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Chamber, Classical Music
features

Playing Up: The Lute with Thomas Dunford

Dubbed the Eric Clapton of the lute, French virtuoso Thomas Dunford is spreading the love, from the Baroque to his own music.

July 20, 2026
News
news

2026 Art Music Award finalists announced

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

July 16, 2026
Chamber, Classical Music
Live Review

Review: The Fairy’s Kiss (Musica Viva Australia)

Violinist Leila Josefowicz and pianist John Novacek reunite in an extraordinary tour de force.

July 13, 2026
News
news

Sydney Conservatorium launches Australia-India music partnership

$180,000 from the Australian Government's 2026 Maitri Grants Program to fund three-year, music-focused cultural exchange.

July 12, 2026
News
news

Nocturne returns to Barangaroo with free winter music series

A Musica Viva Australia-curated program opens with a collaboration between cellist Freya Schack-Arnott, singer-songwriter Bonnie Stewart and bassist Ben Ward.

June 26, 2026
Chamber, Classical Music
news

2026 Strike A Chord finalists revealed

Musica Viva Australia announces the 12 emerging ensembles set to compete in its National Finals in August.

June 24, 2026
Classical Music, Musical Theatre & Cabaret, Opera, Theatre
features

On Stage: the events you need to see in July 2026

The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.

June 22, 2026
Chamber, Classical Music
Live Review

Review: Doric String Quartet & Lloyd Van’t Hoff (Musica Viva Australia)

A superb concert of exceptional music-making opens Musica Viva’s latest tour. 

June 17, 2026
Chamber, Classical Music
Live Review

Review: Beethoven’s Ghost (Musica Viva Australia)

Australia’s dream-team, one-off trio knocks it out of the park.

May 8, 2026
Chamber, Classical Music
features

World Premiere: Regnare

Melody Eötvös's new piano trio, commissioned by Musica Viva Australia, is a meditation on rulership inspired by her love of trees.

April 20, 2026
Classical Music, News
news

Rising star quartet joins AFCM program

Fresh from winning Musica Viva's Strike A Chord competition, The IncrediBows land a place in the Australian Festival of Chamber Music’s Pathways Program.

March 26, 2026
Classical Music
news

Musica Viva Australia walks away from Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition

The competition will be handed off in the wake of Creative Victoria's decision not to renew Musica Viva Australia's funding.

March 6, 2026
Chamber, Classical Music, Vocal & Choral
Live Review

Review: A Winter’s Journey (Musica Viva Australia)

Visually exciting and musically impeccable, this production is a wonderful way to experience Schubert's Die Winterreise.

February 18, 2026

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