Box office success and visitor booms have seen the Festival generate a considerable amount of gross expenditure for the state.

In the Festival’s third year, the Omega Ensemble are the performers in residence, joining a bill that includes Ray Chen, Tamara-Anna Cislowska and Deborah Humble.

Researchers in Taiwan used speech analysis techniques to explain the distinctive brilliance of the famous Italian violins.

The ensemble's newly launched Composition Prize is worth $1500 prize money and includes a number of career development opportunities.

Smith has been awarded the $25,000 Fellowship, while Kim Ho has taken out the Patrick White Playwrights’ Award.

Two rival films about the conductor’s life are in the works, helmed by Jake Gyllenhaal and Bradley Cooper.

The Betty Amsden Foundation has helped implement a wide-ranging program for families in memory of the late philanthropist.

A bassoonist, practising outside a church having arrived early for rehearsal, was approached by police after a concerned citizen called 911.

Benjamin Northey and musicians all around the globe will submit video clips of themselves playing an iconic bush ballad.

The Swedish soprano is the fourth recipient of classical music’s richest award.

These predators of the deep were able to identify jazz music with a bit of culinary incentive, but weren't so keen on classical music.

The composer and double bassist has taken out the $5000 prize, which will see his work performed by the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra.