The Scottish pianist will tour Australia performing chamber music, solo recitals and a new concerto. He talks to Clive Paget about his omnivorous appetite and musical passions.

Variable casting leaves the Hong Kong Ring only partially forged.

The renowned and respected British composer and conductor has passed suddenly at the age of 66.

Ahead of the Australian premiere of her Pulitzer Prize-winning Violin Concerto, we talk to the composer about the Beatles, gender bias and why the number 1726 had audiences scratching their heads.

Hanna makes a 20th-century Italian footnote Hipp again.

Tuck’s second Czerny concerto disc proves Beethoven’s mate far from second rate.

Heavenly Twins: Vaughan Williams’ Fifth and Sixth prove two sides of a classy coin.

The conductor talks about his recording of Vaughan Williams' Fifth and Sixth Symphonies with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Limelight's Recording of the Month in July.

Zambello's finely-judged Ring goes up in flames leaving the women to inherit what's left of the earth.

A gripping production and fine acting count for much, but this Siegfried is still holding out for a hero.

The British pianist is touring Australia, has two CDs on release and has written his first novel. As well as discussing the priesthood, he talks to Limelight about dreams, Debussy, Rachmaninov and rentboys.

A strongly cast production with real gravitas makes for a very fine second instalment in Wagner's Ring Cycle.