On Air & Online: Radio and streaming in January/February 2026
This month’s performance highlights from ABC Classic, independent radio and streaming.
Maddy Briggs is a writer, sound designer and composer who works across theatre, screen, dance and video art. Her work has been featured in VIVID Sydney, MUSLAB’s International Electroacoustic Music Festival, SBS on Demand on BBC Music 6. She was also a 2024 Media Fellow with Bang On a Can.
This month’s performance highlights from ABC Classic, independent radio and streaming.
Four Winds offers a rich assortment of classical and contemporary programs, an Easter Weekend program and various exciting collaborative works.
Celebrate the season in true Aussie fashion with a Christmas playlist from homegrown classical composers.
The ink is drying on a contract which will see a brand-new 2,000-seat theatre built in the nation's capital to host musicals, opera, ballet and international acts.
The new music titan celebrates 40 years with a revival of Liza Lim's first opera, world premieres, international collaborations and two milestone galas.
Grace Jones to headline a program of international stars including Åkervinda, BADBADNOTGOOD and Oumou Sangaré.
A world-class performance from Mitch Riley – the shining star of Backstage Music's 2025 season closer.
A new residency role for young string quartets and an upgraded circus arts venue among the projects funded.
Twenty-five Australian and New Zealand composers to create new works for ANAM students over the next two years.
Andrea Lam, Siobhan Stagg and accordion master James Crabb among the headliners in Hunters Hill Music's 2026 edition.
ELISION and Belle Chen among 39 artists and groups granted a share of $800,000 in the latest round of funding from Music Australia.
Australia's biggest guitar gathering falls victim to festival woes; OzAsia Festival to be "reimagined" in 2026.
"A radiant vocal quality and natural elegance": Sydney soprano Izabelle Zammit joins Pinchgut Opera for mentorship and performance opportunities.