Jean-Efflam Bavouzet: Debussy kills all the rules
For many, the works of Debussy and Ravel go hand in hand, but for the French pianist (who’s recorded the complete piano works of both) the two couldn’t be more different.
For many, the works of Debussy and Ravel go hand in hand, but for the French pianist (who’s recorded the complete piano works of both) the two couldn’t be more different.
What can the pianist-composer’s heart, preserved in a jar of cognac, tell us about his death?
The Georgian-born violinist on her new all-Prokofiev album and why she won’t be performing in Russia any time soon.
In this second part of a two-part interview, the veteran bass speaks frankly about how the profession of singing has changed over his long career.
Ahead of her tour with the Alliage Quintett, the clarinettist talks about the unique colours of clarinet and saxes.
From Glyndebourne rehearsal room to triumphant opening night, British tenor Allan Clayton recalls the roller coaster ride involved in bringing Brett Dean’s complicated new Hamlet to life.
The composer of Katrina Ballads reflects on the issues that made great art out of disaster.
Riley Lee’s shakuhachi had Lachlan Skipworth heading to Japan. Now he’s melding its haunting melodies with orchestral forces.
Ahead of his Opera Australia debut as Don José, the Argentine tenor talks favourite sopranos, fantasy dinner guests, and guilty pleasures.
The early music pioneer has revived treasures from the world’s four corners. We learn about an early passion for Elvis and some wise words of Mark Twain.
A new opera company run by young artists will have its first ever performance this month. We speak with tenor Spencer Darby about AOC's inception and Handel's Ariodante.
Shostakovich was 20 when he began writing The Nose. Barrie Kosky was around the same age when he fell in love with it.
As Decca releases Sir Georg Solti's complete Chicago Symphony recordings, the conductor’s widow talks about his musical philosophies, and why she'd never partner him at bridge.