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Classical Music
features

The great leap forward

US violinist Benjamin Beilman returns to Australia with a Mendelssohn masterpiece and a violin with a stellar past.

June 29, 2026
Classical Music
Live Review

Review: Schumann’s Cello Concerto (West Australian Symphony Orchestra)

Cellist Ivan Karizna – playing an instrument that once belonged to Paul Tortelier – is both songster and storyteller in his WASO debut.

June 27, 2026
Classical Music, Orchestral
features

Curious Contradictions

Holly Harrison talks to Katie Yap about her love of nonsense and her new Concerto for Classical Accordion, composed for James Crabb and four of our orchestras.

June 22, 2026
Classical Music, Musical Theatre & Cabaret, Opera, Theatre
features

On Stage: the events you need to see in July 2026

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

June 22, 2026
Dance
Live Review

Review: Dracula (West Australian Ballet)

A spectacular Dracula satisfies our yearnings for the darkest stories.

May 17, 2026
Opera
Live Review

Review: The Flying Dutchman (West Australian Symphony Orchestra)

Shipshape and Bristol fashion. No weak links in this WASO Wagner led by British baritone Christopher Maltman.

May 10, 2026
Chamber, Classical Music
Live Review

Review: Masters of the Baroque (West Australian Symphony Orchestra)

A virtuosic hybrid approach to performing Baroque music with largely modern instruments.

April 25, 2026
Chamber, Classical Music, Orchestral
features

Comings and Goings: May 2026

The latest arts appointments and departures.

April 20, 2026
Classical Music
Live Review

Review: Beethoven’s Eroica (West Australian Symphony Orchestra)

Conductor Riccardo Minasi applies a musicological blowtorch to three favourite works of the Classical period.

April 12, 2026
Dance
Live Review

Review: Gloria (Co3 Contemporary Dance & New Zealand Dance Company)

A compelling triple bill explores mortality through ritual, sculpture and ecstatic movement.

April 2, 2026
Dance, News
news

West Australian Ballet defends use of recorded music for Dracula

MEAA says "musicians must not be seen as optional extras"; WA Ballet says union claims are "simply wrong".

March 20, 2026
Classical Music, News
news

Liz Chee named WASO Principal Oboe

Chee recognised for being “an integral part of WASO’s artistic life” for more than a decade.

March 18, 2026
Classical Music, Orchestral
news

Is the tide turning in Australian orchestral programming?

In 2025, Australian orchestras performed female composers more than Bach, Beethoven and Mozart combined. Hannah Lee Tungate walks us through the stats.

March 10, 2026

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