Ahead of his 90th birthday, two landmark works by Minimalist composer Philip Glass are being performed in a special one-off concert in Melbourne.

Long recognised as one of the country’s most versatile pit orchestras, Orchestra Victoria is now a storyteller in its own right.

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

Three mainstage performances and two collaborative concerts are Orchestra Victoria's love letters to the diverse stories of its hometown.

Season highlights include a new collaboration with Bangarra Dance Theatre and the Australian premiere of Justin Peck’s Copland Dance Episodes.

This bold, beautifully staged adaptation of an opera classic ditches the outdated bits so we can still enjoy Mozart’s glorious music.

Soprano Nicole Car dazzles in this thoughtfully programmed concert also featuring her baritone husband Étienne Dupuis.

Jessica Gethin is fast becoming one of Australia’s busiest conductors. She shares her mission to inspire others to be as curious about music as she is.

The free, Opera Australia-produced, BMW-sponsored event is ready to make a few opera converts among the crowd, says soprano Olivia Cranwell.

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

Japanese pianist Makoto Ozone's performance was transformative, bringing new vigour to George Gershwin’s classic.

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