Music and the arts recognised in Australia Day Honours 2024
A number of prominent figures in music, film and theatre have been recognised in the Australia Day 2024 Honours.
A number of prominent figures in music, film and theatre have been recognised in the Australia Day 2024 Honours.
Australian Digital Concert Hall's Chris Howlett talks to Limelight about lowering the barriers to fine music and this weekend's Kawai 88 Keys Festival.
The Nielson Foundation, UKARIA Founder Ulrike Klein and Biennale of Sydney CEO Barbara Moore are among those recognised for their philanthropic support of Australian theatre, music and the visual arts.
Tapping into the deeper sense of community that emerged during COVID, the Fidelio Quartet's Rachel Atkinson has programmed a chamber music festival with the support of a Camberwell church.
Melbourne Digital Concert Hall proved a lifesaver during the pandemic, raising money for artists and keeping audiences connected with the music they loved. It shows how deep the connections they established that they have been voted the Peoples' Choice in the 2021 Limelight Artist of the Year awards.
Melbourne Digital Concert Hall and Damian Barbeler’s hiberNATION Festival of the Lo-fi are among the initiatives honoured.
A year after COVID-19 shut down live music, co-director Adele Schonhardt discusses how an idea to stream concerts for a few weeks in lockdown has become Australia’s fastest growing national arts company.
The streaming platform, established to generate performance income for musicians during the COVID-19 pandemic, has been honoured at the 2020 National Live Music Awards.
The Co-Director of streaming platform Melbourne Digital Concert Hall explains how the need to help Australian artists drives the project's incredible momentum.
The innovative online platform is teaming up with the National Art School to broadcast concerts from the Cell Block Theatre.
Victorian Arts Minister Martin Foley celebrated the milestone at last night's live streamed concert. Meanwhile founders Chris Howlett and Adele Schonhardt have exciting plans for MDCH.
The conventional wisdom says that for the performing arts the online space is difficult, if not impossible, to effectively monetise. We speak to the musicians and presenters who are making a go of ticketed live streaming events.
The successful streaming initiative which has helped sustain local artists during the COVID-19 crisis will now invite patrons to selected performances.