The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.

UK violist Lawrence Power creates a brillant mixtape of English song from the Baroque period to the present day.

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British viola virtuoso Lawrence Power chats with Steve Dow about Isles of Light, the concert he has programmed, directs and performs in for the Australian Chamber Orchestra, and why he believes there’s such a strong viola tradition in the British Isles.

This month features Mahler from Bychkov and Runnicles, Pappano’s Planets, a Beethoven project completed, and choral discoveries from a distant branch of the Bach family tree.

With TwoSet Violin for its cover stars, the June issue of Limelight is all about artists reshaping the ways in which audiences engage with the arts.

Sparkling Schubert, snapping strings and screaming infants – this concert has it all.

With TwoSet Violin for its cover stars, the June issue of Limelight is all about artists reshaping the ways in which audiences engage with the arts.

A lushly textured ode to the horizon by John Luther Adams.

“Violinist’s violinist,” Ilya Gringolts shows Satanic majesty as he takes on the Devil.

This month’s performance highlights from ABC Classic, independent radio and streaming.

A round-up of our recent news reports.