Lane and the QSO deliver orchestral storytelling and emotional extremes.

A world-class Tristan and a handful of classical music’s biggest beasts are joined by a raft of top soloists and premieres. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

A Rolls Royce line up takes a musical Winter Palace by storm.

A mature work, still beguilingly beautiful after all these years.

Believing in being Franck: A Polish detour adds spice to Little and Lane's French day out.

As Piers Lane prepares to pass the baton at this year’s AFCM, we look at the life and career of a great Australian pianist.

Seven great maestros choose their favourite underrated composers, plus interviews with Simone Young, Piers Lane and more. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Tinalley String Quartet, Genevieve Lacey, Piers Lane and the Van Diemen's Band are heading to the new festival in October.

Competition Artistic Director Piers Lane praises the young Chinese pianist on his contract with Universal Music Australia.

In the lead up to his final AFCM as Artistic Director, the pianist reflects on his 11-year tenure.

Australian composer Alfred Hill clearly liked to borrow music from himself, as his Piano Concerto in A features here on this Hyperion release alongside its source material – his Piano Sonata in A. Johannes Fritzsch leads Piers Lane and the Adelaide Symphony through this glowing, romantic score.   The concerto is being recorded 75 years after its Australian premiere. Lane’s performance is touching; patient with his melody, he seems to treasure each note with understanding and tenderness. The third movement Nocturne – (Homage to Chopin) – is filled with yearning, swells in the strings given added presence by gentle timpani. The album is well mixed, enabling us to hear and feel the communication between each part. Its finale is tasteful and radiant. Between the two Hill works sits George Boyle’s Piano Concerto in D Minor – perhaps the earliest work composed in this form in Australia. Coincidentally, its premiere was conducted by Hill in 1913. The work is theatrical and classy, taking us back to an era long past. After its hearty conclusion, Hill’s Piano Sonata then brings things down a notch. With all other instruments gone, it seems… Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe…

The prestigious Australian comp marks 40 years with national recital tours by First Prize and People's Choice winners.