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The Australian guitarist speaks about her collaboration with Tama Matheson, based on Byron's epic poem.

See what happened when a flugelhorn and trumpet player began playing Star Wars outside the composer’s house.

Tasmin Little talks about chicken dinners at the Menuhin school, upcoming performances in Australia and intense collaborations with Piers Lane.

Australian pianist Olivia Sham considers how Liszt’s instrument-crushing virtuosity drove innovation in 19th-century piano design. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

The veteran actor talks about playing Malvolio and embracing the shock of the new. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Sarah-Grace Williams explains how The Metropolitan Orchestra is aiming to launch the careers of eight Aussie composers.

Ahead of his Australian debut, we meet the French-born singer whose life has frequently resembled his chosen art form.

Limelight’s brains trust of early music practitioners share their secret pleasures from the bygone period. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

How choristers radically transformed from medieval monks into globetrotting superstars. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Mathematician Scott Rickard has crunched the numbers to create a “pattern-free” piano sonata, but is it “ugly”?