Queensland Symphony Orchestra: Morning Masterworks 2: Rachmaninov & Shostakovich

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank
Start your Friday with a touch of classical brilliance with this Morning Masterworks concert. Two deeply personal Russian masterworks, worlds apart yet intimately connected. Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No.2 is an enduring testament to lyrical beauty and heartfelt longing. In sharp contrast, Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony is an intense declaration of survival,…

Australian National Academy of Music: ANAM Recital: Miriam Niessl

Abbotsford Convent 1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford
As a musician’s instrumental proficiency develops, so too does their artistic taste and temperament. Each ANAM musician’s recital is a snapshot in time – simultaneously summarising their year of training and revealing glimpses of their future selves. What music excites them? What do they want to communicate? How does their…

Melbourne Chamber Orchestra: Dancing Shadows

Simons Auditorium 1 Chaucer Street, HAMILTON
In this dynamic concert, much-loved MCO core members take centre stage in a program three centuries in the making. Mozart’s Divertimento brims with youthful charm and elegance, while Andrew Ford’s Sad Jigs offers a poignant, whimsical take on dance forms through a contemporary Australian lens. The program culminates in Dvořák’s…
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Selby & Friends: The Living Tradition

National Gallery of Australia Parkes Place East, Parkes
The 20th Season of Selby & Friends in its current format opens with a return of two special guests who wowed audiences two years ago – Alexandra Osborne and Clancy Newman. This dynamic duo joins Kathy for a concert comprising two works that pay tribute to an earlier popular tune…
Dancing Shadows

Melbourne Chamber Orchestra: Dancing Shadows

Simons Auditorium 1 Chaucer Street, HAMILTON
In this dynamic concert, much-loved MCO core members take centre stage in a program three centuries in the making. Mozart’s Divertimento brims with youthful charm and elegance, while Andrew Ford’s Sad Jigs offers a poignant, whimsical take on dance forms through a contemporary Australian lens. The program culminates in Dvořák’s…