A new stage production featuring music by Max Lambert brings fresh perspectives to Colleen McCullough's story of a May-September romance.

Grayson Rotumah reveals the story behind an artistic partnership with the ASO and First Nations artists.

Few composers are as highly regarded in the distinct musical genres of film and the concert hall as Erich Wolfgang Korngold. Nicholas Milton explains why.

Commissioned to write "something hard" for this year's Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition, Lee Bradshaw delivers.

Poised to tour Australia once more, flamenco guitarist Paco Peña never stays still for long. But neither, he explains, does the art of flamenco itself.

Emerging from the Sydney Film Festival, Ari Mattes recommends the films you can't miss in 2023 - and two you can.

Perfect pitch. If you don’t have it, can you acquire it? And to be a musician, do you need it?

Affinity Quartet is the only all-Australian outfit competing in this year's Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition. Cellist Mee Na Lojewski gives us the low-down.

Linda Woolverton wrote Disney's Beauty and the Beast, and the book for the Broadway show. But she had to fight to make Belle strong, independent – and an avid reader.

Composer John Rotar creates "a lovely historical loop" in a world premiere performed by The Australian Voices.

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Though more research is needed, there is evidence that music is beneficial for people living with dementia. We find out what's on offer.