• Incandescence

    Elder Conservatorium: Elder After Hours – Lumen Gala

    Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Our Lumen Gala ignites the stage with a program that celebrates the brilliance and boundless possibilities of chamber music. Guillaume Connesson’s electrifying Techno Parade launches the evening with pulsating energy and modern flair. Claude Debussy’s iconic Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, presented in a shimmering arrangement by Graeme…

    Melbourne Recital Centre: Brooklyn Rider – Citizenship Notes

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Brooklyn Rider is far from your classic string quartet. This fearless, boundary-pushing ensemble from New York operates at the intersection of tradition and reinvention, proving time and again that the string quartet is a living, breathing force of musical exploration. Whether you're drawn to the classical greats or thrive on…

    Emanuel Synagogue: Custodians of the Sky

    Emanuel Synagogue 7 Ocean St, Woollahra, NSW, Australia
    Custodians of the Sky is a new Australian work by composer Luke Styles that invites audiences to journey among the heavens and the earth, exploring our shared imaginings of the universe through the power of music and poetry. At Emanuel Synagogue, this production takes on special resonance. Honouring the Jewish…

    Australian National Academy of Music: Beleura 5: Matinee

    Beleura House & Garden PO Box 1198, Mornington, VIC, Australia
    Beleura House and Garden, a stunning 19th-century house on the Mornington Peninsula, is renowned for its breathtaking gardens and custom-built performance space. Here, ANAM brings you an exceptional chamber music experience, featuring both ANAM musicians and faculty members. After the concert, enjoy a delightful afternoon tea, included in your ticket…
    Opera for the Dead

    OzAsia Festival: Opera for the Dead

    Odeon Theatre, Norwood 57a Queen St, Norwood, SA, Australia
    A contemporary Chinese cyber-opera that reimagines the connection between life and death. Inspired by Chinese mourning rituals, Opera for the Dead 祭歌 is an immersive, multi-artform performance combining live musicians and singers with electronic processing, mobile stages, ambisonic sound, and 3D animation. Move freely through the shifting performance space as…

    Collins Street Baptist Church: Twilight Harmony

    Collins St Baptist Church 170 Collins St, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Twilight Harmony features classical works by Australian and Ukrainian classical composers. The concert will feature two premieres of Australian works, including The Crossing Machine performing Stuart Greenbaum's new string quartet "Midnight", in reference to a Ukrainian folk song. Original works by Michael Nurse (piano trio) and Jonathan Xian (piano) will…

    Melbourne Recital Centre: Badieh – Songs from Greater Khorasan

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Experience the power and beauty of traditional music from the borderlands of Iran and Afghanistan as Badieh brings to life the rich and rarely heard folk music traditions of Greater Khorasan. This deeply immersive and transportive experience combines traditional instruments with centuries-old melodies, creating a sonic journey that's both meditative…

    Moonbird Festival: Welcome Party and Opening Concert

    King Island Hub 38 Lighthouse Street, Currie, Tasmania, Australia
    The 2025 Moonbird Festival opens with a stunning program for string quartet and guitar, featuring award winning Australian guitarist Andrew Blanch, recently returned from a sold out concert tour of the USA. Two evocative Australian guitar quintets, Anne Cawrse’s Imperfect Fourths and Iain Grandage’s Black Dogs, frame this program that…
    Elastic Hearts

    HOTA: Elastic Hearts

    HOTA 135 Bundall Road, Surfers Paradise, QLD, Australia
    Step into a powerful new dance experience with Elastic Hearts — a bold fusion of contemporary ballet and the chart-topping music of pop icon Sia, brought to life with a cinematic score specially recorded by Queensland Symphony Orchestra. Choreographed and directed by Garry Stewart, the visually stunning production is a…
    Beethoven’s Eighth

    Australian Haydn Ensemble: Beethoven’s Eighth

    Glasshouse, Port Macquarie Corner of Clarence and Hay Streets, Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia
    Ah, those summer nights in Eastern Europe, 1812. A week after Napoleon invades Russia, Ludwig van Beethoven almost certainly says “Yes, tonight Josephine” to the love of his life, the unhappily married and recently jilted but socially impossible match, Countess Jozefina Brunszvik. Three days later he pours forth - with…
    Opera for the Dead

    OzAsia Festival: Opera for the Dead

    Odeon Theatre, Norwood 57a Queen St, Norwood, SA, Australia
    A contemporary Chinese cyber-opera that reimagines the connection between life and death. Inspired by Chinese mourning rituals, Opera for the Dead 祭歌 is an immersive, multi-artform performance combining live musicians and singers with electronic processing, mobile stages, ambisonic sound, and 3D animation. Move freely through the shifting performance space as…
    Affinity Quartet – Incantation

    Melbourne Recital Centre: Affinity Quartet – Incantation

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Considered a groundbreaking work from the moment it premiered in 1893, Debussy’s only string quartet, with its shimmering textures and innovative harmonies, transports audiences to an impressionistic world. A defining moment in chamber music, Debussy left an undeniable mark on future composers including French-born Héloïse Werner. Described as ‘a composer…