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Cellist Charlotte Miles talks about returning home to perform as a soloist with the Australian Youth Orchestra and at this year’s Australian Festival of Chamber Music.

Our mid-winter edition celebrates orchestral milestones and boundary-breaking composers while pondering creativity in the algorithmic age.

Our mid-winter edition celebrates orchestral milestones and boundary-breaking composers while pondering creativity in the algorithmic age.

"A competition at this level is a terrifying, beautiful beast," says Charlotte Miles, who, with Benett Tsai, will represent Australia in the prestigious event.

"The most amazing and exhausting week and a half of the year" – and the rising star cellist is not talking about Christmas.

Shane Howard, Vanessa Perica and cellist Charlotte Miles in this year's winning cohort.

AYO traverses mainland Australia with world-class soloists, classical masterworks, gaming music favourites and some free performances.

Liszt vs Brahms! Reich vs Glass! AFCM brings together a selection of works by composers who disliked each other intensely.

The versatile and powerful accordion wasn't invented during JS Bach's lifetime, but chances are he would have used it if it had been.

Melbourne-born cellist Charlotte Miles is one of 15 international semi-finalists competing for a prize pool of $70,000.

Australian String Quartet light the skies with a trio of magnetic works.