A brilliant concert celebrating contemporary and classical works for cello and piano also explored the cello’s sonic properties with advanced playing techniques.

With lashings of on-stage chemistry, this all-conquering Neil Armfield production of Handel's Julius Caesar is a triumph.

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

Erin Helyard goes solo on the Goldbergs; a state-of-the-art Fairy Queen at the Roslyn Packer; a "translucent" Messiah, and more.

After navigating turbulence in recent weeks, Opera Australia charts a course to "engage and delight" in 2025.

Music of ravishing beauty from the 16th and 17th centuries polished to a glow in this exquisite Pinchgut Opera showcase.

CSO's 75 anniversary season features seven world premieres, works by Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and Holst, and new compositions by First Nations artists.

Erin Helyard and the SSO show that Mr Handel’s Water Music still floats everybody’s boat 400 years on.

Mozart concertos joined at the HIP by Aussie favourites Helyard and McIntosh.

Henry Purcell’s pocket opera Dido and Aeneas is a work ripe for reconstruction.

Four hands better than two in delightful Romantic works for piano duet.

Lucy Clements has been a prime mover of new Australian work. How does she approach a Purcell masterpiece over 300 years old?