With Stalin bearing down on him, Shostakovich withdrew his monumental Fourth Symphony at the very last minute, consigning it to a drawer for the next 25 years. Mark Wigglesworth tells us why the score was so dangerous, and how the composer’s music changed forever.

In 2020 the guitarist’s competition will boast a bigger purse, with winning works performed by Withers and pianist Sally Whitwell and recorded by ABC Classic.

Naseema Sparks will Chair the Classical Music Board while Opera Australia CEO Rory Jeffes heads up the Opera, Musical Theatre & Chorus Board.

Richard Tognetti’s 30th season with the ACO features four brand new works, four Australian premieres, Stuart Skelton singing Mahler, and, of course, plenty of Beethoven.

An ambitious debut that captures Europe on the brink of disaster.

Fine Finnish fare: Oramo’s Sibelius is laced with insights.

Johnny van Gend will be the first ANAM student to participate in the Bavarian State Opera’s Orchestra Academy as part of a new partnership between the two organisations.

The British cellist, who shot to international stardom when he performed at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, will play at next year's Australian Festival of Chamber Music.

The Australian violinist tells us about a career that’s taken her from the Sydney Domain as a teenager, to the Musikverein, and navigating a slippery fingerboard in the Amazon.

Kathryn Selby presents old friends and exciting rising stars in 2020.

A colourful, folkloric concert that warmed up the Sydney Town Hall for the SSO's seasons to come.

The musicians bid farewell to Townsville in a celebratory closing gala.