Review: Elgar: Enigma Variations (BBC Scottish Symphony)
A dignified performance, but does it come close to Bernstein's Enigma?
March 2, 2017
Review: Young Russians (Daniil Trifonov, Sydney Symphony Orchestra)
Trifonov storms the heavens in an evening of young men's masterpieces.
March 1, 2017
“I don’t believe in writing in a vacuum,” says Daniel Rojas
Kicked out of the seminary, the Willoughby Symphony's Composer-in-Residence channels the folk music of his Latin heritage.
February 28, 2017
Review: Colour and Movement (Sydney Symphony Orchestra)
Robertson’s wild, dancing programme is a fascinating study in orchestral colours and textures.
February 23, 2017
Iain Grandage on getting to grips with a Javanese Faust
Indonesian and Western music intermingle in a haunting accompaniment to Garin Nugroho’s horror film Satan Jawa. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
February 21, 2017
György Kurtág celebrates birthday, anniversary and award
The composer and his wife Marta have been awarded the Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award on his 91st birthday and their 70th anniversary. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
February 20, 2017
Review: QSO, Alondra and Mahler 1 (Queensland Symphony Orchestra)
Alondra de la Parra delivers provocative, persuasive Mahler in her first official outing as MD.
February 20, 2017
Review: Vengerov plays Brahms (Sydney Symphony Orchestra)
Vengerov launches Robertson's fourth season with a touch of Russian fire.
February 20, 2017
Sydney Symphony Orchestra announces its 2017 Fellows
Fifteen of Australia’s rising classical music stars will participate in the orchestra’s intensive training programme. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
February 19, 2017
Daniil Trifonov: Born to be Wild
Since he picked up his father's synth and fell in love with music, the Russian's rise has been meteoric. How does he handle it all?
February 15, 2017
Nigel Westlake channels the wild in new oboe concerto
A trip to Tasmania’s Bathurst Harbour with environmentalist Bob Brown inspired the composer’s piece for Diana Doherty. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
February 12, 2017
Review: Music under the Moon (Sydney Symphony Orchestra)
Tan Dun's celebration included a phoenix, a mandarin and the secrets of Chinese women.
February 12, 2017
David Robertson on putting the ‘folk’ back into the ‘music’
The line between high falutin’ art and down and dirty folk has always been porous, says the SSO Chief. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
February 10, 2017