The serene calm of the pulsating harp chords and plucked lower strings that usher in Bartok's masterpiece, the Violin Concerto No.2 scarcely prepare the listener for the journey to the heights of the modernist imagination that follows.

This festival comprises three concerts, a few ancillary chamber music recitals, and Milos Forman's celebrated film.

Six years after her death, Margaret Olley is being celebrated in an unusual concert tribute.

Splendour in the Grass, Falls Festivals and more back a national approach towards tackling sexual violence.

Local listeners have until July 31 before they will be forced to switch to another service.

Story-telling lies at the heart of the great tradition of Gypsy music.

These women singers want to be "bad-arse businesswomen", says their founder.

Of the five electric guitars owned by experimental quantum physicist David Reilly, he likes this one the best. The mustard-yellow Fender Telecaster has two pickups, a maple fretboard and country-rock twang. When he's not in the laboratory pondering the mysteries of life, the universe and everything, he likes to lay down tracks on his axe at home, alone. "It's a fantastic way of switching off."

Melvins, Redd Kross and the original line-up of Live all touring Australia in November.

Keeping the punk rock roots but diversifying the business found Jaddan Comerford on a sweet note.

Chart-topping 1990s rock band Live will play three Australian shows in November.

The Canberra Writers Festival in August is shaping up nicely.

• Music

Back for Supersense, Jim Thirlwell reflects on his wild ride out of Melbourne.

We assess the hits and flops as the year hits the halfway mark.

Songs can change the way we think and feel –​ which makes them a powerful tool for businesses looking to influence their customers.

Former Triple J Unearthed star Meg Mac finally reveals her debut album and Public Broadcasting Service get some help from a male Welsh Choir.

Bishop Briggs moved from country to country before finding her voice in Los Angeles.

Megan McInerney didn't plan on becoming Meg Mac, but she's enjoying the journey.

In a collaboration with the Australian Art Quartet, Archibald Prize winning artist Wendy Sharpe will create a modern version of Hogarth work.

Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth's See You Again has overtaken Gangnam Style to become the most-watched video on YouTube.

The top 10 albums of 2017, so far.

Red Bull Music Academy Weekender is back in Sydney for its second year. And the line-up is impressive.

Ben Connor and Sonia Anfiloff on a break from Europe bring two different concerts to Canberra.

MUSIC MUSICA VIVA: SITKOVETSKY​ TRIO ★★★★ Melbourne Recital Centre Until July 18