Exuberant, colourful performances, introducing a gorgeous cello concerto.

Cameron Lam returns to musical adventures from Western Australian composers, performers and improvisers in this month’s Australian Art Music playlist.

Parlando’s intensely Russian debut presents music of daring and defiance.

A Mahler Three persuasively cast as a slow-turning kaleidoscope.

Tenth Muse Initiative tracked diversity in Australian orchestral programming in 2024. Which organisations are pulling their weight?

One of Europe's premiere Baroque orchestras is returning to Australia for a national tour. Violinist Beatrix Hülsemann reveals what's in store.

Europe-based Australian violinist Natalie Chee is "thrilled" to be returning home to take up the position of Concertmaster with the MSO.

Strauss’s mighty tone poems prove fertile ground in contemporary Canada.

Jessica Gethin is fast becoming one of Australia’s busiest conductors. She shares her mission to inspire others to be as curious about music as she is.

When the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra talked to Elena Kats-Chernin about performing Fast Blue Village, she decided to revisit and refresh it.

This month features Spanish Baroque opera, castanets and all, pitch-perfect Mahler from Simon Rattle, and the winner of a notorious song contest (hint: it isn’t Eurovision).

The latest arts appointments and departures.