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What's the greatest classical music of all time?

Voting has opened and we want your picks for the ABC Classic 100: Greatest of All Time.

This theme is a celebration tied to ABC Classic’s 50th anniversary, honouring the greatest music of all time, as heard on ABC Classic over the past five decades.

From classical canon favourites, to iconic music for the screen, symphonies to pieces for solo instrument, opera to chamber music, we want to know what you think is the greatest classical music of all time.

If you're feeling a little overwhelmed by the choice, you can search by categories on our voting site, including by Australian composers, music for the screen, music by women, some of our most requested pieces and picks by our presenters.

Across 6 and 7 June, we'll count down your top 100 choices live on ABC Classic and ABC listen.

Vote now

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As voting opens in the ABC Classic 100, we explore how classical music is thriving

We look at who is listening, how classical music is evolving, and how it fills the world around us.

How the ABC Classic 100 moves from voting to the concert stage

Take a peek behind the scenes of how Benjamin Northey and the team at Melbourne Symphony Orchestra organise a concert without knowing the final results until just before the performance.

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Everything you need to know about the ABC Classic 100

Find out everything you need to know about the ABC Classic 100: Greatest of All Time, including key dates, what you can vote for and all about this year's competition.

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