
On the road with Rinat Shaham
The Israeli mezzo-soprano speaks to Limelight about her upcoming stint as Carmen.
January 10, 2011
Daniel stays to 2013
The West Australian Symphony Orchestra has announced that its principal conductor and artistic adviser Paul Daniel will remain in that role until the end of December 2013.
January 10, 2011
Vale, Verrett
Shirley Verrett, the acclaimed American mezzo turned soprano, has succumbed to heart trouble at the age of 79.
January 10, 2011
Mozart fights crime
Mozart has seemingly solved the crime problem plaguing a Christchurch shopping mall.
January 10, 2011
Glass vs Kafka
Phillip Glass has teamed up with Music Theatre Wales to create an opera based on Franz Kafka’s The Trial.
January 10, 2011
Farewell, Górecki
Polish composer Henryk Mikolaj Górecki has died at the age of 76.
January 10, 2011
DECCA signs Chailly
Conductor Riccardo Chailly has extended his recording contract with Decca Classics for a further fiveyears.
January 10, 2011