Looking back at the live classical music reviews that captured the most eyes at Limelight this year, with a surprising number one spot.

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With charisma to burn, Vasily Petrenko shows he’s made of the Rite stuff.

The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.

Composer Moya Henderson traces the history of one of the instruments she invented while in residence at the CSIRO in 1983.

Simone Young is both maestro and master storyteller in this perfect reading of Die Walküre, with the SSO and an all-star cast at the top of their game.

Josh Batty’s dazzling flute salad makes a tasty appetiser for Simone Young’s sublime Mozart.

Umberto Clerici to lead QSO to the end of 2027. "Collaborations with excellent partners are the key", he says.

Tokyo’s favourite son brings the SSO's International Pianists in Recital series to a showstopping close.

Nobuyuki Tsujii’s fireworks and some very personal Elgar bring the crowded house down.

Ahead of his return to the SSO, the celebrated conductor explains what makes Stravinsky’s masterpiece so compelling a century after its infamous premiere.

This month’s performance highlights from ABC Classic, independent radio and streaming.