The composer tells us about his new work commissioned by the Southern Cross Soloists for a concert inspired by navigation.

ACO violinist Glenn Christensen tells us about the music festival he started in his home town of Mackay, and we round up some other regional festivals happening soon.

Kathryn Selby and friends – Daniel Dodds and Timo-Veikko Valve – deliver virtuosic playing and thought-provoking performances.

Omega Ensemble’s American Masters more than lives up to the hype.

Australian String Quartet violist Stephen King on making music part of everyday culture, playing in the dark, and the acoustic properties of a skateboard half pipe.

The Chinese pipa virtuoso talks to Limelight about playing with Yo-Yo Ma for the Clintons, working with composers Tan Dun and Ye Xiaogang, and collaborating across musical cultures.

Ensemble Offspring's micro-festival revels in the sheer pleasure of new music.

This concert by Van Diemen's Band with mezzo-soprano Lotte Betts-Dean warmed the heart in a wintry Tasmania.

Australian baroque band deliver an off-the-beaten-track hit.

Four stellar performers join forces in a feast for harp lovers.

Hothouse music could benefit from a little more heat.

Superbly played rumination on meeting of musical minds.