Asher Fisch: The Wizard of West Oz
For all the banter and the ping pong balls, Asher Fisch and WASO has proved a match made in heaven.
August 7, 2017
Making Modernism great again at Art Gallery of NSW
Pioneering artists Margaret Preston, Grace Cossington Smith and Georgia O’Keeffe explored remarkably similar ideas. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 7, 2017
Language, love and lust in Soundstream’s Either/Or
Composer Leah Blankendaal discusses the Adelaide-based new music ensemble's upcoming concert featuring Allison Bell.
August 7, 2017
Charmian Gadd remembers Richard Goldner
The Crossroads Festival of Chamber Music 2017 is dedicated to the memory of the Musica Viva founder and zipper designer. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 7, 2017
Parsifal: Richard Wagner and the Holy Grail
We look at how the cup of the Last Supper cast its spell over one of music’s great agnostics. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 6, 2017
Orli Shaham delves into Brahms and reconstructs Adams
In Townsville for the Australian Festival of Chamber Music, the pianist pulls one composer apart and puts the other back together. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 5, 2017
Guy Noble’s Soapbox: Trump Vs Tchaikovsky
With a performance like his, we should be thankful that the President of the United States isn’t a fiddler... or is he?
August 4, 2017
Diana Damrau on Meyerbeer’s unique vocal demands
The German soprano’s Meyerbeer disc is Limelight’s Recording of the Month for August 2017. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 2, 2017
Kate Neal channels musical lost property
For her new work, Valley of Lost Things, Kate Neal took her inspiration from memory, grey spaces and a trip to the moon. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 2, 2017
Beethoven’s Late String Quartets: Music of the Future
Misunderstood in their own day, what is it about Beethoven’s late string quartets that keeps players and audiences coming back?
August 2, 2017
Stephan Schütze’s music was a score for an Australian industry
The video game composer was responsible for producing the first ever video game score recorded by an Australian orchestra.
August 1, 2017
Michael Honeyman discusses his debut as Amfortas in Parsifal
After his triumph as King Roger, the Australian baritone is excited (and nerve-wracked) to perform with Jonas Kaufmann. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 1, 2017
Jonas Kaufmann: Wagner & Me
Two Wagner operas lie at the heart of the tenor's repertoire. We grilled him on all things Wagner ahead of his Aussie Parsifal.
August 1, 2017