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News of illusionist Michael Boyd's latest thrilling show leads this week's Arts in the City column by HELEN MUSA.

The National Capital Art prize is on the up and up, fast gaining traction as a destination event on the cultural circuit, reports HELEN MUSA.

The Canberra International Music Festival will go ahead in 2024, but at about half this year’s size, encompassing just one weekend.

"Each song seemed more beautiful than the last as they created an extraordinary atmosphere of calm with their singing and playing," writes reviewer LEN POWER of the "A Candle for Ukraine" concert.

GRAHAM NcDONALD reviews the Alma Moodie Quartet with and Edward Neeman on piano performing at the “A Memory of Russia” concert.

"With three performances all featuring ensembles of eight musicians, this concert was a celebration of music weird and wonderful performed with the vivid colours of winds, voices and strings." writes reviewer FELIX HUBER.

LEN POWER reviews the immense "Children’s Crusade” concert at Fitters’ Workshop.

"Gavrylyuk was stunning; rapidly shifting between thunderous chordal passages and delicate harp-like textures, making it at times impossible to comprehend how such music could be performed with only two hands," writes reviewer FELIX HUBER.

Reviewer ROB KENNEDY gets among the "Fairies and Fools" and relishes a a "cracking performance and an excellent concert of some of the best music around".

This was a cleverly constructed and well performed concert... until the finale, writes music reviewer IAN McLEAN.