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March issue of Limelight: Beethoven - Beyond the Symphonies

The new issue reveals how Beethoven poured his most intense emotions into music for his favourite instrument – the piano.

Vivid 2013: For Kraftwerk, all autobahns lead to Sydney

The German electronic music giants are set to headline this year’s festival of sound and light.

Red Sails in the sunset for Opera House

Chinese New Year celebrations kick off in style on Sydney Harbour.

Five Questions for Sydney Festival director Lieven Bertels

The dutchman has given Sydney Festival an injection of classical music. But can he still break even at the box office?

Arts philanthropist Dame Elisabeth Murdoch has died

Melbourne Recital Centre pays tribute to the classy Dame whose generosity in the arts is legendary.

ABC Classics get raunchy at the Moulin Rouge

A new CD celebrating the National Gallery's Toulouse-Lautrec exhibition sheds light on Satie, Ravel and the music of the Belle Epoque.

Synaesthesia: is it like being on psychotropic drugs?

MONA's true colours shine through in a festival exploring this strange musical phenomenon.

Five Questions for Amadeus Leopold

The kooky violinist formerly known as Hahn-Bin on what to expect at the Melbourne Festival.

Sculptures in sound: Sydney Chamber Opera's gallery of songs

These young opera adventurers explore the art of song at the Biennale of Sydney.

Hahn-Bin no more: violinist changes name to Amadeus Leopold

Classical music’s most extreme hipster reinvents himself with a striking new stage name.

One piano recital – five world premieres

How the hell do you play a watercolour? Just one of many new music challenges faced by pianist Zubin Kanga

Denmark celebrates Utzon's Sydney Opera House as muse

Brett Whiteley and Ken Done in a new exhibition of Australian works inspired by Utzon's masterpiece.

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Jenny Sages' self-portrait wins Archibald People's Choice

A widow's grief writ large on canvas has won the public's heart in the 2012 Archibald Prize.

Melbourne vs Sydney: which is Australia's arts capital?

Old rivalries flare up as the country's two cultural heavyweights battle for the prestigious title.

All-new Limelight magazine launches May 16

Richard Tognetti is the cover star with a no-holds-barred interview.

May issue of Limelight on sale now!

Is composer Eric Whitacre the Messiah of new music? Plus, the truth behind Mozart's Requiem.

Tim Storrier wins the 2012 Archibald Prize

The eccentric self-portrait shows the artist with the tools of his trade, but without a face.

Fenella Kernebone in the Archibalds: not just a pretty face

Nick Stathopoulos makes a political statement with his portrait of the ABC presenter.

Archibald finalists and Packing Room Prize unveiled

Raelene Sharp's portrait of actor John Wood the favourite of Art Gallery NSW staff.
 
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