Features
Amid the AI onslaught, we survey the live experiences on offer this year.
by Jansson J. Antmann, Paul Ballam-Cross, Steve Dow, Yvonne Frindle, Deborah Jones and Jo Litson
Jaime Martín on his rise to the podium and his passion for music and food.
by Clive Paget
The monumental play revealing the hidden human cost of haute couture.
by Steve Dow
Children’s music might be educational, but it can be so much more.
by Paul Ballam-Cross
How Opera Australia’s new-look Turandot reappraises Puccini’s final work.
by Alexandra Wilson
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Soundings
In February, the Australian Chamber Orchestra premieres a work by John Luther Adams, who has now moved to Australia.
by Vincent Plush
On the record
This month features a new deal for Vasily Petrenko, blockbusters from John Wilson and Fabio Luisi, Víkingur Ólafsson’s latest piano odyssey and beguiling songs by Rebecca Clarke.
by Clive Paget
Cutting Edge
Mel Cantwell, Co-Artistic Director of Perth’s inventive Lost and Found Opera, talks about the company’s relaunch at this year’s Perth Festival.
by Jo Litson
Classical Music
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason tells us about her new album, Jane Austen’s Piano.
by Clive Paget
Theatre
Director Lee Lewis shares why she believes Yasmina Reza’s play ART is “lightning in a bottle”, particularly for the men in the audience.
by Jo Litson
Books
★★★★ A theatrical life so rich you really couldn’t make it up.
by Diana Simmonds
Film
★★★★ Richard Linklater’s irresistibly immersive film follows the shooting of Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless.
by Jason Blake
In the Limelight
Coda
Guy Noble's Soapbox
As a jazz-loving carpenter installs his new kitchen, Guy Noble wonders if classical musicians are too obsessed with the written note.
Playing Up
Tibetan-Australian musician Tenzin Choegyal explains why his cloudlike music carries the legacy of exile.
World Premiere
Tristan Coelho introduces his new composition, written for his wife, harpist Emily Granger, and the Queensland Symphony Orchestra.
5 Questions For
The virtuosic Irish fiddler discusses what listeners
can expect on his forthcoming tour.
My Music
The musical theatre star shares her passion for singing and her cabaret show Bad Hand.
Playlists
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