Eleven composers will create new works addressing themes including the ecology, 3D sound, Chinese rituals and beliefs, gender identity and faith.

Chinese virtuoso Xuefei Yang, Paco Peña and a live performance of The Princess Bride featuring Slava Grigoryan are part of the rich lineup.

Sophie Hutchings, Jim Moginie and Ross Heathcote discuss Piano+Places, a new series lighting up historical venues with music.

Aussie piano star flexes his muscles with an entertaining Russian workout.

Orli Shaham’s attractively fresh, singing approach to Mozart merits attention.

More sophisticated chill from composer/pianist Amy Rita.

A young talent tackles the Chopin études with flying colours.

The young Australian cellist is of three recipients awarded international performance opportunities and expert mentorship.

We talk with musicians and medical experts to investigate the movement disorder that can end a musician’s career, and the search for a cure.

Iranian-Australian musician Gelareh Pour explains how she fell in love with the “deeply Iranian” string instrument, sometimes called the Persian spiked fiddle.

A sublime new recording of Handel’s Theodora, recitals from Véronique Gens, Roderick Williams and Michael Spyres, and a Russian blockbuster from Sir Antonio Pappano.

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