• Editor's Choice From Winter’s Stillness

    Australian Chamber Orchestra: From Winter’s Stillness

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Promising a soul-stirring evocation of frozen landscapes and Northern light, this concert sees the ACO join forces with vocal ensemble Trio Mediæval and trumpeter Arve Henriksen under Richard Tognetti. Drawing on ancient hymns from Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Estonia, the program also features works by Terry Riley, Alfred Schnittke and Tõnu…

    Ensemble Trivium: The Lark

    Elm House 1956 Mount Glorious Rd, Mount Glorious, QLD, Australia
    Ensemble Trivium returns to the beautiful Elm House for its fourth season or another uplifting and engaging afternoon of chamber music. The concert opens with Haydn’s much-loved Lark Quartet, a work brimming with charm, joy and sparkling melodies. It is followed by the world premiere of The Cardinal Number, a…
    Weddings and Parties Over Coffee

    Bach Akademie Australia: Weddings and Parties Over Coffee

    St James Church, Sydney 173 King St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Experience unforgettable, homegrown artistry as Bach Akademie Australia presents ‘Weddings & Parties Over Coffee’ a five-city national tour to Brisbane, Newcastle, Sydney, Canberra and Glenbrook, featuring two of Australia’s finest vocalists, award-winning soprano Miriam Allan and her father, acclaimed baritone Christopher Allan, from Wednesday 5th to Sunday 16th August. Award-winning,…
    Nicolas Altstaedt & Thomas Dunford

    Musica Viva Australia: Nicolas Altstaedt & Thomas Dunford

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    In the intricate weave of sounds that make up a baroque ensemble, the lute is central. It’s fitting, then, that French-American lutenist Thomas Dunford is at the centre of some of the most exciting early music making of the moment. A regular collaborator with everyone from Les Arts Florissants to…
    Weddings and Parties Over Coffee

    Bach Akademie Australia: Weddings and Parties Over Coffee

    Wesley Music Centre 20-22 National Circuit, Forrest, ACT, Australia
    Experience unforgettable, homegrown artistry as Bach Akademie Australia presents ‘Weddings & Parties Over Coffee’ a five-city national tour to Brisbane, Newcastle, Sydney, Canberra and Glenbrook, featuring two of Australia’s finest vocalists, award-winning soprano Miriam Allan and her father, acclaimed baritone Christopher Allan, from Wednesday 5th to Sunday 16th August. Award-winning,…
    Nicolas Altstaedt & Thomas Dunford

    Musica Viva Australia: Nicolas Altstaedt & Thomas Dunford

    Llewellyn Hall Building 100, William Herbert Pl, Canberra, ACT, Australia
    In the intricate weave of sounds that make up a baroque ensemble, the lute is central. It’s fitting, then, that French-American lutenist Thomas Dunford is at the centre of some of the most exciting early music making of the moment. A regular collaborator with everyone from Les Arts Florissants to…

    SXS Chamber Music Festival: Coming Together

    Shambala Estate 104 Beacon Road, Tamborine Mountain, QLD, Australia
    To open the festival, a diverse family of musicians come together. Community members, high school students, professionals, emerging artists. Tamborine Mountain Orchestra anchors the evening, a local ensemble at the heart of this community. SXS Next Gen soloists step forward, offering glimpses of the next wave of artistic voices. A…

    SXS Chamber Music Festival: Coming Together Without Words

    Shambala Estate 104 Beacon Road, Tamborine Mountain, QLD, Australia
    To open the festival, a diverse family of musicians come together. Community members, high school students, professionals, emerging artists. Tamborine Mountain Orchestra anchors the evening, a local ensemble at the heart of this community. SXS Next Gen soloists step forward, offering glimpses of the next wave of artistic voices. A…

    Omega Ensemble: New Now 2026

    ACO on the Pier Suite 3/13A Hickson Rd, Dawes Point NSW 2000, Dawes Point, NSW, Australia
    A showcase of boundless creativity and bold new directions, New Now celebrates the next wave of Australian musical voices. Developed through the CoLAB: Composer Accelerator Program, New Now 2026 unveils four world premiere works from rising stars — Jessie Leov (NZ), Robert McIntyre (VIC), Thomas Misson (TAS) and Beth Roche…

    SXS Chamber Music Festival: The Instrument Playground

    Shambala Estate 104 Beacon Road, Tamborine Mountain, QLD, Australia
    Music starts with small things: a breath, a tap, a wobble, a burst of sound. In this interactive show for young and family audiences, instruments come out to play. They hum and buzz, boom and sing, sometimes all at once. Bring your ears, your imagination, and a sense of adventure.

    SXS Chamber Music Festival: Reflections

    Shambala Estate 104 Beacon Road, Tamborine Mountain, QLD, Australia
    A network of friendships, family ties and artistic influence in early-20th-century Paris. Maurice Ravel finds luminous beauty in Greek folk tunes, while songs by sisters Lili and Nadia Boulanger unfold in a world of quiet reflection. Debussy—the great poet of woodwinds—seduces the ear with Syrinx and the Première Rhapsody. Soprano Sara Macliver brings her “thrilling…

    Trio Anima Mundi: The Muse

    Keith Humble Auditorium, The Geelong College 85 Aphrasia St, Newtown, VIC, Australia
    Be transported to the glittering salons of Belle Époque Paris, a world of artistic innovation, poetry, and elegance. This enchanting program celebrates the era's creative spirit, placing two brilliant female composers alongside a celebrated master. Experience the perfumed, exotic dreamscape of Mel Bonis’ Suite Orientale, the effortless charm and passion…