The intersection of classical music with other genres such as rock and pop is growing fast, with novel sounds emerging. But what should we call such collaborations? Classical music? Serious music? And how did the division between highbrow and lowbrow music first come about?

The ACO and the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir interweave Bach and Pärt with ethereal beauty.

In 2018, Estonia celebrated the centenary of its independence by opening the new Arvo Pärt Centre. As the Australian Chamber Orchestra and Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir prepare to tour together, we look into the prism of Pärt’s music, with the help of the composer’s son Michael Pärt.

Beethoven irrefutably was Richard Tognetti’s own.

The line-up includes the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Moscow's Sretensky Monastery Choir, and Meryl Tankard's Two Feet performed by Natalia Osipova.

Who needs candles on a cake when you can have portraits on a wall? The NPG unveils 20 new works of leading Australians for its birthday.

A freewheeling line-up of guest conductors and concerto soloists will keep the orchestra on its toes in its year between Chiefs.

Richard Tognetti tells us about a wide-ranging season, at the centre of which is the return of Bill Henson's Luminous.

The ACO revels in the joyful complexities of Bach’s legendary Goldberg Variations.

The unlikely pairing of Jonny Greenwood and Mozart have paid dividends at this year's independent music awards.

Ahead of its Australian premiere, Bernard Labadie talks to Justine Nguyen about his string arrangement of Bach’s towering Goldberg Variations.

In her highly anticipated ACO debut, the opera star shows herself to be an accomplished, detailed recitalist.