The ACO kicks off the 2007 concert season with Beethoven's massive Violin Concerto - played by one of Australia's most eminent musicians Richard Tognetti - and the even more colossal Third Symphony, the 'Eroica'. ACO performances of Beethoven are always landmarks on the artistic calendar and not to be missed, as audiences who experienced Beethoven's Symphony No 5 in 2006 can confirm.

One million people are expected to cram onto the Sydney Harbor shore in Australia for the city's glittering New Year's Eve fireworks display. Organizers of the event have promised the world's biggest pyrotechnics show. The weather forecast, however, is not good, with showers and possible thunderstorms expected. From Sydney, Phil Mercer has more.

The four concerts which constituted the guest appearance of the Vienna Philharmonic in Sydney were such a significant event in the history of our orchestra that we would like to provide a detailed account of the tour in its historical context.

A breathtaking display of skill from a line-up of world class performers, Paradise City is an eye-popping fusion of street-style, dance and physical performance. Set in a stark urban space that is littered with road barriers, a plush red velvet curtain and a quarter pipe skateboard ramp Paradise City is a landscape shaped by the people that inhabit it.