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The Christmas Card performed by VOX, Sydney Philharmonia Choirs and Sydney Youth Orchestra

Watch VOX, Sydney Philharmonia Choirs and Sydney Youth Orchestra perform The Christmas Card.

Young people stand behind an orchestra, some wearing Christmas headbands, holding black folders and sing in an auditorium.

Published: ThuThu 5 Dec 2024 at 9:15pmTopic: News

Late neurodivergence diagnoses unlocked Nat Bartsch's music potential

Being diagnosed with neurodivergence as an adult has come with complex emotions for Nat Bartsch. But it also helped her juggle her music career and motherhood.

A woman with long brown hair posing in front of a red background. Her head is tilted to the side and she's wearing glasses.

Published: TueTue 3 Dec 2024 at 9:00pmTopic: ABC News

Pianist Stephen Hough

Stephen Hough combines a distinguished career of a concert pianist with those of a composer and writer.

A man wearing black is seen from the end of a grand piano. He rests an arm on the piano with the lid above his head.

Duration: 59 minutes 59 seconds

Published: TueTue 3 Dec 2024 at 8:00amTopic: Legends

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Royal Ballet and Opera: Fidelio

Alexander Soddy conducts Beethoven’s Fidelio from the Royal Opera House, London.

A man stands on a table, from the edge there are twenty or more people looking on.

Duration: 3 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds

Published: Saturday 7 Dec 2024 at 9:00amSat 7 Dec 2024 at 9:00amTopic: Saturday Night at the Opera

WASO: Brahms’ Splendour

Violinist Clara-Jumi Kang makes joins conductor Vasily Petrenko and WASO for a concert of Brahms

Clara-Jumi Kang playing violin in a black and gold dress

Duration: 1 hour 59 minutes 59 seconds

Published: Saturday 7 Dec 2024 at 2:00amSat 7 Dec 2024 at 2:00amTopic: Lunchtime Concert

SSO Augustin Hadelich performs Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto

Augustin Hadelich performs Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto with the Sydney Symphony and Simone Young.

Duration: 1 hour 59 minutes 59 seconds

Published: Friday 6 Dec 2024 at 9:00amFri 6 Dec 2024 at 9:00amTopic: Evenings

NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra: Szeps-Znaider & Anderszewski

Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider makes his debut with the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra conducting Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony.

Orchestra with chief conductor VII © Peter Hundert I NDR

Duration: 2 hours

Published: Friday 6 Dec 2024 at 2:00amFri 6 Dec 2024 at 2:00amTopic: Lunchtime Concert

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Music from the films of Peter Weir

Join Dan Golding as he explores the best soundtracks from the filmmaking career of Peter Weir.

Duration: 2 hours

Published: Saturday 7 Dec 2024 at 7:00amSat 7 Dec 2024 at 7:00amTopic: Screen Sounds

Baroque Favourites with Janine Jansen

Delight in Baroque favourites this week, from Pachelbel's Canon in D Major to Vivaldi's Autumn, and discover new recordings of music by Francesco Geminiani and even more Vivaldi.

pastel drawing of dressed-up women sitting in front of a stage where men in suits play instruments

Duration: 3 hours

Published: Saturday 7 Dec 2024 at 4:00amSat 7 Dec 2024 at 4:00amTopic: Saturday Baroque

The sound of Metroidvanias

When two iconic game series become an entire genre of their own: scores for exploration, combat, and discovering new abilities.

Game Show Image - Hollow Knight (Team Cherry)

Duration: 1 hour

Published: Friday 6 Dec 2024 at 8:00amFri 6 Dec 2024 at 8:00amTopic: Game Show

ABC Classic Christmas Playlist

A playlist of classical music to get you in the mood for Christmas.

Grevillias and Christmas baubles are grouped together with some stars and ribbons and the text "Classic Christmas"

Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes 26 seconds

Published: Thursday 5 Dec 2024 at 9:15pmThu 5 Dec 2024 at 9:15pmTopic: Classic Playlists

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Flinders Quartet play Deborah Cheetham Fraillon's Bungaree

The Flinders Quartet perform Deborah Cheetham Fraillon's Bungaree in honour of her 60th birthday.

The four player of Flinders String Quartet sit in a round playing their instruments in a wooden auditorium.

Duration: 5 minutes 20 seconds

Published: 22 Nov 2024Fri 22 Nov 2024 at 5:10am

Music helped Deborah Cheetham Fraillon connect with her First Nations family even though they were separated for so long

From being inspired by seeing Dame Joan Sutherland perform to carving her own path, Deborah Cheetham Fraillon AO reflects on her achievements and her drive to help others.

Deborah Cheetham Fraillon pictured wearing purple glasses and a leather jacket. She's smiling, looking straight to the camera.

Published: 18 Nov 2024Mon 18 Nov 2024 at 10:00pm

Two of Gurrumul's closest collaborators have honoured his timeless voice with a new orchestral album

Posthumous albums are typically cynical, cash-grabbing affairs. Not so Banbirrngu - The Orchestra Sessions, a meditative reappraisal of Gurrumul's voice and musical legacy made by two of his closest collaborators.

An shadowy portrait of Gamitj man and Yolgnu musician Gurrumul posing in a suit with his arms crossed his chest.

Published: 14 Nov 2024Thu 14 Nov 2024 at 8:00pm

In the 1930s, Margaret Sutherland's husband didn't want her to compose, but her music is still being played today

Margaret Sutherland made a significant contribution to Australia's music and arts scene, despite the challenges of being a woman and composer through the mid-20th century.

Black and white still of Margaret Sutherland at the piano, marking up a part.

Published: 13 Nov 2024Wed 13 Nov 2024 at 10:00pm