2026 Dame Heather Begg Memorial Award announced
Brisbane-born soprano Xenia Puskarz Thomas receives $25,000 to support her rapidly-rising international career.
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.
Brisbane-born soprano Xenia Puskarz Thomas receives $25,000 to support her rapidly-rising international career.
The Geelong-based theatre company will be the first Australians to hold the significant position of Portrait artist at the Festival d'Automne à Paris.
Your essential coast-to-coast guide to the Australian music being played on our concert stages this month.
Aspiring young orchestral musicians can apply to AYO for a range of programs to uplift both performance and professional skills.
After taking over from The Basement seven years ago, the iconic Sydney music venue will shut its doors once more due to financial pressures.
Musician Stephen Pigram, director and playwright John Harvey, and artist Bronwyn Bancroft are amongst this year's honourees.
After a backlash, the move was defended by its CEO as a "controlled" use of the AI that can generate revenue for participating artists.
As the festival moves to Cairns, the new grants will support regional touring and the invitation of international artists through a tourism initiative.
Stephen Adams and The Music Box Project tune into the whimsical, lo-fi world of radio with fun, fantastical sonic results.
Inaugural recipient Beau Dean Riley Smith will develop a new major work which the dance company will premiere.
The company appeals to youngsters with a major new discount as Music Australia reports a decline in opera attendance.
The collaboration aims to highlight how classical music can thrive online with an "accessible, creator-led and community-driven" approach.
This month’s performance highlights from ABC Classic, independent radio and streaming.