The Australian Music Centre turns 50 this year. Composer Vincent Plush, who was there at the start, recalls how it all began.

This month’s concert highlights from ABC Classic, independent radio and streaming.

Without Sir Eugene Goossens, the Sydney Opera House might never have been built. On its 50th anniversary, we look at the road to its opening.

Pianist Jonathan Biss demonstrates dignified introspection in a fine Beethoven concert that also features the Australian premiere of Brett Dean's Gneixendorf Music, a Winter’s Journey.

Featuring German violinist Jonas Zschenderlein, Bach’s Universe is a brilliantly conceived artifice, superbly executed and a magical foray into the imagination.

In this concert, featuring a world premiere by Vaughan McAlley, the expertise of the singers and their director was let down by the poor acoustic of the venue.

After a slow start, this MSO concert takes flight with performances of Takemitsu's Dreamtime and Debussy's Nocturnes.

The winner of the 2021 Sydney International Piano Competition takes the audience by storm in the Melbourne recital that begins his wide-reaching national tour.

The vivacious concert brought together many of Sydney's leading percussionists in a program that celebrated successive generations of Synergy, Taikoz and their offshoots.

With the MSO under Maestro Benjamin Northey, violinist Emily Sun gave a performance of Korngold's Violin Concerto that warrants recording, as does the orchestra's rendition of Hyde's Village Fair.

The combined forces of MSO and ANAM under Chief Conductor Jaime Martín delivered a revelatory performance that brought the audience to its feet.

Star cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason gives an impressive performance in his Australian debut, while a work by Anne Boyd proves the perfect concert-opener.