Discover the top tracks that make up our playlist of Australia's favourite art music in 2026.
The DSO's 2027 season features a brand new Beethoven festival, two major Australian works and a celebration of disco music.
Your guide to the best in Christmas music concerts – from Baroque to pop, Bach to Broadway.
The award acknowledges the Australian conductor's longstanding commitment to restoring neglected and rarely performed scores.
From live film scores and provocative theatre to musical discoveries and the stories behind Australia’s great performance spaces, our December issue celebrates the arts in all their variety.
Two new Australian commissions and Beethoven’s Septet feature in Kate Suthers’ second program as Artistic Director.
The Bidjara songwoman and composer explains how the birds taught her to sing and why she played music to her son, didgeridoo virtuoso William Barton, even before he was born.
Opera Australia’s new production of La bohème turns its back on our digital world in favour of paint, cloth and handmade theatre.
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Carbon may test the audience’s patience, but its existential rewards are considerable.
A masterclass in ceremonial splendour, with Joseph Nolan and his Consort making grandeur sound effortless.
A deft reworking of an H.G. Wells obscurity, but the result is a little less than the sum of its parts.
Caryl Churchill's clone drama still packs some punch, even though its concerns have been thoroughly overshadowed.
As midnight approaches, Changing Winds Ensemble searches for light.
A soaring musical conversation between birdsong, recorders and choral masterpieces across the centuries.
Discover the top tracks that make up our playlist of Australia's favourite art music in 2026.
Australia’s biggest celebration of games and culture is also a hub for new thinking about music and music careers, writes Meghann O’Neill.
Charles Brooks' photographs of the mysterious internal spaces of musical instruments have travelled the world. A new exhibition allows you to feel like you're on the inside.
Cameron Lam showcases the latest Australian releases across Classical, Jazz, and Sound Art in this month’s playlist.
Opera Australia’s new production of La bohème turns its back on our digital world in favour of paint, cloth and handmade theatre.
The team behind Musica Viva Australia’s education program On the Wireless encourages students to listen deeply – and to get loud!
Dean Bryant was keen to cast Christie Whelan Browne in the stage adaptation of All About Eve. But should she play Margo or Eve? Why not both?
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Your guide to the best in Christmas music concerts – from Baroque to pop, Bach to Broadway.
Discover the top tracks that make up our playlist of Australia's favourite art music in 2026.
A masterclass in ceremonial splendour, with Joseph Nolan and his Consort making grandeur sound effortless.
The award acknowledges the Australian conductor's longstanding commitment to restoring neglected and rarely performed scores.
Virtuoso pianist Debargue riffs on Gershwin songs in brilliant etudes.
Two new Australian commissions and Beethoven’s Septet feature in Kate Suthers’ second program as Artistic Director.
From live film scores and provocative theatre to musical discoveries and the stories behind Australia’s great performance spaces, our December issue celebrates the arts in all their variety.
A memorable new production of Puccini's tragic romance makes its debut with a fine cast in an imperfect venue.
The First Nations opera star to feature alongside the Queensland Symphony Orchestra in several concerts in its 2027 season.
On a shoestring and with some exceptional musical performances, The Cooperative finds its niche by plunging us into humanity’s dark side.
The 74th Perth Festival combines international music names with First Nations commissions, European theatre and dance, and large-scale works across the city, river and coastline.
Matthew Lutton looks to the otherworldly, surreal and fantastical in his second year as Artistic Director.
Carbon may test the audience’s patience, but its existential rewards are considerable.
A deft reworking of an H.G. Wells obscurity, but the result is a little less than the sum of its parts.
Caryl Churchill's clone drama still packs some punch, even though its concerns have been thoroughly overshadowed.
Artistic Director Joanne Kee's first full season combines theatre productions with music, comedy, talks and participatory events.
The Brisbane company combines Queensland premieres, returning favourites and ambitious new work as it prepares for a change of artistic leadership.
From live film scores and provocative theatre to musical discoveries and the stories behind Australia’s great performance spaces, our December issue celebrates the arts in all their variety.
Australian premiere of Doña Perón, return of Hamlet and a new Nutcracker headline Ivan Gil-Ortega’s second season.
In a stroke of genius, Justin Peck allows us to see the music as well as hear it, while the dancers knock it out of the park
The 74th Perth Festival combines international music names with First Nations commissions, European theatre and dance, and large-scale works across the city, river and coastline.
Matthew Lutton looks to the otherworldly, surreal and fantastical in his second year as Artistic Director.
Four choreographers unite for a major new work as Rafael Bonachela prepares his final full-length commission as artistic director.
Germany’s leading classical company brings its justly admired production of Petipa’s great ballet to Melbourne
Virtuoso pianist Debargue riffs on Gershwin songs in brilliant etudes.
Never mind the plot, listen to the music.
Antiloglu captures the magnificence but harrowing ambience of wartime Russia.
A taut Sea Symphony and a rare orchestral nocturne.
Screen legend takes 60-year musical journey through the remains of the day.
An audio archive sees Anna Bonitatibus turn musical detective and biographer.
Explore our 2026 Guide and vote for your favourite pieces of Australian art music.
Our specialist writers analyse this year’s offerings in theatres and concert halls.
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