When a string quartet plays musical chairs
The Flinders Quartet's Zoe Knighton explains what happens when you mix and match the seating arrangements.
March 15, 2017
Did you hear about Herr Mahler’s bout with Professor Freud
An al fresco session between the composer and the psychoanalyst resulted in a two-word diagnosis.
March 15, 2017
Richard Gill is bringing back the hipsters
The Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra is attracting Australian musicians home, says clarinettist Nicole van Bruggen.
March 14, 2017
Daniel Cohen: From 14-year-old greenhorn to maestro du jour
The orchestra was love at first sight for the Perth-bound Israeli conductor – the sounds, the instruments, the cigarettes, the coffee...
March 13, 2017
Brand new Van Diemen’s Band to take Tasmania by storm
Filling the void left by Hobart Baroque, Julia Fredersdorff's new period ensemble will launch at Ten Days on the Island.
March 9, 2017
Liam Scarlett fever hits Brisbane
The British choreographer and new Artistic Associate at Queensland Ballet seems a real Dream.
March 9, 2017
Composer of the Month: Margaret Sutherland
On International Women's Day, we're celebrating a respected and pioneering career of composer Margaret Sutherland.
March 8, 2017
Waking Sleeping Beauty up for the 21st century
Phoebe Briggs on the pleasures and challenges of conducting Respighi’s rarely heard marionette opera for Victorian Opera. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
March 2, 2017
Elgar’s enigma is “a total distraction,” says Martyn Brabbins
The British conductor talks about the importance of mystery in his new Elgar disc, Limelight’s Recording of the Month. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
March 2, 2017
When rubber chickens become just another sound source
Multi-instrumentalist Adam Simmons has enlisted Michael Kieran Harvey to perform his Concerto for Piano and Toy Band. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
March 1, 2017
“I don’t believe in writing in a vacuum,” says Daniel Rojas
Kicked out of the seminary, the Willoughby Symphony's Composer-in-Residence channels the folk music of his Latin heritage.
February 28, 2017
Who is (or was) the greatest opera singer of all time?
Limelight wants you to tell us who you think deserves to be crowned king or queen of the operatic stage.
February 27, 2017
Tony Llewellyn-Jones on getting away with a bit of harrumphing
Picked by Julie Andrews to play the curmudgeonly Colonel Pickering in My Fair Lady, the actor is enjoying his first musical. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
February 27, 2017