Classic 100 in Concert
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The Classic 100 in concert will be held at Hamer Hall in Melbourne on Thursday night, June 20. Tickets are selling fast.
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But today a younger and wider audience is connecting with classical music through very contemporary means: movies, TV, video games and social media.
From string quartets being asked to bring a touch of Bridgerton to a wedding ceremony, an orchestra putting on a concert of video game music, Studio Ghibli inspiring a love of composer Joe Hisaishi, or discoveries of Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony via TikTok, new and passionate audiences for classical music have emerged in the most unlikely of places.
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This is the fourth time Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in D minor, famous for its finale Ode To Joy, has topped the Classic 100 countdown.
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What a fabulous Classic 100 Feel Good over the weekend, culminating in my all time fav composer Beethoven taking top spot. ABC Classic is such a gem of a broadcaster and enriches my soul. If anyone messes with this ABC treasure … well just don’t !
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The portrait was a finalist in this year’s Archibald Prize.
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Airdate: Classic 100 Concert 2024 | TV Tonight
Every year for over two decades, ABC Classic has asked music lovers to nominate their favourite pieces in a particular category and then spend a whole weekend counting down the results. Once voting closes, the top 100 pieces chosen by the public are counted down across two days in June, celebrating Australia’s picks.
The ABC’s Classic 100 Concert 2024 is performed by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and hosted by Megan Burslem and Jeremy Fernandez.
Beethoven’s ‘Ode To Joy’ has topped ABC Classic’s 2024 Classic 100: Feel Good. Gustav Hoslt’s ‘The Planets, Op. 32’ and Georges Bizet’s ‘The Pearl Fishers’ secured second and third place, respectively, but it was Beethoven’s enduring masterpiece that ultimately won the hearts and minds of music enthusiasts across the country.
It’s a history-making win with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in D minor – famous for its finale ‘Ode To Joy’ – topping the Classic 100 countdown for a fourth time, an extraordinary feat for a symphony that premiered 200 years ago. Head to the ABC Classic website for an in-depth look at the work that claimed this year’s top spot.
Hosted by ABC’s Megan Burslem and Jeremy Fernandez and conducted by Principal Conductor in Residence Benjamin Northey, the Classic 100 in Concert premieres Saturday, 29 June, at 7:30pm, on ABC TV, live streamed on ABC iview and simulcast on ABC Classic.
Saturday, 29 June, at 7:30pm, on ABC.
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After more than 23 years at the ABC, Martin Buzacott has decided “it’s time to explore new adventures.” Russell Torrance will continue to present Mornings.
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Wow … Martin Buzzalot will be missed. Its also been our privilege and pleasure MB. A true stylist and a lovely light presentation. Mind you i am also a huge Russell Torrance fan … the Scot with the Lot.
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“We’re thrilled to be doubling our number of concert broadcasts, as we reintroduce concerts to our Evenings program.
We’ll continue to bring direct live broadcasts from key events in classical arena around the nation and take listeners to the world’s great concert halls on Lunchtime Concert. The addition of concerts on Evenings marks another step towards ABC Classic being an even louder champion of live music and reinforces our commitment to showcasing Australian music makers as Australia’s home of classical music.”
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Manager of ABC Classic and Jazz Kat McGuffie to depart the ABC
Manager of ABC Classic and Jazz, Kat McGuffie, has announced she will leave the ABC later this month after more than a decade working at the networks.
Kat joined the ABC in 2013 as Live Music Producer for ABC Classic, first in Adelaide and then Melbourne. She held roles at ABC Classic as Content Director and Executive Producer before taking on the Manager role of ABC Classic and Jazz in 2022.
During her time with the ABC, Kat has led content initiatives aimed at finding new audiences for classical music including producing Clarke’s Classics which won an ARIA Award for Best Comedy release and The Classic Road Trip which took listeners on a 5000km journey from Darwin across regional Australia, concluding at the childhood home of Sir Don Bradman co-hosted by Greta Bradman and Russell Torrance.
Kat conceived some of ABC Classic’s longstanding specialist programs including Duet, Passenger, Legends, Game Show and the popular Mindful Music.
In 2022, she led the station’s most successful Classic 100 and the network’s unique collaboration with Gardening Australia for the Classic Choir campaign. In 2023 Kat worked with ABC TV on the first Classic 100 in Concert.
Kat’s advocacy for gender equity in music drove her to launch the Women of Jazz Fest and expand ABC Classic’s Festival of Female Composers. Kat’s commitment to broadening representation in music has driven the station’s evolution in programming and presentation, work for which she was awarded the CollArts Creative Leadership Award at the 2024 Australian Women in Music Awards last month.
Outside the ABC, Kat is an accomplished composer and arts manager and serves as Director on the Board of the Melbourne International Jazz Festival.
Kat said: “It has been an absolute privilege working with the talented teams at ABC Classic and Jazz to serve listeners and represent the distinctive Australian classical and jazz industries. I’ll miss the ABC greatly, but after a decade, it’s time to further my work in engaging and developing audiences beyond the ABC.”
Director of Audio Ben Latimer said: “I’d like to thank Kat for her contributions to the ABC and the classical and jazz music industry.
“In her time with the ABC, Kat has consistently been a passionate advocate for classical music in Australia and has supported the industry to grow and develop new talent to continue to drive quality and innovation.”
The ABC will shortly begin recruitment for a Head of ABC Classic and Jazz and Content Director ABC Classic and Jazz.