On Air & Online: Radio and streaming in May 2026
This month’s performance highlights from ABC Classic, independent radio and streaming.
This month’s performance highlights from ABC Classic, independent radio and streaming.
A fresh, compelling take on Bach’s masterpiece.
A profound musical and dramatic experience, bringing the tragedy of Orpheus and Eurydice to electrifying life.
A life-altering experience for anyone present, the long-awaited Australian debut of Pygmalion under Raphaël Pichon is a music-making miracle.
“Lower your guard,” says incoming Artistic Director Matthew Lutton, heralding the return of Peter Sellars and contemporary music.
Next year, Pygmalion will make its Australian debut at the Adelaide Festival with a series of concerts surveying the European Baroque.
A three-course feast of early music and a star-powered production by the late Robert Wilson are among the banner events for Adelaide Festival 2026.
This month features a Kurt Weill trifecta, idiomatic Dvořák symphonies from the Czech Phil, a major Joshua Bell rediscovery and a radical take on Mozart’s Requiem.
Pichon’s perspective brings upswing and insights to Mozart’s swansong.
Powerful program and refulgent vocals make Mein Traum a dream of a disc.
This year the annual festival not only filled the streets of the ancient French city with music, but it also breathed new life into an abandoned stadium with Mahler's Resurrection.
A thoughtful French account of Bach’s universal masterwork.
Premiering in Aix-en-Provence earlier this month, the radical, beautiful staging of Mozart’s final, unfinished work has electrified audiences.