Introducing the December 2026 edition of Limelight
From live film scores and provocative theatre to musical discoveries and the stories behind Australia’s great performance spaces, our December issue celebrates the arts in all their variety.
From live film scores and provocative theatre to musical discoveries and the stories behind Australia’s great performance spaces, our December issue celebrates the arts in all their variety.
A living-room concert opens into a wilderness of sound, colour and unexpected musical encounters.
Your essential coast-to-coast guide to the Australian music being played on our concert stages this month.
All-Australian recital gets mythical, but loses something sans visuals.
Your essential coast-to-coast guide to the Australian music being played on our concert stages this month.
Discover the music of Australian composers, from John Babbage to Stephen Byth.
Relegated to an "unfunded excellence" category in the latest Create NSW funding round, Taikoz is facing an uncertain future.
Beethoven Five, Mahler Nine, Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring and Stephen Hough are some of QSO’s 2025 players as the orchestra explores spirituality in all of its colours.
The Australian Art Music monthly playlist by composer Cameron Lam reflects on the rich Australian repertoire for the harp, and the harpists who championed it.
Cameron Lam’s monthly playlist covers Classical, Jazz and Sound Art that adventures across land, sky and sea before returning to the comfort of home.
In what amounts to a musical dissection, Of the Body traverses sex, sensuality, the senses and more.
The Artistic Director of Taikoz and Percussion Australia, Ian Cleworth, explains how Taikoz has a set of taiko drums custom-made by the venerated Asano family – who keep the secret to the Asano sound shrouded in mystery.
Cameron Lam's latest playlist explores the range and expressive qualities of the clarinet family.