The October 2025 issue of Limelight is now available, and hard copies are on their way to those with print subscriptions.

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Kate Mulvany digs deep as the curtain rises on her adaptation of The Shiralee.

by Steve Dow

Pianist Nicholas McCarthy on the joys of playing one-handed repertoire.

by Elissa Blake

Stephen Page teaches William Barton and Omega Ensemble to dance.

by Jane Albert

What is synaesthesia? We ask how it affects music makers and their audience.

by Jansson J. Antmann

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New playlists ...

Explore Limelight’s Guide to Australian Composers and help us build the ultimate art music playlist.