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.

Digital Stage launches with a library of free, paid and on-demand performances, and with great aspirations for bringing the best of Queensland to audiences around the world.

Following a freak accident with a water sprinkler, the organ, built into the Concert Hall's southern wall, won't be repaired in time for the SSO concerts that reopen the hall in July.

Bangarra Artistic Director Stephen Page, rising theatre performer and storyteller Brittanie Shipway and acclaimed musician Emma Donovan were among this year’s honourees.

Chris Lloyd reports from classical music’s biggest conference, where the innovations discussed ranged from groundbreaking to embarrassingly old-fashioned.

International acts return for the first time in two years, alongside 20 world premieres, with more than half of the 500-odd performances offered free of charge.