Fascinated by complex musical ideas, Jack Symonds never wants to make work that resembles anything else – whether he’s programming it or writing it himself.

This month, Meyerbeer gets his just desserts, it’s Elgar, Jim, but not as we know it, and is this the best Mahler Five ever?

A round-up of our recent news reports.

This month’s performance highlights from ABC Classic, independent radio and streaming.

Guy Noble finds it hard to get to the bottom of life as an influencer, and wonders why one particular Instagrammer constantly posts pictures of her posterior.

The new Artistic Director of the Adelaide Festival recalls singing in Britten’s children’s choir, playing the French horn, and becoming a fan of Boulez.

The founder and first violin of the San Francisco-based Kronos Quartet explains the ethos behind 50 years of artistic collaborations.

Meryl Tankard and Elena Kats-Chernin reunite for a new dance work about the here and now.

The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.

Linda May Han Oh’s Ephemeral Echoes explores the nature of transience and time, and brings the composer home to Perth for its world premiere.

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s Composer in Residence for 2023, Mary Finsterer, explains how her new work takes inspiration from the vast canon of musical settings of the Latin chant O magnum mysterium.

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