“We’re not at band camp anymore”: rising stars
The SSO Fellowship is a baptism of fire for young musicians that includes a trip to jail.
March 6, 2012
Song Company gets naughty with Monteverdi
A concert of erotic madrigals bound to make you blush. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
March 5, 2012
Playing accordion a risky business: Kimmo Pohjonen
Sparks fly when Finland’s “extreme” accordionist steps onstage with his squeeze-box. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
March 1, 2012
The Top Ten One-Hit Wonders in Classical Music
Know the tune, but can’t think who composed it? Meet 10 members of classical music’s one-hit club.
February 29, 2012
No spaghetti for Ennio Morricone
Why the Italian icon of film music hears the term Spaghetti Western as an “insult”. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
February 29, 2012
Dance revolution: The Music of Philip Glass
Live review: Dance, Lucinda Childs Dance Company, Perth Festival Heath Ledger Theatre, February 25 Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
February 26, 2012
Magic beans supersize Renaissance music
I Fagiolini may be called “The Little Beans” in Italian, but they make a big, beautiful choral sound. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
February 25, 2012
Silent film’s composer hailed an artist
Ludovic Bource's acclaimed score for The Artist draws as much from Brahms as from Hitchcock.
February 24, 2012
Awesome foursome: Hilliard Ensemble meets the ACO
These intrepid early music singers compare their sound to a string quartet’s – a match made in heaven for the ACO. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
February 23, 2012
Marko Letonja: the new Tasmanian
What are the Slovenian conductor’s big plans for Australia’s smallest state orchestra? Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
February 23, 2012
On the road with Harry Christophers and The Sixteen
The conductor of England’s greatest Baroque choir explains why they’d be lynched if they performed Allegri’s Miserere as it was written. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
February 20, 2012
A Baroque space odyssey
Canadian ensemble Tafelmusik play the music of the spheres, with a little help from Galileo. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
February 19, 2012
On the road with Stephen Kovacevich
The American pianist on rage, bizarreness and “good cop/bad cop” in Beethoven. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
February 9, 2012