Review: Max Richter – The Four Seasons Recomposed (Melbourne Symphony Orchestra)
A note perfect performance of works exploring the hidden awe of daily life and the changing of seasons.
A note perfect performance of works exploring the hidden awe of daily life and the changing of seasons.
A rewarding celebration of an Australian Contemporary Opera Company anniversary led by artists who were there from the start.
Another week and another world premier of a major new orchestral work. But that’s how we roll in over here in Perth.
A masterclass on post-genre creation and performance with elements appealing to any adventurous ear.
In the centenary year of Puccini’s death, Victorian Opera offers his rarely performed late work, La rondine.
Hamilton is back in Sydney with newcomers performing alongside original cast members, and it's as thrilling as ever.
The dystopian Arlington is demanding, but Empress Theatre has nailed the drama's twists and turns and sticks the landing.
Violin star Augustin Hadelich takes us there and beyond while Simone Young’s magisterial Bruckner juggernaut proves overwhelming.
In 1824, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony premiered in Vienna. Two hundred years later, it has not lost any of its impact.
Lotte Betts-Dean's tongue-twisting talent to the fore in Ensemble Q's intriguing folk-driven showcase.
When Maxim Vengerov steps on to a stage, there's more than just anticipation in the air – there's expectation.
AFCM's canny balancing of the known and the new, the challenging and the comfortable, make it something special in Australia's music festival landscape.
Tchaikovsky’s “terrifying despair” and some cello to die for in SSO's Russian double blockbuster.