The Australian String Quartet's Project Ludwig will see the audience call the shots.

Sharon Grigoryan has curated a series of chamber music performances in the Adelaide Festival Centre’s Quartet Bar. She tells us what to expect.

Opening with a week dedicated to First Nations performances, Iain Grandage’s first program as Artistic Director spans a Noongar language adaptation of Macbeth to Cloudstreet, Philip Glass with puppets, and Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel in the park.

A moving evening of music and poetry celebrating the work of Oodgeroo Noonuccal.

The versatile singer/songwriter is about to tour her new album of Australian art songs with the Australian String Quartet. She tells Jo Litson about the project, and why it’s so important to her.

This issue features the young Australians destined for greatness, Nina Stemme on Wagner's heroines, interviews with Katie Noonan, Donald Runnicles and more.

Meet the next generation of classical music stars, learn what changes at mainstage venues mean for the industry, an interview with Nina Stemme and more.

Nigel Westlake's latest quartet proves a beautiful, deeply affecting "shrine in music."

The Quartet will tour brand new works by Anne Cawrse and Ross Edwards next year, alongside collaborations with Sydney Dance Company and experience design company Sandpit.

The composer shares the story behind his new work for the Australian String Quartet, a “shrine in music” to the memory of his late sister Kate.

Luthiers have been making top-notch string instruments in Italy for centuries. Janet Wilson visits Roberto Cavagnoli in his Cremona studio where he is making copies of the Australian String Quartet’s original Guadagninis. She also asks some of the Australian musicians who play ‘Golden Age’ strings, what makes these highly prized (and pricey) instruments so special?

This issue includes features on Léo Delibes' Sylvia, Shostakovich's Fourth Symphony, Golden Age string instruments, and composers Schumann and John Kander.