Commissioned to write "something hard" for this year's Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition, Lee Bradshaw delivers.

A Vivaldi set to cherish, a Hungarian maestro makes his mark, and pitch-perfect Mahler.

A superlative evening of Mozart from Tognetti and company helps us escape these troubling times.

An exploration of symphonic form, and a magnificent Li-Wei Qin cello concerto performance, beneath a wintry night sky.

Home-grown Baroque foursome make a debut to savour.

The Australian conductor joins a list of prestigious musicians celebrated for outstanding contributions to music.

Perfect pitch. If you don’t have it, can you acquire it? And to be a musician, do you need it?

The Canberra Times joins other mastheads and the ABC in the downsizing and/or sidelining of review coverage.

Moderation wins over mirth and melancholy in Christie’s take on a Handel curiosity.

Classical and contemporary music, evocative performance and the world premiere of a rock-opera on the bill to celebrate the half-century of the iconic Sydney sails.

Davison's 2021 tribute to "the world's loneliest bird" selected to represent Australia in the annual contemporary music festival.

Australia Council for the Arts pledges support for touring artists reaching out to regional and remote communities.