Features
Ahead of an Australian tour, Patti LuPone reflects on her Broadway career.
by Jansson J. Antmann
What is focal dystonia? How does it affect musicians? And can it be treated?
by Steve Dow
The challenge and pride in co-writing Watershed: The Death of Dr Duncan.
by Christos Tsiolkas
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Soundings
Essay
Classical pianist and author Simon Tedeschi reflects on the power of art, having been inspired by Ralf Yusuf Gawlick’s 2022 oratorio O Lungo Drom (The Long Road).
by Simon Tedeschi
On the Record
A sublime new recording of Handel’s Theodora, recitals from Véronique Gens, Roderick Williams and Michael Spyres, and a Russian blockbuster from Sir Antonio Pappano.
by Clive Paget
Cutting Edge
Liza Lim unveils three world premieres in Australia in the coming months. She unpacks them with Maddy Briggs and explains why she sees artists as “antennae”.
by Maddy Briggs
Classical Music
Music in the Regions heads for Broken Hill to present William Barton and Véronique Serret’s Heartland.
by Jo Litson
Dance
First Nations choreographers Moss Te Ururangi Patterson and Deborah Brown talk about working together on Bangarra Dance Theatre’s first mainstage international collaboration.
by Steve Dow
Books
★★★★ Leonard Slatkin’s guidebook for maestros can easily be enjoyed by all.
by Will Yeoman
Film
★★★★ Based on real-life events, this meticulously crafted, deeply unsettling mystery thriller features stellar performances.
by Jason Blake
In the Limelight
Coda
Guy Noble's Soapbox
Get ready to laugh until you cry as Guy Noble dreams up an explosive festival program. All he needs now is an investor.
Playing Up
Iranian-Australian musician Gelareh Pour explains how she fell in love with the “deeply Iranian” string instrument, sometimes called the Persian spiked fiddle.
World Premiere
Lachlan Skipworth explains why he has consciously avoided any references to impressionism in his new concerto, written especially for West Australian Symphony Orchestra’s Principal Flute, Andrew Nicholson.
5 Questions For
The Artistic Director of Tasmania’s Festival of Voices shares her excitement at what’s in store this year.
My Music
Ahead of a Sydney season, the French dancer and choreographer (of Black Swan fame) reflects on the music that shaped him and how he fell in love with Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet all over again.
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