• fortyfivedownstairs Chamber Music Festival

    fortyfivedownstairs: Music, Mystery & Masterpieces

    fortyfivedownstairs 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Before diving into The Parlour’s Immortal Beloved, begin your evening with a rare and electrifying performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 (called “the apotheosis of dance” by Wagner) and Piano “Emperor” Concerto No. 5, heard in the brilliantly virtuosic four-hand arrangements by Beethoven’s pupil, Carl Czerny. Enjoy these iconic works (both performed by Coady…
    Jane Austin’s Music – Pemberley. Revisited

    Melbourne Recital Centre: Jane Austin’s Music – Pemberley Revisited

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Step into the world of Jane Austen for Melbourne Recital Centre’s celebration of the beloved author’s 250th birthday. After an evocative presentation in 2024, the music of Jane Austen’s time is further explored in this delightfully enchanting musical event. Transporting listeners to the drawing rooms and picturesque surroundings of Pemberley,…
    Theremin & Beyond

    Australian Chamber Orchestra: Bach to the Beach Boys and Beyond

    City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
    The theremin is utterly unique. It’s a sound you’ve definitely heard, even if you’ve never heard of it. Following the success of our sold-out tour of A Clockwork Orange & Beyond comes this series showcasing the range and power of the world’s first electronic instrument. Richard Tognetti directs an eclectic…

    Australian National Academy of Music: Genesis Baroque with Sara Macliver

    Abbotsford Convent 1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford, VIC, Australia
    Genesis Baroque, known for their historically-informed performances of Baroque music, will be joined by soprano Sara Macliver to lead ANAM musicians in a deep dive into the world of period instrument playing. Sara's residency will expose ANAM musicians to period instruments and playing techniques that were characteristic of the Baroque Period.…
    Jane Austin’s Music – Pemberley. Revisited

    Melbourne Recital Centre: Jane Austin’s Music – Pemberley Revisited

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Step into the world of Jane Austen for Melbourne Recital Centre’s celebration of the beloved author’s 250th birthday. After an evocative presentation in 2024, the music of Jane Austen’s time is further explored in this delightfully enchanting musical event. Transporting listeners to the drawing rooms and picturesque surroundings of Pemberley,…

    Graduate Singers: Songs of Parting

    Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Sir John Rutter's Requiem is a work of solace, contemplation, and intimacy, balancing moments of tension and high drama with lucent beauty and grace. Graduate Singers perform this modern masterpiece alongside music that explores the sorrow and the sweetness of partings and farewells. With works by Joseph Twist, Eleanor Daley,…
    Hollywood Songbook

    Musica Viva Australia: Hollywood Songbook

    Adelaide Town Hall 128 King William Street, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Signum Saxophone Quartet and renegade opera star, Ali McGregor, reclaim the Hollywood Songbook in a journey from moody monochrome to vibrant technicolour. Trip the light fantastic from Berlin to Hollywood, via a Shakespearean tragedy, a Broadway musical and a Wild West rodeo in this sonic documentary of turbulent times.
    fortyfivedownstairs Chamber Music Festival

    fortyfivedownstairs: Beethoven Immortal Beloved

    fortyfivedownstairs 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Musicologists often overlook the crucial role that women played in shaping the legacies of great composers, yet they were the keepers of letters, diaries, and the famous Salons that influenced the artistic world. Through the fascinating lens of Caroline Unger, a celebrated singer who premiered Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and worked…
    Theremin & Beyond

    Australian Chamber Orchestra: Bach to the Beach Boys and Beyond

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    The theremin is utterly unique. It’s a sound you’ve definitely heard, even if you’ve never heard of it. Following the success of our sold-out tour of A Clockwork Orange & Beyond comes this series showcasing the range and power of the world’s first electronic instrument. Richard Tognetti directs an eclectic…

    Queensland Baroque: Music for Mum

    Come and spoil your Mum this Mother’s Day with beautiful, virtuoso music for Baroque Guitar, Lute, and Orchestra. Music including Antonio Vivaldi's Concerto for Lute and Orchestra.
    fortyfivedownstairs Chamber Music Festival

    fortyfivedownstairs: Beethoven Triple Concerto and Septet

    fortyfivedownstairs 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Beethoven’s great Triple Concerto for violin, cello, piano and orchestra Opus 56 is one of his most celebrated masterpieces. The prolific Romantic composer Carl Reinecke, a student of Liszt, Schumann and Mendelssohn, arranged the work as a highly virtuosic, intricate piano trio, with each instrument taking their solo roles whilst…

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