Madeleine Easton’s recreation of Monteverdi’s thanksgiving for the end of the plague hits home with Sydney audiences.

Closing its season, ACO explores the music of the New World from divine Dvořák, Feldman, Price and Walker to Bryce Dessner, John Adams and a world premiere by his son Samuel.

The bells, the bells. Aimard and Stefanovich ring out loud and clear.

In its Australian debut, the sax quartet, with violin, performs a seamless program of Bach, Weil and Gershwin, showcasing an exemplary sense of balance, clarity and tone.

The Director of Chamber Music Adelaide tells us why the concerts in this weekend festival are free and why accessible chamber music is so important to her.

Five world premiere commissions by composers including Ross Edwards, Caroline Shaw and Brenda Gifford, make up a diverse season, with living composers contributing 70% of the music. 

This extraordinary program includes selections from the Changi Songbook, providing the right balance of light relief and ethereal beauty in contrast to the heavier themes explored.

Under the heroic musical direction of Sam Weller, this unveiling of the cathedral-like Dangrove Art Storage Facility in Alexandria was a Verdi spectacular in every sense of the word.

Unfamiliar Vaughan Williams reveals a treasure trove of ideas.

Featuring German violinist Jonas Zschenderlein, Bach’s Universe is a brilliantly conceived artifice, superbly executed and a magical foray into the imagination.

Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra showcases a balanced program, studded with stellar guest performers, and invites its audience to stay back for post-show small talk.

Painstaking attention to detail by the family-run winery and exceptional musicianship make for an unmissable return to the festival after more than two years.