Power and passion from performers at the top of their game.

Lyric Opera of Melbourne's new production of Barry Conyngham's 1984 opera about aeronautical pioneer Lawrence Hargrave is enriching and ennobling for all.

The flamenco guitarist and composer gets to the bottom of the style that has made him the musician he is today.

Composer-in-Residence Alice Chance will write a brand new clarinet concerto for Oliver Shermacher in WSO’s 2020 season.

Jian Wang's dreamlike cello contrasts with Berlioz's diabolical visions.

Luthiers have been making top-notch string instruments in Italy for centuries. Janet Wilson visits Roberto Cavagnoli in his Cremona studio where he is making copies of the Australian String Quartet’s original Guadagninis. She also asks some of the Australian musicians who play ‘Golden Age’ strings, what makes these highly prized (and pricey) instruments so special?

The conductor tells us about recording his disc of Dove's orchestral music, Limelight's Recording of the Month in August.

Simone Young takes the SSO to hell and back in the first concert of her three-year Visions of Vienna cycle.

Have you ever wondered what happens inside a piano when you press down a key? Producer Matthew Lorenzon takes us behind the scenes of ABC Classic’s new video series, How a Piano Works.

While masterfully adaptable when his creativity was restricted by others, it was on being given a free rein that the Polish composer revealed his unique brilliance, as Adrian Thomas explains.

Experimental pianist Margaret Leng Tan, famous for her performances on toy piano, tells us about her work with John Cage and George Crumb, and how she learned to caw like a crow.

Violist Katie Yap introduces us to the period instrument ensemble, who describe themselves as ‘musical explorers’.