Five mainstage performances bring the joy of singing to audiences in Melbourne, Ballarat and Bendigo – and to viewers at home.

Presenting the first-ever Adelaide Chamber Choir Festival which will join state vocal ensembles into a mass choir, the ACS offer three programs of music to accompany life experiences.

95 recipients have received a combined amount of $6 million from Create NSW, with an emphasis on the regional expansion and development of the arts.

Vineta Sareika-Völkner joins the Berlin Phil as its first-ever female concertmaster – 41 years after the orchestra first accepted women into its ranks.

Ahead of a Sydney Festival performance, Matthias Schack-Arnott talks about opening up John Cage’s Sonatas and Interludes.

The pianist talks about her upcoming collaboration with composer Robert Davidson, a work weaving in the voices of pioneering women.

The wrappers come off the premiere of a chamber opera and the latest from Hot Brown Honey in a program spotlighting the work of female artists.

The Hamilton creator will come to watch the Australian production for the first time, and meet creatives he has only talked to on Zoom.

Gustavo Dudamel leaves the LA Philharmonic after 17 years for a New York role once held by Mahler and Bernstein.

From sacred music to intimate promises, three touring programs explore the astonishing breadth and diversity of vocal music, across Australia and around the world.

Compelling collaborations spanning the Baroque to modern Australian music find their way into the heart of the Blue Mountains for the Festival’s third year.

Vote for your favourite instrument in this year’s Countdown, a celebration of music ‘from the piano to the pipa’.