How to define classical music’s pointy end
The terms ‘new music’ and ‘contemporary classical music’ are now redundant. For John Davis, ‘art music’ is a better alternative.
September 19, 2017
The Big Anxiety: Festival of arts + science + people
There’s plenty of evidence to indicate engaging in the arts is beneficial to mental health, says Festival Director Jill Bennett. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
September 19, 2017
SCYB premieres a ballet to music by Peter Sculthorpe
Adam Blanch has created a new ballet to Sculthorpe’s Earth Cry, with inspiration too from Hitchcock’s The Birds. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
September 19, 2017
Roland Peelman on laments of love
Ahead of Sydney Chamber Choir’s Dido & Aeneas, the conductor delves into the music of Purcell, Monteverdi and Gesualdo. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
September 18, 2017
The Hayes stages its first Sondheim, Assassins
Dean Bryant and Andrew Hallsworth on the timeliness of Sondheim's musical about people who tried to kill US presidents.
September 17, 2017
Celebrating Erik Chisholm’s change in fortune
He led a modernist Renaissance in Scotland, premiering Bartók and Hindemith, but his own music has been overlooked. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
September 15, 2017
Maria Callas’ live recordings get a spruce new makeover
★★★★☆ Engineers at Warner Classics have striven to address some tricky recordings. So have they succeeded?
September 14, 2017
Emma and Brendan Matthews: performing is a family business
Like mother, like son. Limelight chats to Emma and Brendan Matthews ahead of his appearance in Schools Spec. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
September 14, 2017
Why are classical musicians so reluctant to talk about pop?
Elena Kats-Chernin likes Michel Legrand and Michael Kieran Harvey likes Living Colour. Could speaking about pop remove barriers?
September 14, 2017
Until the Lions: More magical Khan-do from Akram
A princess is reborn as a male warrior in a dance work inspired by The Mahabharata at the OzAsia Festival. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
September 13, 2017
Stuart Skelton explores a quartet of Wagner heroes
The Aussie Heldentenor digs deep into his experience bank to offer insights into Rienzi, Lohengrin, Parsifal and Tristan. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
September 12, 2017
Flautist Sally Walker on the importance of hope through music
Walker will perform Kats-Chernin's Night and Now in a concert commemorating the victims of the Babi Yar massacres.
September 12, 2017
My Music: Margaret Lehmann
Love and classical music went hand in hand for the Barossa winemaker and founder of the Barossa, Baroque and Beyond festival.
September 10, 2017