Cameron Lam collects memories of home, travelling, and correspondence in the latest Australian Art Music playlist.
"The most responsible course of action”: The Song Company comes to the end of the road after 42 years.
Our mid-winter edition celebrates orchestral milestones and boundary-breaking composers while pondering creativity in the algorithmic age.
The conductor talks about completing one of the most challenging of all symphonic cycles.
Tenor José Carreras, 79, to lead a “hits and duets” concert with Robbie Williams, The Corrs and Natalie Imbruglia.
With an Olympic Games on the horizon, Brisbane Festival seeks to position the city as a leading cultural destination in the Asia-Pacific.
Yve Blake chats about her reimagining of Macbeth for Bell Shakespeare, starring a 13-year-old TV star with a cut-throat stage mum.
The multi-instrumentalist, neuroscientist, lifelong learner and self-confessed over-committer discusses his fascinating journey and belief that music can change lives.
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Not the most revelatory of stagings, perhaps, but it is a formidable display of theatrical skill and nerve.
A fresh, comedic take on the classical concert and a convincing argument for its continued relevance to new and younger audiences.
Stellar performances of salon and Belle Époque music from the erstwhile Beaux Arts Trio star.
This impressive contribution to the Utzon Music 2026 series makes a playful and mischievous splash.
The sense of freedom and enthusiasm projected by seven very fine instrumentalists proves infectious.
French chansons, jazz sophistication and a touch of Parisian romance to charm a Sunday afternoon audience.
Eddy Chen and Brett Yang have become YouTube sensations as TwoSet Violin, taking classical music to new audiences through their tongue-in-cheek videos.
Your essential coast-to-coast guide to the Australian music being played on our concert stages this month.
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As the end of the financial year approaches, we look into the Australian Cultural Fund’s revolutionary rethinking of the ways in which artists can connect with potential donors.
Samuel Cairnduff explores how political pressure, weak leadership and funding models are reshaping what Australian arts organisations dare to do.
Steve Dow talks with actors Googoorewon Knox and Guy Simon, and playwright Jane Harrison about her new play Bennelong in London.
Limelight partners with Australian Festival of Chamber Music for an immersive Cairns experience led by Rachel Whealy.
Ahead of her title-role debut in Opera Australia’s The Merry Widow, soprano Emma Pearson tells us why operetta deserves pride of place alongside opera.
A fresh, comedic take on the classical concert and a convincing argument for its continued relevance to new and younger audiences.
Stellar performances of salon and Belle Époque music from the erstwhile Beaux Arts Trio star.
The conductor talks about completing one of the most challenging of all symphonic cycles.
Cameron Lam collects memories of home, travelling, and correspondence in the latest Australian Art Music playlist.
Our mid-winter edition celebrates orchestral milestones and boundary-breaking composers while pondering creativity in the algorithmic age.
A new chamber opera, a piece for voices and bass koto and a culturally-informed sound installation among the works supported.
Rising costs have prohibited more than half of Australians from attending a live show, while classical music audiences grow, finds Creative Australia in its latest survey.
Brisbane-born soprano Xenia Puskarz Thomas receives $25,000 to support her rapidly-rising international career.
This concert of arias and duets was exceedingly well curated and performed; another feather in the cap for Artistic Director Ana de la Vega.
Ahead of his tour with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Italian baritone Renato Dolcini reflects on his passion for Baroque music and his collaboration with William Christie.
Jake Lyle, who played The Phantom on Sydney Harbour, is one of OA's new Young Artists, who will perform in concert with the graduating class in August.
An unforgettable Australian night of opera inspired by the landscape and spirit of the outback.
Not the most revelatory of stagings, perhaps, but it is a formidable display of theatrical skill and nerve.
Our mid-winter edition celebrates orchestral milestones and boundary-breaking composers while pondering creativity in the algorithmic age.
The English tenor reveals his true colours and it’s a glorious palette to behold.
Set entirely within a locker room, this world premiere work is an impressive feat of independent theatre making.
Rising costs have prohibited more than half of Australians from attending a live show, while classical music audiences grow, finds Creative Australia in its latest survey.
The Geelong-based theatre company will be the first Australians to hold the significant position of Portrait artist at the Festival d'Automne à Paris.
Two contemporary dance productions remind us to position ourselves as part of, not separate to, nature.
Rising costs have prohibited more than half of Australians from attending a live show, while classical music audiences grow, finds Creative Australia in its latest survey.
Musician Stephen Pigram, director and playwright John Harvey, and artist Bronwyn Bancroft are amongst this year's honourees.
Inaugural recipient Beau Dean Riley Smith will develop a new major work which the dance company will premiere.
This triple bill reminds audiences of the social and cultural issues that connect people and place.
Queensland Ballet takes its audience to Europe for a triple bill with personal meaning.
Nelsons and his forces shine light into every corner in a Mendelssohn mega-release.
Immaculate quintet go on a journey from Hildegard to Kate Bush.
The pianists, mostly British, performed these unfamiliar, challenging works with extraordinary discipline and flair.
Bychkov and his Prague forces prioritise history over histrionics.
Each piece in cellist-composer Hilary Kleinig's colourful solo debut is a star in its own right.
The attractive works of another talented Bach revealed.
Explore the guide and listen to our 25 in 25 playlist of Australia’s favourite art music.
Our specialist writers analyse this year’s offerings in theatres and concert halls.
Read our complete coverage of this year’s Canberra International Music Festival.
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