A new Melbourne Conservatorium of Music production brings Handel’s opera to life with period practice, fluid casting and youthful energy.
Canberra Symphony Orchestra partners with the Ricky Stuart Foundation to bring live orchestral music to ACT specialist schools.
A year of Beethoven, Mahler and Strauss and the premiere of a new Ross Edwards symphony among the highlights of Simone Young's sixth season leading the SSO.
A recently launched Keep Music Live campaign calls on producers and publicly funded arts organisations to resist treating live music as an optional extra.
Alex Turley takes home his first Art Music Award; Paul Stanhope, Anne Cawrse, Nick Russoniello and ELISION's Daryl Buckley among those honoured.
Researchers use machine learning to investigate the musical characteristics that make one performer recognisably different from another.
As her international career goes from strength to strength, Suzie Miller talks about her latest play, Strong is the New Pretty, about the formation of the AFL’s women’s league.
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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An accomplished cast brings Patricia Cornelius’ play about dementia, dying and doomed explorers to life, but textual density obscures emotional depth.
The ASQ and a formidable Smiles pair Schubert with Samuel Adams in an exquisitely crafted concert.
Our musical future is in good hands, if these four young composers have any say in it.
Yes, Arthur Miller's Salesman is a tough act to follow. But that doesn't mean we shouldn't try.
Powerful physical performances but one of Australia's most skilled storytelling voices feels reduced to a whisper.
Visceral, sometimes disturbing connections with the city’s restless and nocturnal.
As he prepares to tour Australia with a multi-sensory, all-Australian program, the harpist-composer chats about what's in store.
Cameron Lam looks ahead to the latest and upcoming Classical, Jazz, and Sound Art releases across Australian in this month’s playlist.
Playing music by Beethoven, Marais and Elena Kats-Chernin, Australian Haydn Ensemble's Skye McIntosh is set to unpack the story of the Scott sisters, Australia's pioneering nature illustrators.
Camerata – Queensland's Chamber Orchestra expands its forces for Brisbane Festival's immersive fusion of film, music and environmental advocacy.
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By the end of his epic Brisbane Festival concert, Bowman will have explored virtually every corner of Bach's musical imagination.
Hear My Eyes and Michael "CAVS" Cavanagh drum up a new score for Christopher Nolan's twisty noir.
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Canberra Symphony Orchestra partners with the Ricky Stuart Foundation to bring live orchestral music to ACT specialist schools.
Second time around proves even better care of period instruments.
Alex Turley takes home his first Art Music Award; Paul Stanhope, Anne Cawrse, Nick Russoniello and ELISION's Daryl Buckley among those honoured.
MCO's 2027 season features Aussie collaborations galore and an Andrew Ford world premiere.
As he prepares to tour Australia with a multi-sensory, all-Australian program, the harpist-composer chats about what's in store.
A year of Beethoven, Mahler and Strauss and the premiere of a new Ross Edwards symphony among the highlights of Simone Young's sixth season leading the SSO.
A new Melbourne Conservatorium of Music production brings Handel’s opera to life with period practice, fluid casting and youthful energy.
Alex Turley takes home his first Art Music Award; Paul Stanhope, Anne Cawrse, Nick Russoniello and ELISION's Daryl Buckley among those honoured.
Five rising singers to compete for honours at the competition’s Finals Concert at The Concourse in Chatswood on 8 October.
Pure in tone and with laser-like accuracy, Licht dazzles with a program steeped in the early history of the high male voice.
Opera Australia returns to full strength in Melbourne with a Wagner world premiere from Sir David McVicar; Sydney to see a new La bohème and a steampunk Magic Flute.
The flamboyant sopranista brings Vivaldi, Handel and some extraordinary vocal fireworks to his Australian concert debut.
An accomplished cast brings Patricia Cornelius’ play about dementia, dying and doomed explorers to life, but textual density obscures emotional depth.
Yes, Arthur Miller's Salesman is a tough act to follow. But that doesn't mean we shouldn't try.
Powerful physical performances but one of Australia's most skilled storytelling voices feels reduced to a whisper.
Visceral, sometimes disturbing connections with the city’s restless and nocturnal.
Kat Stewart is the beating heart of a powerful new play set in a working-class Australian town with limited life choices.
From symphonic reinvention to new theatrical worlds, Limelight's September issue spotlights artists reshaping tradition while forging their own futures.
Powerful physical performances but one of Australia's most skilled storytelling voices feels reduced to a whisper.
Two heads better than one: Charmene Yap and Cass Mortimer Eipper head home to WA to take the reins of the company.
From symphonic reinvention to new theatrical worlds, Limelight's September issue spotlights artists reshaping tradition while forging their own futures.
Barrie Kosky's long-awaited Götterdämmerung, new productions from Netia Jones and Damiano Michieletto, and a wealth of opera and ballet stars headline the latest cinema season.
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.
Second time around proves even better care of period instruments.
Sensitive singing and pianism bring Mahler’s early songs to vivid life.
Whole worlds to discover in Chan’s gloriously eclectic musical sketchbook.
Finnish maestro and orchestra impress deeply on home turf.
A century of French and Australian flute music persuasively played.
Fascinating reconstructions bring to life a survivor of the ravages of the Reformation.
Explore the guide and listen to our 25 in 25 playlist of Australia’s favourite art music.
Our specialist writers analyse this year’s offerings in theatres and concert halls.
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