Paul Lewis: King of the Hammerklavier
The pianist talks about his early passions, the rigours of Alfred Brendel and surviving a Liverpudlian seagull swoop.
The pianist talks about his early passions, the rigours of Alfred Brendel and surviving a Liverpudlian seagull swoop.
★★★★★ Double concerto offers delights to match Fisch’s sublime Second.
★★★★★ Zukerman finesses Brahms’ concerto, but Fisch’s First is world-class.
★★★★☆ Andrew Haveron’s Sibelius favours poeticism over flamboyance. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
★★★★★ Young and Bell create a brilliant synthesis between music and narrative. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Limelight speaks to Richard Mills about 2016’s gastronomic delights, circus thrills, and bel canto masterworks.
If every arts outfit that didn’t turn a profit were to shut up shop it would be a cultural desert out there.
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★★★★☆ It may be old music, but Tognetti’s Brahms calls for new ears. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
The British-born modernist who made Perth and Sydney his home passes at 72.
The first instalment of David Robertson’s epic concert performance of Wagner’s tragic love story is free to view.
This is the latest in a series of major operational and managerial crises impacting Australia’s major music institutions.
★★★★☆ Meaty winter fare delivered with authenticity and heart.