Happy New Year, and welcome back to the Australian Art Music playlist! A monthly playlist of classical, jazz, experimental and electronic music by Australian composers, musicians and sound artists.
What do our small to medium ensembles have on offer in the year ahead?
Australian String Quartet light the skies with a trio of magnetic works.
In record time, new Artistic Director Brett Sheehy has put together a program consolidating the festival’s long-held international reputation.
Two national tours, two festivals and a brand new commission. ASQ celebrates 40 years in style.
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
Two terrific scores, one with onstage string quartet, are the bedrock of Sydney Dance Company’s new double bill.
Sex, demigods and a three-headed beast, Gilgamesh has it all. Composer Jack Symonds talks about his new opera based on the Mesopotamian epic.
Australian String Quartet delivers a near-perfect concert, a balance of clarity, rhetorical urgency and sensuousness of tone.
Harry Sdraulig discusses his "mercurial" Second String Quartet, which has its national premiere with the Australian String Quartet.
Trio Gaspard, pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii, a Goldner String Quartet farewell and the Kristin Berardi Quartet are among the artists set to appear.
Cameron Lam tries his hand at an Australian-only answer to this year’s ABC’s Classic 100 theme: Feel Good, in this month’s Australian Art Music playlist.
An intriguing program, with a xylophone at the end.
