Janowski and Pentatone to record all ten major Wagner operas
Two-year release schedule to begin with Flying Dutchman. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $3 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
January 27, 2011
Sydney Con heritage listed
The Sydney Conservatorium of Music, one of Australia’s oldest and most prestigious conservatories, has been added to the NSW heritage register. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $3 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
January 25, 2011
Sony Classical partners with the Metropolitan Opera
Four CD sets and four DVDs of Met productions to be released in February. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $3 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
January 24, 2011
Opera Australia sing for Queensland
Local and international stars of Opera Australia’s current season will take to the stage on February 6 to raise funds for Queensland flood victims. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $3 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
January 21, 2011
Featured recording interview: Brew Guitar Duo
Bradley Kunda and Matt Withers from Brew Guitar Duo on their stunning new album of Australian guitar music Landscape. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $3 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
January 20, 2011
New Gurrumul album
Celebrated Indigenous musician and ARIA-award winning performer Gurrumul Yunupingu is soon to release his second album. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $3 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
January 18, 2011
Decca signs Aleksandra Kurzak
Soprano Aleksandra Kurzak is the latest artist to be signed by Decca Classics, Universal’s US-based classical label. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $3 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
January 18, 2011
Freire honoured by Sarkozy
Pianist Nelson Freire has been made a Chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $3 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
January 17, 2011
Limelight magazine now online!
For regularly updated news, reviews, features and blogs, as well as up-to-date events and ABC Classic FM listings, the new Limelight website is the place to be.
January 14, 2011
Sony signs Nino Machaidze
Sony Classical has announced an exclusive long term agreement with Georgian soprano Nino Machaidze. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $3 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
January 14, 2011
Santo (Juan Diego Florez, Orchestra e coro del Teatro Communale di Bologna/Mariotti)
At a time when broad appeal and maximum sales are all important, Juan Diego Flórez has been notable for his deliberate narrow repertoire, concentrating almost exclusively on the 19th-century bel canto for which he’s ideally suited, while leaving alone swathes of the repertoire most star tenors can’t resist. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $3 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
January 11, 2011
Inside the Berlin Phil
Limelighteditor Francis Merson speaks to Sir Simon Rattle about his past, present and future with the Berlin Philharmonic. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $3 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
January 11, 2011
The Diabelli Challenge
Ten years after his award-winning Beethoven sonatas, Gerard Willems braves the composer’s pianistic Everest, the Diabelli Variations.
January 11, 2011