Michael Pignéguy: The Awakenings Ensemble – Tales From The Orient

Camelot Arts Club 16 Lochee St,, Mosman Park, WA, Australia
Join internationally acclaimed Awakenings Ensemble on a musical journey from Istanbul through Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Persia and beyond. This cross-cultural collaboration weaves together Turkish, Middle Eastern, and Persian traditions with modern jazz, creating an intricate soundscape that transcends borders. Having performed at Lincoln Center NYC and prestigious venues globally, the…

Camerata Academica of the Antipodes: Baroque Reborn – Vivaldi, Purcell, Nachez

St Alban's Anglican Church, Epping 3 Pembroke St, Epping, NSW, Australia
Enjoy the baroque brilliance of Vivaldi and Purcell through to the 19th century flair of Tivadar Nachez and beyond in a celebration of the changing seasons from Spring to Christmas. Dubbed musically combustible for their vibrant performances (Criticks UK), the Camerata's Baroque Reborn features* the vibrant Vivaldi Four Seasons: Spring…

Snow Concert Hall: Ana de la Vega & Grace Kim

Snow Concert Hall 40 Monaro Cres, Red Hill ACT 2603, Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Hailed as ‘one of the most outstanding artists of our time’ by the Berlin Morning Post, the Australian flautist and Artistic Director of the Snow Concert Hall, closes our season with ‘My Paris’ – a concert whose accompanying album was Amazon Number 1 Best Seller world wide.

Ensemble Offspring: Songbirds

The Pavilion Performing Arts Centre 30 Eton St, Sutherland, NSW, Australia
Songbirds celebrates the breathtaking virtuosity of Australian birdsong with an array of original Australian chamber works commissioned by Ensemble Offspring. Be transported into the Australian bush by the familiar sounds of nature’s own musicians, with a little help from Australia’s leading composers. After devoting her life to documenting pied butcherbird…
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Australian Chamber Orchestra: Cocteau’s Circle

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Richard Tognetti and the ACO close their 50th- anniversary season in style, stepping into the surreal world of 1920s Paris. Directed by Circa’s Yaron Lifschitz, this concert-cum-cabaret features soprano Chloe Lankshear with drag artist and baritone Le Gateau Chocolat as maître d’. Inspired by Jean Cocteau’s avant-garde circle and the…

Brisbane Music Festival: Songs of Travel

FourthWall Arts Suite 4, 540 Queen St, Brisbane City, QLD, Australia
George Palmer | Figures from an Urban Landscape Lori Laitman | Men with Small Heads (Australian Premiere) Peter Sculthorpe | Between Five Bells Ralph Vaughan Williams | Songs of Travel Jeremy Kleeman | Baritone Alex Raineri | Piano
Editor's Choice Cocteau’s Circle

Australian Chamber Orchestra: Cocteau’s Circle

Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Richard Tognetti and the ACO close their 50th- anniversary season in style, stepping into the surreal world of 1920s Paris. Directed by Circa’s Yaron Lifschitz, this concert-cum-cabaret features soprano Chloe Lankshear with drag artist and baritone Le Gateau Chocolat as maître d’. Inspired by Jean Cocteau’s avant-garde circle and the…
Music and Mindfulness

Australian Baroque: Music and Mindfulness

School of Practical Philosophy, Burswood 13 Teague St, Burswood, WA, Australia
Immerse yourself in a transformative series of concerts that blend exquisite Baroque music with guided mindfulness exercises. Presented by Australian Baroque in collaboration with the School of Practical Philosophy, each concert features one of three presenters who will guide you through mindful listening, creating a deeper and more enriching connection…

Art Song Canberra: A Song Each Way

Wesley Uniting Church, Forrest (Wesley Music Centre) 20-22 National Circuit, Forrest, ACT, Australia
David Greco is well known for his regular appearances with Pinchgut Opera as well as acclaimed recordings of Bach and Schubert. His expertise in baroque and romantic vocal repertoire is peerless in Australia. What better to bring the 2025 series to a fitting end with some of the greatest songs…

Co-ordinating Italian Committee: Opera Primavera

Norwood Concert Hall 175 The Parade, Norwood, SA, Australia
Opera is magic! Come and enjoy one of the highlights of the Adelaide Italian Festival – Opera Primavera – with a quartet of magnificent singers presenting an entertaining program of Italian arias, duets and ensembles by great composers such as Puccini, Verdi, Leoncavallo, Donizetti, Rossini and more. Sydney soprano Imogen-Faith…
Editor's Choice Cocteau’s Circle

Australian Chamber Orchestra: Cocteau’s Circle

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Richard Tognetti and the ACO close their 50th- anniversary season in style, stepping into the surreal world of 1920s Paris. Directed by Circa’s Yaron Lifschitz, this concert-cum-cabaret features soprano Chloe Lankshear with drag artist and baritone Le Gateau Chocolat as maître d’. Inspired by Jean Cocteau’s avant-garde circle and the…

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