The NSW Minister for the Arts, Ben Franklin, has unveiled measures to make the arts more accessible in the wake of the pandemic.

The expanded program has support from all six symphony orchestras and Orchestra Victoria to develop the next generation of Australian conductors.

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Make Music Day, see what is going on around the country this Tuesday 21 June.

Features include a tour around the revitalised Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, interviews with Maestro Zubin Mehta, and Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason, and a look at the state-of-play of Australian musicals.

Impermanence/Disintegration by Bryce Dessner has won Best Classical Record at the independent Libera Awards.

The ACO has been loaned the 1732 'ex-Dollfus' Stradivarius Violin, which will be played by Principal Violin Helena Rathbone.

Experienced arts executive tapped for new role overseeing funding programs and helping shape NSW government Arts policy.

Norman Lebrecht suggests that the Berlin Phil's decision to bypass the record industry by establishing their own label is the reason. Not so, says Gramophone.

Ray Lawler, Nicholas Heyward, Joe Chindamo, Philip Quast and the late Chrissy Sharp were among those honoured.

Features include a tour around the SOH's revitalised Concert Hall, interviews with Maestro Zubin Mehta, and Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason, and a look at the state-of-play of Australian musicals.

The inaugural competition, pairing composers and choreographers to develop new works, has named Brisbane-based choreographer Monique Mangano with Blue Mountains composer Emma Greenhill.

This year's program features 10 concerts across three days in the beautiful border town.