This year, the Takács Quartet turns 50, while Musica Viva Australia turns 80. Both of their histories include musicians forced to flee from oppression.

Jessica Gethin is fast becoming one of Australia’s busiest conductors. She shares her mission to inspire others to be as curious about music as she is.

Life as a Musica Viva Australia FutureMaker starts with a blank piece of paper, says Madeleine Jevons. "I’m hoping we can come up with something that will live on."

Like her younger brother, Maria Anna Mozart was a child prodigy. A new documentary, Mozart’s Sister, explores her impact on Mozart's music.

Annabel Crabb and Leigh Sales are all set to collaborate with Richard Tognetti and the Australian Chamber Orchestra. We get the low-down.

Ahead of its world premiere at Canberra International Music Festival, composer Andrew Ford talks about the evolution of a hymnal to the land.

Dharug composer Christopher Sainsbury has written a new opera for Victorian Opera, with a libretto by First Nations playwright Jane Harrison.

These two tiny operas by Charpentier, created to be performed in Louis XIV's private appartments, offer another kind of chill today.

This month’s performance highlights from ABC Classic, independent radio and streaming.

Arabella Steinbacher discusses joining the Sydney Symphony Orchestra for Georges Lentz’s new violin concerto and warns that it's a little wild.

This month’s performance highlights from ABC Classic, independent radio and streaming.

Featuring cellist Elinor Frey, the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra’s Spanish Steps is a fascinating lesson in un-learning for an ensemble of expert players.