The audience was grateful to watch such a remarkable maestro and the players clearly adore him.

Though plagued by illness, West Australian Opera presented a compelling and sensitive performance of Puccini's epic thriller.

It’s a family affair as guest director Shunske Sato lays on a bacchanalia of Bachs.

Spicy Latin-flavoured concertos, warmly played.

A Spaniard’s symphonic cycle gives Schumann sceptics something to think about.

Hearing Handel's magnificent oratorio performed in mid-winter, rather than in the heat of an Australian Christmas, added to the magic.

On the eve of his visit to Melbourne and Perth, the renowned UK-based conductor discusses the rise of music in UK schools and his hope of starting a Russian-Ukrainian orchestra when the conflict is over.

As the internationally acclaimed soprano winds up the Freelance Artist Relief Australia Fund, established when COVID hit, a new prize is announced, which will see her mentor the winner in Paris.

Charge your glasses for music that edges us to a more positive future.

Cameron Lam explores Australian music written for brass instruments, from tubas and trombones, to double bell trumpets and a 19-century ophicleide.

The finalists for this year's coveted prize are harpist Emily Granger and violists Henry Justo and Katie Yap.

Denève delivers a masterly and sympathetic survey of unruffled Ravel.