To celebrate Mother’s Day, four composers featured on ABC Classic’s Women of Note compilation tell us about the women who inspired them.

The scholarship provides the Opera Australia Principal Artist the invaluable opportunity to travel overseas and further develop her international profile.

One of classical music’s famous failures, Beethoven’s Violin Concerto tanked at its premiere in 1806. What’s less well-known is how the notoriously difficult composer was persuaded to recast it for piano.

A magnificent masque, entertaining and amazing in equal parts.

An intimate exploration of three voices whose musical history was inextricably interwoven.

Brilliant playing in a cross-channel debate.

A well-deserved tribute to a beloved musician.

Amazing synergy and synchronicity in this latter-day Pictures at an Exhibition.

The composer tells us about Rituals of Heartland, inspired by a magical, snowy childhood in Ukraine and her daughter's vivid imagination.

South Australia's Coriole Music Festival continues to solidify its position as a unique and intimate occasion.

A muse to Chopin, Berlioz and Liszt, Pauline Viardot was also an accomplished singer, pianist and composer. We celebrate the long life of one of the 19th-century’s brightest stars.

A shaky start transforms into an evening of very fine music-making.