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Australian conductor Dr Nicholas Milton AM has been named the new Chief Conductor and General Music Director of the State Opera in Klagenfurt, Austria, as well as the Chief Conductor of the Kärtner Symphonieorchester (Carinthian Symphony Orchestra). Read more about … Continued

Australian composer Cat Hope is launching a new concert series based at Classic Southside, a live music bar upstairs at Classic Cinemas in the Melbourne suburb of Elsternwick. The series, which will feature new and experimental music, will kick off … Continued

The esteemed conductor, Johannes Fritsch has been announced as the Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. The Maestro, who has been well known to Brisbane audiences for many years, thanks in part to his holding of … Continued

The newest north-side contemporary arts precinct, Collingwood Yards, is set to open with an Open Day on Saturday 13th March. The site is a “new, permanent and affordable home for scores of artists and independent arts organisations working across music, … Continued

The Susan and Isaac Wakil Foundation Access Program have once again supported Opera Australia’s $20 ticket program for 2,000 first-time opera-goers. If you haven’t been to the opera before and would like to see Puccini’s Tosca, all you need to do is … Continued

Taloi Havini’s Useful Arts (2021) is the sixth commission in Buxton Contemporary’s Light Source series. A two-part work, that will be both presented online and on-site, Useful Arts will launch on the gallery’s website on the 17th of February. Taloi … Continued

Zelman Symphony, in association with Arts Centre Melbourne and the Wheeler Centre, presents the world premiere of Luke Styles’ No Friend but the Mountains: A Symphonic Song Cycle, with texts by Kurdish-Iranian journalist, writer and film-maker Behrouz Boochani. The performance will be … Continued

Simon Gleeson, Natalie O’Donnell and Callum Francis will be the headline performers at the Launceston-based annual music theatre festival, set to open in May of 2021. The full program is yet to be announced but promises a thrilling five days … Continued

Over the March long weekend, the Port Fairy Folk Festival will return with a three-day celebration of local talent. In a slightly more intimate setting than usual, the Festival will put the spotlight on a smaller selection of artists in a series … Continued