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Classical Music
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Radu Lupu has died

The great Romanian pianist who came to shun the recording studio passes at 76.

April 20, 2022
Dance, Festivals, Opera
news

Marquee TV unveils its free Summer Shorts Festival

Marquee TV has announced the lineup for its second annual online Summer Shorts Festival, with 30 short works from around the world, free for all viewers during August.

August 4, 2021
Chamber, Classical Music, Opera, Orchestral
features

On the Record: New recordings in June 2021

An Australian rising star makes an auspicious debut on disc, chamber music dominates in a month of major names, and a visceral new opera dissects the heart.

May 24, 2021
Chamber
CD and Other Review

Review: Music From Proust’s Salons (Steven Isserlis, Connie Shih)

Proust and his posse – a stunning journey into lost time.

April 20, 2021
Classical Music
news

Lynn Harrell has died

The gifted American cellist, 76, is mourned by all who knew and loved him.

April 30, 2020
Chamber, Classical Music
features

Steven Isserlis: You want to have a slight creeping of the flesh

The cellist, who has won Limelight's Chamber Recording of the Year, tells us about the complications of Kabalevsky, and the power of unsupervised Shostakovich.

November 20, 2019
Classical Music
CD and Other Review

Review: Shostakovich & Kabalevsky: Cello Sonatas (Steven Isserlis, Olli Mustonen)

From Russia with despair: Isserlis and Mustonen’s passions run the Soviet gamut.

April 12, 2019
Chamber, Classical Music
CD and Other Review

Review: Chopin • Schubert: Cello Sonata, Arpeggione Sonata (Isserlis, Varjon)

In Isserlis’s hands, muscular Chopin meets starry Schubert.

January 7, 2019
Classical Music
news

Oliver Knussen has died

The renowned and respected British composer and conductor has passed suddenly at the age of 66.

July 10, 2018
Classical Music
Live Review

Review: Steven Isserlis Plays Shostakovich (Australian Chamber Orchestra)

An ambitious concert program that was delivered brilliantly.

June 24, 2018
Classical Music, Orchestral
features

Steven Isserlis on Shostakovich

Ahead of his upcoming ACO tour, the great British cellist discusses the challenges and the ideas behind one of the cornerstones of the repertoire: Shostakovich’s cinematic First Cello Concerto.

June 13, 2018
Chamber, Classical Music
CD and Other Review

Review: The Cello in Wartime (Steven Isserlis, Connie Shih)

A WWI artefact offers a song of sanity in a world gone mad.

March 22, 2018
Classical Music, Instrumental
news

Classical Grammy Awards announced

Daniil Trifonov and Barbara Hannigan are among this year's big winners.

January 29, 2018

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