Review: Bach: Sei Solo (Thomas Zehetmair)
Zehetmair conquers the Everest of the solo violin repertoire.
May 14, 2020
Review: Sorabji: Sequentia Cyclica (Jonathan Powell)
An esoteric masterwork by an eccentric recluse.
May 4, 2020
Review: Brahms: The Final Piano Pieces (Stephen Hough)
Hough captures Brahms, as the final cigar is extinguished…
May 4, 2020
Review: Alkan: Symphony for Solo Piano, Concerto for Solo Piano (Paul Wee)
We find Paul Wee guilty, m’lud, of being a magnificent pianist.
April 16, 2020
Review: Mozart: Piano Sonatas Vol 2 (Jean Muller)
Muller’s Mozart mission makes its point in magnificent fashion.
April 16, 2020
Sydney International Piano Competition announces competitors
Three Australians are among the 32 pianists competing in the event, which is being rescheduled for 2021.
March 26, 2020
Moving advice from Andrew Ford about how to support musicians
On The Music Show on March 21, Andrew Ford will share this personal message about ways to support musicians during the coronavirus crisis.
March 20, 2020
Review: Shostakovich plays Shostakovich (Dmitri Shostakovich)
Melodiya opens a unique window on time.
March 20, 2020
Review: Steve Reich Music for 18 Musicians (Soundstream New Music, Recitals Australia, Adelaide Fringe)
A fine performance of a rarely heard 20th-century masterpiece.
March 15, 2020
2019 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards Announced
New music group Ensemble Offspring, director Barrie Kosky, and arts editor Richard Watts receive prestigious awards.
March 11, 2020
Review: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Volume 9 (Jonathan Biss)
A fine, felt, forcibly argued finish to a ripely individual survey.
February 25, 2020
Review: Roger Smalley: Piano, vocal and chamber music (Fiebig, Davie)
A dose of Smalley proves less can be considerably more.
February 25, 2020
Review: American Rage (Conrad Tao)
Rising American star asks can classical music be political?
February 25, 2020