Spirits were high – and so too were the seats at Musica Viva’s first Tweet Seat concert. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Covent Garden’s Tsar brings Eugene Onegin to Australia and talks Tchaikovsky, childhood and the future of opera. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

The Wagnerian soprano who thought she'd never sing again is looking at a fuller diary than ever.

ABC Classic FM’s Julian Day spoke to all-round musician Bryce Dessner ahead of his Perth Festival classical gig. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Anna McMichael fills us in on her new CD of lullabies, Close your Eyes and I’ll Close Mine.

One of the most distinctive and original voices of Modernism, Ligeti was complex, clever and challenging, yet surprisingly down-to-earth.

Flautist Janet McKay lifts the lid on the collaborative process ahead of her Significant Other concert. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

So how did Opera Australia’s Ring Cycle measure up against the great productions of history?

The music of John Williams deserves to be heard in the concert hall, says the SSO’s new Chief Conductor. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Thus Spake Zarathustra is Richard Strauss’ most recognisable work. But what ideas lurk behind the fanfare?

How the crackly sound of a musician who counted Mendelssohn and Brahms as friends captivated one young player.

He can play Richard Strauss on the trombone, but wishes he’d applied himself to more than retro-surf-bubblegum-pop. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in