Student Sterling Nasa jumped up on stage for Sydney's La La Land in Concert after conductor Justin Hurwitz turned to the audience for help.

Sydney-born, Berlin-based violinist Beatrice Colombis competes for a first prize that includes $40,000 NZ and a recording deal.

Rising costs have prohibited more than half of Australians from attending a live show, while classical music audiences grow, finds Creative Australia in its latest survey.

Immaculate quintet go on a journey from Hildegard to Kate Bush.

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

Simone Slattery and Anthony Albrecht discuss The Bowerbird Collective's Melbourne debut at Elizabeth Murdoch Hall, featuring a cinematic ode to the evolution of song.

Aspiring young orchestral musicians can apply to AYO for a range of programs to uplift both performance and professional skills.

Camerata delivered thrilling accounts of Beethoven's Eroica Symphony and Julian Yu's reimagination of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition.

A program pairing Czech classics with a new piano concerto balances frenetic virtuosity and thoughtful contemplation.

A guest star indisposed but Alexander Gavrylyuk rides to the rescue in thrilling style.

Challenging on many levels but always beautiful, vivid and brilliantly sung.

Soprano Helena Dix’s performance in Strauss’s glorious Four Last Songs shines alongside a condensed and dramatic Ring Cycle.