Norwegian virtuoso Tine Thing Helseth always knew she wanted to be a trumpet soloist and find her own distinctive voice – as Melbourne audiences will discover when she plays Weinberg’s Trumpet Concerto.
A round-up of our recent news reports.
A nuanced, emotionally stirring rendition of the last days of Christ, conducted with reverence for music and story.
Australia’s Mr Baroque, Erin Helyard, led a splendid concert starring soprano Samantha Clarke.
Elgar became England’s leading composer almost overnight following the premiere of his Enigma Variations. What is the so-called Enigma?
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra's 2024 season gets underway with a strong reading of Holst’s magnificent score.
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has extended the tenures of two of its most popular figureheads until 2028.
The representation of female, First Nations and Australian composers in Australian orchestral programming has been broken down by Perth-based soprano Hannah Lee Tungate.
Ahead of an Adelaide Festival performance of their two song cycles, Nigel Westlake and Lior talk about their collaborative process and what comes first: the words or music.
Deborah Cheetham Fraillon explains how her new work broke her compositional silence after the Voice to Parliament referendum left her mute.
The American mezzo-soprano is making her Australian debut in Mahler 3 with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. She just wishes she could have brought her dog.
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
