With wonderful performers familiar with and committed to a sometimes demanding score, this was another triumph for Katy Abbott and the Canberra International Music Festival.

A diverse program of new and revisited all-Australian compositions showcased events and landmarks in our history.

Benjamin Northey and the Queensland Symphony Orchestra present an incredible exhibition of virtuosic mastery.

It would be hard to imagine a more enjoyable program than this one played by members of the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra.

This concert, being toured by Musica Viva, is both a journey to Russia’s dark soul and a farewell to a rising star.

This CIMF concert introduced two instruments that were new to most in the audience, and the premiere of a new piece by composer Brian Howard, this year’s composer-in-residence.

Fun Home is a beautiful, innovative musical that moves you to laughter and tears. This production, co-produced by Sydney and Melbourne Theatre Companies, does it justice and then some.

Up close and personal for a Romantic cocktail hour with members of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.

This Opening Gala program delivered works of markedly different styles and varying performance standards, with two recent Australian works faring particularly well.

A worthy retelling of Camille Claudel's story, which at last portrays her as a very real and normal woman.

Daniel Rojas spins his dazzling improvisations with ease at the launch of his new album.

This extraordinarily courageous work from Liz Lea suggests that no dance style is beyond being looked at creatively.

Sonya Yoncheva provides an eclectic soundtrack for the new world.

Fine musical choices let down by mixed cast and spotty direction.

Opera takes on love with a score inspired by light dancing on a spiderweb.

Intriguing verismo rarity from the man who finished off Turandot.

Ibragimova soars to heaven in Paganini's infernal masterpiece.

Howard Shelley's sympathetic advocacy is conveyed through a string of quiet pleasures.

Aussie pianist unearths a treasure trove from a forgotten composer.

Danny Driver finesses the Hungarian that came in from the cold.

The performances are marvellously subtle but the film often feels soporific.

Docudrama on rural nomads taps into the Steinbeck tradition.

Even Kate Winslet fails to fire in this slow, miserable film.

Lisa Gasteen and a cast of young singers offer unprecedented insight into the world of opera in this must-see documentary film.

A beautifully written coffee table book and a valuable way of getting to know a man we all would like to get to know better, writes Clinton White.

The kids are all right in this fascinating, new look at children’s role in opera.

Helen Marquand's labour of love reveals the life and times of an émigré pianist.

Something for everyone as Beethoven comes up fresh as a daisy.