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Orchestral, Vocal & Choral
features

Season Preview 2023: Orchestras and Choirs

What do our orchestras and choirs have on offer in the year ahead?

December 23, 2022
Chamber, Classical Music, Opera, Orchestral
features

On The Record: New classical albums in January 2023

This month, Meyerbeer gets his just desserts, it’s Elgar, Jim, but not as we know it, and is this the best Mahler Five ever?

December 23, 2022
Orchestral
CD and Other Review

Review: John Adams (Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Paavo Järvi)

The Swiss produce a superb 75th birthday celebration of an American great.

December 11, 2022
Chamber, Classical Music, Instrumental
Live Review

Review: The American (Australian Chamber Orchestra)

Closing its season, ACO explores the music of the New World from divine Dvořák, Feldman, Price and Walker to Bryce Dessner, John Adams and a world premiere by his son Samuel.

November 14, 2022
Opera
Live Review

Review: John Adams’ Antony and Cleopatra (San Francisco Opera)

Some have suggested John Adams' new opera is too conventional, but Clive Paget disagrees, finding that age cannot wither the composer as he takes on Shakespeare's Egyptian dish.

September 22, 2022
Classical Music
news

London Symphony Orchestra and Sir Simon Rattle to tour Australia

A staggering 114 musicians will play masterworks by John Adams, Debussy, Ravel, Mahler and Bruckner when the LSO tours Australia next year.

August 15, 2022
Classical Music
features

Electric Shock

Why has classical music been so slow to incorporate electric instruments?

February 21, 2022
Orchestral
CD and Other Review

Review: John Adams: My Father Knew Charles Ives, Harmonielehre (Nashville Symphony)

Adams then and now: keystone works championed with persuasive Nashville panache.

March 11, 2021
Classical Music, Orchestral
Live Review

Review: Absolute Beethoven (West Australian Symphony Orchestra)

Beethoven and Adams make for an absolutely riveting combination.

March 8, 2020
Classical Music
news

Limelight’s Top Shows of 2019: Classical Music

With the year drawing to a close, we look back over the classical music concerts that wowed our critics in 2019.

December 16, 2019
Classical Music
Live Review

Review: LA Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel & Yuja Wang (Lincoln Center, New York)

Yuja and the Dude leave New York a calling card from LA.

November 27, 2019
Classical Music
news

West Australian Symphony Orchestra announces its 2020 season

A concert Fidelio, Beethoven's Piano Concertos in one week, Deborah Cheetham's Eumeralla, and some exciting debuts are on Asher Fisch's next program.

August 26, 2019
Classical Music, Opera
Live Review

Review: A Flowering Tree (Opera Queensland)

John Adams’ South Indian folktale blooms into a fabulous operatic performance.

April 3, 2019

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