New initiatives from Ensemble Offspring, Pinchgut Opera and Strange Bedfellows are among the recipients.

Small to medium companies who missed out in the Australia Council for the Arts’ latest Four Year Funding for Organisations round take stock in the midst of a crisis.

JS Bach regularly tops polls as the greatest composer of all time. Today we celebrate his 335th birthday by asking some of our top Bach performers why he's so extraordinary.

With the year drawing to a close, we look back over the operas that wowed our critics in 2019.

The Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra, Pinchgut Opera, Four Winds and the Omega Ensemble are among the organisations chosen for funding by Arts Minister Don Harwin.

Ravishing music, virtuosic performances and an intelligent, contemporary production make for an unforgettable night.

Vivaldi’s Farnace is a potent examination of betrayal and loyalty, as well as the thirst for vengeance. Director Mark Gaal reveals how his production for Pinchgut Opera is tackling all these themes head on.

The standout CDs of 2019 plus music for your Christmas stockings, Bran Nue Dae at 30, David Williamson's final curtain call, and we interview Richard Mills.

The standout CDs of 2019 plus music for your Christmas stockings, Bran Nue Dae at 30, David Williamson's final curtain call, and we interview Richard Mills.

The classical music category was introduced by the National Live Music Awards this year.

Pinchgut Opera triumphs in Monteverdi’s late masterpiece.

Comparisons to the piano seem wrong-headed, says Erin Helyard, the Artistic Director of Pinchgut Opera. A virtuoso on the harpsichord (and fortepiano), he believes it’s the instrument on which Bach sounds best.