Reviews

The Art of Australia
Hosted by former Art Gallery of NSW director Edmund Capon, this ABC1 series looks at how art and artists helped…

The Darkside
Director and cinematographer Warwick Thornton is open in his embrace of the darkside.

Mozart and Shostakovich
Sydney Symphony's Mozart and Shostakovich was not the best of concert the year but it was time well spent.

Vere (Faith)
An ambitious and intelligent exploration of dementia, academia, religion and the Higgs Boson particle.

Brahms v Wagner: Wagner and the Orchestra
Conductor Asher Fisch fronted the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and soprano Lisa Gasteen for an evening of Wagnerian mastery.

Brahms v Wagner: Brahms and Wagner in Song
This collaboration between pianist Asher Fisch and German mezzo-soprano Stefanie Irányi provided an unusual treat.

An Evening with Yo La Tengo
With a career spanning over three decades, cult icons Yo La Tengo are infallible veterans of the alternative music industry.

Trampoline
An exuberant, bouncingly joyful play about finding love, life and letting go of dreams.

Sun
Hofesh Shechter's Sun is full of wit and surprises

Melbourne Festival Haydn for Everyone Series: Attacca Quartet
This year the sunset series of chamber music concerts makes a welcome return to the Melbourne Festival.