The American dancer discusses his legendary partnership with Natalia Osipova and performing in her curated program of solos and duets coming to Sydney.

In his new concerto for Amy Dickson, Matthew Hindson harnesses the incredible flexibility of the soprano saxophone.

Composer Lachlan Skipworth tells us about collaborating with Numbulwar musician Don Nunggarrgalu on a new work commissioned for the orchestra's 30th birthday.

Stanton Welch’s new version of Sylvia puts a welcome spotlight on composer Léo Delibes. As The Australian Ballet prepares to perform it for the first time, we explore the history of the work and its score.

With Stalin bearing down on him, Shostakovich withdrew his monumental Fourth Symphony at the very last minute, consigning it to a drawer for the next 25 years. Mark Wigglesworth tells us why the score was so dangerous, and how the composer’s music changed forever.

A comprehensive survey of paintings and drawings by Margaret Olley is delighting audiences in Brisbane.

Instrumental colour aplenty in this year's musical line-up.

We speak to two of the students who attended this year's Young Mannheim Symphonists Winter School.

Ever thought of commissioning a new piece of music? Neil and Pamela Hardie share their experience of commissioning rising star composer Harry Sdraulig to write a chamber work for their wedding anniversary.

The Australian violinist tells us about a career that’s taken her from the Sydney Domain as a teenager, to the Musikverein, and navigating a slippery fingerboard in the Amazon.

The German soprano tells us about her inspirations and what it was liking stepping in at late notice for WASO's Tristan und Isolde last year.

The legendary Broadway composer is now 92. As Chicago returns to razzle dazzle Australian audiences, he tells us about writing the show with his long-time collaborator, the late Fred Ebb, and why he hasn’t watched the television series Fosse/Verdon.