The inaugural Sunshine Coast Chamber Music Festival gets off to a promising start.   

Instrumental colour aplenty in this year's musical line-up.

Pavel Fischer's Mad Piper captivates Townsville in a lavish feast of folk-inspired music.

Part marathon, part tasting plate, part John Cage’s Musicircus, Lyle Chan’s 12-hour festival will see Australia’s most innovative music-makers converge on City Recital Hall.

With Volume II out soon, the classical guitarist has won an ARIA Fine Arts Award for his Bach Cello Suites Volume I. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

The intuitive relationship that vocalist Katie Noonan and classical guitarist Karin Schaupp have developed together makes for some gorgeous music-making in their latest recording Songs of the Latin Skies. Katie Noonan and Karin Schaupp. Photo: supplied It’s their third release together, following the success of their 2012 ARIA nominated album Songs of the Southern Skies and their 2011 eight-track EP Songs from the British Isles. Songs of the Latin Skies features 13 tracks, which pay homage to the great South American songbook of bossa nova, samba, salsa and tango by composers such as Heitor Villa-Lobos, Astor Piazzolla, Luis Bonfá, Antonio Lauro and Antônio Carlos Jobim among others. The duo bring a fresh, distinctive, original take to the repertoire, with Noonan’s exquisite vocals soaring delicately over Schaupp’s virtuosic, equally expressive playing, as they caress the melodies to create a meltingly laid-back album with a spare, minimal beauty that would soothe the most furrowed brow. The first track Seguranca makes for a stunning opening, with some double-tracking of Noonan’s voice creating lovely rich harmonies and showcasing her renowned vocal range from a warm bottom register to a dazzling, ethereal top. Classic bossa nova numbers Desafinado and Wave… Continue reading Get unlimited digital…

The lively Sydney venue will host an eclectic line-up in 2017 from classical concerts to an illuminated sound bubble. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

The Australian guitarist speaks about her collaboration with Tama Matheson, based on Byron's epic poem.

A few inconsistencies fail to blight an otherwise exhilarating conclusion to this year's Festival.

In an evening of chamber music treasures and musical accomplishments, Maisky reigns supreme.

The Australian guitarist takes time out to discuss cross-platform collaboration, new art and her latest CD release. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

A new guitar and voice duo plays music from the British Isles - from Dowland and Purcell... to Radiohead.