Over 200 musicians and music industry professionals have lost homes and studios in a city synonymous with the global music business.

Amid repertoire giants, Levit proves Brahms was also a god of small things.

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.

Levit’s intense, intimate and involving delve into fantasy is compelling.

This month features orchestral music by Dvořák, Weill and Vaughan Williams, plus a Hollywood epic and intriguing recitals from Igor Levit and Víkingur Ólafsson.

Levit’s fascinating take on love, death and the whole damn thing.

The Russian-born German pianist is an artist who paints on a broad canvas; one whose place in the world informs his art; and one who is unafraid to speak his mind, whether on music or on politics.

After a hiatus in 2020, we once again asked our reviewers and readers to vote for the Australian and International Artists of the Year. We are thrilled to announce our 2021 winners.

From Igor Levit to Stephen Hough the piano takes centre stage this month, but there are vocal pleasures too with Respighi songs and Christian Gerhaher’s complete Schumann.

Another monumental piano conquest by the intrepid Igor Levit.

Levit himself deserved six out of five stars for his performance, but there were a few technical issues.

The star pianist discusses the 52 concerts he streamed from his Berlin home when COVID hit, his 15-hour livestream of Satie's Vexations, and his forthcoming digital concert of Beethoven's Diabelli Variations.