Chimera Ensemble: Clarinet Quintets

St Mary's Anglican Church 9 Ridge St, South Perth, WA, Australia
Lush chamber music for clarinet and string quartet by Brahms and others with Geoff Bourgault (clarinet), Rebecca Glorie (violin), Andrea Mendham (violin), Sally Boud (viola) & Melinda Forsythe (cello). Tickets available at trybooking or at the door - tap to pay available Light refreshments provided. St MARY's is an accessible…

Mosman Art Gallery: Pastoral Fantasies – A Baroque Journey through Italy and Germany

Mosman Art Gallery 1 Art Gallery Way, Mosman, NSW, Australia
Join us at the Mosman Art Gallery on June 8th at 3pm for "Pastoral Fantasies: A Baroque Journey through Italy and Germany", where we'll take you on a musical exploration of pastoral Italy and Germany in the Baroque era. This intimate concert will feature some of the finest works by…

Woodend Winter Arts Festival: Variations on a theme: works by Brahms, Mozart, Chopin & Scriabin

St Ambrose Church 16 Templeton St,, Woodend, VIC
A spectacular program of the finest works for solo piano by Mozart, Chopin, Scriabin, and Brahms. The moody chromaticism of Mozart’s A-minor Rondo provides a perfect segue into Chopin’s Ballade no. 4, “the most exalted, intense and sublimely powerful of all Chopin’s compositions” (John Ogden). Scriabin’s post-romantic Sonata no. 4…

Hayes Street Studio: Rosie Gallagher and Lee Dionne in recital

Hayes Street Studio 11 Hayes Street, Neutral Bay, NSW, Australia
Hayes Street Studio presents a dynamic recital featuring flautist Rosie Gallagher and pianist Lee Dionne. The duo explores a diverse program of music spanning from Bach’s church’s in Leipzig to tall ships on the Atlantic, traveling around the world and through time, exploring the flute as an instrument with the…
Ode on St Cecilia’s Day

Ensemble Gombert: Ode on St Cecilia’s Day

St Ambrose Catholic Church, Woodend 47 Urquhart St, Woodend, VIC, Australia
In Purcell’s day, St Cecilia, patron saint of music, was celebrated in London with a new work commissioned annually. Perhaps the greatest of all these works is Purcell’s 1692 setting of poetry by Nicholas Brady commencing Hail! Bright Cecilia, and featuring the superb alto solo ’Tis Nature’s Voice, sung in the original performance…

Adelaide Horn Jam: Encore, My Good Sir

Scots Church Adelaide 237 North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Hear the Principal Horn of the Hong Kong Philharmonic, Lin Jiang, in recital with Adelaide's Stringybark Quartet (Emma Perkins, Belinda Gehlert, Linda Garrett, and Gemma Phillips), Emma Gregan (horn), and Jamie Cock (piano) - performing works by Bach, Cherubini, Beethoven, and Melbourne-based composer Thaddeus Huang.

Woodend Winter Arts Festival: Cinderella

St Ambrose Church 16 Templeton St,, Woodend, VIC
Step into a magical realm where Prokofiev’s “Cinderella” dances with new life. Let Inventi Ensemble sweep you off your feet with their enchanting performance, weaving together the timeless tale with Sally Whitwell’s captivating composition. Like Cinderella’s transformation at the stroke of midnight, experience a symphonic metamorphosis that transports you through…
From Bach to Glass

Woodend Winter Arts Festival: From Bach to Glass

St Ambrose Church 16 Templeton St,, Woodend, VIC
Experience the mesmerising sound of eight cellos in perfect harmony at the Woodend Winter Arts Festival. The concert showcases the versatility of the cello ensemble, presenting music in sextet and octet formations. The program includes a diverse range of composers, from Baroque master J.S. Bach to contemporary minimalist Phillip Glass,…
From Bach to Glass

Woodend Winter Arts Festival: From Bach to Glass

St Ambrose Church 16 Templeton St,, Woodend, VIC
Experience the mesmerising sound of eight cellos in perfect harmony at the Woodend Winter Arts Festival. The concert showcases the versatility of the cello ensemble, presenting music in sextet and octet formations. The program includes a diverse range of composers, from Baroque master J.S. Bach to contemporary minimalist Phillip Glass,…

Woodend Winter Arts Festival: Brahms, Sonatas for Piano & Violin

St Ambrose Church 16 Templeton St,, Woodend, VIC
Brahms’ three sonatas for piano and violin, all composed during his mature years, are among his greatest creations. The first, opus 78 in G major, is a three-movement work written in the summers of 1878 and 1879. The second, opus 100 in A major, was composed in Switzerland during the…
From Harbour to Harbour 2

Impressive Event: From Harbour to Harbour 2

The Concourse, Chatswood 409 Victoria Ave, Chatswood, NSW, Australia
Following the success of the 2023 tour, From Harbour to Harbour 2returns with an expanded journey, bringing for the first time William Barton to Melbourne alongside Mohsen Sharifian joined by Aunty Delmae Barton, a highly respected Aboriginal elder, singer, and storyteller. This extraordinary concert unites two ancient musical traditions, blending…

Australian Haydn Ensemble: Pre Concert 18th Century Unpacked – Mozart & Salzburg

State Library of NSW 1 Shakespeare Pl,, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Enhance your concert experience with our exclusive five-part pre-concert series, designed for anyone passionate about 18th-century music, historical performance, and period instruments. Held in conjunction with the State Library of NSW and alongside our 2025 season, this program offers you five curated pre-concert events, each including a glass of wine…

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