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Rachel Healy on the advantages of lying about Handel

Wooed off grunge by Maurizio Pollini, now the Adelaide Festival chief loves all sorts of music, preferably unfiltered by labels. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

October 17, 2016
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Canberra Symphony Orchestra walks a musical tightrope

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October 17, 2016
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Sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll, Mendelssohn and Bartók

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October 16, 2016
Classical Music, Opera, Vocal & Choral
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Christiane Oelze on song, storytelling and Schwarzkopf

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October 13, 2016
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Avi Avital: old-school upringing meets brand new passions

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October 13, 2016
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Marathons have nothing on the Strauss Oboe Concerto

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October 12, 2016
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Rising Star: Sydney Symphony Orchestra flautist Stephanie Vici

The young Aussie’s studies have taken her overseas. Back on home soil, she’s landed a plum part in the SSO Fellowship programme. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

October 12, 2016
Classical Music, Opera, Orchestral, Vocal & Choral
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Guy Noble remembers the late, great Brian Stacey

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Operatic tenor Edmond Choo on the fine art of covering

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October 10, 2016
Classical Music, Instrumental
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Slava Grigoryan takes the cello suites Bach to basics

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October 10, 2016
Classical Music, Dance, Film, Musical Theatre & Cabaret, Stage, Theatre, Visual Art, World
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Jonathan Holloway’s first festival is off, and it’s selling fast

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October 8, 2016
Chamber, Classical Music, Film, Instrumental
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Zubin Kanga on the thrills of marrying piano and technology

The experimental pianist's new programme includes Hitchcockian horrors, duplicitous dopplegangers and even B-movie acting.

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Malcolm Martineau’s opening salvo promises a feast of song

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