Australian and women composers figure prominently in a season that is as inclusive as it is adventurous.

Experimental music festival Audible Edge is raising the stakes by exploring new possibilities from within its weird, warm-hearted community.

The latest arts appointments and departures.

Rixon Thomas reflects on becoming the first Cor Anglais player to ever take a bow in front of the Bayreuth curtain at this year's festival on the Green Hill.

Valentin Schwarz's new production cannot overwhelm the music conducted by Cornelius Meister, but it would be better served as a TV mini-series with its own original music and script.

The genre-straddling day of music will bring world-class performers back to the Blue Mountains for the first time in two years.

Cautious optimism suggests the ravaged industry is making a comeback, but improved attendance is contingent on low transmission risk.

As the Edinburgh International Festival celebrates its 75th anniversary alongside the concurrent Edinburgh Fringe, it hosts the largest contingent of Australian artists in its history.

Led by Artistic Director Annette Shun Wah, OzAsia Festival returns to the Adelaide Festival Centre in October with over 500 artists across 50 events and 10 world premieres.

The principal cellist of Adelaide Symphony Orchestra will commence his new role in 2023, taking over from pianist Anna Goldsworthy.

Presented by Nexus Arts, this multimedia performance blended musical instruments and techniques spanning two millennia.

Fifteen experts from across Australia’s creative industries have been appointed to five panels that will identify key issues in safeguarding Australia’s arts sector and its vital role in the economy.