Welcome initiatives and fine music from the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra.

Simone Young offers up a feast for the musically starved in the SSO's return to the stage.

The ACO rescues a beautifully constructed program of Soviet music from the ashes of 2020.

QSO's 2021 season opener sparkles like a champagne pop.

Della Rae Morrison and Barry McGuire discuss the concert which will blend Noongar music with works by Sibelius, Stravinsky and Copland, and the festival's strong Indigenous component.

Opening events due to take place this Friday are being rescheduled because of the five-day COVID-19 lockdown in WA.

This mighty performance by members of the TSO deserved far more applause than the enthusiastic, socially distanced audience could give.

“Home-grown conductors – Australia needs ‘em!” Christopher Lawrence tells us about the inaugural program, which is one of four new fellowships offered by Create NSW.

Claire Cowan's Hansel and Gretel ballet score is a delectable treat for young and old.

Andrew Haveron braves wild weather as Vivaldi’s concertos are reimagined for the climate disaster of the 21st century.

Rosbaud's Mahler, Boult's LPO recordings and a box of modern rarities from Karl-Heinz Steffens are among this month's highlights.

Well played but is it really necessary?