The season of six Australian plays, including four world premieres, features plenty of unexpected, incongruous clashes between subject and treatment.

198 recipients will share in $9.37 million in funding, which the NSW government claims will "deliver record arts and cultural activity across NSW".

Melbourne-based contemporary music ensemble Rubiks Collective has opened applications for its 2021 Pythia composition prize, open to female and non-binary identifying composers of all ages.

Discover our 2021 Artists of the Year, learn about Simone Young's plans for the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, and explore the must-read books for music lovers this summer.

After a hiatus in 2020, we once again asked our reviewers and readers to vote for the Australian and International Artists of the Year. We are thrilled to announce our 2021 winners.

Daryl Buckley, AD of ELISION Ensemble, and Alex Raineri, AD of Brisbane Music Festival, remember a private, gentle, inspiring young man, considered one of Australia's most promising composers.

After nearly 20 years as The Australian Ballet's Chief Conductor and Music Director, Nicolette Fraillon is to leave the company in late 2022.

Curated by Joseph Nolan, next year's program sees two of Handel's great works performed alongside a Chopin recital and an organ recital.

The national vocal ensemble has announced its program for next year, including a MainStage performance of Brahms' A German Requiem, intimate recitals in its Close-Up series, and more adventurous Underground performances.

Olivia Ansell's first Sydney Festival includes stunning installations, music in boatsheds and at The Cutaway in Bangaraoo, musicals, outdoor theatre, a strong dance component and more.

The touring chamber ensemble will revive much of its cancelled 2021 season, and has a new Victorian home at the Primrose Potter Salon at Melbourne Recital Centre.

The Australian National Academy of Music’s audacious commissioning project reaches its conclusion, with a festival in May to premiere 67 new works.