Dong Ma is a virtuoso on the two-string erhu. Now based in Melbourne, he performs JS Bach’s Goldberg Variations with the Flinders Quartet.

Mozart heads up this month with Igor Levit and Víkingur Ólafsson hot on his heels. Vocal delights include Sarah Connolly’s Mahler and miraculous choral music by Stephen Hough.

An intimate subterranean recital by Ensemble Q makes a persuasive case for a string trio take on Bach’s famous Goldberg Variations.

Choreographed by Natalie Weir, this must-see ballet is brought to life by the brilliant performances of its dancers, a stylish production design and WASO's glowing interpretation of Bach's music.

Reflections on the Goldberg Variations in jazz/classical double bill that feels like two excellent halves, not necessarily a whole.

The pianist talks about her remarkable career, from child prodigy to her years in New York, and moving back to Sydney.

All Bach but no barre in agile new Goldbergs.

Music's cure for insomnia, slightly soporific.

Australian master explores a masterwork.

Sarah Grunstein's boisterous Goldbergs are far from soporific.

The New York-based Australian pianist tells us how after the September 11 attacks, Bach's Goldberg Variations were the only thing that made sense.

The ACO revels in the joyful complexities of Bach’s legendary Goldberg Variations.