Friday, 17 January 2025

ABC Classic and ABC Jazz in 2025



ABC Classic adds soprano Nina Korbe to our regular line-up in 2025, and welcomes back Martin Buzacott.

ABC Classic and ABC Jazz start our new program year on 20 January, bringing back your favourite music and presenters, along with four new programs.

New programs and presenters on ABC Classic

Australia's best classical concerts will feature in What's On with Alice Keath, weekly on Wednesday at 6pm. Find out the live performances happening near you every week.

Ed Le Brocq and Genevieve Lang are teaming up to answer all of your questions about classical music, diving deep into some of the most known and loved pieces in Music Class on Saturdays at 12pm.

And in two programs bringing listeners music to calm, relax and soothe, Taj Aldeeb will present Peaceful Piano (9pm Sundays) and Wind Down (weekdays at 11pm).

Following a short break, Martin Buzacott returns to share his creativity, humour and deep knowledge of classical music on Weekend Brunch, Saturdays and Sundays from 9am.

We also welcome award-winning First Nations soprano Nina Korbe to present The Musical Show (8pm Sundays).

Revealing the theme of our popular annual poll, this year's Classic 100 is all about the piano. 

We're asking Australian music lovers for their favourite pieces for the piano, from solos to sonatas, the music you hammered out at piano lessons to concertos from the concert hall. 

Stayed tuned for more information about voting soon.

Hear more from Australian Artists on ABC Jazz

James Valentine, Monica Trapaga, Mal Stanley and Eric Ajaye return to ABC Jazz in 2025.()

2025 at ABC Jazz will see the return of presenters Eric Ajaye (Jazz Legends), Monica Trapaga (The Dinner Set), Mal Stanley (Jazztrack and Jazztrack Live) and James Valentine (Upbeat), offering a diverse selection of jazz music to listeners across the country.

Our Artist in Residence program will extend in 2025 to include a new music performance, with each featured artist invited into the ABC Jazz studio for a solo recording session.

The new edition of the program will launch in February 2025 with saxophonist Mike Rivett.

Access the daily web schedule 


  • Classic Breakfast with Dr Megan Burslem airs Monday to Friday, 6am–9am

  • Mornings with Russell Torrance moves to 9am–1pm (Monday to Friday)

  • Classic Drive with Vanessa Hughes air Monday to Friday, 3pm–6pm

  • What's On with Alice Keath airs Wednesdays, 6pm–7pm

  • Mindful Music (Mondays), Legends (Tuesdays), Passenger (Thursdays) and Game Show (Friday) move to 6pm

  • Evenings with Joel Carnegie moves to Monday to Friday 7pm-11pm

  • The Wind Down with Taj Aldeeb airs Weekdays, 11pm-midnight

  • Music Class with Ed Le Brocq and Genevieve Lang airs Saturdays, 12pm-1pm

  • Saturday Baroque becomes Weekend Baroque with Alice Keath, adding an additional day, now airing on Saturday and Sunday from 3pm

  • Duet with Tamara Anna-Cislowska moves to 12pm on Sundays

  • The Opera Show with Mairi Nicolson moves to 6pm on Sundays

  • The Musical Show with Nina Korbe moves to 8pm Sundays

  • Peaceful Piano with Taj Aldeeb airs at 9pm Sundays

Lunchtime concert will be presented by Genevieve Lang and Stéphanie Kabanyana Kanyandekwe every day at 1pm.

You can also still hear Mairi Nicolson on Saturday Night at the Opera at 8pm weekly, and For The God Who Sings with Stephen Watkins returns to Sunday nights, 10pm to midnight.

First published at ABC News, January 16, 2025



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