New blood and big hitters like Vengerov will help Queensland Symphony Orchestra celebrate its 70th anniversary in 2017. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

★★★★★ The superstar pianist dazzles Brisbane in an unforgettable concert.

★★★★☆ Crisp and refreshing – and the music is pretty good, too.

★★★½☆ Alondra de la Parra and the Queensland Symphony Orchestra deliver a night of Latin rhythms and urban cool.

★★★★★ Alondra de la Parra sweeps into QSO as Music Director designate. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Celebrated Australian conductor Patrick Thomas shares how the original YPA’s launched his 35-year international career. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

★★★★☆ International and sweeping revisitation of World War One.

The new four day festival, BBC Proms Australia, brings the world’s biggest classical music festival Down Under. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

The young Mexican conductor will lead the Queensland Symphony Orchestra for the next three years.

Alondra de la Parra chats with Limelight’s Editor about her life, passions and aims for the orchestra. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

★★★★★ Simone Young leads an excellent ensemble through their most recent Mahlerian achievement.

It may not be Christmas just yet, but presents are definitely in the air. No, it’s not Christmas just yet, but while most of us are to be found hunkering down against the winter blasts, presents are definitely in the air. Yes, it’s the time of year when PRs lose what little hair they have left and arts companies across Australia are to be found frantically wrapping up their next year’s seasons before gifting them to a culture-hungry public. And although noticeably fewer organisations this year are launching with a champagne-popping, canapé guzzling media bash (a sign of small annual surpluses and cash-strapped, Brandis-threatened times), there’s still plenty of optimism in the air. Last week saw the Sydney Symphony Orchestra first out of the traps waving Lang Lang, Ashkenazy’s Beethoven and a concert version of Porgy and Bess under our noses. In a nicely curated programme their was a strong sense of commitment to new music and the announcement of Brett Dean as Artist in Residence was the icing on the cake. This week the Queensland Symphony Orchestra are dangling not just Lang Lang in front of us but a second helping of Maxim Vengerov, as well as an impressive line up……