An enthralling Vivaldi survey is our Recording of the Month, alongside dynamic new releases from Lang Lang, Piotr Anderszewski and Sir Simon Rattle.

As The Hours arrives in cinemas, its co-star Renée Fleming speaks to Limelight about the making of the opera and why it is "crucial" to stage new work.

The big guns are out this month with box sets from Decca and DG, but other labels have plenty on offer, including an outstanding vocal recital from Nicky Spence.

The winner of 3MBS's The Talent tells us about winning, Chopin, and Evgeny Kissin.

Sex-crazed nuns and a Swedish trombonist’s tribute to Wollongong headline a month of new takes with plenty of surprises.

The American mezzo on the team spirit behind a new recording and a role to get her teeth into.

From Nicola Benedetti’s “benchmark recording” of Elgar to Lang Lang’s less successful take on Bach.

This issue includes features on Lang Lang, Whiteley: The Opera, Gondwana Choirs, Notre Dame, Jayson Gillham, Sweeney Todd, and much more.

Why do some still believe the Polish pianist bedded one of Paris’s most notorious sirens?

The greatest voices of all time. Why women in the ballet industry are at a turning point. Charlie Chaplin's secret life. Andreas Ottensamer. Bach.

The master of miniature piano forms, Chopin was spurred on by his passion for the writer George Sand and a deep understanding of his Polish musical roots.

The Chinese pianist tells us about his special relationship with the music of Chopin, and how he gears up for a performance, ahead of concerts in Melbourne and Sydney.