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    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…
    Editor's Choice Baroque Unleashed

    Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Baroque Unleashed

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Promising an “adrenaline-charged ride”, this program features thrilling new takes on Baroque hits and hidden gems by the ABO’s period musicians. Concertmaster Shaun Lee-Chen delivers a fiery reading of Locatelli, Robert Nairn tackles Vivaldi’s Cello Concerto on violone, Baroque oboist Adam Masters interprets Albinoni and Artistic Director Paul Dyer bends…
    Music on Tubowgule

    Sydney Opera House: Music on Tubowgule

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    The best of First Nations contemporary classical music Join us for an evening that celebrates First Nations composers’ unique contribution to classical music in Australia. The first half of the evening will feature Eric Avery, Kabi Marrawuy Mumbulla. Eric is a violinist, vocalist dancer and composer of Ngiyampaa, Yuin and…
    Life on Land’s Edge

    Bowerbird Collective: Life on Land’s Edge

    Cygnet Town Hall 14 Mary Street (Channel Highway), Cygnet, TAS, Australia
    Life on Land's Edge is a magnificent concert tribute to migratory birds by the Bowerbird Collective. From the creators of Where Song Began (***** Limelight Magazine) & Songs of Disappearance (#2 on the ARIA Charts), this performance will take you on an epic journey alongside migratory birds as they connect…

    Tempo Rubato: Ensemble Accord – The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind

    Tempo Rubato 34 Breese St, Brunswick, VIC, Australia
    Ensemble Accord is an emerging collective of clarinettist Lily Tamir-Regev and string quartet players Sarah Wang, Yona Su, Willard Zhong and Lizzy Scarlett. After a debut for the Jewish Museum’s exhibition ’Strike a Chord’, Accord is brimming with potential and enjoys the nostalgic and warm colour of the string quartet…
    Editor's Choice Aphrodite

    Sydney Chamber Opera: Aphrodite

    Carriageworks Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Sydney’s contemporary opera powerhouse teams up with Omega Ensemble to present the world premiere of Nico Muhly’s Aphrodite. The American composer and Australian playwright Laura Lethlean take a look at the beauty industry and how it has been influenced by the Greek goddess of love and fertility. If to be…
    Chamber Masterpieces

    Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra: Chamber Masterpieces

    The Empire Theatres, Toowoomba 54-56 Neil Street, Toowoomba, 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…

    Australian National Academy of Music: Australian String Quartet

    Abbotsford Convent 1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford, VIC, Australia
    Dedicated to musical excellence of the highest standard, Australian String Quartet (ASQ) aim to create chemistry and amplify intimacy through experiences that connect people with music. ANAM is excited to welcome the musicians of ASQ back to the Convent. ANAM musicians begin this concert with two fascinating works by Estonian composers: Madii Marje Gildemann's Nocturnal…

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