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

The SSO's season finale was always a given, says Chief Conductor Simone Young. The opener a flash of inspiration. And in between? All kinds of surprises.

Are Australian orchestras and musical institutions genuinely embracing Indigenous voices?

A round-up of our recent news reports.

Australia's William Barton, rising German flute player Meret Louisa Vogel and Canadian piano star Avan Yu are on the guest list.

"A most beautiful reprieve and reward", Loribelle Spirovski's finger-painted portrait of William Barton goes over big with the public.

Véronique Serret and William Barton, JADE Ensemble, bluesman C.W. Stoneking and Scottish techno star Franck among the headliners.

Stunning recordings of a trio of orchestral works by Liza Lim.

Vocalist Jess Hitchcock and choral director Steven Hodgson share their thoughts on Deborah Cheetham Fraillon’s music ahead of the MSO's Yinya dana program.

Loribelle Spirovski was a finalist in this year’s Archibald Prize with a portrait of didgeridoo virtuoso William Barton. She tells how she met him and why she painted it with her fingers.

Cameron Lam’s monthly Australian Art Music playlist once again features the piano, both solo and in ensembles across Classical, Jazz, and Sound Art.

After a year of reduced operations, the Tasmanian alternative arts festival is back full swing with artists including Beth Gibbons and Clown Core.