Reading Time: 2 minutesAs I sat listening to the London Philharmonic Orchestra deftly make its way from Judith Weir’s leafy “Forest” (1995) to Rachmaninoff’s “Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43” (1934), and then finally to the titular event of the evening, I wondered why I continue to be so drawn to this seven-movement orchestral suite about planets.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAward-winning Aussie duo The Listies return to Edinburgh Fringe with their hit show Make Some Noise as part of the House of Oz 2025 season.
Reading Time: 3 minutesWinner of the Best Music Award at Adelaide Fringe and featuring music and lore from Joplin, Winehouse, Cobain, Morrison and Hendrix, this must-see live rock-umentary will get you praying to the rock gods for more. Saluting the members of the 27 Club are some of Australia's top rock icons and musicians. We sat down Creator, Producer and Director of 27 Club, Zac Tyler.
Reading Time: 2 minutes"Martin Fröst magically wielded the clarinet for Jazz"
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe night’s BBC Proms (22 July 2025) opened with Richard Strauss’s Death and Transfiguration (1889), one of his most recognised and frequently performed tone poems.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe BBC Proms has once again proven itself as a beacon of bold programming, this time weaving together two major works united by the theme of night, memory, and spectral encounters.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe First Night of the BBC Proms was suitably majestic. The room pulsated with respect and anticipation; as the orchestra prepared to strum and string (and all the other things they do), the reverential silence was palpable.
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuadrophenia: The Mod Ballet at The Lowry is nothing short of a revelation. This groundbreaking production reimagines The Who’s seminal 1973 rock opera through the expressive language of ballet — and the result is a pulsating, poignant, and visually electrifying triumph.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe cast has been announced for That Bastard, Puccini! which is making its world premiere in London this Summer. Written by James Inverne (A Walk With Mr Heifetz, Primary Stages, former Editor of Gramophone Magazine), this compelling new comedy-drama will explore the high-stakes chaos surrounding Giacomo Puccini and Ruggero Leoncavallo’s race to claim La Bohème as their own, leading to a scandalous ‘battle of the Bohemes’, as each created their own version.
Reading Time: 3 minutesMidlife crises, mixtapes and 80s bangers… following a sell-out Australian tour and a critically acclaimed season at Brisbane Powerhouse, join Tammy Tooth as a forgotten mixtape catapults her back to 1987, where she faces her teenage self and rediscovers her spark. With 15 live songs, a spandex-loving DJ and women 40+ dancing their way into the spotlight, it is a joyous, glitter-drenched celebration of second chances.