Thus Spake Zarathustra is Richard Strauss’ most recognisable work. But what ideas lurk behind the fanfare?
     
    January 24, 2014
    
    
    
            
        
    
    How the crackly sound of a musician who counted Mendelssohn and Brahms as friends captivated one young player.
     
    January 24, 2014
        
    
    
    
            
        
    
    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
     
    January 20, 2014
    
    
    
            
        
    
    The German violinist talks candidly about Mozart, life after Karajan and when to call it a day.
     
    January 20, 2014
    
    
    
            
        
    
    Up close and personal with Australian composer Nick Wales ahead of Shaun Parker's new dance show Am I.
     
    January 9, 2014
        
    
    
    
            
        
    
    Whether providing respite from captivity, or depicting a forest thronged with birds, a sense of place and colour is key to Olivier Messiaen’s music.
     
    January 1, 2014
        
    
    
    
            
        
    
    How the Principal Conductor of the West Australian Symphony Orchestra hopes to perform 'forbidden' Wagner operas.
     
    December 2, 2013
    
    
    
            
        
    
    Fish Fine Music Director Paul Nemeth discusses the historical evolution of music retailing. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
     
    November 29, 2013
    
    
    
            
        
    
    The charismatic Franciscan has a second album in the classical hit parade but he’s alert to the lure of fame. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
     
    November 27, 2013
        
    
    
    
            
        
    
    David Hansen takes the philandering title role in a 400-year-old opera receiving its Aussie premiere next month.
     
    November 27, 2013
    
    
    
            
        
    
    Australia's most respected director on what music means to him and how he learned to love Wagner’s epic.
     
    November 17, 2013
    
    
    
            
        
    
    The Art Gallery of NSW welcomes a diplomatic visual invasion from the USA. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
     
    November 14, 2013