The Limelight Artists of the Year for 2021
After a hiatus in 2020, we once again asked our reviewers and readers to vote for the Australian and International Artists of the Year. We are thrilled to announce our 2021 winners.
November 22, 2021
Phillip Scott
Phillip Scott is a long-time reviewer for Limelight and US music journal Fanfare. He has written four novels and the scores of several children’s shows for Monkey Baa Theatre Company. He is best known for his work as performer, writer and Musical Director for The Wharf Revue.
Articles by Phillip Scott
Sacred Cow: Musical Detritus colours our attitude to music
What do we do with all the tangential stuff that colours how we experience music? Marie Kondo would know what to do with it.
November 22, 2021
Review: On DSCH (Igor Levit)
Another monumental piano conquest by the intrepid Igor Levit.
November 11, 2021
Review: Kapustin: Piano Concerto No 4, Concerto for Violin & Piano & Chamber Symphony (Frank Dupree, Württemberg Chamber Orchestra)
Dupree is the star at Kapustin's vodka-infused cocktail hour.
October 28, 2021
Review: British Oboe Quintets (Nicholas Daniel, Doric String Quartet)
A diverse program with minimal cowpat and plenty of pep.
October 24, 2021
Reissues: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Complete Recordings on DG
A collector's box to beat them all, and not a conductor in sight.
October 11, 2021
Review: Leo Sowerby: The Paul Whiteman Commissions & Other Early Works (Andy Baker Orchestra)
Sowerby shows the Roaring Twenties behaving themselves.
October 7, 2021
Review: Mahler: Symphony No 7 (Bavarian State Orchestra, Kirill Petrenko)
A good performance if low on imaginative invention.
September 9, 2021
Review: Braunfels: Orchestral Works (ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Gregor Bühl)
Braunfels’ lighter side is displayed at its most charming.
August 27, 2021
Review: Busoni: Piano Works (Victor Nicoara)
The mysterious world of Busoni lovingly revealed.
August 17, 2021
Review: Voyage of a Sea-God (Laurence Perkins, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, William Goodchild)
The bassoon on display throughout the 20th century.
August 11, 2021
Review: The British Project – Walton: Troilus & Cressida (City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla)
Walton’s orchestral wizardry rescued from obscurity.
July 20, 2021
Review: Beethoven & Schnittke: Violin Concertos (Vadim Gluzman, Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, James Gaffigan)
An iconic work meets a fascinating, wayward cousin.
July 19, 2021