Melbourne Recital Centre: Katie Yap

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank
Timeless Bach with one of Australia’s great modern violists. Brisbane-born, Melbourne-based violist Katie Yap brings her signature warmth to a morning of Bach in The Peter and Ruth McMullin Beacon. The flowing arpeggios of J.S Bach’s Cello Suite No.1, reimagined for viola, give way to the quiet familiarity of Bach's…

Editor's Choice Voyager

Australian String Quartet: Voyager

Hackett Hall, WA Museum Boola Bardip Perth Cultural Centre, Perth WA 6000, Perth
Garth Knox’s Satellites opens Voyager with a kaleidoscopic exploration of sound and texture that expands the sonic possibilities of the string quartet. Bartók’s arresting String Quartet No.4, a tour de force of rhythmic energy, then takes you to a playground of Hungarian folk influences and raw emotion. Beethoven’s monumental String Quartet in B-flat Major,…

Pekka Kuusisto – Legends & Luminaries

Australian Chamber Orchestra: Pekka Kuusisto – Legends & Luminaries

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank
Pekka Kuusisto returns to the ACO after nearly a decade to direct music from four prodigious talents. Kuusisto is an artist unbound by convention, who embodies an artistic freedom that is unexpected and thrilling. As a renowned virtuoso and boundary-crossing composer, he pushes the limits of performance into exciting new…