Seeds of a powerful work need nurturing
"Unfortunately, the rhythm of the piece was broken with long and unnecessary blackouts that jarred the flow of the story." JOE WOODWARD reviews La Souris Blanche (The White Mouse).
Reviews
THAYER PREECE reviews Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody, a performance by the Australian Chamber Orchestra.
"In Regeneration Glyphs, the artist brings together not only a selection of past works that provide a continuum of ideas and images, but also exciting recent work that promises new beginnings," writes reviewer KERRY-ANNE COUSINS.
MICHAEL WILSON reviews the Canberra Bach Ensemble's performance of Christe, du Lamm Gottes – the music of JS Bach.
Reviews
Enjoyable and knowledgeable celebration of Kurtag
ALANNA MACLEAN reviews Homage to Kurtag, a performance by soprano Amy Moore and pianist Edward Neeman.
Reviews
‘Fire and passion’ bring accordion dances to life
GRAHAM McDONALD reviews Accordion Dances, the first of this year’s Canberra Symphony Orchestra’s Chamber Series.
Reviews
Exhibition explores communities and significant sites
ROB KENNEDY reviews Sharing Stories Arts Exchange exhibition at the ANU School of Art & Design.
SAM WILSON reviews Beethoven and Beyond, a performance by pianists Bernice Chua and Joshua Han.
"This adaptation for the stage of the 1998 film Shakespeare in Love works very well as a way of showcasing lots of up and coming talent." writes reviewer ALANNA MACLEAN.
"The exhibitions share a concern with the intertwined themes of time, of physics, of nature, and of being human. Individually, the two are crackers. Combined, they gain synergistic meaning and powerful intensity," says reviewer CON BOEKEL.
Three recent, excellent crime novels set in Scotland, have caught the eye of book reviewer ANNA CREER.
"None of this was comfortable listening. It is the polar opposite of easy listening. Yet it should not be forgotten that from such interactive experiments comes new music, for new generation ears." HELEN MUSA reviews SoundOut 2026.
SARAH BYRNE reviews Concord of Sweet Sounds, performed by Salut Baroque.
"A gentle evening dedicated to American violinist and teacher Camilla Wicks made for lovely listening at the Wesley Music Centre." writes reviewer ALANNA MACLEAN.
Arts editor HELEN MUSA reviews Opera Australia's new production of Puccini’s Turandot.
Book reviewer COLIN STEELE reflects on his top five books for 2025.
"Daniel Röhn lives and breathes music; he has it in his being, which makes his concerts a most special experience, as this was," writes reviewer ROB KENNEDY.
"Garner mixes the mundane with the profane, juxtaposing washing the dishes with the creativity of writing." COLIN STEELE reviews the collected diaries of "national treasure" Helen Garner.
BRIAN ROPE reviews two complementary, but different photo exhibitions.
