The Australian singer-songwriter’s 30th album, My Life is a Symphony, released this month, is a personal look at her four-decade career.

The latest arts appointments and departures.

A round-up of our recent news reports.

Is it time to ditch star ratings? Shamistha de Soysa would be happy to see them go.

This month’s performance highlights from ABC Classic, independent radio and streaming.

This month, Tim Mead’s Beauteous Softness does what it says on the can, there’s new music from First Nations composers, and classics from Benjamin Grosvenor and the Brodskys.

Matthew Manchester explains that there is still much to learn about an instrument once likened to a “choice castrato”.

The memorable premiere of a new musical landmark, Elena Kats-Chernin’s violin concerto, featuring a wondrous performance by violinist Emily Sun.

Peruvian conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya wields the baton over a concert remarkable for its fire, finesse and furious percussion.

An ambitious work new for orchestra, massed choirs and a single actor, Tides of Longing explores the refugee experience in a new way.

Holst’s magnificent music of the spheres given an exhilarating interpretation by the Queensland Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Shiyeon Sung.

In "a mark of solidarity", Sir Simon Rattle adds BBC Singers to a showcase London Symphony Orchestra concert at the Barbican.