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Classical Music
Live Review

Review: Noël! Noël! (Australian Brandenburg Orchestra)

Some superfluous numbers but no shortage of spirit in the 2025 edition of the Brandenburg's annual Christmas concert.

December 8, 2025
Classical Music, Instrumental
Live Review

Review: Bach, Bossa & Beyond (Australian Guitar Quartet)

New Fab Four Australian Guitar Quartet launches with a spectacular lift-off.

February 14, 2025
Classical Music, Jazz
features

Australian Guitar Quartet: Putting ‘boss’ back into bossa nova

We probably have the Muzak corporation to thank for associating bossa with 'background music', says AGQ's Andrew Blanch. It's anything but that.

January 28, 2025
Chamber, Classical Music, Instrumental, Jazz, Orchestral
features

Listen to the Australian Art Music playlist: August 2024 – Of Time and Place

Cameron Lam ponders music that evokes a particular time or place across Classical, Jazz and Sound Art in this month’s playlist.

August 12, 2024
Chamber, Classical Music, Instrumental, Opera, Orchestral
features

On the Record: April 2024

An enthralling Vivaldi survey is our Recording of the Month, alongside dynamic new releases from Lang Lang, Piotr Anderszewski and Sir Simon Rattle.

March 25, 2024
Chamber, Classical Music
CD and Other Review

Review: Suite Mágica (Emily Granger, Andrew Blanch)

Granger’s harp and Blanch’s guitar make for an unusual but perfect match made in musical heaven.

March 13, 2024
Chamber, Classical Music
features

Live at the Great: Open to change

Relaxed, relevant and flexible. Classical music programming needs to move with the times, says conductor Vladimir Fanshil.

February 14, 2023
Classical Music, Festivals
news

Orange Chamber Music Festival announces 2023 season

Leading Australian musicians converge on the picturesque hills of regional NSW for a festival pairing fine music with local cuisine.

January 17, 2023
Chamber, Classical Music
news

Live at Yours launches its 2023 concert series 

The Great Synagogue will host a stellar lineup including the Australian Guitar Quartet, Umberto Clerici, Stefanie Farrands, Alexander Gavrylyuk, Andrew Haveron, James Morrison and Gumaroy Newman.

October 11, 2022
Chamber, Classical Music, Instrumental, Jazz, Light Classics, Opera, Orchestral
news

Finalists for the 2022 Art Music Awards announced

Rewarding excellence across a range of musical genres and categories, the awards return with an in-person ceremony next month.

July 26, 2022
Classical Music, Festivals, Film, Jazz
features

Something for everyone at the 2022 Adelaide Guitar Festival

Artistic Director Slava Grigoryan discusses the 2022 Adelaide Guitar Festival, and how the guitar attracts everyone from Julian Bream to Spinal Tap.

June 17, 2022
Chamber, Classical Music, Jazz
Live Review

Review: Standing With Sydney Concert 2 (Melbourne Digital Concert Hall)

Band aid for musicians as virtual concerts support 20 artists who have lost their gigs through lockdown

July 5, 2021
Chamber, Classical Music
news

Melbourne Digital Concert Hall Stands with Sydney

As COVID again wreaks havoc on the arts due to the NSW lockdown, Melbourne Digital Concert Hall will broadcast live performances this weekend in its Standing With Sydney Series.

June 30, 2021

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