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As we approach International Women's Day on 8 March, we're celebrating music by women in our annual Festival of Female Composers. Across 4–8 March we're playing amazing music by women through the ages. Your favourite programs and presenters will be packed with gorgeous music, including a special International Women's Day presenter line-up.
Kick off the festival with Vanessa's Drive Festival Club with Chineke! founder Chi Chi Nwanoku (4pm today). Then settle in with our much-loved Hilda-thon! Starting at 8pm with music inspired by the mystic abbess, then at midnight light some candles and bliss out with six hours of music from one of the most incredible women in history, Hildegard von Bingen.
And don't miss our very special Drive Live performance with pianist and composer Belle Chen, who shares her own music and stories, as well as the music of female composers who have come before.
Plan your festival with our guide to listening and find out more about just some of the amazing women we'll be featuring. |
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| Conductor Riccardo Muti has dedicated a performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony to the people of Ukraine in a moving announcement from the stage. | | FIND OUT MORE |
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| Can learning about a composer's love life help you appreciate their music? We dig into the music of Franz Schubert and talk to living queer musicians to find out. | | WATCH VIDEO |
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| Daniel de Borah plays Brahms's Second Piano Concerto with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, alongside Strauss's Alpine Symphony and music by Rachmaninov. | | LISTEN ONLINE NOW |
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| Join ABC Jazz's inaugural Women of Jazz Fest from 6–8 March. Check out some killer highlights including a new commission from Nat Bartsch, and Zela Margossian as Artist in Residence. And not to miss special guests including Kate Ceberano and Emma Donovan! | | GUIDE TO LISTENING |
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| The latest installment in our albums celebrating Australian women composers, enjoy music by Margaret Sutherland, Nat Bartsch, Elena Kats-Chernin, Rósalind Page, Lou Bennett, Brenda Gifford, and more. | | BUY AND STREAM ONLINE |
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