Janine Marshman is the Digital Editor of ABC Classic and ABC Jazz. She loves telling stories about how music enriches our everyday lives. Prior to the ABC, Janine worked in leadership and communication roles in the art music world for over a decade and spends her free time playing piano and Javanese gamelan.
The winner of the 2026 ABC Young Performers Awards has been announced following a live grand final concert at the Sydney Opera House.
After tens of thousands of votes in the 2026 ABC Classic 100 Ludwig van Beethoven has been crowned Greatest Of All Time. Look back at the full countdown.
As Australians vote for the greatest classical music of all time, we look at who is listening, how classical music is evolving, and how it fills the world around us.
A new orchestral Bluey album is out. Lead composer Joff Bush talks about classical music, storytelling and inspiring kids to love music.
For Valentine's Day, this Australian composer wrote his wife a harp concerto. She's about to premiere it with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra.
From homegrown heroes to visiting legends, here are Australia's favourite classical music and jazz stories this year.
Bluey composer Joff Bush, Megan Washington and the music for Tony Armstrong's Eat the Invaders were among the winners at the 2025 Screen Music Awards.
Samara Joy has been compared to singers like Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan. She's performing in Australia for the first time and bringing some new music.
The Australian Women in Music Awards recognised contributions across the music sector, from artists, to photographers, journalists, filmmakers, and leaders.
Keith Jarrett's best-selling album, The Köln Concert, nearly didn't happen. We reflect on Jarrett's life in music and explore the mishaps that lead to this iconic recording.
Tens of thousands of Australians have cast their votes in the 2025 Classic 100: Piano.
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They're in films, cartoons, Olympic Games and even on red carpets. How many of these piano pop culture references do you know in our quiz?
The piano has been the star of the screen since before movies had sound. From Big to Amadeus, we look at some of the most iconic moments of the piano on screen.
When Paul Wittgenstein lost his arm in World War I, he convinced famous composers to write music for the left hand alone. That music is still inspiring pianists today.
Whether it's on the concert stage, our screens, or at world events like the Olympics, music for the piano is all around us.
From Aussies like Simone Young trailblazing on the world stage through to the improvisatory genius of Bill Bailey, 2024 was a great year for music.
Rosemary Brown claimed she had little musical training but produced over 300 pieces of music from long-dead composers including Beethoven, Chopin and even John Lennon.
With an aim to advance equality in the music industry, winners at this year's Australian Women in Music Awards have been celebrated in Brisbane.
Damien Beaumont shares some of his highlights after 25 years behind the microphone at ABC Classic. He has announced he's leaving the ABC in November.
Some of the biggest music performances from the Olympic Games, from Torvill and Dean's victorious ice dance to Boléro to the Spice Girls reunion in London.
Beethoven's 'Ode To Joy' has topped the Classic 100: Feel Good poll, but music for the screen stole the show with 25 pieces for the screen making the top 100.
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The new season of Bridgerton has swoonworthy music from Sia to Mozart, BTS to Beethoven.
Voting opened on May 6 in this year's Classic 100: Feel Good to discover the music that makes Australians feel on top of the world.
