Leading Australian Heldentenor discusses the long and winding road that lead up to his very first Tristan. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

She once hated her lessons so much she ran away three times, but now the coloratura soprano believes in the power of music.

Ivan Ilić reveals a long lost arrangement of Haydn’s Symphony No 44, “Mourning” for solo piano. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Chris Bowen shares his view of the Report, wonders why he feels he's staring into the past, and puts some proposals on the table.

There are more connections than you might expect between Wagner’s Ring and the Ancient Greeks’ favourite pastime.

Dear Prudence, won’t you come out to play a new work by Ian Munro inspired by Mozart’s concerti and Australian folk tunes? Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

The Israeli violinist explains why he loves our open-minded culture, and what he finds in Tchaikovsky, Beethoven and Shostakovich. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

As Australia plunges down international rankings, all the Government offers is a race to the bottom of the educational ladder.

Bird song, Aboriginal chants, and a deserted island: the CSO’s 2017 programme has it all. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

From the greats like Washington and Lincoln to the murkier Nixons and Clintons, music has added spice to the White House.

“I swallowed the whole thing and now it’s inside me,” says the French pianist of his teacher’s words of wisdom. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

The socially savvy mezzo supports many causes, but after the Paris attacks she’s decided to go on the record.