• The Muse

    Trio Anima Mundi: The Muse

    Holy Trinity Anglican Church, East Melbourne 193 Hotham St, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Be transported to the glittering salons of Belle Époque Paris, a world of artistic innovation, poetry, and elegance. This enchanting program celebrates the era's creative spirit, placing two brilliant female composers alongside a celebrated master. Experience the perfumed, exotic dreamscape of Mel Bonis’ Suite Orientale, the effortless charm and passion…

    Christ Church Camerata: Mahler #1

    Newcastle Conservatorium of Music Cnr Laman Street, Auckland St, Newcastle, NSW
    From one of the most original voices in the history of orchestral music, Mahler’s first symphony remains one of his most popular. Ranging from the tenderest moments to passages of earth-shattering drama, this symphony was his Mahler’s first mark on the world of music, daring to build on the tradition…

    Chimera Ensemble: Lyrical Landscapes

    St Mary's Anglican Church, South Perth 9 Ridge Street, South Perth, WA, Australia
    Join Chimera Ensemble for Clarinet Trios by Mendelssohn, Hartmann, & D'Indy, with clarinettist Geoff Bourgault, cellist Melinda Forsythe & pianist Tommaso Pollio in the beautiful St Mary's Church, South Perth. Program: Mendelssohn: Concert pieces Emily Hartmann: Serenade in A major op 20 D’Indy: Trio in B-flat major op 29 Light…
    Weddings and Parties Over Coffee

    Bach Akademie Australia: Weddings and Parties Over Coffee

    St Finbar's Catholic Church 46 Levy St, Glenbrook, NSW, Australia
    Experience unforgettable, homegrown artistry as Bach Akademie Australia presents ‘Weddings & Parties Over Coffee’ a five-city national tour to Brisbane, Newcastle, Sydney, Canberra and Glenbrook, featuring two of Australia’s finest vocalists, award-winning soprano Miriam Allan and her father, acclaimed baritone Christopher Allan, from Wednesday 5th to Sunday 16th August. Award-winning,…
    A Romantic Rendezvous

    Pacific Chamber Players: A Romantic Rendezvous

    Cooroy Memorial Hall 23 Maple Street, Cooroy, QLD, Australia
    Pacific Chamber Players’ first performance for the year is a very special one. They are presenting works by female Romantic composers, in particular Louise Farrenc, Cécile Chaminade, Clara Schumann and Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel. The music of these composers and pianists added an emotional depth and enchantment to the canon of…

    Christ Church Camerata: Mahler #1

    Newcastle Conservatorium of Music Cnr Laman Street, Auckland St, Newcastle, NSW
    From one of the most original voices in the history of orchestral music, Mahler’s first symphony remains one of his most popular. Ranging from the tenderest moments to passages of earth-shattering drama, this symphony was his Mahler’s first mark on the world of music, daring to build on the tradition…

    SXS Chamber Music Festival: Exsultate!

    Shambala Estate 104 Beacon Road, Tamborine Mountain, QLD, Australia
    Maurice Ravel’s shimmering Three Mallarmé Songs brings together Sara Macliver and the extended family of festival artists. Timo-Veikko Valve joins in vivid duos: Derek Bermel’s Coming Together and Jessie Montgomery’s energetic Duo for violin and cello. Then Mozart’s radiant Exsultate, Jubilate closes the festival in music of pure joy—sending everyone out singing.

    Sydney Chamber Music Institute: Schubert and Brahms – The Trout and the Trio

    Church Street Studios, Camperdown 62-68 Church St,, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
    An afternoon of warmth, wit, and virtuosity in the golden light of a Sunday. Schubert's Trout Quintet is one of chamber music's most beloved works — playful, songful, and irresistibly charming. Alongside it, Brahms's Horn Trio brings a different richness, its famous finale bursting into a joyous hunting-call rondo. Together,…
    Nicolas Altstaedt & Thomas Dunford

    Musica Viva Australia: Nicolas Altstaedt & Thomas Dunford

    Queensland Conservatorium 140 Grey St, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia
    In the intricate weave of sounds that make up a baroque ensemble, the lute is central. It’s fitting, then, that French-American lutenist Thomas Dunford is at the centre of some of the most exciting early music making of the moment. A regular collaborator with everyone from Les Arts Florissants to…
    Nicolas Altstaedt & Thomas Dunford

    Musica Viva Australia: Nicolas Altstaedt & Thomas Dunford

    Adelaide Town Hall off Pirie St, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
    In the intricate weave of sounds that make up a baroque ensemble, the lute is central. It’s fitting, then, that French-American lutenist Thomas Dunford is at the centre of some of the most exciting early music making of the moment. A regular collaborator with everyone from Les Arts Florissants to…

    Van Diemen’s Band: Meyers and Yap

    Burnie Arts and Function Centre 77-79 Wilmot Street,, Burnie, TAS, Australia
    Acclaimed fiddlers Katie Yap and Rachel Meyers bring their new duo project to the Lunchbox Concerts. Together they explore the confluence of folk and baroque music: haunting traditional tunes and songs sit alongside intricate original compositions and their own arrangements of pieces by baroque composers Henry Purcell and Diego Ortiz, all delivered with warmth,…
    Old. New. Borrowed. Blue.

    Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra: Old. New. Borrowed. Blue.

    QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
    Dive into a kaleidoscope of sound. Featuring Brisbane-born international pianist Anthony Romaniuk, you will be treated to a curation of musical gems from the baroque elegance of JS Bach to the modern vision of Olli Mustonen and everything in between. Lovers of jazz will delight in the opportunity to hear…