Vanessa Hughes

Australian and West-End musical theatre star, Annie Aitken is your Performer of the Week. Hear her perform live in Drive Live.  

The South African cellist is making his highly anticipated Australian debut, and he joins Vanessa Hughes for Drive Live amongst his tour schedule.

This week’s Performer of the Week is the exciting young Australian cellist, James Morley, award-winner and dedicatee to new music.

Latvian-born sisters Kristīne and Margarita Balanas are this week's Performers of the Week on ABC Classic, coinciding with their debut Australian tour.

Sydney-born Principal Cello of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra Ng Pei-Sian and superstar violinist, a.k.a. "the jewel of Singapore," Chloe Chua are this week's Performers of the Week.

William Barton joins Vanessa Hughes in the ABC Classic studio to perform a didgeridoo solo live ahead of his national tour with Musica Viva. 

Vanessa Hughes asks Australian screen composer Caitlin Yeo how AI is already adversely impacting the art and industry of composing, and how we might protect artists and culture from exploitation.

Featuring the complete album of conductor Dalia Stasevska's Mixtape, after 6 months of singles, and Canadian-Italian singer Emily D'Angelo brings a new flavour to art songs of old and new. 

Featuring Mari Samuelsen's latest album LIFE, which explores the phenomenon of motherhood, two new recordings of Fauré's beloved Requiem, and new music by acclaimed composer Anna Clyne. 

The Choir of King's College, Cambridge are touring Australia with Musica Viva and they made a special trip into the studio to perform live on Classic Drive.

After two days of workshops, Moorambilla Voices and VOCES8 came together for a one-off performance for an intimate audience in the Utzon Room, recorded by ABC Classic.

From Mozart’s “trademark bawdy flair” to the erotic poem in the Bible, sex has always been part of classical music. You just have to know where to look.

Cellist Timo-Veikko ('Tipi') Valve and pianist Aura Go present Beethoven's five sonatas for cello and piano, as well as music by Anton Webern, in a new ABC Classic release. 

Experience thrilling performances of Beethoven's first three symphonies by Richard Tognetti and the Australian Chamber Orchestra.

Vanessa Hughes will be stepping away from Classic Drive for a little while to have a baby. She shares some of the classical music she's looking forward to sharing with her newborn.

Vanessa Hughes will be stepping away from Classic Drive for a little while to have a baby. She shares some of the classical music she’s looking forward to sharing with her newborn.

ABC Kids celebrities Justine, Jay and Georgie bring their acting skills and great sense of fun to Camille Saint-Saens's Carnival of the Animals, with poems by Nick Enright.