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Music review: From Harbour to Harbour 2, National Theatre

A joyous celebration of southern Iranian traditional music with Australian Indigenous collaborations.

A large outdoor installation showing the words in white neon capitals ‘I’VE CREATED A NEW NATIONAL ANTHEM | TAKE A KNEE AND SCREAM UNTIL YOU CAN’T BREATHE”.
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Festival review: Dark Mofo 2025 Week One

Dark Mofo returns to the embrace of an enthusiastic crowd after a one-year hiatus. Here are the top 2025 highlights.

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Music review: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in Concert, Hamer Hall

The first of the Harry Potter series returns with live orchestral accompaniment.

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Music review: Japanese Breakfast, RISING, Port Melbourne Industrial Centre for the Arts

Michelle Zauner was pure magic. This felt like Japanese Breakfast at its fullest, most actualised form.

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Beethoven’s ‘Emperor’ crowned Australia’s favourite piano piece

The ABC Classic 100: Piano countdown sees Beethoven and Chopin dominate, with a record number of female and living composers…

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Performance review: Illume, Sydney Opera House

Bangarra Dance Theatre's evocative experiment connecting sound, dance and light.

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Adelaide Guitar Festival announces 2025 program

Adelaide Guitar Festival program features world premieres, first-time appearances and a broad celebration of guitar-led music.

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Music review: Beth Gibbons, RISING, Hamer Hall

The celestial vocal stylings of Portishead's lead singer shone in a concert drawn from her first solo album.

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Performance review: Vandemonian Lags, Melbourne Recital Centre

A reprisal of a musical production by Mick Thomas and friends about Tasmanian convicts and their stories.

Classical musicians like Australian duo TwoSet Violin are finding thousands of fans on TikTok. The photo shows two younger Asian-Australian men, both formally dressed and holding violins by their sides in their left hands, and violin bows in their left. The two men are standing in a wooden studio surrounded by light and a single, standing spotlight illuminates the scene.
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The TikTokification of classical music

Young musicians are trading the concert hall for the scroll, using short-form video to reshape the future of classical music…

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