Do we have the ability to change?
Steve Dow takes a look at initiatives to create work inclusive of artists with a disability. But are fear, a lack of understanding and insufficient funding holding us back?
February 28, 2018
Nelson Freire on Beethoven’s mighty Emperor Concerto
The “connoisseur’s pianist” talks about the vitality of Beethoven’s music and the concerto that launched the Brazilian pianist’s career at age 12.
February 28, 2018
Kings of War: Shakespeare gets the grand opera treatment
Belgian director Ivo van Hove returns to the Adelaide Festival with another thrilling, epic production.
February 27, 2018
Israel Galván gives flamenco a contemporary twist
Israel Galván, a toreador of dance and stage chameleon, is headed for Adelaide.
February 26, 2018
Bryony Kimmings: making a song and dance about cancer
The British performance artist talks about tackling the C-word in her latest play.
February 23, 2018
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The March 2018 issue of Limelight Magazine features Australian star soprano destined to follow Sutherland to the very top – meet Nicole Car.
February 23, 2018
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.
February 22, 2018
Did you hear about Frédéric Chopin’s tell-tale heart?
What can the pianist-composer’s heart, preserved in a jar of cognac, tell us about his death?
February 21, 2018
Lisa Batiashvili: Prokofiev’s music is all about telling stories
The Georgian-born violinist on her new all-Prokofiev album and why she won’t be performing in Russia any time soon.
February 21, 2018
Sir John Tomlinson on new music and the state of opera today
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.
February 20, 2018
Five questions for Sabine Meyer
Ahead of her tour with the Alliage Quintett, the clarinettist talks about the unique colours of clarinet and saxes.
February 19, 2018
Allan Clayton: The Hamlet Complex
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.
February 19, 2018
Why Ted Hearne set Kanye’s accusation to music and skewered George W
The composer of Katrina Ballads reflects on the issues that made great art out of disaster.
February 7, 2018