Melbourne's Australian Contemporary Opera Company pulls the plug on its February festival. Slow advance sales to blame.

The Australian composer will write a work for the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, inspired by a groundbreaking piece of British legislation.

A quirky Australian animation recognised in a big year for musicals and music-related movies; Jolie's Maria snubbed.

With tracks designed to create a sense of tranquillity amid chaos, Emily Granger and Edwardes hope their new project, Magic Sky, can help listeners toward healing.

Whether dark, smooth, complex, or sparkling – there’s bound to be something to your taste in this month's Australian Art Music playlist from Cameron Lam.

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

Recently appointed Artistic Advisor Jessica Gethin is keen to show audiences what Orchestra Victoria can do on stage as well as beneath it.

This month features a Kurt Weill trifecta, idiomatic Dvořák symphonies from the Czech Phil, a major Joshua Bell rediscovery and a radical take on Mozart’s Requiem.

Three Australian premieres in ACOCO's 2025 festival of contemporary opera; soprano Danielle de Neise to star in gala finale.

The Silver Screen continues its allure after almost a century.

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

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