Rankin leads one of the country’s leading arts for social change organisations with projects ranging from initiatives in the Pilbara town of Roebourne to Acoustic Life of Sheds in Tasmania. He tells Jo Litson about Big hART’s work, and growing up on a Chinese junk.
Ivo Van Hove’s new production of Mussorgsky’s Boris Godounov is sure to be a hit for Paris Opera.
Playing with a chamber outfit in Australia can be a pretty precarious profession. We spoke to some of our finest ensembles about the challenges faced and finding that special ingredient that makes them compelling for audiences today.
SBS World News presenter Anton Enus grew up listening to the grand dames of jazz, but soon developed an obsession with Puccini’s seamstress when he discovered classical music in his 20s.
Returning to Sydney in a role for which he’s won much acclaim, the American tenor makes the case for why Edgardo might just be crazier than Donizetti’s Bride of Lammermoor.
Director Andy Packer explains how the text of Beethoven’s Heiligenstadt Testament interweaves with the music of the Australian String Quartet’s Beethoven Widmann Beethoven tour.
This phenomenally gifted composer’s legacy still resounds across both popular and classical music – and now audiences can hear him playing with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
The 2012 Sydney International Piano Competition winner on career, competitions and the big breaks that got him started – including an impromptu duet with Yo-Yo Ma.
With a commission from Musica Viva under her belt and now bound for the Curtis Institute of Music, the young composer discusses her musical tenets, the influence of mentor Carl Vine, and The Wiggles.
Gansu Dance Troupe director Lu Jinlong on bringing the ancient Chinese murals of the Mogao Caves to life.
The Australian playwright shares the "carry on" in her new Molière adaptation, now playing at Darlinghurst Theatre Company.
Despite a desperate need for musos to concentrate or actors to stay in character, a twinkle now and then can pay dividends.
Sixteen ensembles will battle it out in Melbourne this July. We take a look at what’s in store for competitors and audiences at one of the world’s great chamber music launching pads.
