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From the best Australian performers, to new music by Australian composers, celebrate Aus Music Month on ABC Classic

Including Deborah Cheetham Fraillon at 60, the best Australian performers and composers, live music and more, plan your Aus Music Month listening on ABC Classic.

Daniel Wilfred singing while David Wilfred raises his hand while performing Wata.

Published: MonMon 4 Nov 2024 at 10:00pmTopic: ABC News

Mindful moments in nature

Connect with the healing power of nature through music that evokes the tranquillity of the natural world.

Stylish woman with bright makeup resting on lawn

Duration: 27 minutes 34 seconds

Published: MonMon 4 Nov 2024 at 8:00amTopic: Mindful Music

Oud virtuoso Joseph Tawadros

Tamara-Anna Cislowska welcomes a renowned performer and composer of “the King of All Instruments.”

Duration: 1 hour

Published: SunSun 3 Nov 2024 at 8:00amTopic: Duet

Classic Live

Musica Viva Tasmania: Orava Quartet

The Orava Quartet perform Haydn, Sculthorpe and Borodin from the Hobart Town Hall.

Four string players dressed in blue sitting on a bench.

Duration: 2 hours

Published: Wednesday 6 Nov 2024 at 9:00amWed 6 Nov 2024 at 9:00amTopic: Evenings

Musica Viva: Ensemble Q

Musica Viva present the Brisbane based Ensemble Q in a national tour with a premiere by William Barton

Duration: 2 hours

Published: Wednesday 6 Nov 2024 at 2:00amWed 6 Nov 2024 at 2:00amTopic: Lunchtime Concert

Omega Ensemble: RE:CLASSICAL

Two virtuoso soloists, David Rowden and Veronique Serret, present two world premieres especially written for the Omega Ensemble.

Members of the Omega Ensemble playing on stage at Angel Place, Sydney.

Duration: 1 hour 59 minutes 59 seconds

Published: Tuesday 5 Nov 2024 at 9:00amTue 5 Nov 2024 at 9:00amTopic: Evenings

ASO: Evolution

Don't miss the opportunity to hear the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra's Principal Bassoonist, Mark Gaydon, in a rare performance of one of the great bassoon concertos, by Johann Nepomuk Hummel.

The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra performing onstage.

Duration: 2 hours

Published: Tuesday 5 Nov 2024 at 2:00amTue 5 Nov 2024 at 2:00amTopic: Lunchtime Concert

Featured Programs

Live at the Sydney Opera House! Contemporary singers with Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Happy Aus Music Month! Our first journey lands us on Gadigal country at the Sydney Opera House, hearing the town's biggest band the Sydney Symphony Orchestra accompany and collaborate with contemporary singers and musicians - from Ngaiire to…

the white sails of the Sydney Opera House at dusk, its image reflected in the water of Sydney Harbour

Duration: 59 minutes 59 seconds

Published: Wednesday 6 Nov 2024 at 8:00amWed 6 Nov 2024 at 8:00amTopic: Passenger

What does a music librarian actually do? Fire pistols? Yes!

'I had to shoot into a 44 gallon drum to give it a bit more bloom on the sound'

SSO librarian Alastair McKean stands behind drums on a table in a music storage room.

Duration: 3 hours 55 minutes

Published: Tuesday 5 Nov 2024 at 7:00pmTue 5 Nov 2024 at 7:00pmTopic: Classic Breakfast

Pianist Geoffrey Tozer

Pianist Geoffrey Tozer was a child prodigy whose dazzling technique and astounding musical memory enriched our world in an inestimable way.

Geoffrey Tozer sits at a grand piano looking up toward the open piano lid.

Duration: 1 hour

Published: Tuesday 5 Nov 2024 at 8:00amTue 5 Nov 2024 at 8:00amTopic: Legends

Equilbey's Fauré Requiem

For the centenary of Fauré's death, and for All Saints and All Souls.

Duration: 1 hour 59 minutes 59 seconds

Published: Sunday 3 Nov 2024 at 11:00amSun 3 Nov 2024 at 11:00amTopic: For The God Who Sings

Read and Watch

The music for Bluey episode The Sign among winners at this year's Screen Music Awards

Australian screen music composers are creating music for some of the biggest hits in film, TV and video games. These annual awards recognise their achievements.

Joff Bush stands at the front of a stage smiling with an orchestra behind him and an award presenter clapping to one side.

Published: 29 Oct 2024Tue 29 Oct 2024 at 9:30pm

Nobuyuki Tsujii is a touring virtuoso musician who is also blind. Here's how he learns fiendishly difficult music

Concert pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii, who is blind, is touring Australia. We explain how musicians who are blind learn music and keep up while performing with a group.

Nobuyuki Tsujii plays grand piano in a concert hall with an orchestra. His head is turned listening to the violinist behind.

Published: 20 Oct 2024Sun 20 Oct 2024 at 10:00pm

Earworms can be annoying. But they can also help you sing solo

Most of us don’t have perfect pitch, so we can’t name the sounds we hear. But research shows our memory for pitch is better than we think, and earworms have a lot to do with the reason why.

A woman in a colourful jumper and black headscarf singing into her phone.

Published: 9 Oct 2024Wed 9 Oct 2024 at 9:00pm

Why you should give opera a go and how to pick the right opera to start your journey, even on a shoe-string budget

Opera might feel intimidating if you've never experienced it, but it doesn't have to be. We break down the opera with help from some musicians immersed in the art form.

A man on stage painted all gold with a gold leaf crown and large gold skirt flowing outwards like he's been twirling around.

Published: 3 Oct 2024Thu 3 Oct 2024 at 11:00pm

ABC Classic

Featured

From the best Australian performers, to new music by Australian composers, celebrate Aus Music Month on ABC Classic

Mindful moments in nature

Oud virtuoso Joseph Tawadros

Classic Live

Musica Viva Tasmania: Orava Quartet

Musica Viva: Ensemble Q

Omega Ensemble: RE:CLASSICAL

ASO: Evolution

Featured Programs

Live at the Sydney Opera House! Contemporary singers with Sydney Symphony Orchestra

What does a music librarian actually do? Fire pistols? Yes!

Pianist Geoffrey Tozer

Equilbey's Fauré Requiem

Read and Watch

The music for Bluey episode The Sign among winners at this year's Screen Music Awards

Nobuyuki Tsujii is a touring virtuoso musician who is also blind. Here's how he learns fiendishly difficult music

Earworms can be annoying. But they can also help you sing solo

Why you should give opera a go and how to pick the right opera to start your journey, even on a shoe-string budget

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