Sydney-born James Birch among the eight players competing in the prestigious Irving M. Klein International String Competition.

The voice of Bollywood and said to be the most-recorded artist in history, Asha Bhosle has died, aged 92.

From the late 1950s, Westbrook became a central presence in a fast-evolving scene and helped establish a distinctively British voice in modern jazz.

Actors Rosamund Pike and Jack Holden, Australian opera star Danielle de Neise and a beloved bear from Peru among those honoured in British theatre's top awards.

A King's Birthday weekend of canonical works, new Australian voices, virtuoso recitals and jazz blown hot and cool.

Best known for an action movie career that took him to Hollywood stardom, Chan will fuse martial arts directly into the fabric of Puccini's Turandot.

Shakthidharan has been honoured for his ambitious, multigenerational plays including Counting and Cracking and The Jungle and the Sea.

Composers Alice Chance and Alex Turley are among the recipients of financial support to create new operatic work.

Long recognised as one of the country’s most versatile pit orchestras, Orchestra Victoria is now a storyteller in its own right.

Nathan Waks hopes that "tokenised fractional ownership” will keep his 1740 Carcassi cello on the stage rather than in a collector's vault.

From Barrie Kosky finding the new in Wagner to Sheridan Harbridge on women who refuse to conform, May's issue of Limelight is a celebration of talent, resilience and audacity.

Four emerging composers will write a brand-new work for the ensemble to be premiered in the Sydney Opera House's Utzon Room.