Ahead of a solo with the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra, Brian Nixon explains why you will often see the timpanist with an ear close to the drum.

Genevieve Lacey and Marshall McGuire's lockdown recording project is about to become a Musica Viva tour, using lighting to create a poetic, enhanced concert.

Don Kay discusses his new piece premiering at the Festival of Voices later this month.

How the Australian Chamber Orchestra went with the flow for its latest film project.

Australians deserve to hear a great deal more music by First Nations peoples, women, gender non-conforming people, composers of colour, and our male contemporaries argues Felicity Wilcox.

A new opera about the Princes in the Tower concludes they were murdered – but not by Richard III.

Spanish maestro Jaime Martín should prove a hit as Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s new Chief Conductor.

Paul Goodchild retires from the Sydney Symphony Orchestra after 41 years.

Brett Dean helps riff on the Brandenburgs, Lise Davidsen cements a rising reputation and Rachel Podger delivers six new – yes new – Mozart sonatas.

The fruitful, intoxicating relationship between opera and wine.

Actor Virginia Gay emerges from lockdown as a busy playwright.

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