The National’s Bryce Dessner on teaming with Sydney Symphony for solo Australian tour
Bryce Dessner has always lived across two worlds. He is the guitarist and keyboardist in The National, one…
Australian singers Christopher and Miriam Allan connect across continents
How do you raise a musical child? What if she becomes more famous than you? For baritone Christopher…
Royal wedding cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason says music has power to teach young people empathy
Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, 27, gained international fame when he performed at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan…
Five First Nations musicians redefining classical music in Australia
What happens when centuries-old classical music traditions meet 60,000 years of history? Across Australia, First Nations musicians are…
Meet CJ Jones: The 17-year-old Tasmanian who stole audiences’ hearts in The Piano
Seventeen-year-old Tasmanian pianist CJ Jones has learned a lot from his whirlwind journey on The Piano. Two lessons…
ABC Classic 100: Greatest of All Time — by the numbers
Since 2001, we’ve invited you to vote for the classical music you love, guided by a different theme…
The legacy of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 and the composers who came after
Beethoven’s Choral Symphony No. 9 in D minor has once again topped the ABC Classic 100, being chosen…
ABC Classic 100: Greatest of All Time — when it happens, how to listen and more
The votes are in, and the countdown of the ABC Classic 100: Greatest of All Time is nearly…
The most influential female composers in history and today
You probably know the names of Bach, Beethoven and Brahms. What about women in classical music? Vote now…
A century on from Miles Davis’s birth, his legacy still shapes jazz
Within the pantheon of jazz, Miles Davis has assumed an almost godlike position. The trumpeter, who was born…
Music quiz: Can you pick the classical music in these iconic movies?
Think you know music and film? Hollywood has been turning to classical music for cultural cachet since the…
How Hollywood became a new home for classical music’s grandest ideas
Classical music isn’t dead, but who’s listening, and how, is changing. One of the clearest signs of that…