Businessmen and music lovers Robert Veel and Bruce Watson are the new owners of Limelight, ensuring its ongoing future.

An exhibition of modern masters from the Hermitage and a major retrospective of South African photographer David Goldblatt are headed for Sydney.

Composer Liza Lim is among the winners, receiving the Australia Council Don Banks Music Award.

Get your copy of Limelight magazine's March 2018 edition featuring star soprano Nicole Car, Rundfunkchor Berlin's Human Requiem, Graeme Murphy and Donald Runnicles on Mahler 10.

The long-serving Managing Director of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra will step down at the end of 2018 after 17 years at the helm.

The specialist classical music store on Bourke St will close its doors this month after 96 years.

Some of the artist’s most famous works will travel to Sydney for the very first time.

Holly Harrison and Paul Stanhope will provide brand new works for the Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition.

Linden Furnell has been dismissed from the Green Day musical, opening in Melbourne tonight, for alleged "inappropriate behaviour".

A routine check by customs officers recovered the work, thought to be worth $1 million.

The 51-year-old has been unable to offer an explanation for his behaviour, stating “things just got a little loose”.

Kate Mulvany, Nicole Beyer and Dancenorth have been honoured for their exceptional contributions to the Australian arts.