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Chamber, Classical Music, Instrumental, Opera, Orchestral, Vocal & Choral
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On the Record: January/February 2026

This month features a new deal for Vasily Petrenko, blockbusters from John Wilson and Fabio Luisi, Víkingur Ólafsson’s latest piano odyssey and beguiling songs by Rebecca Clarke.

December 19, 2025
Classical Music, Orchestral
features

World Premiere: Harp Concerto

Tristan Coelho introduces his new composition, written for his wife, harpist Emily Granger, and the Queensland Symphony Orchestra.

December 19, 2025
Classical Music, Orchestral
CD and Other Review

Review: Rachmaninov, Elgar: The Bells, Falstaff (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus, Vasily Petrenko)

Petrenko’s dynamism gets new partnership off to a flying start

December 19, 2025
Classical Music, Orchestral
CD and Other Review

Review: Mahler: Symphony No. 2 (Sarah Connolly, Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, Hallé, Kahchun Wong

Wong delivers a finely wrought Mahler Second.

December 18, 2025
Chamber, Classical Music, Instrumental, Orchestral
features

Listen to the Australian Art Music playlist: December 2025 – 2025 Recap

This month, Cameron Lam’s last Australian Art Music playlist on Spotify recaps 2025 releases before moving to Bandcamp in 2026.

December 10, 2025
Classical Music, Orchestral
CD and Other Review

Review: Elgar, Adès: Violin Concertos (Christian Tetzlaff, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, John Storgårds)

From Edwardian splendour to 21st-century edginess, Tetzlaff conquers it all.

December 5, 2025
Orchestral, Pop and Rock
Live Review

Review: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard and Sydney Symphony Orchestra

A fusion of psych-rock and symphonic power alternates between overwhelm and brilliance.

December 4, 2025
Classical Music, Orchestral
CD and Other Review

Review: Dvořák: Symphonies 2 & 8 (Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Jaime Martín)

Martín and his Melbourne forces revel in the familiar and unfamiliar.

December 2, 2025
Classical Music, Orchestral
CD and Other Review

Review: Walton: Cello Concerto, Symphony No. 1, Scapino (Sinfonia of London, John Wilson)

Wilson and Walton: a meeting of minds.

November 28, 2025
Chamber, Classical Music, Instrumental, Opera, Orchestral, Vocal & Choral
features

A Yuletide Spin

This month, instead of his usual On the Record column, Clive Paget recommends some recent Christmas albums, leading to his festive top three.

November 24, 2025
Classical Music, Orchestral
features

Playing Up: The Baroque Violin with Matt Bruce

The Associate Concertmaster at the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra explains how period instruments bring the music alive in a different way.

November 24, 2025
Chamber, Classical Music, Instrumental, Orchestral
features

Newsworthy: December 2025

A round-up of our recent news reports.

November 24, 2025
Chamber, Classical Music, Instrumental, Opinion, Orchestral, Vocal & Choral
features

The 2025 Limelight Recording of the Year

Amid fierce competition, a relative rarity has carried off the top prize.

November 24, 2025

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