Kenneth Lampl steps down as Head of ANU School of Music
The film composer tells Limelight how a bumper crop of student enrolments meant it was time to step back to concentrate on teaching.
January 25, 2019
Bangarra Dance Theatre announces 2019 season
The dance company’s 30th anniversary season will see it embark on its most ambitious national tour yet.
January 23, 2019
A Christmas Carol leads the 2018 Matilda Awards nominations
Other big contenders include La Boite’s Prize Fighter and Queensland Theatre, debase productions and JUTE Theatre Company’s The Longest Minute.
January 22, 2019
The Happy Prince ballet delayed
Due to a medical issue, Graeme Murphy is unable to create his new ballet for this year’s Australian Ballet season.
January 22, 2019
Frozen the Musical comes to Australia
The musical based on the wildly popular 2013 Disney film, best know for the hit song Let it Go, will have its Australian premiere season in 2020.
January 22, 2019
Singapore Symphony Orchestra celebrates 40 years in style
Outgoing Chief Conductor Lan Shui marks the milestone with an exciting night of music making.
January 22, 2019
STC wins big at the 2018 Sydney Theatre Awards
Sydney Theatre Company has received 11 awards in total.
January 21, 2019
Bolshoi Ballet returns to Brisbane
The renowned Russian ballet company will perform Spartacus and Jewels at QPAC in June and July.
January 18, 2019
Thousands of Australian children to benefit from donated instruments
The Don't Stop the Music campaign, a national appeal for unused or unwanted instruments launched by the ABC, Salvation Army and Musica Viva, has seen astonishing results.
January 18, 2019
Custom-made clarinet gives boy with cerebral palsy a boost in band
When the student’s band director approached instrument makers Conn-Selmer, they came on board with a custom-made clarinet engraved with his name.
January 18, 2019
Italian luthiers design double bass that can travel as carry-on luggage
The portable TravelBass can be assembled and disassembled in five minutes.
January 17, 2019
Classical music the fastest growing genre in the UK in 2018
The UK recording industry’s figures show classical music sales and streams increased by 10.2 percent on 2017 with young artists like Sheku Kanneh-Mason making a foray into the streaming market.
January 16, 2019
Plácido Domingo to be honoured by the International Opera Awards
The beloved singer will receive the Awards' first ever Honorary Fellowship at a ceremony later this month.
January 16, 2019