Listen to the Australian Art Music playlist: May 2021
Curated by Cameron Lam, this month's playlist of Australian art music features new music from 2021 Art Music Fund recipients and the first of the ABC's Fresh Start Commissions.
May 13, 2021
Review: Launch concert (AVÉ – Australian Vocal Ensemble)
Hail to the sing for the Australian Vocal Ensemble’s glittering launch.
April 12, 2021
The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra unveils the first half of its 2021 season
The season features Australian guest soloists including Siobhan Stagg, Jayson Gillham and Grace Clifford, a new chamber series, and a new initiative committed to greater representation of women composers.
December 6, 2020
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra announces 2021 Season: Part One
A series of newly commissioned concertos written for members of the orchestra are amongst the highlights of the MSO’s first six months back on stage after the COVID-19 shutdowns.
October 20, 2020
Review: Beethoven Sollima Cawrse (Australian String Quartet)
The ASQ probes the string quartet genre and premieres a major new work that champions women writers and composers.
October 19, 2020
Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf? Not Anne Cawrse
Inspired by A Room of One's Own, the composer has written a searching string quartet.
October 14, 2020
Australian String Quartet to release a new recording each month
Violinist Dale Barltrop tells us about the ensemble’s recording project which will see new Australian works released digitally across 2020.
May 26, 2020
A new festival celebrates women composers
The inaugural Women in Music Festival will take place over two days in Melbourne, on a site that became a focal point for women’s suffrage, while ABC Classic celebrates International Women's Day on the airwaves.
February 28, 2019