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Last Dance – Michael Tsalka and Diana Weston

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Last Dance is the second recording in a two-part series focussing on the musical properties of the ‘square’ piano, of great significance in Australia during its colonial days, performed by Michael Tsalka and Diana Weston.

Heinrich von Herzogenberg: A Life

Classical Fine Music Magazine

The Austrian composer, Heinrich von Herzogenberg, was the son of a Viennese civil servant. Born in 1843, he turned away from the law to study composition under Felix Dessoff, a professor at the Vienna Conservatory.

Book Review – Big Music

Book Reviews Classical Fine Music Magazine

Gillian Wills is an accomplished music reviewer and memoirist, and this is her debut as an author of fiction. Her background as a professional musician and academic shines through in her writing.

Arnold Schoenberg: The Musical Disruptor

Classical Fine Music Magazine

The Austrian modernist composer Arnold Schoenberg whose controversial music is either regarded as a stake into the heart and practice of harmony in 20th-century classical music, was a musical terror, or as pianist Pina Napolitano puts it, ’an invincible combination of intellect and passion, discipline and expressivity’ at the very centre of the development of the art in the 20th century.

What to look forward to in 2025

2025 Events Classical Michael Morton-Evans

Michael Morton-Evans highlights key upcoming musical events, including the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s 50th anniversary and Richard Tognetti’s 35 years as leader, featuring Brahms' Violin Concerto. Also, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s exciting program and the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra's impressive lineup promise memorable performances in the year ahead.

2025 Stefan Kruger Scholar – Andrei Hadap

Artist in Residence Classical Emerging Artist Program

Andrei Hadap is a pianist, composer, teacher and scholar based in Sydney. He holds a Bachelor of Music with First-Class Honours from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, where he studied under Stephanie McCallum and Erin Helyard.

2025 Artists in Residence – Nexas (classical)

Artist in Residence Classical Emerging Artist Program

Meet our 2025 Artists in Residence, Nexas Quartet that aims to connect in a meaningful way with the 2MBS Fine Music Sydney audience base to continue to share their music and bring awareness of the beauty of their medium to a wider audience.

Dvorák’s Symphonies 5 & 6 – MSO

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The first in a new cycle of Dvořák symphony recordings, Dvořák: Symphonies 5 & 6 is the second release on the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s own label. The exploration of Dvořák’s many works has been an ongoing passion of Chief Conductor Jaime Martín since taking the helm of the MSO in 2022.

Handel’s Oratorio Messiah

Classical Upcoming concerts

Radio Community Chest has been presenting Handel’s oratorio Messiah in Sydney since 1941. This Sydney Christmas tradition including 450 voice choir and orchestra will again take place at the Sydney Town Hall.

Altiora Peto by Lachlan Skipworth

Classical

Australian composer Lachlan Skipworth has been hailed by The Australian as possessing a ‘rare gift as a melodist’ and by Limelight as expressing ‘both exquisite delicacy and tremendous power’. His newest album, Altiora Peto, explores the expansive, with two concertos, a bass recorder rumination and the overwhelming force of a choral mass.