Amy Dickson, Joseph Tawadros, Katie Noonan & the Australian String Quartet, Richard Tognetti & Erin Helyard, and WASO, Asher Fisch & Stuart Skelton are this year’s nominees.

Piers Lane dazzles, charms and calms in these English concertos.

Much more Gold than Corn in this glorious CD.

When storm and stress can be a good thing.

All-Australian Beethoven concerti cycle brings zip and zing to favourites.

As ABC Classic releases his Concerto for Oud and Orchestra, recorded live with the Sydney Symphony, Joseph Tawadros explains his love for the instrument, and how the composition was born.

The Living Music Report analyses what the MPA funded orchestras played in 2019 and finds that music reflecting the culture diversity of 21st-century Australia is “notably absent”.

Strong tonal palette, but arrangements and choices prove less successful.

Sheku’s Elgar sees him filling some very big shoes indeed.

Thomas Adès’s complex new works benefit from the master’s touch.

Love affair with Ludwig started with Mickey Mouse record player.

Karabits’ Weimar forces deliver more incendiary Liszt advocacy.