This year's concert came complete with a star soloist in the form of Jenna Smith, a satisfying musical arc – and a touch of déjà vu.

From submerged meditations to turbulent storms, The Oracle is contemporary music at its most evocative.

An impressively enigmatic recital from a very individual pianist.

"The AI industry has had every opportunity to treat Australian creators as partners rather than a cost to be avoided ... they have chosen not to," says Dean Ormston.

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.