Research published in the journal Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences found a correlation between intelligence and a preference for instrumental music.

We’ll be streaming the 19-year-old flute player’s performance in the competition’s First Round in St Petersburg early Saturday morning.

To mark its second year in Australia, the international festival kicks the music-making up a notch with a live stream of Joseph Tawadros's concert with the SSO and a tribute to Richard Gill.

The Italian director and designer, renowned for his extravagant opera stagings, has passed away at age 96.

The University’s Faculty of Arts is investing in new appointments, and is seeking recruits.

Acclaimed New Zealand tenor Simon O’Neill will take on the title role in the company's semi-staged production, which coincides with Opera Australia's recently announced Ring Cycle in Brisbane.

International theatrical phenomenon Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and Belvoir's Counting and Cracking lead the way with eight nominations each.

Xenia Hanusiak reports from the final in Dallas and talks to the 16-year old Australian prodigy about his win.

The Australian World Orchestra’s CEO and co-founder Gabrielle Thompson was also honoured this year.

The composer has taken top honours in this year's ABC Classic 100.

The renowned Australian vocal ensemble will live on thanks to the intervention of ‘a significant donor’.

Ahead of the ABC Classic 100 countdown this weekend, we get some tantalising hints about which composers have made the final cut.