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  • 12:00 pm
    Afternoons
    With Alice KeathClassical music to take you through your afternoon at home, at work, or out and about.
  • 4:00 pm
    Classic Drive
    With Christopher LawrenceA journey home through classical sounds, designed to relax, refresh and delight you.
  • 7:00 pm
    Keys to Music
    With Graham AbbottYour weekly exploration of the stories, themes and ideas in classical music.
  • 8:00 pm
    Evenings
    With Damien BeaumontRecent classical concerts from Australian and international orchestras and ensembles.
  • 12:00 am
    Night Music
    Classical music that's perfect for all-night listening, presented by some of your favourite ABC Classic FM voices.
  • 6:00 am
    Classic Breakfast
    With Phillip SametzStart your day with a delicious selection of the best in classical music, including your daily Swoon.
  • 9:00 am
    Mornings
    With Martin BuzacottSpend your morning with great music, including new releases and classic performances, plus the latest news and stories from the world of music.
  • 12:00 pm
    Afternoons
    With Mairi NicolsonClassical music to take you through your afternoon at home, at work, or out and about.
  • 4:00 pm
    Classic Drive
    With Christopher LawrenceA journey home through classical sounds, designed to relax, refresh and delight you.
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AYO Turns 60

Join the celebration: the Australian Youth Orchestra celebrates 60 years of music-making, live from the Sydney Town Hall.

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Avi Avital

Avi Avital

Mandolin superstar Avi Avital performs Vivaldi and Paisiello with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra.

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MSO Plays La Valse

MSO Plays La Valse

Conductor Kazuki Yamada makes his debut at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

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Lyn Williams

Lyn Williams

Lyn Williams, Artistic Director and Founder of Gondwana Choirs, shares her favourite music as co-host of Saturday Morning.

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Coming Up

Stephen Hough plays Beethoven
Tue 21 Feb, 10:00pm on Evenings

The second concert of the series, in which Hough and the TSO perform the second and third piano concertos.

Melbourne Chamber Orchestra's Australia Octet: Schubert's Quintet
Wed 22 Feb, 10:00pm on Sunday Recital

Members of the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra are joined by the orchestra's director William Hennessy in music of Schubert and Graeme...

ASO: Julian Ferraretto
Thu 23 Feb, 8:00pm on Evenings

The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and jazz violinist Julian Ferraretto takes audiences on a global adventure.

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Melbourne Chamber Orchestra in Elegies and Dances
Mon 20 Feb, 10:00pm on Evenings

The Melbourne Chamber Orchestra performs works by Bach, Bartok, Stanhope and Grieg as well as the achingly tragic Dido's Lament by...

Piano Quartets
Mon 20 Feb, 7:05pm on Keys to Music

From light, domestic diversion to major artistic genre

Turning Point
Sun 19 Feb, 11:00pm on For The God Who Sings

Arvo Part's Credo that love will re-shape the world stamps a program where silk threads spin magic between seen and unseen worlds.

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Album of the week

Pinchgut: Bajazet
Love, betrayal and death: this is Vivaldi's Bajazet.

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Mornings Playlist
Martin shines the spotlight on a person, place or period with a playlist of selected music.

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Keys to Music
Your weekly exploration of the stories, themes and ideas in classical music.