Our mid-winter edition celebrates orchestral milestones and boundary-breaking composers while pondering creativity in the algorithmic age.

With an Olympic Games on the horizon, Brisbane Festival seeks to position the city as a leading cultural destination in the Asia-Pacific.

ABC Classic’s 50th-anniversary countdown sees Beethoven dominate, with eight works in the Top 100.

ASO Tutti Trombone hailed as "a phenomenal trombonist" and "dedicated advocate for the Orchestra".

Broadcasters Fran Kelly and James Valentine, novelist Gerald Murnane and pianist Simon Tedeschi among those honoured for significant contributions to arts and culture in Australia.

South Australia's Finegan Kruckemeyer named winner of the 2026 BBC World Service International Audio Drama Competition.

Your essential coast-to-coast guide to the Australian music being played on our concert stages this month.

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

This dark but memorable German film turns a lens on the cruelties suffered by related women across four time periods.

Mark Wigglesworth says Henk de Vlieger’s orchestral synthesis captures the drama – not just the highlights – of Wagner’s epic Ring Cycle.

"One of the biggest pinch-me moments of my career": Disapol Savetsila and Michelle Law claim the prestigious theatre prizes.

Music education is a major economic contributor but structural pressures, including a decline in sequential music education, are being felt.