This issue features the young Australians destined for greatness, Nina Stemme on Wagner's heroines, interviews with Katie Noonan, Donald Runnicles and more.

Meet the next generation of classical music stars, learn what changes at mainstage venues mean for the industry, an interview with Nina Stemme and more.

Claire Edwardes, Elaine Chia and Katie Noonan are among the finalists in this year's Awards, which seek to highlight on the accomplishments of women across the Australian music industry.

Salome and Die Tote Stadt should satisfy opera lovers and gore aficionados, while Tommy does the rest.

Highlights include a new work by Jessica Wells, a choir of thousands, and the return of a revamped Opera at Jimbour.

Queensland's cherished celebration of culture and local produce will be seen in a new, all-day format.

Ahead of his concerts with Katie Noonan and the SSO, the cartoonist-poet explains the musicality and lyricism that drives his art.

With Volume II out soon, the classical guitarist has won an ARIA Fine Arts Award for his Bach Cello Suites Volume I. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

The list of contenders includes Katie Noonan, Liza Lim, Richard Tognetti and Elena Kats-Chernin.

In her first festival as Artistic Director, the singer-songwriter focuses on social change, empowerment and the human voice. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

For her first Queensland Music Festival, Noonan is asking Australians to take part in a concert called You’re The Voice.

The intuitive relationship that vocalist Katie Noonan and classical guitarist Karin Schaupp have developed together makes for some gorgeous music-making in their latest recording Songs of the Latin Skies. Katie Noonan and Karin Schaupp. Photo: supplied It’s their third release together, following the success of their 2012 ARIA nominated album Songs of the Southern Skies and their 2011 eight-track EP Songs from the British Isles. Songs of the Latin Skies features 13 tracks, which pay homage to the great South American songbook of bossa nova, samba, salsa and tango by composers such as Heitor Villa-Lobos, Astor Piazzolla, Luis Bonfá, Antonio Lauro and Antônio Carlos Jobim among others. The duo bring a fresh, distinctive, original take to the repertoire, with Noonan’s exquisite vocals soaring delicately over Schaupp’s virtuosic, equally expressive playing, as they caress the melodies to create a meltingly laid-back album with a spare, minimal beauty that would soothe the most furrowed brow. The first track Seguranca makes for a stunning opening, with some double-tracking of Noonan’s voice creating lovely rich harmonies and showcasing her renowned vocal range from a warm bottom register to a dazzling, ethereal top. Classic bossa nova numbers Desafinado and Wave… Continue reading Get unlimited digital…