Though there are signs of belt-tightening, there's plenty to look forward to and anniversaries to celebrate in the Australian arts in 2025.

What do our small to medium ensembles have on offer in the year ahead?

Australia’s arts sector faces a watershed moment. It has the opportunity to become the leading space for discourse – but only if there are major changes in cultural leadership.

Essential holiday listening includes a Britten rarity, stunning recordings of Elgar and Tippett, a pair of oddball operas, and three outstanding discs of orchestral music by women.

EQ to play metropolitan concert halls, speakeasy-style bars, rainforest retreats and heritage venues in a diverse 2025 program.

Sought-after artists and an Australian masterwork turn the spotlight on the "diversity of the Australian music scene".

Calidores triumph in Beethoven's final five quartets.

Cameron Lam reflects on the releases and re-releases of 2024 and brings together some highlights in this month’s playlist.

Full of new tunes and fresh takes on classics, this beautifully packaged Christmas showcase is a gift to audiences.

Music lovers give Heavenly Thanks as they farewell the incomparable Goldner String Quartet in the room where it all began.

Melanie Mununggurr and Nardi Simpson shine as storytellers in this NSW premiere program.

Hellgart Mahler, great niece of Gustav Mahler, lived a quiet life in Devonport, Tasmania. Her music resists precise classification – as did she.