Aviva Endean and Mindy Meng Wang head the finalist list with three nominations each for this year's celebration of Australian musicians.

A round-up of our recent news reports.

Discover the music of Australian composers, from Ella Macens to Ken Murray.

Shellie Morris, Nicole Car, Catherine Milliken and Ruby Hunter are among this year's celebrated female musicians and arts workers.

Perfect coherence and technical accomplishment set this performance at the pinnacle of the string quartet form.

Nicole Car, Siobhan Stagg and Claire Edwardes among this year's nominees. Winners to be revealed in October in Brisbane.

This year, the Takács Quartet turns 50, while Musica Viva Australia turns 80. Both of their histories include musicians forced to flee from oppression.

Violinist and composer Jane Aubourg to air a major solo work in Berlin's annual new music expo.

When the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra talked to Elena Kats-Chernin about performing Fast Blue Village, she decided to revisit and refresh it.

Matthew Hindson looks at the "quiet, brilliant" success of Australian composers overseas.

Every Brahms symphony, every Beethoven piano concerto and a Stephen Hough world premiere in Mark Wigglesworth's first program at the ASO.

Paul Kildea celebrates MVA's monumental 80th birthday with eight tours, 15 international artists and "enormous gratitude".