Sydney Chamber Choir notches up a half century with plenty of splendour and gravitas.

A memorable Ravel treat and some angelic violin from SSO favourite Arabella Steinbacher.

Golden moments as ACO brings substitutes off its talent-packed bench for this 50th birthday bash.

Groundbreaker Eric Whitacre shows us Zen and the wonderful art of polyphonic maintenance.

The superstar at his most compelling in a Sunday afternoon recital of storied works from the French and German repertoire.

An exquisite hour for Francophiles on the shortest day of the year.

The ‘Lang Lang effect’ is still potent and very much in evidence in this finely judged and thrilling performance.

The Brandies’ top-notch core players are unleashed in a clutch of concertos.

Runnicles’ round trip starts with a four-minute smile, takes us back to childhood and ends in a heroic struggle.

The ‘pianist’s pianist’ Stephen Hough sprinkles some rare Mendelssohn magic with a Brahms feast to follow.

Guitar great Pat Metheny unpacks 50 years in this mind-boggling one-man magical mystery tour.

Just a breath away in this Sydney micro-venue, but Shamray shows that poetry and strong hands know no boundaries.