The saxophonist, broadcaster, activist and artists will be honoured at a ceremony in August alongside Saltwater Band.
The high-profile British vocal ensemble has been secured for an Australian Festival of Chamber Music exclusive.
Ahead of its Australian tour, the Grammy Award-winning American quartet chats to us about the music it loves, from Ravel to Radiohead.
Singaporean curator Low Kee Hong's 2028 Biennale to foster "wonder, connection and new possibilities".
Composer, pianist and zhengist Daniel Gao takes away a $5,000 cash prize and gets a premiere performance of his winning work.
Ruth Makenzie to serve in Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s government as Minister for the Arts.
Ahead of his 90th birthday, two landmark works by Minimalist composer Philip Glass are being performed in a special one-off concert in Melbourne.
As endorphins flooded his brain while lugging firewood to the woodpile at his house, Guy Noble found his envy for trillionaire Elon Musk slowly turning to pity.
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A compelling new Rienzi finds contemporary resonance without sacrificing the grandeur of Wagner's early vision.
Reg Livermore's 1970s passion project gets a fresh charge in this deft Vic Opera revival.
Superb musicianship transforms an evening of introspective masterpieces into one of the festival's defining concerts.
Smaller in scale than Stephanie Lake's recent works but VISTA is nothing less than electrifying.
Ancient hymns and contemporary masterworks combine in a spellbinding concert of rare emotional power.
AFCM's opening concert celebrates Cairns-Gimuy with spirited classics and an evocative world premiere.
Coffee, comedy and family chemistry fuel Miriam Allan's return to Australia to sing with her father and Bach Akademie Australia.
We look at the Australian National University's now-abandoned Renew ANU proposal and discuss the future for classical music in Canberra.
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Sitting in with the Sitkovetsky Trio, Stefanie Farrands reflects on musical chemistry and the art of connection.
South Australian soprano Lucy Stoddart is about to step into the spotlight in a pair of pivotal roles.
By the end of his epic Brisbane Festival concert, Bowman will have explored virtually every corner of Bach's musical imagination.
Directors Shannon Burns and Patrick Nolan lift the curtains on their new productions of the fairy-tale musical Into the Woods for two of our opera companies.
Enrolments in conducting studies at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music have surged in recent years. What’s the attraction in a podium position?
Salonen bids a fiery but poignant farewell to San Francisco.
Superb musicianship transforms an evening of introspective masterpieces into one of the festival's defining concerts.
Ahead of its Australian tour, the Grammy Award-winning American quartet chats to us about the music it loves, from Ravel to Radiohead.
Melbourne's Charlie Wu shares the Grand Prix after a commanding performance of Rachmaninov's Third Concerto.
Ancient hymns and contemporary masterworks combine in a spellbinding concert of rare emotional power.
AFCM's opening concert celebrates Cairns-Gimuy with spirited classics and an evocative world premiere.
A compelling new Rienzi finds contemporary resonance without sacrificing the grandeur of Wagner's early vision.
From antiquity to the present day, Imara Savage’s production underlines the intrinsic link between theatre and ritual.
Making her title role debut, Emma Pearson invites us to the Silver Age of Viennese operetta, and the entire company comes to the party.
Opera Australia marks its 70th birthday with an “outrageously good performance” that breathes new life into Elijah Moshinsky’s iconic production.
The stars of Beijing's opera scene put on a tasting plate in a delicious debut gala.
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Reg Livermore's 1970s passion project gets a fresh charge in this deft Vic Opera revival.
The greatest strength of Jane Harrison's new play lies in its refusal to simplify its central figure.
A modestly produced but finely acted Australian premiere finds humour, hope and heartbreak in a royal visit to a Canadian AIDS hospice.
Making her title role debut, Emma Pearson invites us to the Silver Age of Viennese operetta, and the entire company comes to the party.
Violinist-composer Netanela Mizrahi earns nominations across three categories in this celebration of NT creatives both on and off the stage.
Creative Australia funds a pilot program to co-invest in the commissioning, development and presentation of new Australian theatre works beyond the capital cities.
Smaller in scale than Stephanie Lake's recent works but VISTA is nothing less than electrifying.
Violinist-composer Netanela Mizrahi earns nominations across three categories in this celebration of NT creatives both on and off the stage.
Lucy Guerin stepping down as leader of the dance company bearing her name has sent ripples of surprise through Australian performing arts circles.
This triple bill lives up to its name with driving force and exceptional performance.
The acclaimed choreographer relinquishes the artistic directorship of the company that has taken her name across the world.
Over-hasty storytelling mars this ballet version of Shakespeare’s tragedy.
Salonen bids a fiery but poignant farewell to San Francisco.
A walk in this musical garden promises reflection and delight.
Sparkling HIP brings two neglected nineteenth-century gems to life.
Esfahani dazzles in Bach's concertos for solo harpsichord and strings.
All-Australian recital gets mythical, but loses something sans visuals.
Colin Davis at his peak, and just who were Ataúlfo Argenta and Enrique Jordá?
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