Limelight — May 2017

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MAHLER’S MUSE
They say behind every great man there’s a great woman, and
few women have been behind as many great men as Alma Mahler

THE GREATEST CELLIST EVER?
Mstislav Rostropovich would have been 90 this year. We look at the
legacy of a man who reinvented the repertoire for his instrument

CHARLES DUTOIT AT 80
As he celebrates 40 years of music-making in Sydney, the great Swiss
maestro explains why retirement would spell the end of his world

ISSUE
ON SALE

JUN 1


2017


Next


month...


AUSTRALIA’S CLASSICAL MUSIC AND ARTS MAGAZINE

PLUS...


· The Reformation comes of age
· The private life of a string quartet
· The remarkable world of Janácˇek

and much more...


Few pianists are as respected


and renowned as Martha


Argerich, yet few pianists have


remained as private about


their life and their art. Ahead of her


long-overdue Australian debut, Limelight


talks to people who know her well to


explore the woman behind the myth.


THE


ARGERICH


ENIGMA

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