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Unlike words and faces, musical memories don't fade with time

Music lovers show how special musical memories are, with recollections going back decades. Here's how music from childhood can form lifelong memories

An old woman and a little girl listening to music with headphones

Published: 22h agoTue 25 Mar 2025 at 9:00pmTopic: ABC News

Australian opera star Lorina Gore

Tamara-Anna Cislowska welcomes Australian opera star Lorina Gore to share an hour of music and conversation at the keyboard.

Lady in a red dress leaning forward resting her chin on her hand

Duration: 59 minutes 59 seconds

Published: 16 Mar 2025Sun 16 Mar 2025 at 1:00amTopic: Duet

Music for meditative exploration

Delicate and evolving scores from vast explorative game experiences.

An abstract character standing on a platform built on outside of a city gate, facing the ocean.

Duration: 1 hour

Published: FriFri 21 Mar 2025 at 7:00amTopic: Game Show

Classic Live

SSO Wata: A Gathering for Manikay Performers, Improvising Soloists and Orchestra

SSO: Wata: A Gathering for Manikay Performers, Improvising Soloists and Orchestra

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

Duration: 3 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds

Published: Wednesday 26 Mar 2025 at 8:00amWed 26 Mar 2025 at 8:00amTopic: Evenings

1997 Lucerne Festival: Boulez conducts the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra

Pierre Boulez leads the young musicians of the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra in his own music and works by Ravel, Bartók and Stravinsky.

Signed letterhead by Pierre Boulez with the message 'with best wishes'.

Duration: 2 hours

Published: Wednesday 26 Mar 2025 at 2:00amWed 26 Mar 2025 at 2:00amTopic: Lunchtime Concert

Age of Brass

The Footscray Yarraville City Band celebrates 150 years of making music. They're joined by guest artists from the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and the UK's renowned Cory Band for a performance of some of the finest brass band music you'll hear.

The Footscray Yarraville City Band posed spread across a hill before a sunset, in full uniform.

Duration: 3 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds

Published: Tuesday 25 Mar 2025 at 8:00amTue 25 Mar 2025 at 8:00amTopic: Evenings

MCO: Daybreak

The Melbourne Chamber Orchestra present a unique program featuring music of Mozart, George Walker and a world premiere by Matt Laing.

Clarinettist David Griffiths playing Mozart's Clarinet Concert with the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra in concert.

Duration: 2 hours

Published: Tuesday 25 Mar 2025 at 2:00amTue 25 Mar 2025 at 2:00amTopic: Lunchtime Concert

Featured Programs

Daniil Trifonov in Sydney, Siobhan Stagg in Hobart, Grigoryan Brothers in Bowral

Daniil Trifonov's Rachmaninov in Sydney, Siobhan Stagg's Strauss in Hobart and the Grigoryan Brothers play Bowral as Alice Keath checks out the most exciting classical music events around the country this week.

Pianist Daniil Trifonov performing on stage with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor Kirill Petrenko

Duration: 59 minutes 59 seconds

Published: Wednesday 26 Mar 2025 at 7:00amWed 26 Mar 2025 at 7:00amTopic: What’s On

Countertenor Philippe Jaroussky

Global superstar Philippe Jaroussky chose the countertenor voice because he felt it best fit his personality.

A man with short brown hair leans against a red door. He smiles and wears a black shirt, jacket and trousers.

Duration: 1 hour

Published: Tuesday 25 Mar 2025 at 7:00amTue 25 Mar 2025 at 7:00amTopic: Legends

Reclaim what matters to you

Helping you reflect on how you spend your time, and how you can better align what you do with what matters to you.

Two elderly people standing in a Forest, holding hands.

Duration: 34 minutes 16 seconds

Published: Sunday 23 Mar 2025 at 11:45pmSun 23 Mar 2025 at 11:45pmTopic: Mindful Music

Annunciation

The mystery of a winged Messenger to Mary has women respond in music and verse.

Mary and an angel meet under outdoor arches, in shades of pink

Duration: 1 hour 59 minutes 59 seconds

Published: Sunday 23 Mar 2025 at 11:00amSun 23 Mar 2025 at 11:00amTopic: For The God Who Sings

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For centuries, music has helped us navigate what's happening in the world

Musicians have been making music about global events and complex societal issues for centuries. What do they bring to the conversation?

The Adelaide Chamber Singers performing onstage at the Adelaide Town Hall.

Published: 13 Mar 2025Thu 13 Mar 2025 at 2:30am

How Liza Lim became one of Australia’s most successful composers

Liza Lim has had phenomenal success internationally. Her new concerto is about to be performed in Melbourne by one of the world's best cellists.

Liza Lim dressed in green and black, perched on a window frame above a sprawling green vine.

Published: 3 Mar 2025Mon 3 Mar 2025 at 9:00pm

Two ABC radio festivals are celebrating centuries of music by women

Women have been making great music for centuries. Two radio festivals on ABC Classic and ABC Jazz are a chance to hear more of it.

A black and white photo of Sarah Vaughan singing into a microphone with her eyes closed.

Published: 26 Feb 2025Wed 26 Feb 2025 at 9:00pm

ABC Classic and the Melbourne Symphony announce the Classic 100 in Concert

ABC Classic's annual Classic 100 countdown will once again be celebrated with a concert of highlights performed by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

Benjamin Northey conducts the Melbourne Symphony in a tuxedo. His hair is flying in the air and his arms gesture dramatically.

Published: 22 Feb 2025Sat 22 Feb 2025 at 10:30am