Featuring some of Australia’s finest pianists in a visually immersive performance space, this four-day festival is piano heaven.

The musical giant known for his wit and passion has passed away aged 69.

Leonard Bernstein’s eclectic Mass sounds more contemporary than ever but remains a challenge.

Clive Paget recommends modern masterpieces from the Met, Rattle’s damnable Faust, and a seven-year-old Yo-Yo.

The young cast sure can dance, but lacks the dramatic chops to sell this dark tale.

With its tragic story involving distrust of migrants, West Side Story seems more relevant than ever, says Jo Litson, as Opera Australia prepares to stage not one but two productions. There’s also a new Broadway version and a Spielberg movie on the way.

How serious new music is fusing classical and contemporary. How Mozart, Ravel and Liszt really died. Is West Side Story more relevant than ever?

When he directs a concert version of Bernstein’s operetta for the Sydney Philharmonia, Mitchell Butel will tune into the naivety and arrogance of youth, and colourful pop art.

As he prepares to make his Australian debut, the veteran American baritone talks Mahler, Bernstein, American art song, and why he finds pandas so adorable.

Two rival films about the conductor’s life are in the works, helmed by Jake Gyllenhaal and Bradley Cooper.

As we celebrate the centenary of Leonard Bernstein’s birth, Vincent Plush looks back on his blazing, multi-faceted career and recalls a few personal encounters, including a rare appearance by the maestro semi-clad and wearing silver lamé.

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