Wolfgang von Flugelhorn

Wolfgang von Flügelhorn is a writer and critic who lives and works in Walyalup (Fremantle) and Boorloo (Perth). His reviews and reflections can also be found on his Substack at: www.wolfgangvonflugelhorn.substack.com.

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Photo: West Australian Opera / UWA Conservatorium of Music.
Interviews

A Child of Our Time – troubling wartime oratorio comes to Perth

Made during the second world war, Michael Tippett's A Child of Our Time meditates on the complex causes of violence.

Audible Edge 2026. Photo: Josh Wells Photography.
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Audible Edge review: a 'sublimely curated' festival of exploratory music

From throat singers to soap operas, this year's Audible Edge festival in Perth delivered more than a few surprises.

Ensemble Pygmalion performs Monteverdi's Vespers at Adelaide Festival 2026. Photo: Claudio Raschella.

Monteverdi's Vespers and Orfeo review: two 5-star baroque masterpieces at Adelaide Festival

Ensemble Pygmalion's performances of Monteverdi's Vespers and the opera Orfeo were baroque masterpieces for a neo-baroque age.

The Tiger Lillies perform Serendade from the Sewer at Adelaide Festival 2026. Photo: Andrew Beveridge.
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The Tiger Lillies review: dead funny cabaret at Adelaide Festival

The Tiger Lillies didn't bring the energy they're known for to this Adelaide Festival performance of Serenade from the Sewer.

Tyshawn Sorey: Alone at Adelaide Festival 2026. A tall, solidly built African American man with closely cropped hair and a matching beard, and wearing a black business shirt, sits at an open-topped piano.
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Tyshawn Sorey: Alone review – Adelaide Festival 2026

A solo piano recital by Black American composer and multi-instrumentalist Tyshawn Sorey at Adelaide Festival 2026.

William Barton. Photo: Supplied.
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Brodsky String Quartet with William Barton review: pioneering UK quartet teams with virtuoso yidaki player

The Brodsky String Quartet's collaboration with yidaki player William Barton was let down by a disjointed program.

Dragon I premiered at Perth Festival 2026. Photo: Aaron Claringbold.
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Dragon I review: one man and an AI assistant at Perth Festival

In Dragon I, Adam Kelly tries to deliver a comedic lecture on dragons... until AI gets in the way.

The Booster Protocol by pvi collective is a Perth Festival commission. Image: Supplied.
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The Booster Protocol review: playing games with pvi collective at Perth Festival

Participants in The Booster Protocol must complete tasks as they move through a guided tour, but is social justice really…

WA Youth Theatre Company's Scenes from the Climate Era, presented at Perth Festival 2026. Image: Supplied.
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Scenes from the Climate Era review: WA Youth Theatre tackles hope and purpose at Perth Festival

Climate change is a difficult topic to bring to the stage, but the young performers in Scenes from the Climate…

WASO musician Nic Duncan. Image: Supplied. WASO presented Echoes Through Time as part of Perth Festival.
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Echoes Through Time review: unusual Perth Festival venue not doing musicians any favours

Perth Festival presented Echoes Through Time in an unusual venue, the St Mary's Cathedral.

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