The groups are just two of the recipients of Create NSW’s Play the City initiative, which is helping artists put on COVID-Safe concerts in the centre of Sydney.

William Barton and Véronique Serret evoke an ever-shifting landscape that grips the audience from start to finish.

Co-director Chris Howlett gives us a taste of what’s on offer in the festival’s second year.

Judith Neilson’s new cultural centre is kicking off 2021 with a site-specific work from choreographer Rafael Bonachela and Sydney Dance Company, with plenty more to come.

The RØDE Founder and Chairman, who made headlines last year with his purchase of Kurt Cobain’s ‘MTV Unplugged’ guitar, has given the Festival its largest ever philanthropic donation.

Tamara-Anna Cislowska tells us about a concert at Sydney Festival that will see six pianists play six grand pianos in the Sydney Town Hall.

Andrew Haveron braves wild weather as Vivaldi’s concertos are reimagined for the climate disaster of the 21st century.

Old mates Teddy Tahu Rhodes and Guy Noble tell us about their upcoming recital at City Recital Hall and why live performance should be considered an essential service.

Shari Sebbens has been appointed Resident Director, while Courtney Stewart is the company’s new Richard Wherrett Fellow.

Janáček’s The Diary of One Who Disappeared is given an exquisite staging before a bold new work tears it to shreds in this intelligent and entertaining double bill from Sydney Chamber Opera.

Jane Sheldon gives a gripping performance in a work that resonates powerfully with the climate crisis.

This extensive study delves into an “alternate history of music” focusing on those who chronicle and critique music from plainsong to pop.