★★★★★ Thoughtfully conceived programme exquisitely performed.

★★★★☆ International and sweeping revisitation of World War One.

How a Parisian composer’s experimental efforts resulted in a stylistic movement much closer to home. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

The 1909 instrument made by Ferruccio Varagnolo and valued at $65,000 has not been played for 30 years.

Sally Whitwell hopes her new musical might throw a spanner into the works of the usual commercial Christmas machine. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

The unofficial grant to the Australian World Orchestra was made just days before the former Minister for the Arts was replaced.

★★★★½ De Waart delivers Strauss’s superman and a delightful Belgian surprise. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

The “world’s most successful violinist” will return to Australia in 2016 for the first time in three years.

An anonymous donor offered the instruments to the Hobart-based music school on the condition they are played.

The Russian violinist is one of classical music’s megastars but this is one celebrity who hasn’t let fame go to his head.

Everyone has an opinion on everything these days, and social media is making it all to easy to sound off.

★★★★☆ Weymark’s aquatic programme comes with sought after harbour views. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in