Paco Lara: Duende – Flamenco Show

The Art House 19-21 Margaret Street, Wyong, NSW, Australia
Passionate Spanish flamenco guitarist, Paco Lara with a distinguished international career in Europe and Australia of more than 30 years, launches his new album DUENDE featuring collaborations with some of Spain’s finest flamenco artists, who are all a part of Paco’s professional music career, as well as close friends since childhood. Lara,…

Boroondara Arts: Quercus Trio

Kew Court House 188 High Street, Kew, VIC, Australia
Kew’s live music destination presents Quercus Trio, a united force of classical musicians with international credentials. Carla Blackwood on horn, violinist Elizabeth Sellars and pianist Rhodri Clarke have each performed in many of the world’s premiere ensembles and concert halls. The evening will start with a jazz imbued trio by…
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Australian Chamber Orchestra: ACO Total Immersion

The Neilson, Pier 2/3 13A Hickson Road, Dawes Point, NSW, Australia
Imagine getting up close and personal with the world’s finest musicians, hearing their intake of breath and feeling the bond they share. Thanks to ACO Total Immersion you can. Explore the orchestra’s state-of-the-art facilities at Pier 2/3, get in amongst the players and take your place on your very own cushion, before…

Luminescence Chamber Singers: As a Flower Unfurls

Hume Conservatorium 160 Bourke St, Goulburn NSW 2580, Goulburn, NSW
A daffodil emerges from beneath the frost. A bird sings; a flower unfurls. The first signs of spring are symbols of hope and promise, rebirth, renewal, and the passage of time. From Renaissance polyphony to contemporary classics, Luminescence Chamber Singers celebrate spring, the blossoming flowers, the shifting tides, and all…

Piano+: Out West Piano Fest

Blackdown Farm 90 Eleven Mile Drive, Bathurst, NSW, Australia
Following last year’s sell-out inaugural event, Out West Piano Fest returns to Bathurst to celebrate an incredible weekend of food and wine, music and art from Friday 27th October to Sunday 29th October. Held in the glorious regional setting of Blackdown Farm, just five minutes from the town centre of…

Brisbane Music Festival: The Virgin’s Lament

FourthWall Arts Suite 4, 540 Queen St, Brisbane City, QLD, Australia
Exquisite, rarely performed Baroque gems including Giovanni Battista Ferrandini's The Virgin's Lament and Orlando Gibbons Pavana.

Brisbane Music Festival: Poulenc Tribute #1

FourthWall Arts Suite 4, 540 Queen St, Brisbane City, QLD, Australia
Tim Munro, Lloyd Van't Hoff, Courtenay Cleary and Alex Raineri pay tribute to the great French master.
Event Series Final Statements

Selby & Friends: Final Statements

Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
This extraordinary final program for the 2023 Season brings together two highly accomplished guest artists of the younger generation who are making great waves now they are back in Australia – the brilliant violinist Ike See, previously Assoc. Concertmaster of the Adelaide Symphony and now a core member of the…

Flinders Quartet: Musical Portraits

Montsalvat 7 Hillcrest Avenue, Eltham, VIC, Australia
“I can still remember hearing Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 8 for the first time and being riveted from beginning to end. This incredibly powerful work was officially dedicated ‘to the memory of the victims of fascism and war’ but there is much to suggest that Shostakovich meant it as a…

Brisbane Music Festival: Celestial Worlds

FourthWall Arts Suite 4, 540 Queen St, Brisbane City, QLD, Australia
Harpist Emily Granger joins percussionist Claire Edwardes for Caleb Burhands' Once in a Blue Moon, Anne Cawrse's Dance Vignettes, Ross Edwards' The Harp and the Moon and more.

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