The search for Australia's favourite instrument kicks off at 8am on May 1 when voting opens in the 2023 Classic 100: Your Favourite Instrument.
We're inviting you to vote for your favourite instrument from all musical cultures and traditions including classical, jazz, pop, folk, and everything in between.
Then on the weekend of June 10–11 we'll be counting down your top 100 instruments on ABC Classic and ABC Jazz.
Margaret Throsby pays tribute to Barry Humphries, whose career spanned TV, stage, cinema, books, comedy and the creation of some unforgettable characters.
Donald Runnicles leads the Sydney Symphony in a performance of Brahms' Second Symphony and Schumann's Piano Concerto with soloist Andrea Lam. Also check out Lam reacting to footage of her 13-year-old self from 1995.
Let the good times roll with The Happy Hour on ABC Jazz! Kick back with tunes from the likes of Shirley Scott, Kenny Burrell and the great Mose Allison in this monthly curated playlist.
Virtuosic Romantic music mixed with a peated dash of Scottish flair: Shane Lestideau explores the rich treasury of fiddle music played in Australia in the early 1900s.
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