Roberto Gerhard fled Franco. These colourful ballet scores show what the country lost.

St Mary's Cathedral Choir, the oldest musical ensemble in Australia, is gearing up to provide some much-needed Christmas spirit.

Tributes flow for the Adelaide-based dancer, choreographer, director and producer Roz Hervey, who died last week.

Violinist Skye McIntosh unpacks Australian Haydn Ensemble's latest offering, one promising "catharsis and connection".

Whether dark, smooth, complex, or sparkling – there’s bound to be something to your taste in this month's Australian Art Music playlist from Cameron Lam.

Finnish-Australian composer Erkki Veltheim crafts a shimmering aural tribute to the late Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu in a new album, Banbirrngu.

Eliza Shephard discusses the fifth anniversary of her March of the Women series, a project collating flute works by female composers.

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra's Beethoven Festival is set to be a test for string players – and a rare opportunity to experience the musical evolution of a genius.

"I can make a band play like a singer sings": Quincy Jones shaped our listening for seven decades.

Matthew Hindson looks at the "quiet, brilliant" success of Australian composers overseas.

Maria Anna Mozart was a musical prodigy overshadowed by her brother. A new documentary tells her story.

American violin star Joshua Bell talks about his love of the recital form and why he recorded an album "rife with the struggles of war".