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Chamber, Classical Music
news

Musica Viva Australia reveals 2026 season

Returning international favourites, first-time collaborations and world premieres: MVA launches seven national tours.

August 26, 2025
Classical Music
Live Review

Review: Stephen Hough performs Mendelssohn (Sydney Symphony Orchestra)

The ‘pianist’s pianist’ Stephen Hough sprinkles some rare Mendelssohn magic with a Brahms feast to follow.

June 7, 2025
Classical Music
Live Review

Review: Brahms: The Symphonies – Concert 4 (Adelaide Symphony Orchestra)

Stephen Hough revives the pianist-composer tradition in grand style in the wondrously musical final concert of the ASO’s engrossing Brahms series.

June 1, 2025
Classical Music
Live Review

Review: Brahms: The Symphonies – Concert 3 (Adelaide Symphony Orchestra)

In the ASO’s sell-out season of Brahms symphonies, it was Stephen Hough’s performance of Grieg’s piano concerto that completely enthralled.

May 29, 2025
Classical Music
Live Review

Review: Stephen Hough performs Brahms (Sydney Symphony Orchestra)

Conductor Elim Chan and British pianist Stephen Hough deliver a program packed with heart.

May 18, 2025
Chamber, Classical Music
features

Tropic Chamber: AFCM 2025

The Australian Festival of Chamber Music in Townville works because it's off-the-radar, not despite it, says Artistic Director Jack Liebeck.

May 14, 2025
Classical Music, Orchestral
CD and Other Review

Review: Hough: Piano Concerto, Sonatina & Partita (Stephen Hough, Hallé, Mark Elder)

Hough plays Hough in his vivid, multi-faceted Piano Concerto.

May 2, 2025
Classical Music, Orchestral
features

Stephen Hough: The World of Yesterday

The British-Australian pianist talks about playing four different piano concertos on his Australian tour – including one of his own.

April 15, 2025
Classical Music
news

Elena Kats-Chernin earns BBC commission

The Australian composer will write a work for the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, inspired by a groundbreaking piece of British legislation.

January 28, 2025
Classical Music, Orchestral
news

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra launches 2025 season

Every Brahms symphony, every Beethoven piano concerto and a Stephen Hough world premiere in Mark Wigglesworth's first program at the ASO.

October 2, 2024
Classical Music, Orchestral
news

Queensland Symphony Orchestra announces 2025 season

Beethoven Five, Mahler Nine, Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring and Stephen Hough are some of QSO’s 2025 players as the orchestra explores spirituality in all of its colours.

September 14, 2024
Classical Music
news

Sydney Symphony Orchestra 2025 revealed

Sydney Symphony Orchestra to deliver more Mahler, more Wagner, more international stars – and a birthday present for its Concertmaster.

August 28, 2024
Classical Music
Live Review

Review: Alexander Melnikov in Recital (Sydney Symphony Orchestra)

A second helping of Melnikov magic serves up a thrilling and intelligent musical journey.

June 25, 2024

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