Three new categories increases this year's number of finalists to 56, all in the running for a cash prize of $10,000.

Eleven Australian and New Zealand composers have each received a grant of $7,500 for the commissioning of new proposed works.

As the Australian Chamber Orchestra prepares to explore it, we examine the groundbreaking music of Wendy Carlos and her trailblazing career.

A wide-ranging program perfectly in tune with its gorgeous natural surroundings made for a breathtaking Festival that even won over the weather.

What is a KeyScanner? Pianist and technophile Zubin Kanga show us how it works and how it's used in his latest piece from his London lab.

Percussionist Louise Devenish explains how oystershell and underwater video feature in a project exploring the history of Australian rivers.

Ahead of a Sydney Festival performance, Matthias Schack-Arnott talks about opening up John Cage’s Sonatas and Interludes.

The pianist talks about her upcoming collaboration with composer Robert Davidson, a work weaving in the voices of pioneering women.

Cate Blanchett voices a tiger in Julian Rosefeldt's huge and elaborate multimedia installation, a keystone work in Melbourne's RISING festival.

A piece of Beatles-era technology – a mixing desk from London’s Abbey Road studios – is now the centrepiece of a new exhibit at Hobart’s MONA created to host artists.

Stunning, bonding and thoughtful, this immersive eight-hour experience reaches out to the world beyond its four walls.

Featuring an immersive soundscape by Nick Wales, and a new Sulman Award-winning accommodation wing, Arthur Boyd’s homestead invites everyone to rediscover nature’s beauty.