Ancient hymns and contemporary masterworks combine in a spellbinding concert of rare emotional power.

AFCM's opening concert celebrates Cairns-Gimuy with spirited classics and an evocative world premiere.

QSO misses the high score in this celebration of video-game music.

From antiquity to the present day, Imara Savage’s production underlines the intrinsic link between theatre and ritual.

The greatest strength of Jane Harrison's new play lies in its refusal to simplify its central figure.

A modestly produced but finely acted Australian premiere finds humour, hope and heartbreak in a royal visit to a Canadian AIDS hospice.

Making her title role debut, Emma Pearson invites us to the Silver Age of Viennese operetta, and the entire company comes to the party.

In total interpretative sync, Simone Young and Javier Perianes deliver a mini-Beethovenfest full of youthful promise and mature genius.

Opera Australia marks its 70th birthday with an “outrageously good performance” that breathes new life into Elijah Moshinsky’s iconic production.

As piano recitals go, this was a World Cup-level winner. ¡Viva España!

A tension-filled second act elevates an uneven musical portrait of Grey Gardens' unforgettable mother and daughter.

Friendship and musical empathy transform a dazzling two-piano recital into an unforgettable shared celebration.

A walk in this musical garden promises reflection and delight.

Sparkling HIP brings two neglected nineteenth-century gems to life.

Esfahani dazzles in Bach's concertos for solo harpsichord and strings.

All-Australian recital gets mythical, but loses something sans visuals.

Colin Davis at his peak, and just who were Ataúlfo Argenta and Enrique Jordá?

Rouvali has a ball with sassy, sardonic and sugar-coated Shostakovich.

Taylor brings out the many colours of the 20th-century harpsichord concerto.

Setting a new standard in Martinů’s exciting symphonies.

This gentle film is a call to action over assisted dying, as well as a family drama.

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 dark but memorable German film turns a lens on the cruelties suffered by related women across four time periods.

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.