It is nearly 20 years since Emma Dunch quit as a publicist with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and moved to the US, where she carved out a successful career in arts management and fund-raising.

Australian composer Carl Vine wrote 'Child's Play' for the Takacs Quartet.

Grizzly Bear roar back to life with new album Painted Ruins following hiatus.

Bach specialist Sir Andras Schiff returns to Australia in 2018 for Music Viva.

London Grammar's frontwoman says the toll of constant touring left her unable to get out of bed, but that now she's getting better at handling it.

Kesha returns to seduce anew, Pennsylvania quartet the Districts pump it up, David Rawlings gets intimate and Martha Argerich offers a salve for disappointed concertgoers.

The grime of the beer barn comes to life in the pages of a slew of new memoirs as Australian musicians put pen to paper and their audiences swap rocking for reading.

Pieter Wispelwey plays the Bach Cello Suites. Sydney Symphony Orchestra. City Recital Hall. August 7. ★★★★½

Takacs Quartet has been through changes over four decades, but remain at the top of their game.

Peter Knight's band may only be a septet, but it sounds like an orchestra

Former Eurovision finalist Isaiah Firebrace has dropped a new video clip to his latest single Streets of Gold, and wants fans to know it's just a taste of things to come.

Australian singer Paulini Curuenavuli is facing charges of bribery and is due to appear in a Sydney court midway through her run in the musical The Bodyguard.

Australian composer and comedian Tim Minchin has mocked the Turnbull government's non-binding postal vote on same-sex marriage.

Britney Spears' first night back at her Las Vegas residency has been interrupted after a man rushed the stage.

Jess has severe cerebral palsy and performing in this ensemble is the culmination of one of her long-cherished dreams.

Opera Australia' concert performance creates for listeners a direct path to its essence.

Sticky Carpet: There's a fist full of rock going down with You Am I, Hoodoo Gurus, Jebediah and Adalita.

There are precious few instruments that can challenge the volume of a symphony orchestra in full flight, but the huge Japanese drums called odaiko are more than up to the task.

Beloved in Japan and acclaimed in the UK, Janet Seidel's career took off when she was already middle-aged.

From grieving to acceptance, Batpiss emerge stronger and more focussed.

Gold Class continue drumming up interest and refusing to fit into a scene.

The Preatures return with an album that was a year in the making, Paul Kelly goes back to his rocking roots, Joseph Tawadros goes to Abbey Road.

The iconic country star recorded a raft of hits including Gentle on My Mind and Rhinestone Cowboy.

The Age Music Victoria Awards are gearing up to celebrate 12 years commemorating the state's most talented musicians.

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra revisits Bernstein with two concerts this month.