Tempo Rubato: Katia Mestrovic & Peter de Jager – Harp Piano

Tempo Rubato 34 Breese St, Brunswick, VIC, Australia
Peter de Jager and Katia Mestrovic present a fiery program for piano and harp. The Harp Concerto Op. 25 (1956) by Argentinian composer Alberto Ginastera, is heavily influenced by native folk dance rhythms, with the frequent use of two against three. It uses both instruments percussively. 'Ciclo Plateresco' Op. 100…

Australian Strings Association: String Festival

Wesley Uniting Church, Forrest (Wesley Music Centre) 20-22 National Circuit, Forrest, ACT, Australia
The Australian Strings Association (AUSTA) is a professional association of players and makers of bowed string instruments which promotes excellence in all aspects of performance, teaching, conducting and string instrument making. AUSTA aims to inspire and support students, amateurs and professionals and also to facilitate communication at local, national and…

Australian National Academy of Music: ANAM at Elgee Park: Autumn

Elgee Park 310 Wallaces Rd, Dromana, VIC, Australia
Experience a delightful chamber music concert performed by ANAM musicians, surrounded by beautiful artworks at Elgee Park on the Mornington Peninsula. The artworks, with personal connections to our hosts, the Myer family, span various periods and styles. After the concert, enjoy complimentary afternoon tea, with an opportunity to taste and…

Arioso Chamber Ensemble: From Handel to Hollywood

Eudlo Community Hall 19 Rosebed St, Eudlo, QLD, Australia
Timeless Baroque music which features in film scores, including “Master and Commander”, “Pride and Prejudice”, “The English Patient”, “Farinelli”, “Shine”, “Tous les matins du Monde”, and “Boogie Nights”! Baroque music captures every mood and has been used to great effect in many memorable screen moments, from the elegance of Henry…

Master Piano Institute: Quartet 121: Haydn, Schubert & Fauré

Master Music Studio Unit 6, 80 Wentworth Park Rd, Glebe, NSW, Australia
Join Quartet 121, winner of the prestigious 2025 Sydney Eisteddfod Orvieto Musica Festival Scholarship, for an evening of exceptional string quartet masterpieces. This ensemble of Sydney Conservatorium students will showcase their artistry through works spanning centuries of chamber music, from Haydn's classical elegance to Fauré's lush romanticism. Founded in February…

Australia Ensemble: Concert 2

Sir John Clancy Auditorium, UNSW 9 High St, Kensington, NSW, Australia
Classical music has always welcomed inspiration from other sources. For Robert Schumann, master of brilliantly evocative musical miniatures, that included folk tales and fairy stories. In this work for clarinet, viola and piano, though, he leaves the precise details to our imaginations. When the young Brahms met Robert and Clara…

Philharmonic South West Orchestra: Mozart by Candlelight

Margaret River HEART 47 Wallcliffe Road, Margaret River, WA, Australia
Step into an evening of elegance and musical brilliance as Philharmonic South West Orchestra presents Mozart by Candlelight at the Margaret River HEART. Set within an intimate, atmospheric venue bathed in warm candlelight, this enchanting concert showcases the timeless genius of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, beautifully interpreted by highly skilled musicians. The program offers rare…

Boroondara Arts: Camerata Orchestra Jubilee Celebration

Hawthorn Arts Centre Burwood Road, Hawthorn, VIC, Australia
Hawthorn Arts Centre presents the iconic Camerata Orchestra with a special double event to celebrate the iconic ensemble’s jubilee year. The grand venue has issued a special invitation to classical music fans to get up close with conductor and orchestra in dress rehearsal, followed by a full afternoon concert of…
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West Australian Symphony Orchestra: Radiant

Government House Ballroom, Perth 13 St Georges Terrace, Perth, WA, Australia
WASO strings are spotlighted in the opening piece of our new Chamber series. The violin, viola and cello blend seamlessly in the only completed movement of Sibelius’ unfinished String Trio in G minor. The WASO musicians perform chamber music for the modern age with Olli Mustonen’s Nonet No.2 before we…

Adelaide Baroque: Haydn’s Baryton Trios

North Adelaide Baptist Church 154 Tynte Street, North Adelaide, SA, Australia
Hear the first Baryton in Australia - a magnificent, rare instrument! It is a Classical instrument similar in size to a cello, with 6 gut bowed strings plus a course of 10 metal strings which resonate sympathetically and are also plucked like a harp. This beautiful instrument reached its zenith…

Kenji Fujimura: Classical Music Treasures

Ballan Mechanics' Institute Hall 143 Inglis St, Ballan, VIC, Australia
A beautiful potpourri of music - from the exquisite elegance of Handel to the raw passion of Piazzolla, this concert is a celebration of the known and the rare. Includes a world premiere composition by Kenji Fujimura. Performed by MSO artists Wendy Clarke (flute), Elise Millman (bassoon), with Miranda Brockman…

Sydney Mozart Society: Seraphim Trio

The Concourse, Chatswood 409 Victoria Ave, Chatswood, NSW, Australia
Seraphim Trio is as much a lifelong friendship as a chamber ensemble.  This shows in an unusually longstanding collaboration; its current membership dates from 1998 and has regularly performed for the Society. In our 75th year, Seraphim Trio will delight us with Mozart’s E-major masterpiece, the only trios written by…

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