Classical Interviews
2MBS presenter Andrew Dziedzic introduces the sounds of Bach’s cantata Ah wie flüchtig, the first of four cantatas featured on Bach and his World.
Classical Fine Music Magazine Rex Burgess
Born between June and November 1659, just before the restoration of the monarchy in 1660, Henry Purcell, singer, organist, composer and teacher, was one of the finest musicians of the baroque era.
Classical Emerging Artist Program Events
The competition is open to students in Years 5–12 who are aged 18 or under at the date of entry and performing at AMEB Grade 6 level or higher.
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Bach Akademie Australia collaborates with Australia’s premier vocal ensemble The Song Company to present Bach’s seven surviving motets.
CD Reviews Classical Michael Morton-Evans
Johannes Brahms was particularly fond of the German clarinettist Richard Mühlfeld for whom the two sonatas that make up Opus 120 were written...
'Concord of Sweet Sounds' explores music’s power to charm, unsettle and uplift – with courtly dances to operatic laments echoing the Bard’s wise words.
The 2026 Season opens with a vibrant tribute to the composers who sit at the very heart of the Brandenburg’s identity.
Classical Fine Music Magazine
It’s 150 years since the birth of Havergal Brian on 29 January 1876 but there would be no space for anything else if we were to program what is one of the longest, largest and most technically difficult symphonies ever composed.
Opening the 2026 Season with exhilarating flair, Shostakovich’s daring Concerto No. 1 for Piano, Trumpet and Strings takes centre stage in a whirlwind of classical fanfare.
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Soprano Aleksandra Kurzak is a passionate home cook, featured in The Opera Cooks cookbook, where she shares her cherished recipe for linguine all’amatriciana. Joining fellow opera stars like Anna Netrebko and Bryn Terfel, Aleksandra offers favorite dishes.
