Shipshape and Bristol fashion. No weak links in this WASO Wagner led by British baritone Christopher Maltman.

A virtuosic hybrid approach to performing Baroque music with largely modern instruments.

The latest arts appointments and departures.

Conductor Riccardo Minasi applies a musicological blowtorch to three favourite works of the Classical period.

A compelling triple bill explores mortality through ritual, sculpture and ecstatic movement.

MEAA says "musicians must not be seen as optional extras"; WA Ballet says union claims are "simply wrong".

Chee recognised for being “an integral part of WASO’s artistic life” for more than a decade.

In 2025, Australian orchestras performed female composers more than Bach, Beethoven and Mozart combined. Hannah Lee Tungate walks us through the stats.

Ahead of appearances across Australia, Sergej Krylov blazes in his WASO debut.

WASO’s Underground series, presented with Perth Festival, has become the orchestra’s laboratory for the wilfully eclectic.

"A strong and thriving creative sector means more jobs, stronger local businesses and a more vibrant State," says Creative Industries Minister Simone McGurk.

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