Foundry616 shuts its doors at the end of June – the second Sydney venue to announce closure this week.

Katy Abbott, Thomas Meadowcroft and Leah Curtis among the musicians receiving a share of $82,500 to compose a new work.

About to hear his Fourth Symphony premiere with WASO, the composer talks about the scope of his work – its spatiality, its silences, and its 'Gothic Burlesque'.

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

The musical theatre legend has responded to criticism of her "degrading" comments about fellow Broadway star Kecia Lewis.

The donation supports a children's exhibition from Kip Williams and Elizabeth Gadsby and the establishment of a new gallery.

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Kate Suthers to take the reins from cellist Simon Cobcroft.

A new work from Anne Cawrse, John Butler's festival debut and a program from two South American guitarists among the highlights.

Anticipating ABC Classic's 50th anniversary, Classic FM's Managing Editor will take on the newly-established position in the coming months.

The former Affinity Quartet violinist takes second place at the Markneukirchen International Instrumental Competition.

Sheridan Harbridge to write a new work for STC; Karolina Ristevski awarded for a work "equal parts joyous, devastating, and confounding".

Playwright Michele Lee takes home the award for her work about a woman "having the greatest romance of her life, or a midlife crisis".