Nineteen world premieres and more than 1000 performances in a Brisbane Festival bill spotlighting local talents with national profiles.

Jacqui Smith will lead the historically-informed music group, which has also revealed its first tour to the US.

Year 11 viola student Hayley Lau has won $5,000 and an engagement with the orchestra in 2024.

Equally at home in TV comedy and theatrical tragedy, Judi Farr gave many memorable performances over five decades.

Adelaide's UKARIA heralds the arrival of spring with a series of recitals by internationally regarded artists and leading lights in Australian music.

A robot conductor will lead the National Orchestra of Korea in an upcoming concert. Time to be paranoid about androids?

Soprano Alexandra Flood, composer Simon James Phillips and guitarists Ziggy and Miles among the newly announced acts at the ballot-ticketed Sydney venue.

Three emerging violinists have won the chance to perform with Ray Chen and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra at the Sydney Opera House on 25 July.

An idiosyncratic actor, Sands played Liszt opposite Hugh Grant's Chopin in 1991's Impromptu.

In one of the more notable real estate deals of the year, the German composer has purchased the BBC’s Maida Vale Studios in London.

During his career, Black collaborated or performed with American icons including Philip Glass, John Cage, Meredith Monk and Cecil Taylor.

The Australian conductor joins a list of prestigious musicians celebrated for outstanding contributions to music.