The Welsh composer's Hallé commissions are a perfect case of sparkling new wine in old bottles.

Cameron Lam surveys the latest (and upcoming) Classical, Jazz, and Sound Art releases on this month’s Australian Art Music playlist.

As the end of the financial year approaches, we look into the Australian Cultural Fund’s revolutionary rethinking of the ways in which artists can connect with potential donors.

Pinchgut Opera melds the Old Testament with Aussie holiday tradition in a reimagined, psychologically driven staging of Scarlatti’s The First Murder.

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

The famed Swiss contemporary music group is about to make its Canberra International Music Festival and Australian debut. Serge Vuille and Antoine Françoise unpack the program.

Too often, creative workers rely on 'Dr Footlights' to get through the tough times. But Support Act is on hand when you need it.

This year, the Schubertiade Schwarzenberg Hohenems celebrates its 50th anniversary.

Lucas van Woerkum's new Symphonic Cinema project makes Holst's masterwork the engine of a bespoke film.

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Two-time Grammy Award winner Sara Bareilles talks about her musical Waitress, returning to songwriting and finding meaning in loss.

Obsessed with The Drover’s Wife as a child, Leah Purcell has adapted it as a play, novel and film. Then composer George Palmer asked if she would collaborate on an opera.