Jakub Jankowski wins Helpmann Academy’s 2017 Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Award
The emerging cellist, composer and conductor will receive $10,000 for excellence and commitment in his field.
December 4, 2017
The Metropolitan Orchestra announces its 2018 season
Its tenth season sees TMO give two world premieres in a concert series packed with favourites.
December 4, 2017
Lisa Moore and Sonya Lifschitz headline Accompanists’ Guild of SA Festival
They will bring their celebrated two piano rendition of Bach's Goldberg Variations to the five-day festivities.
December 4, 2017
Canberra International Music Festival 2018 unveiled
Benjamin Bagby’s Beowulf and Handel’s Israel in Egypt among the highlights of the festival, which is united by the theme of ‘Return’.
December 1, 2017
Contestants revealed for Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition
Sixteen ensembles, representing 15 nationalities and eight countries, will compete for more than $150,000.
December 1, 2017
Live Performance Australia presents 10 Centenary Awards
Reg Livermore, Rhoda Roberts and Carrillo Gantner are among the recipients of Centenary lifetime achievement awards.
December 1, 2017
Sydney Theatre Company releases statement on Geoffrey Rush
The company has issued an updated statement regarding an employee complaint against the Australian actor.
November 30, 2017
Jane Rutter’s Live at Lunch series announces 2018 season
The Australian flautist’s 2018 series at The Concourse will feature Australian artists Tamara-Anna Cislowska, Taryn Fiebig, Nexas Quartet and more.
November 30, 2017
Geoffrey Rush denies allegations of “inappropriate behaviour”
The award-winning Australian actor’s lawyers have described the claims, which were reported in the Daily Telegraph, as “false and untrue”.
November 30, 2017
Sydney Morning Herald names new theatre critics
Joyce Morgan and John Shand will share the role of SMH theatre critic following Jason Blake's departure.
November 29, 2017
Sir Andrew Davis nominated for a Grammy Award
The MSO Chief’s Messiah with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra is in the running for Best Choral Performance while Dmitri Hvorostovsky gets a posthumous nod.
November 29, 2017
Sydney Morning Herald drops its chief theatre critic
Concerned that Jason and Elissa Blake's new online arts platform Audrey Journal is a conflict of interest, Fairfax Media has stopped using them as contributors.
November 29, 2017
Earplugs essential for orchestral musicians, study finds
New research suggests physical measures and sound screens do little to protect musicians’ hearing.
November 28, 2017