A sumptuous yet grittily grounded drama sweeps audiences back into the Court of Versailles in 1789.

ABC’s Fran Kelly gets it warts and all from the director of The Great Gatsby.

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The new issue reveals the results of our critical blind-testing of six of Australia’s top orchestras. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Arts community broadly welcomes National Cultural Policy initiatives – plus a stack of cash.

Tharaud plays the star former pupil of an octogenarian couple, retired music teachers both. He literally plays the soundtrack of their lives: a gentle, fluid touch in the Schubert Impromptu No 3 D899, then a buoyant, effervescent Moment Musical No 3, contrast with the more searching tone of Bach’s Chorale Prelude Ich ruf zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ. With the protagonists’ love for each other and for classical music so inextricably intertwined, these piano pieces are cherished memories, a visceral reminder of bereavement and a comforting balm all at once. And isn’t that what music means to us all? Read the film review here. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

As much about ageing and death as it is about love, and many will find it uncomfortably close to home.

For the Chinese film composer, synchronising sound and image is a form of martial arts. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

The legendary performer will appear on stage with an old pal from the Sound of Music. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Stellar performance: this powerful orchestral odyssey does Kubrick’s genius justice. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

The dutchman has given Sydney Festival an injection of classical music. But can he still break even at the box office? Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

British actress Pauline Collins pays lip service to Verdi in Dustin Hoffman’s new film Quartet. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in