The Hungarian pianist and composer – who once held the Guinness World Record for most piano key hits in one minute – explains the importance of keeping music's genetics fresh.
September 25, 2019
Kirsten Flagstad revisited, Marriner’s pre-HIP Bach and DG’s Ozawa box.
September 24, 2019
The crossover artist talks about growing up in Wales, the discipline of choral music, and her approach in the recording studio.
September 24, 2019
Sam Allchurch reports on the restoration of one of Sydney’s most historic and musical churches, Christ Church St Laurence.
September 23, 2019
The beloved broadcaster tells us about her favourite Requiems, and why Berlioz didn't make the cut, ahead of her new series on ABC Classic.
September 20, 2019
Recording WASO’s concert performance of Tristan und Isolde with Asher Fisch and Stuart Skelton was a huge challenge, says producer Virginia Read, but also a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
September 20, 2019
The Irishman who came to define English music is undergoing something of a pre-Brexit reassessment. RJ Stove investigates a rich musical life and legacy.
September 19, 2019
Detractors cite Béla Bartók’s famous quote: “Competitions are for horses, not artists”, yet music competitions are proliferating. Xenia Hanusiak, who has first-hand experience as a competitor, journalist and administrator, considers why so many musicians are happy to be judged, and the raft of possible benefits.
September 19, 2019
Guitarist Sako Dermenjian and violinist Anna Da Silva Chen tell us about the pleasures of Piazzolla and how they're challenging the idea that the composer is ‘not serious enough’.
September 19, 2019
As online streaming becomes the dominant way people listen to music, Limelight investigates how these changes are affecting the classical music industry.
September 18, 2019
Philippe Jaroussky was one of the first countertenors to meet with international stardom. He tells Mélissa Lesnie about his new album, conducting his first opera, and passing on what he’s learned.
September 18, 2019
Nia Pericles' moving documentary, screening on ABC TV tonight, and then on ABC iView, charts her artist father's major retrospective and her mother's dementia.
September 17, 2019