Inspirational thinkers like Steve Jobs, Nelson Mandela, and even Professor Stephen Hawking, get the Twist treatment. This article is available to Limelight subscribers. Log in to continue reading. Access our paywalled content and archive of magazines, regular news and features for the limited offer of $3 per month. Support independent journalism. Subscribe now

Newly appointed artistic director of the Four Winds Festival, Paul Dean, shares his key curatorial ingredients. This article is available to Limelight subscribers. Log in to continue reading. Access our paywalled content and archive of magazines, regular news and features for the limited offer of $3 per month. Support independent journalism. Subscribe now

Sex and lies in Ancient Rome will be on the menu for Festival’s second outing.

★★★½☆ Viennese piano trio impresses whether playing ‘home’ or ‘away’.

★★★★★ A beautifully produced tribute celebrates the great violinist’s 70th birthday. This article is available to Limelight subscribers. Log in to continue reading. Access our paywalled content and archive of magazines, regular news and features for the limited offer of $3 per month. Support independent journalism. Subscribe now

★★★★☆ Music hand-in-hand with science; creatively synthesising music with engineering.

Speak Percussion (plus 100 friends) make a quietly epic splash at the Melbourne Festival. This article is available to Limelight subscribers. Log in to continue reading. Access our paywalled content and archive of magazines, regular news and features for the limited offer of $3 per month. Support independent journalism. Subscribe now

Turns out cooking a really good French meal is akin to performing classical music; you can’t fake either of them. This article is available to Limelight subscribers. Log in to continue reading. Access our paywalled content and archive of magazines, regular news and features for the limited offer of $3 per month. Support independent journalism. Subscribe now

Vote for your favourite three in our inaugural Australian and International Artists of the Year Awards.

Here are our shortlists of the 25 albums of 2015 rated most highly by our critics. But which will come out on top?