William Barton

Anticipation is fast building ahead of the Australian String Quartet's (ASQ) European engagements which will commence this month in Amsterdam before concluding in Rome in February.

The mainstay of Sydney’s high summer season, Sydney Festival, sails back this January with a first class line-up of World Premieres, extraordinary immersive experiences, cutting-edge public art, Australian exclusives, free events, trailblazing First Nations programming and an epic live music offering. 

Musica Viva Australia unveils their 2024 Concert program, featuring a unique blend of tradition and innovation. With seven national tours, four world premieres, and performances by renowned artists like William Barton and The Choir of King's College Cambridge, this season promises to redefine the concert experience.

28-year-old violist Henry Justo, 28, who hails from Queensland, was named winner of The Music Trust's esteemed $21,000 2023 Freedman Classical Fellowship. 

Three exceptional finalists have been selected to compete for the coveted 2023 Freedman Classical Fellowship, Courtenay Cleary (29, Queensland - Violin), Henry Justo (28, Queensland - Viola), and Jonty Coy (27, Western Australia - Flute). Learn more about the finalists here!

Legendary Australian entertainer Patti Newton AM has had her name set in lights, after being presented with a Walk of Fame star at Adelaide Festival Centre yesterday. 

Adelaide Festival Centre's star-studded Walk of Fame has announced three new names to be added to the illuminated walkway, in recognition of the powerful performances presented at its venues in 2022.

The First 50 podcast hosted by Adelaide's very own cabaret icon Libby O'Donovan will feature a monthly episode exploring the careers of artists who have graced the stages of Adelaide Festival Centre, starting with South Australia's own Robyn Archer.

It’s time to vote! South Australians are encouraged to help select the next artists to have their name set in lights on Adelaide Festival Centre’s star-studded Walk of Fame with online public voting open today.

Adelaide Festival Centre will launch its Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) today, furthering the Centre's commitment to be a destination where equity thrives and First Nations people and cultures are recognised, engaged, represented and celebrated.

The Canberra International Music Festival has announced its Festival program for 2023. From Friday April 28 to Sunday May 7, ten glorious days of music making will set Canberra alight in a program of 28 concerts featuring around 150 international and Australian musicians.

The 38th Adelaide Festival, to be launched this Wednesday 9 November, at Adelaide Town Hall and via livestream offers a total of 52 events in theatre, music, opera, dance, media and visual arts, including major festivals-within-the-festival Adelaide Writers' Week, UKARIA Chamber Landscapes and WOMADelaide – over 17 days and nights from Friday 3 to Sunday 19 March.

The Sydney Opera House has unveiled five works created by diverse and multi-disciplinary artists responding to our fast-changing world, as part of the latest installment of its bi-annual season of UnWrapped.

Edinburgh International Festival has revealed full details of a month-long digital programme series, Edinburgh International Festival At Home in partnership with abrdn, alongside a video featuring an excerpt of a brand-new poem by Edinburgh Makar, Hannah Lavery.

Premiering as part of the 2022 Adelaide Film Festival, a genre-defying work of art that unites digital imagery, ceramics and sound will open at the Art Gallery of South Australia on 19 October. In WAVE, Gerry Wedd's mythic imagery is brought to life in an immersive 360-degree installation, accompanied by an evocative soundscape by Gabriella Smart and directed by Wedd, Smart and filmmaker Mark Patterson with digital production by Jumpgate VR.  

The Song Company returns to Riverside Theatres with Songs from the Heart, a new creative collaboration with Indigenous composers and singers Elizabeth Sheppard (Yamatji/Gandangarra) and Sonya Hollowell (Dharawal) on 2nd October.

The Sydney Opera House has unveiled five works created by diverse and multi-disciplinary artists responding to our fast-changing world, as part of the latest installment of its bi-annual season of UnWrapped.

The Cape Symphony has an exciting slate of new performances scheduled for the upcoming 2022-23 season, designed to inspire joy among audiences. Guests at the Barnstable Performing Arts Center will 'tour' Australia with the ongoing Passport series; drop in on the Roaring '20s and the Romantic era; and revisit musical moments from childhood.

Three finalists have been selected to compete for The Music Trust's 2022 Freedman Classical Fellowship, after an extensive search for Australia's most creative classical musicians aged 35 and under. 

Zilker Theatre Productions has announced the cast for Disney’s Newsies the Musical for the 63rd year of its free, outdoor, summer musical production in partnership with the City of Austin. T