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Beethoven performance balances darkness with eloquence

Vladimir Ashkenazy's reading of Beethoven seemed to reveal an inner truth.

The next generation of performers were on prominent display this week, first in Jayson Gillham's lyrically restrained performance of Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto with conductor, Vladimir Ashkenazy, and the SSO and then with the uncannily accomplished Beilman and Tyson violin and piano duo from Musica Viva..

Remaking music in their image

 Beyonce and Solange perform at the Coachella festival in 2014.

When sisters each make it to No.1, it's news. When both of them are changing the way music is made, it could be historic.

Bob Dylan wins Nobel prize in literature

Musician Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel prize in literature.

Bob Dylan has won the Nobel Prize in literature "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition," the Swedish Academy said on Thursday in awarding the 8 million Swedish crown prize.

Rapper 360 slays government ads targeting ice abuse

Addiction: Rapper 360 aka Matthew Colwell has written a song about his ordeal.

Australian rapper 360 has revealed his own battled with drugs, saying methamphetamine, commonly known as ice, has been the hardest to beat and watching Victorian government anti-ice television campaigns only makes him itch for more.

Sydney's top gigs

Ratcat in the '90s (from left) Andrew Polin, Simon Day and Marc Scully.

From indie-rockers Ratcat to singer-songwriter Jack Colwell, we have live music covered.

Sticky Carpet

The Delta Riggs have shows at the Corner on October 20 and 21.

Sticky Carpet: the Delta Riggs, Kyneton Music Festival, Parquet Courts, the Barebones and more.

EG album reviews

Lost Animal, You Yang.

EG album reviews: The Peep Tempel, Harry Howard & the NDE, Beth Hart, Jagwar Ma and Lost Animal.

Five weeks in a canvas boat

Glen Hansard has made a great new album, <i>Didn't He Ramble</i>.

Finally learning some lessons about songwriting, and life, after 30 years as a musician has turned Irishman Glen Hansard into somebody new.