ABC Classic

Do you want to bring music to your town? To celebrate the return of the ABC series The Piano, the ABC will be giving 10 communities around Australia the opportunity to receive a pre-loved donated piano. We want you to nominate a public place in your local area that you believe should have a piano, in the hope of bringing people together through the power of music and making this much-loved instrument accessible to more people. Loading When do nominations open?

Presenters past and present share 50 years of memories and experiences. Join us on Saturday 24 January to celebrate the big year with your favourite music, performers, and voices from five decades of classical music broadcasting on the ABC.

This year, ABC Classic turns 50 so join us on Saturday 24 January to celebrate the big year. We're bringing your favourite music, performers, and voices from five decades of classical music broadcasting on the ABC. Ed Le Brocq will welcome you from 6am, with other favourite presenters, Megan Burslem, Genevieve Lang, Mairi Nicolson, Vanessa Hughes, Russell Torrance, Alice Keath, Joel Carnegie, Lucas Burns and Danielle McGrane keeping you company until midnight.

In 2026, ABC Classic is 50 years young. We're celebrating five decades of broadcasting with a year-long program of concerts, special broadcasts and new initiatives. Andrea Lam will present a new piano-themed show on Sundays.() Your favourite presenters will be joined by a few new faces and some new programs. Headlining this milestone year, award-winning pianist Andrea Lam and journalist, presenter, and classical music enthusiast Leigh Sales both join the ABC Classic line-up.

You're Invited! ABC Classic Music Class Roadshow - Live Recording with Queensland Symphony Orchestra Be part of a special live recording of ABC Classic's Music Class, hosted by Genevieve Lang and Ed Le Brocq, featuring live performances by the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. Date: Wednesday, 12 November 2025 Time: Doors open at 1:00 PM | Recording begins at 1:30 PM Duration: Approx.

The ABC Classic Choir journey started back in 2020 during the days of pandemic lockdowns when we couldn’t sing together in person. We commissioned Yorta Yorta/Yuin soprano and composer Deborah Cheetham Fraillon to write Christmas With You, and created an online community to sing together inthe first-ever Classic Choir.

Joseph Twist has composed new music especially for the 2025 Classic Choir. Download the score and listen to the audio tracks for Christmas in the Sun! below.

Martin Buzacott is leaving ABC Classic after a long history working with the ABC. "I've reached retirement age, I'm following my passions," he shares. In 2024, Martin left his role as the presenter of Mornings on ABC Classic after a decade. He returned to ABC Classic on Weekend Brunch in 2025. Danielle McGrane will present Weekend Brunch on ABC Classic for the rest of the year. Martin says he will be dividing his time between Australia and France and researching 19th-century French composers.

For more than 20 years, the Classic 100 has been one of the most anticipated events on the Australian classical music calendar: a chance for music-lovers across the country to nominate the music that means the most to them. This year’s theme is the piano: from solo gems all the way to concertos with a full orchestra, from music fallen in love with during piano lessons to virtuoso concert showpieces, this is a celebration of all the sounds and colours of one of Australia’s favourite instruments.

Do you want to bring music to the streets of your town? What is Pop-Up Pianos? To celebrate the year of the Piano and the new ABC series The Piano, the ABC and Piano Plus Australia will be delivering up to 20 pre-loved pianos donated by organisations and ordinary people to a town near you.