Faced with what seemed a creative dead end, Arnold Schoenberg discovered a radical new way to compose. Its impact has inspired and infuriated in equal measure.

Alan John’s tempestuous score looks more East than West. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Ahead of Opera Australia’s opening, the no-nonsense British director explains why Mozart matters. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

How simplified versions of traditional instruments like the oboe are helping European children learn music.

The rehearsal diary of the Sydney-born mezzo, currently singing with the UK’s Grange Park Opera. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Kathryn Selby has a few tips to help the individual resonate amidst the background noise of corporate music making.

Australian World Orchestra's Guest Conductor helps shed light on the Eighth Symphony of the Austrian behemoth.

Meet Opera Australia's new Figaro, the Italian bass baritone who's turning 'buffo' into a total art form.

Limelight speaks to Jazz trumpet icon and Artistic Director of the Queensland Music Festival, James Morrison Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

The harpist reveals how she ran away from her parents to bag a harp teacher and why it’s hard to master seven pedals. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Mark Isaacs reveals how, in his imaginative new chamber symphony, it will be the voice that rocks the cradle. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

As part of our July feature, Victorian Opera's Artistic Director chooses his top recordings.