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.

★★★★☆ A programme of new music with emotional punch to defy the expectations of contemporary haters. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

★★★★½ Gavrylyuk stuns in knife-edged journey to Austria, France and Russia. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

As a teen, a chance encounter with Isaac Stern set the Isreali violinist on the road to greatness. He shares his story. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

There's substance aplenty in the Chinese superstar's mercurial Chopin.