Artistic forces successfully marshalled in a poignant and musically powerful commemorative concert.

ANU proposes that Canberra's 60-year-old music school be reduced to a program within a new School of Creative and Cultural Practice. Jobs will go.

Peggy Polias takes us inside her new orchestral work – a melody-driven meta piece, which plays with the mathematical idea of self-similarity.

What do our orchestras and choirs have on offer in the year ahead?

The Sydney Conservatorium's Laura Case delves into the logical and historical reasons for the large number of violins in a symphony orchestra.

Let’s take a moment to appreciate the humble percussionist, and their sometimes less-than-obvious contributions to the music we love.

The number of Australians with their sights set on an international conducting career hasn’t changed, but their success rate is down. Why?

CSO's 75 anniversary season features seven world premieres, works by Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and Holst, and new compositions by First Nations artists.

In 1824, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony premiered in Vienna. Two hundred years later, it has not lost any of its impact.

Miriama Young explains how she was inspired by Beethoven’s Ninth when she was commissioned by Canberra Symphony Orchestra.

Arts training to receive $115m funding boost after a decade of decline in government support.

Over $4 million in funding comes at a "critical juncture for the orchestra", whose viability has taken a considerable blow post-COVID.