A community-driven work responding to the Barossa’s unusual history, and its hidden musical treasures, leads to Ntaria in Central Australia and Brandenburg in East Germany.
September 20, 2021
Julian Day reports from The Listening Academy, a symposium in Berlin where participants explored how listening can be a powerful social tool.
August 9, 2021
What can a grand old European city tell us about life in Australia today? Roland Peelman chats with Julian Day about how new music and First Nations musicians play an essential role in this year’s Vienna-themed Canberra International Music Festival.
March 22, 2021
Dynamic new music projects are emerging from lockdown, Julian Day reports.
September 21, 2020
What do you get when you place nuts and bolts on the keys of an organ (apart from a smack on the wrist from the organist)? Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
January 10, 2017
Here's a preview of this month's Limelight Magazine cover feature. Which works of today will be the classics of tomorrow?
September 18, 2014
A visit with the composer who, in a career spanning six decades, has come to define Australian classical music.
August 8, 2014
How did a Sydney boy end up Master of the Queen's Music, and how did it all go so horribly wrong?
June 28, 2014
How did a Sydney boy end up becoming Master of the Queen’s Music and just how did it all go so horribly wrong? Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
June 13, 2014
Eisenstein and Prokofiev made one of the great war films. But how did they manage to keep Stalin happy? Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
April 22, 2014
ABC Classic FM’s Julian Day spoke to all-round musician Bryce Dessner ahead of his Perth Festival classical gig. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
February 12, 2014
An excellent monograph of one of our most prominent composers.
March 21, 2013