The Russian conductor talks to Clive Paget about how he fell in love with the music of Mahler as a schoolboy back in Leningrad in the 1950s.

Neuromusical educator Dr Anita Collins explains what happens in the brain when we listen to music, and how fireworks really explode when we play an instrument or sing together.

Forging his own unique sound, didgeridoo virtuoso and composer William Barton has introduced a refreshing new voice to Australian classical music.

Mary Finsterer takes us on a journey through time and space in her new opera Antarctica.

Stephanie Lake’s epic work Colossus kicked her career into another gear. What’s more, as well as creating contemporary dance for her own company, ballet companies are beginning to call.

As Opera Australia searches for a new Artistic Director, Peter Tregear argues that it’s time for the company to find a fresh artistic vision predicated on the belief that opera has something important to offer the public.

There are so many euphemisms for dying, but we will only be truly dead when everyone who knew us has ‘passed on’.

Jack Liebeck explains how his life fell into place when a violin was put into his hands at age eight, and how he has programmed the Australian Festival of Chamber Music, where he is the new Artistic Director.

It’s time for ageing audiences to put their demands for old-fashioned opera out to pasture.

A century since his birth, the music of Xenakis remains challenging, vital and bold.

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

The piano leads the field with front runners Mitsuko Uchida and Leif Ove Andsnes, but first an auspicious start to a brand new Mahler cycle.