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    • Editor's Choice Gershwin & Shostakovich

    Australian Chamber Orchestra: Gershwin & Shostakovich

    City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Celebrating the indomitable voice of the individual, Ukrainian-born pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk makes his ACO debut performing Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 1, in which he is joined by trumpeter David Elton. Both composers affirm the right to self-expression – Gershwin through exuberant freedom, Shostakovich in defiance of…
    Editor's Choice Musical Friends

    Flinders Quartet: Musical Friends

    St Johns Southgate 20 City Rd, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Exploring friendship, love and dialogue, this program features two brand-new commissions. The first, The Unspoken Eight, is the result of a wordless “letter-writing project” in which Melody Eötvös and Rishin Singh responded to one another through music alone. Natalie Nicolas’s By the Tide of the Moon captures the meditative joy of…

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Lyrical Woodwinds in the City

    City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Don’t miss this wildly entertaining night with our beloved Sydney Symphony Orchestra woodwind musicians. Richard Strauss wrote two early masterpieces for wind instruments, his Wind Serenade and his Suite for Wind Instruments. Expect colour and contrast and lots of fun in the characterful music that packs a vibrant punch. Antonín Dvořák’s…
    Editor's Choice Gershwin & Shostakovich

    Australian Chamber Orchestra: Gershwin & Shostakovich

    Newcastle City Hall Newcastle, NSW, Australia
    Celebrating the indomitable voice of the individual, Ukrainian-born pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk makes his ACO debut performing Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 1, in which he is joined by trumpeter David Elton. Both composers affirm the right to self-expression – Gershwin through exuberant freedom, Shostakovich in defiance of…

    Australian National Academy of Music: Michael Collins Workshop

    Abbotsford Convent 1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford, VIC, Australia
    Michael Collins, one of the foremost clarinettists of his generation, concludes his ANAM residency with a unique workshop, offering ANAM musicians the chance to learn the art of playing and directing a Classical concerto. In this open rehearsal setting, he will guide musicians as they perform and direct without a conductor—an invaluable skill…

    Nexas Quartet: Gershwin Album Launch

    Utzon Room Bennelong Point, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Experience George Gershwin's iconic music through fresh, bold arrangements reimagined for saxophone quartet. From the jazz-infused energy of American in Paris to the soulful Summertime, the ensemble brings a new dimension to Gershwin's timeless compositions. Special guest Vatche Jambazian performs Rhapsody in Blue in an exclusive arrangement, adding his unique…

    Newcastle Music Festival: Four Last Songs

    Newcastle Conservatorium of Music Cnr Laman Street, Auckland St, Newcastle, NSW
    Bronwyn Douglass, dramatic soprano, performs Richard Strauss’s beautiful “Four Last Songs”, Shéhérazade by Maurice Ravel, and other works, in arrangements by Ross Fiddes, with associate artists from Hourglass Ensemble. Don’t miss this spellbinding concert by one of Australia’s rising stars of opera.

    HOTA: Migrating Bird

    HOTA 135 Bundall Road, Surfers Paradise, QLD, Australia
    Inspired by Australian landscapes and dedicated to living and learning from our natural world, Migrating Bird bridges the gap between contemporary and classical. Gypsy spirit Véronique Serret is renowned as one of Australia's most celebrated violinists. For her latest Aria-nominated album, Migrating Bird, she uses her voice for the first…
    نغمه جاودانه (Naghmeh Javdaneh): Eternal Resonance

    Lutruwita Art Orchestra: نغمه جاودانه (Naghmeh Javdaneh) – Eternal Resonance

    Theatre Royal, Hobart 29 Campbell Street, Hobart, TAS, Australia
    Join the Lutruwita Art Orchestra as they journey through the history and the landscapes of Persian culture to tell a story of resilience, freedom and joy. Led by some of Lutruwita (Tasmania’s) finest proponents of Iranian music, dance and poetry, 17 members of the LAO present this epic fusion of music and culture,…
    نغمه جاودانه (Naghmeh Javdaneh): Eternal Resonance

    Lutruwita Art Orchestra: نغمه جاودانه (Naghmeh Javdaneh) – Eternal Resonance

    Theatre Royal, Hobart 29 Campbell Street, Hobart, TAS, Australia
    Join the Lutruwita Art Orchestra as they journey through the history and the landscapes of Persian culture to tell a story of resilience, freedom and joy. Led by some of Lutruwita (Tasmania’s) finest proponents of Iranian music, dance and poetry, 17 members of the LAO present this epic fusion of music and culture,…

    Newcastle Music Festival: Four Leaf Clover

    Adamstown Uniting Church 228 Brunker Rd, Adamstown, NSW, Australia
    Four leaf clovers mean good luck. With the talents of four great musicians, you are seriously in luck when you attend this great concert. Expect some beautiful acoustic arrangements of songs with Sue Carson’s violin, Heather Price’s double bass, the guitar of Guy Strazz, and piano by Casey Golden. And,…

    Jasper Ly and Peter Dumsday: TENERA

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Join Melbourne musicians Jasper Ly (oboe) and Peter Dumsday (piano) for TENERA, a journey through time celebrating the legacy of women composers. As advocates for new Australian music, Ly and Dumsday bring their musical sensitivity and dynamic performance styles to this powerful program. Featuring works by contemporary Australian composers, including…

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