Is the listener bias towards English music, as demonstrated in the results of the recent Classic 100 20th Century, a symptom of a wider problem? Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony is a metaphysical journey from the depths of human suffering to the heights of celestial ecstasy – with everything in between. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
What makes the world’s most expensive instruments so special? Why are they synonymous with beautiful sound? Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Dudamel's energetic Eroica, Angela Hewitt's poetic Schumann, the Grigoryan bros and more.
Synergy’s battered Baroque syndrome: will Bach’s mighty Chaconne shock on marimba? Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Could circus skills help pave a spectacular new path for opera in the 21st century?
Choreographer Boris Eifman has mined a life rich in tragedy to create his ballet Tchaikovsky, which he brings to Australia next week Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
How the hell do you play a watercolour? Just one of many new music challenges faced by pianist Zubin Kanga.
The winner of the 2012 Sydney International Piano Competition recounts his journey, round by gruelling round. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Cecilia Bartoli threatens to call the police as the Mission mystery team get closer to the truth of her new recording. Philippe Jaroussky also implicated… Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
The crew make it into the recording studio of Cecilia’s new album. But are they any closer to discovering what she is recording? Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Classical music and opera have a special role to play in these scenes.
Kiri Te Kanawa, Mirella Freni, Ben Heppner and more reminisce about their most cherished albums.
