Authorities in Argentina are reportedly aware of a tragic detail about the moments before Liam Payne died.
Max Corstorphan
Acrobatic dancers and laser-focused principals, with dazzling light and design amid a rich musical tapestry, couch WA Opera’s Orpheus and Eurydice in success at His Majesty’s Theatre.
David Cusworth
Opera and musical theatre in battle of the brands with Chelsea Burns and Lainey O’Sullivan in West Coast Philharmonic’s Carmen to Phantom pastiche at Perth Concert Hall.
Baroque’s French origins shine through HIP Company’s homage to Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre at Fremantle’s Old Customs House.
Perth International Jazz Festival breaks out top-line tourists, first-time visitors, WA regulars, a bumper opening party, album launches and more.
Australian String Quartet is singing the praises of WA soprano Sara Macliver ahead of ASQ’s 40th season next year, featuring the WA Opera diva in a Margaret River Weekend of Music.
WASO sends off chorus director Andrew Foote with a rousing rendition of Mozart’s Requiem at Perth Concert Hall.
Sharon and Slava Grigoryan brought a soiree of Latin rhythms and Baroque beats for Sunday’s launch of Grove Classics’ 14th spring season.
Australian Chamber Orchestra plans just three Perth performances in 2025, its 50th year, amid closure of Perth Concert Hall for renovations and high demand for UWA’s Winthrop Hall.
Jeonghwan Kim matches power with pathos in Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto with Mark Coughlan and OpusWA Arts Orchestra at Government House.
Romanian-born Alexandra Dariescu’s account of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No.21 ‘Elvira Madigan’ graces Perth Concert Hall with Fabien Gabel and WA Symphony Orchestra.
Musica Viva Australia’s 2025 program celebrates refugees from World War II whose traditions of chamber music resonate in the foundation’s 80th season.
Explorations of country, physical and spiritual, launched Queensland’s William Barton and Ensemble Q on a national tour for Musica Viva at Perth Concert Hall.
Queensland composer-didgeridoo virtuoso William Barton tells the story of his Kalkadunga heritage with quiet conviction and assured artistry, with Ensemble Q at Perth Concert Hall.
Violinist-composer Ellie Malonzo breaks with tradition in a violin-viola concerto premiere with teacher Paul Wright and Fremantle Chamber Orchestra.
Entrepreneurial Perth pianist James Dekleva joins two young WA Symphony Orchestra musicians in trios by Schubert and Dvorak at Trinity College.
WA’s homegrown indie rock band Old Mervs are a far cry from their humble beginnings having performed their biggest headline show to date in Fremantle at the weekend.
Kellie Balaam
Mahler’s ‘Symphony of a thousand’ led by WA Symphony Orchestra and principal conductor Asher Fisch wows with power and woos with finesse at Perth Concert Hall.
Documentary about En Coda’s innovative 2021 concert launches national tour at Luna Leederville.
Sacred and secular texts centre stage in Voyces’ Requiem with Paul Stanhope at WA Museum Boola Bardip’s Hackett Hall.
Lukas Vondracek revives partnership with WASO and Asher Fisch in a dazzling Liszt Piano Concerto No.1 at Perth Concert Hall on Friday.
WA Opera soprano Rachelle Durkin and Australian Baroque bring Un Bellissimo Fuoco (A Beuatiful Fire) to WA Museum Boola Bardip Hackett Hall.
Mirabilis Collective grace the intimacy of UWA’s Callaway Auditorium with Glow, the latest in the all-female ensemble’s Illuminate series.
Breaksea’s Caretaker probes loss of self, identity and connection in stories, songs, dance and drama collated in the Great Southern region and reworked for the big city.
