Briger’s birthday bash sizzles with scintillating Stravinsky and some signature Shostakovich.

Superstars align in this thrill-a-minute tribute led by soprano Jessica Pratt and conductor Speranza Scappucci in her house debut.

Anthony Romaniuk's innovative programming blends Bach, Brubeck and Aphex Twin into a exciting and intelligent concert.

An accomplished cast brings Patricia Cornelius’ play about dementia, dying and doomed explorers to life, but textual density obscures emotional depth.

The ASQ and a formidable Smiles pair Schubert with Samuel Adams in an exquisitely crafted concert.

Our musical future is in good hands, if these four young composers have any say in it.

Yes, Arthur Miller's Salesman is a tough act to follow. But that doesn't mean we shouldn't try.

Powerful physical performances but one of Australia's most skilled storytelling voices feels reduced to a whisper.

Visceral, sometimes disturbing connections with the city’s restless and nocturnal.

A perfect pairing of Alana Valentine’s words and the music of Vivaldi and his peers marks Augusta McKay Lodge’s Australian debut.

Kat Stewart is the beating heart of a powerful new play set in a working-class Australian town with limited life choices.

Showcasing his astounding technique, the Swedish trumpeter explores old and new Vienna.

Second time around proves even better care of period instruments.

Sensitive singing and pianism bring Mahler’s early songs to vivid life.

Whole worlds to discover in Chan’s gloriously eclectic musical sketchbook.

Finnish maestro and orchestra impress deeply on home turf.

A century of French and Australian flute music persuasively played.

Fascinating reconstructions bring to life a survivor of the ravages of the Reformation.

Fresh, authentic-sounding Elgar and Dvořák from Gerhardt.

Subtle, textured music from an enigmatic poet in sound.

Director Anthony Cordier playful skewers France’s entrenched inequities and post-colonial prejudices.

This comic road movie from France has a quietly radical heart.

Director Maria Sødahl puts liberal values to the test in the story of a family vacation overwhelmed by the refugee crisis.

Grégory Magne’s beautifully observed comedy treats music, musicians and its audience with respect.

This novel about conductor Anton Seidl is a sweeping tone poem to a gifted musician.

This gripping novel explores the relationship between music and politics through the stories of three pianists, including Van Cliburn.

This searingly frank tell-all memoir celebrates a true original, warts and all.

The three-time Tony nominee’s insightful memoir is an inspiration.