Great expectations fulfilled in Andris Nelsons' Straussian music fest, despite the kerfuffle.

Soprano and cornetto mingle in this rarely glimpsed musical world.

Conductor Diego Matheuz provides confident leadership in this consistently entertaining concert.

A well-played concert but a missed opportunity to send a strong message of artistic intent.

Siobhan Stagg, Asher Fisch and WASO fire on all cylinders in this unusual program.

A delightful, mischievous, intoxicating celebration of difference.

A deeply moving dance work about humanity’s decline.

D'Arietta's Cohen was a safe, satisfying journey rather than a ride.

The cast give it their all, but the sketchy show is no musical holy grail. Still, it’s a lot of fun.

Italian violinist Lorenza Borrani delivers a fiery, otherworldly concert with the ACO.

More a musical pavlova than a croquembouche, but tasty nevertheless.

The “sorceress of percussion” enchants a capacity crowd in a concert of Australian music.