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

As polling continues, composers Elena Kats-Chernin and Ella Macens reflect on being nominated for next month's Sydney Symphony Orchestra People’s Choice Concerts.

The lineup salts Sydney with 748 performances, featuring homegrown and international talent, with a cascade of world premieres and the Australian premiere of the opera Sun & Sea, staged on an artificial beach.

Features include a look at Amanda Lee Falkenberg's musical space odyssey The Moons Symphony, the artists restoring the oratorio's theatrical setting, why Fidelio invites tinkering, and an interview with lawyer-turned-playwright Suzie Miller.

The celebrated Canadian violinist goes deep on Beethoven’s unique and irreplaceable violin concerto, and why he looks forward to performing with Simone Young and the Sydney Symphony.

If ever there was a program to show off the vastly improved acoustic at the SOH Concert Hall, it was this superb concert, featuring French pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet.

Surveying 111 orchestras across 31 countries, including Australia, the report found that only 7.7 percent of works programmed in 2021–2022 were by women composers.

With a strong representation by Australian and women composers, SSO Chief Conductor Simone Young has put together a rich and eclectic musical shortlist for the public to choose from.

Simone Young discusses the highlights of her second “theatrical” year as the SSO’s Chief Conductor, including several works she will conduct for the first time in her celebrated career.

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

The latest arts appointments and departures.

Ahead of his performances with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in October, the acclaimed French pianist discusses all things Ravel: his perfectionism, the gap between what he wrote and what he could play, and his Piano Concerto in G.