Sex-crazed nuns and a Swedish trombonist’s tribute to Wollongong headline a month of new takes with plenty of surprises.

As one of the busiest maestros on the planet, Russian-British conductor Vasily Petrenko lost umpteen engagements because of COVID. He talks to Clive Paget about how he has used the unexpected hiatus – from recording video interviews to growing tomatoes and a beard.

The recording is both vivid and natural, with the whole judiciously planned recital throwing new light on Stanford as song composer.

Ahead of Pinchgut’s performances, Erin Helyard discusses tackling Monteverdi's masterpiece.

Zimmermann and Hrůša are unbeatable in concertos everyone should know.

Cerha serves up a Technicolor feast in a red-blooded curiosity from 1926.

Directorial genius brings Prokofiev’s sex-and-exorcism-fest to life.

Eighty years on, argues Brett Weymark, Tippett's pacifist oratorio feels more relevant than ever.

Clive Paget caught up with violinists Catherine Manson and Michael Gurevich to find out what’s so special about Haydn’s Op. 76, quartets and what a historically informed approach brings to the composer.

The work is the brainchild of baritone Joshua Hopkins whose sister was murdered in 2015.

Boesch’s Schumann dominates a decade in search of new directions.

From Montéclair to Martinů, lesser-known works are much in vogue as the new year gets into its stride.