Beats and Bites
Musicians seem to adore Jaime Martín, as do audiences. We talk to the irrepressible Chief Conductor of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
December 19, 2025
The January/February 2026 issue of Limelight is now available
A comprehensive guide to the performing arts in 2026, essential holiday listening and must-see shows, Limelight is your ideal summer companion.
December 19, 2025
On Air & Online: Radio and streaming in January/February 2026
This month’s performance highlights from ABC Classic, independent radio and streaming.
December 19, 2025
On Stage: the events you need to see in January/February 2026
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
December 19, 2025
Review: Handel’s Messiah (Melbourne Symphony Orchestra)
MSO brings a welcome touch of Scandinavian savvy to Melbourne’s festive season.
December 18, 2025
Introducing the January-February 2026 issue of Limelight
A comprehensive guide to the performing arts in 2026, essential holiday listening and must-see shows, Limelight is your ideal summer companion.
December 10, 2025
Liza Lim wins 2026 Grawemeyer Award
The internationally acclaimed Australian composer wins one of classical music's richest awards with a cash prize of $100,000 USD.
December 2, 2025
Review: Dvořák: Symphonies 2 & 8 (Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Jaime Martín)
Martín and his Melbourne forces revel in the familiar and unfamiliar.
December 2, 2025
Review: New Worlds (Melbourne Symphony Orchestra)
A brilliant celebration of music as a tool for storytelling, remembering and reckoning.
November 30, 2025
Review: Ryman Healthcare Spring Gala (Joyce DiDonato & Melbourne Symphony Orchestra)
The pairing of MSO’s refined musicianship and Joyce DiDonato’s vocal artistry makes for a potent dose of musical medicine.
November 21, 2025
Review: Impressions of Paris (Melbourne Symphony Orchestra)
Nicholas McCarthy makes an impressive MSO debut, comfortably accounting for the technical and interpretative demands of Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand.
October 26, 2025
Passing the Baton
Benjamin Northey, the first-ever Professor of Conducting at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, traces his career and discusses different approaches to conducting.
October 20, 2025
Newsworthy: November 2025
A round-up of our recent news reports.
October 20, 2025