Matt Laing collects the valuable award for a work composed for Melbourne Chamber Orchestra.

What do our small to medium ensembles have on offer in the year ahead?

What do our orchestras and choirs have on offer in the year ahead?

"Hidden gems" and a Shakespeare-inspired world premiere make for a joyful experience from beginning to end.

A 1920s parlour game inspires an ear-opening, mind-bending experience.

The MCO’s 2026 season includes five major orchestral concerts, a touring chamber series and three world-premiere works by Australian composers.

With a theme of freedom hard-won, and an emphasis on Finnish and Australian Indigenous music, Fantasia is a taste of the Festival in its entirety.

MCO's season opening concert featured an inspired and compelling combination of works, with something for everyone.

The MCO's 2025 season is heralded with a new work by inspired by the physical and metaphorical power of a sunrise.

What do our small to medium ensembles have on offer in the year ahead?

The MCO and the Recital Centre's acoustics endow a stripped-back Messiah with the gravitas of a much bigger production.

Eugene Ughetti's first year as CIMF's Artistic Director is all about "new experiences, new ways of listening".