Australian Conducting Academy announces 2023-2024 participants
The five emerging conductors will be awarded a $30,000 stipend each and opportunities at the podium in front of Australia's six state orchestras across the two-year program.
The five emerging conductors will be awarded a $30,000 stipend each and opportunities at the podium in front of Australia's six state orchestras across the two-year program.
The decorated maestro has cited a neurological condition and the need to focus on his physical well-being as the reasons for withdrawing from conducting duties for the time being.
On 8 October, the arts precinct in Sydney will open its doors to one and all, with over 40 free events, including activities hosted by the eight resident companies.
Artistic Director Kip Williams shares his insights into a season that is dominated by Australian work, with six world premieres and four commissions.
Lyndon Terracini has decided to leave his role as Artistic Director of OA at the end of October, rather than the end of 2023, to make way for his successor and focus on his own future.
Mindy Meng Wang is one of nine artists to be awarded the prestigious two-year fellowship to help develop their creative practice.
With an Australian premiere by Legrenzi and a masterpiece by Handel, the company continues its tradition of breathing new life into unknown or rarely performed works.
New Chief Conductor Umberto Clerici reveals his first season, which is full of exciting connections and narrative themes, and includes the start of a Mahler cycle – with a twist.
Surveying 111 orchestras across 31 countries, including Australia, the report found that only 7.7 percent of works programmed in 2021–2022 were by women composers.
Paul Dyer discusses the six concerts featuring Leila Schayegh, Elinor Frey, Théotime Langlois de Swarte and the Whirling Dervishes from Konya, as well as a happening with graffiti artists away from the mainstage.
The young baritone takes home the $30,000 Marianne Mathy Scholarship, an opportunity to audition for the Lyric Opera in Chicago, and the inaugural Nicole Car Prize.
Co-directors Chris Howlett and Howard Penny imbue Victoria's old gold town with the vigour of chamber works both beloved and rediscovered.
The creator of Cirque du Soleil’s first Las Vegas shows suffered a heart attack on Friday, leaving behind a legacy that continues to change the way we perceive the world around us.