Two nights of fascinating music from rising stars and improvising veterans.

It’s common to experience mental imagery while listening to music, but new research from The University of Sydney shows it also makes our imagination more social.

Your essential coast-to-coast guide to the Australian music being played on our concert stages this month.

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Are Australian orchestras and musical institutions genuinely embracing Indigenous voices?

Shostakovich responded to the political world around him in his compositions. We look at why his music remains as vital and relevant as ever.

Alice Topp’s first full-length ballet, Butterfly Effect, inspired by Madama Butterfly, is about to premiere at West Australian Ballet.

American mezzo Joyce DiDonato is known for her musical versatility and her advocacy. She talks her love for Berlioz and commitment to opera.

Ahead of his latest tour, Taiwanese-Australian violinist Ray Chen talks about the multidimensional journey that led him to reimagine music education.

Director Kate Woods chats about her latest film Kangaroo – a delightful family movie set in Central Australia.

All musical material is “received”, believes Huw Belling. He explains why as he prepares to direct a program for The Song Company, which includes a world premiere of his own music.

About to star in Pergolesi’s Maid Made Boss for Pinchgut Opera, Australian soprano Celeste Lazarenko chats with Steve Dow about her First Nations heritage and her time in the UK.