Alice Chance explains why she's always had a soft spot for HIPsters, and her delight in writing four Baroque Sonatas for Evergreen Ensemble, which she compares to scribbling recipes on napkins and tossing them to capable chefs.

Australian Greg Eldridge is revival director on Kasper Holten's production of Don Giovanni. He takes us through the day of the planned premiere, culminating in the news that Queen Elizabeth II had died.

Ahead of his latest tour with the ACO, the Finnish pianist and composer discusses the forces that have shaped some of the most popular music ever written.

The Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival stages an unforgettable performance by a group of prodigiously talented individuals, acting as one in the cause of a once-celebrated composer’s comeback.

Ahead of his debut with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, the brilliant violinist discusses the greatness of Brahms’ work, Joseph Joachim’s influence on it, and working with Donald Runnicles again.

Cameron Lam explores choirs new and old, and the music written for them, in this month's Australian Art Music playlist.

Ensemble Offspring's micro-festival Listen Up! features the Australian Art Orchestra, Allara and Eric Avery in a program of electrifying new music by living composers.

As the Jobs and Skills Summit gets underway today, Adrian Collette, CEO of the Australia Council, discusses how the arts contribute to economic growth and recovery.

Fresh from performing at the Edinburgh Festival and BBC Proms, the Australian World Orchestra has arrived in Australia. Lily Bryant attends rehearsals and talks with some of the musicians.

Australian composer Andrée Greenwell pays tribute to poet Jordie Albiston, whose words she set to music.

Packing a picnic hamper and joining opera lovers in black-tie on the train to see Alcina is an integral part of this year's Glyndebourne experience.

As she was about to perform in Lorraine Hansberry's landmark play A Raisin in the Sun, the American actor discovered a program from the 1959 Broadway production in a box of her father's things.