Review: Everything You’ve Ever Lived (Lotte Betts-Dean, Dimitris Soukaras)
A colourful celebration of musical diversity by two fine artists
February 28, 2026
Review: George Loughlin: Piano & Chamber Music (Darlington String Quartet, Gladys Chua)
Melbourne professor’s energetic chamber music is far from dusty academia.
February 26, 2026
Review: Invocation (Elsa Dreisig, Orchestra dell’opera Carlo Felice Genova, Massimo Zanetti)
Wide-ranging program showcases a soprano of rare sensitivity and power.
February 23, 2026
Review: A Thousand Charms (Grace Davidson, Julian Perkins)
A stylish odyssey across two centuries of English song.
February 22, 2026
Review: Haydn 2032, Vol. 18 (Kammerorchester Basel, Giovanni Antonioni)
Antonioni emphasises brilliance in fast and furious accounts.
February 20, 2026
Review: Light Out of Darkness (Callum Knox, Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, William Vann)
Five world premieres celebrate 75 years of Elgar’s greatest champions.
February 18, 2026
Review: Overtures from the British Isles, Vol. 3 (BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Rumon Gamba)
British Overtures Volume 3 is off to 11 good starts.
February 17, 2026
Review: The BenQ PianoLight
Pianist Phil Scott sits down with BenQ's new PianoLight. He likes what he sees.
February 17, 2026
Review: Beethoven & Brahms (Richard Tognetti, Australian Chamber Orchestra)
A treasurable time capsule of the ACO at 50.
February 13, 2026
Review: Reissues: Maazel and Boston Symphony Chamber Players (Eloquence)
Two new, beautifully recorded box sets remind us of the exciting and expert music making of past eras.
February 12, 2026
Review: Undead (Jessica O’Donoghue, Jack Symonds)
Survey of new Aussie works shows opera is alive and kicking.
February 9, 2026
Review: Hans Zender: Schubert’s Winterreise (Allan Clayton, Aurora Orchestra, Nicholas Collon)
Clayton brings focus and intensity to Zender’s phantasmagoria of colour and emotion.
February 6, 2026
Review: Avril Coleridge-Taylor: Piano Concerto & Orchestral Works (Samantha Ege, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, John Andrews)
Daughter of famous father holds her own.
February 4, 2026