Limelight’s brains trust of early music practitioners share their secret pleasures from the bygone period. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

A snapshot from Preliminary Round 1 Concert 3 of the Sydney International Piano Competition.

Joseph Haydn was always a lively listen but 200 years after the composer’s death, Haydn's fresh and innovatory spirit matters more than ever.

The Australian artist, turning 80 this year, toyed with the idea of being a pianist until nerves got the better of him. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Jurors set the bar daringly high for the 32 competitors with a masterclass in style and technique.

South Korean pianist scoops top prize of $15,000, with Australia’s Dong Yi Lee a close second place. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Why the master of comedy, John Cleese, is planning to debut Fawlty Towers Down Under. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

The concert pianist is the subject of one of the entries in this year’s Archibald Prize. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

We meet a violinist whose first language is music and who has become a UN Messenger of Peace.

The Serbian violinist talks about his eclectic album and the difference between good music and not-so-good music. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

★★★★½ Forceful renditions of Debussy, Bach and Beethoven reveal inspired insights. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Competitions are mad, bad and dangerous for musicians, right? Not always, explains the AD of SIPCA.