Aristocratic by birth, noble by nature and cruelly cut off in her prime.

The second Sunshine Coast Chamber Music Festival will feature performances from the Orava and Acacia quartets, Deline Briscoe and Chris Williams.

The Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra has announced the six young musicians who will compete in the final of the 38th annual concerto competition.

Osborne wrestles Rachmaninov’s sprawling Faustian sonata into submission.

Jack Liebeck explains how his life fell into place when a violin was put into his hands at age eight, and how he has programmed the Australian Festival of Chamber Music, where he is the new Artistic Director.

A century since his birth, the music of Xenakis remains challenging, vital and bold.

The piano leads the field with front runners Mitsuko Uchida and Leif Ove Andsnes, but first an auspicious start to a brand new Mahler cycle.

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

The international siren and comedienne extraordinaire reveals the music that runs through her veins, and the thrill she gets singing with a full orchestra.

Leading Australian pianist Stephanie McCallum explains why she fell for the pianos from the workshop of French instrument maker Sébastien Érard.

A horn player for the Seattle Symphony, Jenna Breen tells us about joining the Australian World Orchestra for the first time and becoming a pilot.

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