The festival frees 'the child within' with 150 artists and five premieres over 10 days, in a program that includes the Brodsky Quartet, Quatuor Van Kuijk, William Barton and Katie Yap.

From the power of choirs to the power of young people, the Adelaide Festival’s new Artistic Director Ruth Mackenzie shares her thoughts on next year’s program, and the future.

Julian Day reports on the longest, and probably the loudest, noise set they have ever heard by experimental musician Marco Fusinato, who is representing Australia at the Venice Biennale.

The Sydney venue’s 2023 season launches its Australian-first immersive sound system with a lineup featuring Peaches, Deborah Cheetham, Paul Grabowsky, Emma Donovan and Krautrock legend Michael Rother.

The Director of Chamber Music Adelaide tells us why the concerts in this weekend festival are free and why accessible chamber music is so important to her.

With its Noongar theme of Djinda (stars), this year's program will look to the cosmos. Artists include the Kronos Quartet with Maatakitj, Björk and a sneak-peek at Richard Mills' new opera about Galileo.

Painstaking attention to detail by the family-run winery and exceptional musicianship make for an unmissable return to the festival after more than two years.

The renowned arts leader, who began blazing a trail in 1963 when she became a stage manager at age 22, has died, aged 81.

A round-up of our recent news reports.

The Nielson Foundation, UKARIA Founder Ulrike Klein and Biennale of Sydney CEO Barbara Moore are among those recognised for their philanthropic support of Australian theatre, music and the visual arts.

Australia’s premier international dance film festival celebrates its first year at Queensland Ballet’s Brisbane home with half-price tickets for those attending in person.

The lineup salts Sydney with 748 performances, featuring homegrown and international talent, with a cascade of world premieres and the Australian premiere of the opera Sun & Sea, staged on an artificial beach.