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Nick Galvin

Nick Galvin is a journalist with The Sydney Morning Herald

Cheeky and eclectic: Belle du Barry with Paris Combo.

Cheeky chanteuse breaks hearts and wins minds

It was love at first sight – or sound, at least – when Australian multi-instrumentalist David Lewis first encountered French chanteuse Belle du Berry singing with her group La Belle Equipe.

Peter Phillips and collaborator David Gosden discuss the nuances of performance,

The ghost of Debussy lives in my lounge

Most warm evenings you can find Peter Phillips and his partner sitting on their verandah enjoying a glass of wine as they listen to Maurice Ravel or, perhaps, Claude Debussy play the magnificent grand piano in their lounge.

Tan Dun sees his role as providing contact between two worlds.

Between two worlds

In 1973 the Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Eugene Ormandy, was invited to tour China.