Limelight — May 2017

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