• Hourglass Ensemble: Souvenirs of Home

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Australians have a severe case of the travel bug, wanderlust, a searching spirit… but the most precious things are those we long for from home, when we find ourselves in distant lands. Firstly, our TRAVELS in two of the greatest masterpieces of chamber music, from trips to Germany and the…

    Blue Mountains Concert Society: The Orava Quartet plays Beethoven

    Blue Mountains Theatre 106 Macquarie Road, Springwood, NSW, Australia
    The Orava Quartet has been hailed by Limelight magazine as “the most exciting young quartet on the block” and, performing together since 2011, they have earned a reputation and a devoted following for their thrilling performances. The Orava Quartet – brothers Daniel and Karol Kowalik (violin and cello), violinist David…

    Whistling Kite New Music: Home

    George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens The Gardens, NT, Australia
    A stunning new program of contemporary chamber music which asks us to find new ways to see and hear the places we call home. Home features music by Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline Shaw and original work by Whistling Kite New Music members Nick Yates and Netanela Mizrahi. Since its debut…
    Editor's Choice Gershwin & Shostakovich

    Australian Chamber Orchestra: Gershwin & Shostakovich

    Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, 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…

    Tura: Mungangga Garlagula

    State Theatre Centre of WA Perth, WA, Australia
    Mungangga Garlagula (Wajarri for “yarning by the fire”) is a deeply human story of homecoming, told through spoken word, soundscape and music. Co-created and performed by Yamatji artist Mark Atkins and Finnish-Australian composer Erkki Veltheim, the work celebrates the life and career of one of Australia’s finest First Nations musicians…
    Free Creative Music Workshops with Topology

    Topology: Free Creative Music Workshops with Topology

    Yeronga Community Centre 62 Park Rd, Yeronga, QLD, Australia
    Guitarists of Brisbane — this is your moment! Join us and help shape a once-in-a-lifetime immersive sound experience that celebrates creativity, connection and the electric power of community. Whether you're a seasoned player, a passionate hobbyist or even those who have never picked up a guitar, we are looking for…
    Editor's Choice Musical Friends

    Flinders Quartet: Musical Friends

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, 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…
    Editor's Choice Gershwin & Shostakovich

    Australian Chamber Orchestra: Gershwin & Shostakovich

    Adelaide Town Hall 128 King William Street, Adelaide, SA, 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 Gershwin & Shostakovich

    Australian Chamber Orchestra: Gershwin & Shostakovich

    Winthrop Hall Perth, WA, 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: Beleura 3: Shefali Pryor

    Beleura House & Garden PO Box 1198, Mornington, VIC, Australia
    Shefali Pryor’s career has spanned global stages, and her exceptional artistry has won her accolades and a leadership role in the Sydney Symphony Orchestra's Vanguard program. As both a performer and director, she brings a keen sense of how music can transcend entertainment to connect with the springs of humanity,…
    Takács Quartet & Angie Milliken

    Musica Viva Australia: Takács Quartet & Angie Milliken

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Formed in 1975 by four students of the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest, the much-loved Takács Quartet has remade itself artistically, geographically and personally across five decades on the classical stage. Now, in its 50th year, the Quartet returns to Australia with undimmed brilliance to present a major new work…
    Classical Music Club

    Hermit Arts: Classical Music Club

    Leederville Town Hall 84 Cambridge St, West Leederville, WA
    A morning concert series featuring local classical musicians perform a beautiful one hour long recital. Each performance features famous classical tunes that are well known and easy to listen to. Classical Music Club concerts are at the Leederville Town Hall from 10-11am on the third Friday of each month in…

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