In Townsville for the Australian Festival of Chamber Music, the pianist pulls one composer apart and puts the other back together. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

A Rolls Royce line up takes a musical Winter Palace by storm.

It’s Bach, Jim, but not always as we know it.

As Piers Lane prepares to pass the baton at this year’s AFCM, we look at the life and career of a great Australian pianist.

He realised early that if he wanted his instrument to be taken seriously he had to perform contemporary music.

In the lead up to his final AFCM as Artistic Director, the pianist reflects on his 11-year tenure.

British pianist Kathryn Stott will take over in 2018 following Piers Lane’s final year at the helm.

Composer Elena Kats-Chernin was flown in for the Festival Farewell.

Dodging bullets on the way to school, music as “competitive cage-fighting” almost turned the Chinese cellist off the classics for good. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

A clever pairing is more than simply programming by numbers.

Don't let the title fool you – these are classics as you don't often hear them.

Tasmin Little talks about chicken dinners at the Menuhin school, upcoming performances in Australia and intense collaborations with Piers Lane.