In their first encounter in Paris in 2001, Paavali Jumppanen performed the notoriously difficult second Piano Sonata for the composer Pierre Boulez. Boulez was so impressed that he invited Jumppanen to record his complete sonatas. He also advised Jumppanen to combine this Sonata with Beethoven’s momentous Piano Sonata No. 29 Hammerklavier.…

The AHE commence their season with two wonderful quartets that morph effortlessly from the lofty to the lowbrow. Then Fanny Mendelssohn’s quartet, apparently the first ever composed by a woman, offers an elegant, if far from ladylike, riposte. Beethoven never set Shakespeare, even in translation, but his instrumental works often…

Featuring Camerata’s acclaimed Artistic Director and leader Brendan Joyce on solo violin in this virtuosic, lush, and joyous symphonic concert, joined by Camerata’s wind, brass, and percussion sections Share in the joy, passion, and love of music with Camerata’s virtuosic opening 2025 concert, featuring Camerata’s very own Artistic Director and…

In a spirited finale to the Daylight Express program, the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra presents a kaleidoscopic celebration of music by women composers from Australia and beyond. This concert is infused with light reflected through the prism of Australians Liza Lim, Olivia Davies and Cathy Milliken, American Nina Shekhar and the UK’s Charlotte…

MCO principal players come together for this program of string quartet masterpieces that vividly evoke the composers’ worlds. Although not given by Haydn, the nickname Sunrise is perfect to describe the way the quartet opens like the first rays of light on a perfect spring day. Dvořák, so deeply connected…

The AHE commence their season with two wonderful quartets that morph effortlessly from the lofty to the lowbrow. Then Fanny Mendelssohn’s quartet, apparently the first ever composed by a woman, offers an elegant, if far from ladylike, riposte. Beethoven never set Shakespeare, even in translation, but his instrumental works often…

Join Fractio Modi for an evening of music exploring medieval female nobility. The "domna," an Occitan word denoting female lordship, has been called a kind of third gender used to describe medieval women who assumed roles of power and governance. Our program features troubadour lyric poetry (where the term "domna"…

The AHE commence their season with two wonderful quartets that morph effortlessly from the lofty to the lowbrow. Then Fanny Mendelssohn’s quartet, apparently the first ever composed by a woman, offers an elegant, if far from ladylike, riposte. Beethoven never set Shakespeare, even in translation, but his instrumental works often…