Music
![A concert hall. At the front can be seen rows of audience. Further back is the orchestra, with mostly woodwind instruments.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/Photo-22-6-2024-9-02-20 PM1.jpg?w=310)
Music review: Rachmaninov: The Symphonies, Adelaide Town Hall
A dazzling display of virtuosic musicianship with the ASO and conductor Andrew Litton.
![A dynamic photo of a two-piece punk band playing live. A dark haired man in a black t-shirt plays the guitar as he sings into a microphone; behind him a woman plays drums.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/Chimers-band.jpg?w=310)
Australian musicians in dire straits yet Triple J won’t shift its commercial focus
Why does the taxpayer-funded Triple J consistently play commercially oriented pop at drive time instead of Australian indie?
![A brunette woman wearing a sparkly pink dress is looking to the side.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/Christina-Bianco-by-William-Ernst-3-e1719281344678.jpg?w=310)
Performance review: Christina Bianco: In Divine Company, Adelaide Cabaret Festival
All our favourite divas came together in one slick show.
![A woman is standing in front of a red curtain drape. She has dark hair and is dressed in black, with red trim. She is gesticulating, with arms stretched out, dramatically.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/TELOLM-21-06-24-17-3-e1719981760806.jpg?w=310)
Cabaret review: The Exotic Lives of Lola Montez, Chapel Off Chapel
A cabaret tribute to the scandalous 19th century dancer and performer.
![Standing at a podium, his eyes closed in concentration, a bald-headed white man wearing a black suit and white shirt conducts an orchestra.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/Hans-Graf_ph087_220728-c-Jack-Yam.jpg?w=310)
Singapore Symphony Orchestra set for 2025 Australian debut
Praised as one of the best orchestras in the world, the SSO performs in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in February…
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Performance review: When Night Comes, The Austral
A multisensory immersive experience that blends theatre and cocktails.
![A silhouette of a figure in black on a stage holding a guitar. Behind them there is an orange haze.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/Yves_Tumor-10_Andrew-Faram1.jpg?w=310)
Music review: Yves Tumor, RISING Festival, The Forum
An enigmatic performer-singer, Yves Tumor wowed the audience with experimental sonic expression.
![A robot uses its mechanical fingers to play the keyboard.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/possessed-photography-U3sOwViXhkY-unsplash.jpg?w=310)
AI doesn’t mean human-made music is doomed. Here’s why
Human music-making isn’t going anywhere, argues the University of Melbourne's Alexander Crooke.
![A woman is kneeling in the middle of a stage, with her head back. Plumes of fire are coming out of her mouth](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/Clara-Fable-by-Damien-Bredburg-01331.jpg?w=310)
Performance review: Limbo – The Return, The Grand Electric
Strut & Fret hits the mark with this bacchanalian mix of cabaret, circus and acrobatics.Â
![A performer at Spirit of Welcome Community Festival 2023. Photo: Damon AMB. A woman with long brown hair wearing a white top with floral embroidery singing at the front of a seated crowd.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/IMG_4207-e1718256499334.jpeg?w=310)
Empowering refugee artists through music and culture
Refugee artists performing at the Spirit of Welcome Community Festival on 16 June will be renumerated at industry rates.