The Australian String Quartet: Bringing Beethoven to Life
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.
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.
She made her operatic debut at 28 as Lucia, so it takes a lot to faze this British-born, Australian soprano. Ahead of her Sydney debut, she tells us why doing the role feels like going home.
Antony Pitts, Artistic Director of The Song Company, shares his affair of the heart with 14th-century poet and composer Guillaume de Machaut.
The British pianist is touring Australia, has two CDs on release and has written his first novel. As well as discussing the priesthood, he talks to Limelight about dreams, Debussy, Rachmaninov and rentboys.
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In his concerto grosso for the Australian Chamber Orchestra, the American composer throws the traditional hierarchies to the wind.