The two double bass players, who will share a desk in the upcoming Australian World Orchestra season, speak about the pleasures and challenges to be found at the deep end of the string section.

Fiddling while the heart burns: Janusz Wawrowski serves up sour-sweet treats

The Sydney Symphony Orchestra shops local and finds success.

A splendid concert from Jessica Cottis and the Canberra Symphony Orchestra.

A concert full of life from Thaddeus Huang and the West Australian Symphony Orchestra.

A birthday treat for Barry Conyngham, one of Australia's greatest living composers.

Ten divided by eight times one equals an uneven cycle from the Berlin Philharmonic.

A nimble reading of Mahler's Fourth Symphony by Umberto Clerici and an orchestra in top form.

Yannick Nézet-Séguin and his orchestra have the measure of snarly gnarly scores.

Benjamin Northey and the Queensland Symphony Orchestra present an incredible exhibition of virtuosic mastery.

This concert, being toured by Musica Viva, is both a journey to Russia’s dark soul and a farewell to a rising star.

Soul-baring Sibelius works its magic in a dynamic performance by the SSO.