Great Scotts: Music, science and memory
Playing music by Beethoven, Marais and Elena Kats-Chernin, Australian Haydn Ensemble's Skye McIntosh is set to unpack the story of the Scott sisters, Australia's pioneering nature illustrators.
August 5, 2026
Review: Sibelius’s Second (West Australian Symphony Orchestra)
A 20-something Finn made his Australian debut with a national orchestra and closed out the evening as though he owned the place.
August 3, 2026
Australian Accent – August 2026
Your essential coast-to-coast guide to the Australian music being played on our concert stages this month.
August 3, 2026
Review: The Coronation of Poppea (Victorian Opera)
Monteverdi’s opera of ancient Rome gets an exciting makeover courtesy of the 1983 film Scarface and Elena Kats-Chernin’s new orchestration.
July 1, 2026
Australian Accent – July 2026
Your essential coast-to-coast guide to the Australian music being played on our concert stages this month.
July 1, 2026
Works by Australian musical and literary figures discovered in major AI datasets
An investigation by The Atlantic reveals music by Liza Lim, Ross Edwards, Brett Dean, Elena Kats-Chernin in datasets used to train AI.
June 22, 2026
“Full of sex and desire”, Poppea meets Scarface at VO
Monteverdi's opera of lust and ambition gets a Mob makeover courtesy of Victorian Opera.
June 15, 2026
Australian Accent – June 2026
Your essential coast-to-coast guide to the Australian music being played on our concert stages this month.
June 2, 2026
Elena Kats-Chernin booked for Wings of Desire opera project
The renowned Australian composer will write the music for a new opera based on Wim Wenders' classic 1987 film.
May 19, 2026
Review: Folk & Tango (Canberra International Music Festival)
Folk tunes taken to the next level with extraordinary care and precision.
May 2, 2026
Woodend Winter Arts Festival 2026: Full program announced
A King's Birthday weekend of canonical works, new Australian voices, virtuoso recitals and jazz blown hot and cool.
April 14, 2026
Australian Accent – March 2026
Your essential coast-to-coast guide to the Australian music being played on our concert stages this month.
March 2, 2026
Australian Accent – February 2026
Your essential coast-to-coast guide to the Australian music being played on our concert stages this month.
February 2, 2026