Review: Stravinsky’s Firebird (Melbourne Symphony Orchestra)
Generally well-played, if not setting the world on fire.
Generally well-played, if not setting the world on fire.
An exciting string quartet revels in an insightful and energetic performance.
Ahead of its Australian premiere at the OzAsia Festival, we speak to director Kirsten Dehlholm about an opera drawing on Noh theatre and performed by the Latvian Radio Choir.
The Russian pianist tells us about his grandmother’s music, the magic of Prokofiev and what he’s been up to since the Sydney International Piano Competition.
Friends and colleagues reflect on the life of the artist manager and founder of Diva Management, who lost her two-year battle with breast cancer earlier this month.
The CSO showcases three outstanding Australian composers in this satisfying concert.
Dame Emma Kirkby, pianist Stefan Vladar, Elena Kats-Chernin and the Australian String Quartet are among the guests at this year’s Festival on NSW’s Far South Coast.
A report by Live Performance Australia has shown that much of Victoria's increase in audience and revenue share has been driven by musicals.
A rising star internationally, American soprano Amanda Majeski is about to make her Australian debut in the Beethoven Nine for SSO.
The broadcaster will be known as ABC Classic from January, while long-serving presenter Christopher Lawrence retires from weekly broadcasting.
Mezzo-soprano Xenia Puskarz Thomas will use the prize worth $43,000 to study in New York.
A sublime concert in which the piano virtuoso told us about silence, and how to listen.
Andsnes tells Chopin’s four stormy musical stories before bedtime.