The lad from Teddington thought Bill Haley was the bee’s knees, but that was before he heard Rostropovich do Dvořák. I was first thrilled by music at a deep and sensual level when I was ten years old ...

The British conductor talks about the importance of mystery in his new Elgar disc, Limelight’s Recording of the Month. The Enigma Variations seems to have few, if any, antecedents in Elgar’s output or ...

In this concert, featuring a world premiere by Vaughan McAlley, the expertise of the singers and their director was let down by the poor acoustic of the venue.

In its previous two recordings, the Melbourne Guitar Quartet chose rather unusual material, including an arrangement of Nigel Westlake’s hypnotic percussion work, Omphalo Centric Lecture, and a ...

With a larger purse and a record deal, the guitarist explains how his composition prize is going from strength to strength.

Classic FM’s Graham Abbott explores Beethoven, Mahler and Schoenberg as illuminated in a new exhibition. Gustav Klimt’s most substantial and opulent decorative undertaking was inspired by another ...

From Hindu gods to Hitler, Executive Producer of Back to Back Theatre discusses her acclaimed play. The idea of Ganesh transplanted to Nazi Germany to reclaim the swastika as a traditional Hindu ...

Picture two gangs of youths with slicked-back hair prowling the streets of New York, bristling with pent-up energy and rage as they get in each other’s faces. It’s the Jets and the Sharks marking ...

National company celebrates the majesty of India, a decade of Bodytorque and the Aussie premiere of Wayne McGregor’s Chroma. The Australian Ballet looks like it’s at the cutting edge of its artform ...

The Artistic Director of the Australian Festival of Chamber Music reveals 2015’s red-hot lineup. T he response: “I just love all music!” is the deceptively simple statement and driving maxim behind ...

This distinguished performance of a much maligned work, more a symphonic cantata than a real symphony, will no doubt form another step in its rehabilitation, although it’s doubtful that Lobgesang ...

When the Vienna Boys Choir give the world premiere of a new work by Australian composer Elena Kats-Chernin next week, concert-goers might be skeptical when the lads sing the words “I love a sunburnt ...