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Opera, Theatre
Live Review

Review: The Phantom of the Opera (Opera Australia’s Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour)

Honouring its 40-year legacy with a phantastic new Phantom at the helm, this spectacular outdoor staging of Lloyd Webber’s megamusical is unmissable.

March 28, 2026
Chamber, Classical Music
Live Review

Review: Rare Sugar (Omega Ensemble)

The spirit of Benny Goodman shines on as Omega Ensemble sees the year out with plenty of swing.

December 1, 2025
Classical Music
australian-composers

Australian Composers: S is for Serret, Sdraulig & Stanhope

Discover the music of Australian composers, from Hamed Sadeghi to Caroline Szeto.

October 16, 2025
features

Listen to the Australian Art Music playlist: October 2025 – Flow

Cameron Lam’s Australian Art Music playlist is smooth this month, focused on Classical, Jazz, & Sound Art that flows.

October 10, 2025
Chamber, Classical Music
features

Australian Accent: October 2025

Your essential coast-to-coast guide to the Australian music being played on our concert stages this month.

October 1, 2025
Chamber, Classical Music, Orchestral, Vocal & Choral
features

Australian Accent: September 2025

Your essential coast-to-coast guide to the Australian music being played on our concert stages this month.

August 25, 2025
News
news

Brisbane Festival unveils bumper 2025 music program

Véronique Serret and William Barton, JADE Ensemble, bluesman C.W. Stoneking and Scottish techno star Franck among the headliners.

July 31, 2025
Chamber
Live Review

Review: Ensemble Offspring at Long Play Festival (Bang on a Can)

New York’s oversaturated audiences can be hard to impress but EO more than made its mark at this year's Long Play Festival.

May 9, 2025
Chamber, Classical Music
Live Review

Review: Wendy Whiteley’s Secret Garden (Sydney Festival)

Five virtuosic acts nestled within an outdoor harbourside spin a soggy afternoon into gold.

January 21, 2025
Chamber, Classical Music, Orchestral
features

Joseph Tawadros: ready to “play my heart out” come rain or shine

Joseph Tawadros talks to Limelight about his two very different Sydney Festival gigs – and the possibility of "playing the oud in a raincoat".

January 15, 2025
Chamber, Classical Music, News
news

Bowral Autumn Music Festival announces 2025 program

Sought-after artists and an Australian masterwork turn the spotlight on the "diversity of the Australian music scene".

December 18, 2024
Chamber, Classical Music, News, World
news

2024 ARIA Award nominees announced

Australian Chamber Orchestra, Orava Quartet and Véronique Serret among those in the running for this year's Best Classical Album.

September 26, 2024
Chamber, Classical Music
Live Review

Review: Alchymia (Omega Ensemble)

Omega Ensemble embraces the extraordinary in an exciting concert of firsts.

July 30, 2024

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