• Ensemble Q: Bartók & Brahms

    GHD Auditorium Staff House Road, St Lucia QLD 4067, QLD, Australia
    Béla Bartók's Contrasts lights the fuse of this show of virtuosity and passion. A virtuosic trio for clarinet, violin and piano that draws on Hungarian and Romani folk impulses - raw, playful and rhythmically unpredictable. Margaret Sutherland's Nocturne shifts the lens inward, its quiet shimmer and suspended lines revealing a composer of striking subtlety,…

    Van Diemen’s Band: LAURA VAUGHAN & LIAM BYRNE

    Hobart Town Hall 50 Macquarie St, Hobart, TAS, Australia
    Blending historical instruments with contemporary textures, this atmospheric performance draws threads across centuries. Berlin-based viola da gambist Liam Byrne is renowned for his interpretations of both early music and cutting-edge contemporary music. He joins Australian gambist Laura Vaughan for a recital pairing Renaissance and Baroque works alongside the new music of today.

    The Concourse: Sydney Mozart Society – Flinders Quartet

    The Concourse Concert Hall 409 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia
    Over 25 years challenging and championing the string quartet, Flinders Quartet has won the hearts of audiences as a leading ensemble of artistic integrity.  It is known for its tight ensemble, impeccable intonation, and insightful, deeply human interpretations.  The warmth and generosity of its members shine through every endeavour.  In…
    Cocktail Hour with Brent Grapes

    Sydney Opera House: Cocktail Hour with Brent Grapes

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Brass instruments have been around for thousands of years, featuring in military, religious and courtly ceremonies, marching bands, orchestra, chamber music and so much more. That versatility is on full display in this program curated by Associate Principal Trumpet Brent Grapes, from Joan Tower’s undulating, pulsing Copperwave to Giovanni Gabrieli’s 16th century…
    Bush, Borscht & Bonn

    Selby & Friends: Bush, Borscht & Bonn

    National Gallery of Australia Parkes Place East, Parkes, ACT, Australia
    Listening to Beethoven’s own wonderful piano trio arrangement of his famous Septet, one gets a real sense of what it must have been like to desperately want to play something at home you had only heard played by many artists publicly. This tradition of changing the forces to accommodate everyday…

    Snow Concert Hall: Lucas & Arthur Jussen

    Snow Concert Hall 40 Monaro Crescent, Red Hill, Canberra, ACT, Australia
    The Jussen brothers are among the most sought-after piano duos of our time. With their energetic, almost symbiotic playing, their great refinement of sound, and gripping interpretations, they are praised vigorously by press and audiences alike. Appearing as soloists with the world’s most prestigious orchestras it is fair to say…
    Bush, Borscht & Bonn

    Selby & Friends: Bush, Borscht & Bonn

    Bowral Memorial Hall 16-24 Bendooley St,, Bowral, NSW
    Listening to Beethoven’s own wonderful piano trio arrangement of his famous Septet, one gets a real sense of what it must have been like to desperately want to play something at home you had only heard played by many artists publicly. This tradition of changing the forces to accommodate everyday…

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Fellows Choice

    St James Church, Sydney 173 King St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Over their first six months as Sydney Symphony Orchestra Fellows, these aspiring musicians have experienced everything from vast symphonies to more intimate chamber concerts, all while getting to know each other’s playing styles. Now they get to draw on all that experience to curate this concert program themselves, from traditional…
    Cocktail Hour with Brent Grapes

    Sydney Opera House: Cocktail Hour with Brent Grapes

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Brass instruments have been around for thousands of years, featuring in military, religious and courtly ceremonies, marching bands, orchestra, chamber music and so much more. That versatility is on full display in this program curated by Associate Principal Trumpet Brent Grapes, from Joan Tower’s undulating, pulsing Copperwave to Giovanni Gabrieli’s 16th century…
    Strings and Voices

    City of Boroondara: Homophonic! RESPECT and QiQi

    Hawthorn Arts Centre Burwood Road, Hawthorn, VIC, Australia
    The Strings and Voices series ends with a bold and celebratory finale with Homophonic!’s RESPECT, a powerful collection of newly commissioned works inspired by the stories and lives of LGBTIQA+ elders performed by a chamber ensemble as you’ve never seen before. Led by Artistic Director Miranda Hill, Homophonic! has spent…

    The Anglican Parish of Parkside: Something Old, Something New

    St Oswald's Anglican Church 5 St Anns Pl,, Parkside, SA, Australia
    Discover how composers have drawn inspiration from the past. Benjamin Britten's exhilarating Lachrymae takes inspiration from John Dowland, while Shostakovich's powerful final work, the Viola Sonata Op. 147, contains echoes of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata. The program also features Caroline Shaw's In manas tuas, inspired by Thomas Tallis, and Rebecca Clarke's…
    Bush, Borscht & Bonn

    Selby & Friends: Bush, Borscht & Bonn

    Turramurra Uniting Church 10 Turramurra Ave, Turramurra, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Listening to Beethoven’s own wonderful piano trio arrangement of his famous Septet, one gets a real sense of what it must have been like to desperately want to play something at home you had only heard played by many artists publicly. This tradition of changing the forces to accommodate everyday…