Music
Festival review: Illuminate Adelaide, from Unsound to Oneohtrix Point Never
Adelaide’s winter festival offers a rich array of experiences, from the sensory overload of Unsound Adelaide to a night-time ramble…
Music review: Symphony Series 5, Vitality, Adelaide Town Hall
A musical Mount Everest and a starry, starry night.
Music review: Governor’s Gala: Romance isn’t Dead, Yet…, Australian Festival of Chamber Music
The Australian Festival of Chamber Music Governor’s Gala offered splendid playing of some of the most romantic music ever written.
Concert review: FLIGHT: The Next Generation of Artists, Fitzroy Town Hall
A mini music festival’s dreamy takeover of Fitzroy Town Hall with intriguing contrasts of performance ambience and audience-artist connections.
Music review: Opening Applause, Australian Festival of Chamber Music
Two premieres and two perennial favourites open the 2023 Australian Chamber Music Festival in Townsville with a well-chosen and beautifully…
Musical review: Sweeney Todd, Sydney Opera House
The latest iteration of this musical theatre thriller will appeal to Sondheim fans, old and new.
What happens when a tram line throws a party?
The Eighty-Six is a new festival celebrating the concentrated cluster of live music venues in Melbourne’s inner north.
Music review: Australian Concerto and Vocal Competition, Townsville Civic Centre
The final gala concerts featured virtuoso performances in both vocal and instrumental categories.
$1 million grant to aid art music graduates
A new partnership between the Australian National Academy of Music and The Ian Potter Cultural Trust will support ANAM alumni…
Music review: Meteor Orbit, Riverside Theatres
A musical event designed to coincide with the annual Perseid meteor shower.