Joe Chindamo’s new concerto for the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra puts the pedal to the metal with drifter (and clarinettist) Dean Newcomb.

From Mahler’s audacious First Symphony to site-specific bells and Sting's working-class roots, April’s issue explores music, place and identity.

Once dismissed as “a brutal din”, Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 is now acknowledged as a monumental, groundbreaking work that expanded the symphonic genre.

Andrew Aronowicz explains how he drew on a scary German legend for his new tone poem for Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

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

A round-up of our recent news reports.

Dueñas says she's come to understand that playing Bruch's Violin Concerto "is less about showing how much I feel and more about knowing what to leave unsaid."

Many arts organisations are now offering a range of accessible options from tactile tours to Auslan-interpreted and relaxed performances.

Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana is one of the most regularly performed choral works of our time. We look at the reasons for its popularity.

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

The latest arts appointments and departures.

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