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"The most amazing and exhausting week and a half of the year" – and the rising star cellist is not talking about Christmas.

Our team of expert writers explores the challenges, themes and highlights in the year ahead for arts companies.

What do our theatre companies have on offer in the year ahead?

What do our small to medium ensembles have on offer in the year ahead?

What do our opera and dance companies have on offer in the year ahead?

What do our festivals have on offer in the year ahead?

What musicals are on offer in 2026?

What do our orchestras and choirs have on offer in the year ahead?

Musicians seem to adore Jaime Martín, as do audiences. We talk to the irrepressible Chief Conductor of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

As her play Lacrima comes to Australia, writer/director Caroline Guiela Nguyen talks about why she likes interweaving different narratives.

Children’s music might be educational, but it can be so much more. We look at composers who wrote works specifically for children to play.