With a theme of freedom hard-won, and an emphasis on Finnish and Australian Indigenous music, Fantasia is a taste of the Festival in its entirety.

Your essential coast-to-coast guide to the Australian music being played on our concert stages this month.

The Blue Mountains festival goes from strength to strength with three premieres and an all-star lineup including Reginald Mobley, Lior and Nigel Westlake.

A classic with a twist paired with a wonderful sonic storm – Jazz:NOW exhibits the diversity of contemporary jazz and improvised music.

Jazz polymath Vanessa Perica discusses her first-ever string quartet, about to receive its world premiere with the Australian String Quartet.

The first evening of MSO’s Composing Australia series offered a thrilling and diverse survey of Australia’s art music world.

Canberra International Music Festival's Eugene Ughetti unpacks this year's program, promising a "five day-long deep listening experience".

Johann Strauss II has always been popular, while also being dismissed by some as a composer of ‘light’ music. Yvonne Frindle takes up the cudgel on his behalf.

German virtuoso Carolina Eyck explains what it’s like to become one with arguably the rarest instrument ever invented.

Ensemble Offspring joins new music giants at Bang on a Can’s 2025 Long Play festival. Claire Edwardes tells Maddy Briggs why she’s so thrilled.

The latest arts appointments and departures.

A round-up of our recent news reports.