October’s playlist digs into the unique repertoire of the guitar, showcasing Australia's outsized contribution the repertoire with releases from 1996 all the way to this year.
October 14, 2021
Our recording of the month for October comes to us from Giovanni Antonini, Artistic Director of Haydn 2032, a mammoth project that aims to record Haydn's complete symphonies in time for the 300th anniversary of his birth.
October 13, 2021
A collector's box to beat them all, and not a conductor in sight.
October 11, 2021
From comedy to dark tragedy, the extraordinarily prolific Donizetti proved himself to be the master of all operatic forms.
October 10, 2021
In her latest composition Sally Greenaway explores the parallels between sport and music, inspired by the 2016 Rio Olympics and the allure of Latin American music.
October 8, 2021
Music lessons have had to pivot to Zoom during lockdown, but while there are major drawbacks to this it has also offered new intimacies.
October 7, 2021
This month, Greg Eldridge recalls the invaluable lessons he learned from Australian opera director Andrew Sinclair, who died in September. His career included many years working at Covent Garden.
October 6, 2021
The pandemic has exposed rifts between arts organisations and freelance musicians. We need to recast the relationship for everyone to thrive.
October 5, 2021
A composer of film and game music, Penkin talks to Limelight ahead of his appearance at the 2021 High Score conference, celebrating composition and sound art for gaming.
October 1, 2021
Brett Yang talks to Limelight about their virtual world tour, other classical artists making the foray into content creation, and growing the classical audience for everyone.
October 1, 2021
Meet Sunleif Rasmussen, the first composer from the Faroe Islands to achieve an international profile, whose distinctive music blends traditional folk tunes with spectralism and jazz.
September 30, 2021
Brisbane Music Festival’s “extremely raunchy” online production explores the sensuality of Britten and Richard Strauss alongside the world premiere of a work exploring webcam culture.
September 30, 2021