Allegri Chamber Orchestra: Postcards

St Patrick's Anglican Church, Mount Lawley Corner Beaufort St & First Avenue, Mount Lawley, WA, Australia
A musical journey through atmospheric musical “postcards” by Borodin, Faure, Vivaldi, Piazzolla, Janacek and Lobbia. Acclaimed soloist Matt Styles is joining Allegri Chamber Orchestra for this unique concert at St Patrick’s Anglican Church Mt Lawley. Four Postcards from Perth is a multi-influenced saxophone concerto in four movements. Each postcard (movement)…

Sydney Opera House: Genevieve Lacey & James Crabb

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
Recorder and accordion are a rare combination. Strictly speaking, there’s only a tiny amount of music specifically written for these unassuming instruments. Yet they carry many connotations: the lilt of a folk melody, where simple, repeating harmonies hold sway, the sophisticated voices of a polished concert hall, or new galaxies…
Chamber Players

Queensland Symphony Orchestra: Chamber Players 2: Mozart and Wagner

Queensland Symphony Orchestra Studio Cnr Grey and Russell Streets, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Experience the pure bliss of QSO’s Chamber Players concerts. Enjoy hand-picked repertoire by a small group of our musicians as they introduce and discuss each piece while you relax into a delightful Sunday afternoon concert.
Mozart’s Salzburg and Linz

Australian Haydn Ensemble: Mozart’s Salzburg and Linz

The Neilson, Pier 2/3 13A Hickson Road, Dawes Point, NSW, Australia
The ensemble’s dear friend Erin Helyard returns to lead this beautiful all-Mozart program. As composer and performer, Wolfgang was shaped by two Austrian cities: his birthplace, Salzburg, with which he had a love-hate relationship, and his chosen home of Vienna. Between the two, the picturesque town (now city) of Linz…
La Fête de la Musique

Arafura Music Collective: La Fête de la Musique

Northern Territory Supreme Court State Square, Darwin, NT, Australia
An evening of French elegance with internationally renowned harpist Marshall McGuire at Browns Mart. Join Arafura Music Collective in collaboration with Alliance Française de Darwin for a celebration of French music. Step into a world of shimmering harmonies and graceful melodies as we celebrate La Fête de la Musique with…
Northern Lights

Musica Viva Australia: Northern Lights

City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
Fearless Norwegian violin virtuoso Johan Dalene makes his Australian debut with much-loved pianist Jennifer Marten-Smith, playing Ravel, Grieg, Rautavaara and a new commission from dynamic young composer Jack Frerer. Swedish-Norwegian violinist Johan Dalene grabbed the world’s attention when he won the prestigious Carl Nielsen International Competition in 2019, and he…
Editor's Choice ACO Unleashed

Australian Chamber Orchestra: ACO Unleashed

Hamer Hall 100 St Kilda Rd, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Following the withdrawal of Patricia Kopatchinskaja due to injury, Artistic Director Richard Tognetti has come up with a brand-new program showcasing the ACO’s wealth of talent. Jointly directed by Satu Vänskä, who performs Ravel’s explosive Tzigane, and Helena Rathbone, who joins her and ACO newcomer Anna da Silva Chen in JS Bach’s Triple…
Editor's Choice

West Australian Symphony Orchestra: Composition Project

State Theatre Centre of WA Perth, WA, Australia
Following a series of individual lessons, workshops and rehearsals with Artistic Director James Ledger and WASO Composer-in-Residence Olivia Davies, the participants in this year’s Composition Project will have their works premiered by a 14-piece chamber ensemble. The 2025 cohort includes Somayeh Heidarvand, Domenic Lamattina, Darcy Lewis and Lucas Tomkins, one…
Editor's Choice ACO Unleashed

Australian Chamber Orchestra: ACO Unleashed

Adelaide Town Hall 128 King William Street, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Following the withdrawal of Patricia Kopatchinskaja due to injury, Artistic Director Richard Tognetti has come up with a brand-new program showcasing the ACO’s wealth of talent. Jointly directed by Satu Vänskä, who performs Ravel’s explosive Tzigane, and Helena Rathbone, who joins her and ACO newcomer Anna da Silva Chen in JS Bach’s Triple…

Australian National Academy of Music: Mostly Mozart: Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
With musical jokes and surprising turns, Haydn’s String Quartet op. 33 no. 6 perfectly showcases how the great composer earned the title the ‘father of the string quartet.’ Overflowing with joy and wit, this genre-establishing piece has delighted audiences since its premiere in 1781. Written as a tribute to Haydn,…
Editor's Choice ACO Unleashed

Australian Chamber Orchestra: ACO Unleashed

Winthrop Hall Perth, WA, Australia
Following the withdrawal of Patricia Kopatchinskaja due to injury, Artistic Director Richard Tognetti has come up with a brand-new program showcasing the ACO’s wealth of talent. Jointly directed by Satu Vänskä, who performs Ravel’s explosive Tzigane, and Helena Rathbone, who joins her and ACO newcomer Anna da Silva Chen in JS Bach’s Triple…
Chamber Masterpieces

Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra: Chamber Masterpieces

Opera Queensland Studio South Bank, QLD, Australia
In an historic 11th year in residence with Camerata, the ARIA-nominated Orava Quartet returns with three epic masterpieces of chamber music by three of the great composers: Beethoven, Schumann and Shostakovich. Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 1 heralded the beginning of what would become one of the greatest cycles of music…

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