Limelight 2019 - Volume 09: October: Australia's Classical Music and Arts Magazine

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* Cover story: Yo-Yo Ma: Bach Across Borders. The legendary musician and humanitarian makes his long-awaited Australian debut with performances of JS Bach's Six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello, which he will play in one sitting in Sydney and Melbourne. * Feature: 30 Australian Musicians Under 30. Who are Australia's most exciting young classical performers and what is it that makes them special? We look at 30 of the best from 11-year-old violinist Christian Li to 24-year-old composer Alice Chance. *Interviews: Donald Runnicles, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra's first ever Principal Guest Conductor discusses his new role with the orchestra where he conducts Messiaen, Bruckner, Strauss and Faur' this month; violinist Helena Rathbone marks 25 years with the Australian Chamber Orchestra; Swedish soprano Nina Stemme on returning to the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra for an all-Wagner Gala. *Story: Sydney Dance Company celebrates its half century with a thrilling double bill featuring Rafael Bonachela's 6 Breaths and a new, grand-scale work by Gideon Obarzanek called Us 50, featuring former and current dancers of the company along with members of the dance community. *Reviews: Nikolaj Znaider conducts a concert for West Australian Symphony Orchestra with Asher Fisch as the soloist for Schumann's Piano Concerto; Stephen Hough performs Brahms' Second Piano Concerto with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Mark Wigglesworth; Joanna Murray-Smith's new comedy L'Appartement, which she is directing herself for Queensland Theatre. *What's on: live performance and radio highlights for October 2019.