The MCO’s 2026 season includes five major orchestral concerts, a touring chamber series and three world-premiere works by Australian composers.

The acclaimed composers will be honoured at the Art Music Awards in August; Luminary Award winners also announced.

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

The Australian composer-musician is the latest protesting the Spotify CEO's investments in AI-powered military technology.

MVA's wide-reaching educational program features two new shows celebrating the joys of music-making alongside a host of returning favourites.

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

Electric Fields, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, David Bridie and Parvyn among this year's celebrated independent artists.

Nicole Car, Siobhan Stagg and Claire Edwardes among this year's nominees. Winners to be revealed in October in Brisbane.

The Australian Music Students' Association calls ANU's proposed cuts "an appalling proposal that is entirely offensive to all musicians around the country".

Rocking on: The Minns Labor Government to disperse $9.3 million in grants to "boost an industry facing significant challenges".

A new First Nations recording initiative, a choral collaboration with Swedish voices and a new album from young jazz talents among those funded.

Loughborough University has created a violin narrower than a strand of human hair. Perfect for the ultimate whiner.