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.

Warm up this winter with Limelight's hottest picks for NSW's newest music festival.

Wenhong Luo and William Vyvyan Murray talk all-things viola (and yes, there's the statuary joke).

As well as announcing the departure of its ED, The Australian Ballet has released its 2021 Annual Report and raised concerns about the significant impact when Melbourne's State Theatre is closed for three years.

OA CEO Fiona Allan discusses the 2021 Annual Report, the challenges ahead, the new warehouse and regional opera "outpost" the company is building, and "the different beast" that OA will become from 2024.

The second Sunshine Coast Chamber Music Festival will feature performances from the Orava and Acacia quartets, Deline Briscoe and Chris Williams.

Clerici wants to build something special in Queensland, taking up the Brisbane baton after an incredibly short apprenticeship.

The Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra has announced the six young musicians who will compete in the final of the 38th annual concerto competition.

Industry bodies call on new government to immediately begin work to rebuild cultural sector.

The world’s biggest classical music conference celebrates “forward-thinking” project championing Australian Indigenous composers.

This month's features include profiles of Australian choreographer Stephanie Lake and didge virtuoso William Barton, an interview with Mary Finsterer about her new opera Antarctica, Dr Anita Collins on why music makes us feel so good, and Peter Tregear on the winds of change at Opera Australia.

Deborah Cheetham, Elena Kats-Chenin and Genevieve Lacey were among the winners, named at a star-studded gala in Brisbane.