In 2018, Estonia celebrated the centenary of its independence by opening the new Arvo Pärt Centre. As the Australian Chamber Orchestra and Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir prepare to tour together, we look into the prism of Pärt’s music, with the help of the composer’s son Michael Pärt.

We reveal our 2018 Artists of the Year. Other features include The Magic Flute, Meryl Tankard's Two Feet and Australian Brandenburg Orchestra at 30.

Arts patron Peter Weiss' gift is the most significant cash donation the venue has ever received.

Despite notable ups and downs, Ian Whitney’s annual report into the number of Australian works performed by the major orchestras sees little improvement year on year.

Beethoven irrefutably was Richard Tognetti’s own.

The violinist's stupendous technique was matched by dazzling lyricism – and he directed the concert to boot.

Long fingers may not have been enough to equip the playwright for the life of a concert pianist, but thanks to the late Ken Tribe and a healthy dose of the ACO, he’s now a classical music true believer.

We spoke to Maria Grenfell and Thomas Misson about their new works for the Hush Foundation ahead of performances by the ACO Collective.

Richard Tognetti tells us about a wide-ranging season, at the centre of which is the return of Bill Henson's Luminous.

The ACO revels in the joyful complexities of Bach’s legendary Goldberg Variations.

The unlikely pairing of Jonny Greenwood and Mozart have paid dividends at this year's independent music awards.

Ahead of its Australian premiere, Bernard Labadie talks to Justine Nguyen about his string arrangement of Bach’s towering Goldberg Variations.