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

Your essential coast-to-coast guide to the Australian music being played on our concert stages this month.

Conductor Sam Weller and Ensemble Apex aim to create contemporary music events that feel less like an academic exercises and more like immersive experiences.

Cameron Lam reflects on the releases and re-releases of 2024 and brings together some highlights in this month’s playlist.

Ensemble Apex's inaugural festival kicks off with exciting works and wonderful energy.

Ensemble Apex begins a "new era" with its inaugural Apex Festival; Artistic Director Sam Weller gives a glimpse of what's in store.

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

Sam Weller is among 24 international candidates for a year-long development program and a hefty cash prize.

Dead wasps, electric insects and the music of bones as Ensemble Apex lets Bach take his last bow.

Spectacular dance from Brazil, a Puccini opera staged on a lightship and a mini-festival of engagements with JS Bach among the highlights of SF 2024.

A saucerful of secrets from conductor Sam Weller and the talented young players of Ensemble Apex.

Under the heroic musical direction of Sam Weller, this unveiling of the cathedral-like Dangrove Art Storage Facility in Alexandria was a Verdi spectacular in every sense of the word.