With so many versions of Alma Mahler, the facts are often difficult to separate from the fiction.

Daniel Barenboim and Charles Dutoit help us discover the private pianist behind the public persona.

Ahead of the Australian premiere of Stravinsky's Funeral Song, we explore the rediscovered works of the great composers.

Stephen Page and Steve Francis on the life and legacy of the mercurial Aboriginal man who learned to straddle two worlds.

A lack of access to qualified, specialist music teachers is putting our children's potential at risk.

A new show written especially for Christie Whelan Browne returns after a hit season at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

In the 1980s the fortepiano specialist was at the cutting edge of a whole new sound that had the skeptics and critics reeling.

One of the most remarkable late starters among composers, Leoš Janáček grew to full creative stature only in his mid-sixties.

Messiaen biographer Peter Hill explains the personal pain behind the pivotal work in the French composer’s career.

On the road with pianist Simon Tedeschi, the actor puts the case for resurrecting 19th-century melodrama with music. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Known for the bloody rituals of his avant-garde performances, the artist is also a composer inspired by Bach and Wagner. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Ahead of Chamber 8’s Australian tour, the violinist shares the classical music clichés that annoy him the most. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in