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. 

Ethereal majesty, cinematic power and childlike glee as Sigur Rós light Vivid’s candle.

A varied orchestral snapshot of the composer to the King and her career (so far).

New duo Bronzewing takes us on a mind-boggling musical time warp across nine centuries.

Four easing pieces for a world gone wrong from Omega Ensemble.

Good, good, good vibrations as theremin star Carolina Eyck and the ACO get on the same wavelength.