The Australian National Academy of Music student is the first bassoonist to take out the top prize.

Premiering in Aix-en-Provence earlier this month, the radical, beautiful staging of Mozart’s final, unfinished work has electrified audiences.

Sopranos dominate this year's Bel Canto Award, while Australian Kiandra Howarth is a finalist in both competitions.

The influential art dealer and major arts patron has received the Australian Philanthropy Awards' top honour.

Scheduled by The Australian Ballet to premiere this year, but delayed due to ill health, Graeme Murphy's new ballet will now open in Brisbane in February 2020.

The guitarist takes home $10,000 in prize money, as well as a brand new Jim Redgate guitar.

Three string players will compete for Queensland Youth Orchestras’ grand prize, which boasts a list of previous winners including Richard Tognetti, Kristian Winther and Ray Chen.

Arts Centre Melbourne’s Arts Wellbeing Collective has launched the new pilot program as part of its suite of mental health and wellbeing initiatives tailored for the performing arts.

Four young pianists from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music will battle it out for the $12,000 grand prize.

The acclaimed American string quartet will perform at the 2019 Melbourne International Arts Festival as part of Jonathan Holloway’s final program as Artistic Director.

The Australian-Mauritian soprano will make her role debut as Violetta when La Traviata returns to Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour next year.

Newcomers join established voices in this year’s awards, with more women than men in the running for the prestigious Orchestral Work of the Year category for the first time in the Awards’ history.