Event Series Chamber Classics

Canberra Symphony Orchestra: Reverie

Albert Hall, Yarralumla 100 Commonwealth Avenue, Yarralumla, ACT, Australia
Our autumn program at Yarralumla pairs Classical icon Joseph Haydn with Norwegian Romantic composer Edvard Grieg. We open with Grieg’s light-footed First String Quartet in G minor. A surging undercurrent propels this fast-moving piece forward, the drama interspersed with moments of sublime lyricism and steeped in the folk traditions of…

UKARIA: Trio Karénine

Ukaria Cultural Centre 119 Williams Rd, Mt Barker Summit, SA, Australia
Drawing inspiration from the indomitable spirit of Anna Karenina, three young Parisians came together in 2009 to form a trio. They enrolled in a chamber class with Quatuor Ysaÿe, and later crossed paths with Menahem Pressler, Alfred Brendel and the members of the legendary Trio Wanderer, who guided and nourished…
Editor's Choice Event Series Joyce Yang

Piano+: Joyce Yang

Queensland Symphony Orchestra Studio Cnr Grey and Russell Streets, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Grammy-nominated pianist Joyce Yang joins the SSO under Kevin John Edusei for two performances of Grieg’s iconic piano concerto alongside Missy Mazzoli’s These Worlds in Us and Dvořák’s New World Symphony. A solo recital in Sydney follows with selections from Tchaikovsky’s The Seasons and Rachmaninov’s Preludes, as well as Agosti’s arrangement…

Perth Concert Hall: Kiangardarup – The Torbay Suite

Perth Concert Hall 5 St Georges Terrace, Perth, WA, Australia
Kiangardarup, meaning kangaroo place, is a uniquely West Australian work by Robert Zielinski for violin, wooden flute, cello and bouzouki, inspired by the Torbay Inlet in WA’s Great Southern region. Kiangardarup – The Torbay Suite comes from the country of the Minang people. An intensely evocative piece that takes the…
Event Series Esmé Quartet

Musica Viva Australia: Esmé Quartet

Queensland Conservatorium 140 Grey St, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Eloquent. Spellbinding. Monumental. Exquisite. How else can we describe the Esmé Quartet? Based in Germany, this ensemble launched its international career by winning first prize at the 2018 International String Quartet Competition at London’s Wigmore Hall. The ensemble then embarked on a whirlwind year of concerts in North America, Hong…
Editor's Choice Event Series Mahler’s Song of the Earth

Australian Chamber Orchestra: Mahler’s Song of the Earth

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
“I have got to accept the horrors of loneliness,” Mahler wrote to Bruno Walter before working on Das Lied von der Erde. He had just lost his daughter Maria to scarlet fever and been diagnosed with an incurable heart condition, yet he still wrote what musicologist Deryck Cook described as…
Event Series Esmé Quartet

Musica Viva Australia: Esmé Quartet

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Eloquent. Spellbinding. Monumental. Exquisite. How else can we describe the Esmé Quartet? Based in Germany, this ensemble launched its international career by winning first prize at the 2018 International String Quartet Competition at London’s Wigmore Hall. The ensemble then embarked on a whirlwind year of concerts in North America, Hong…
Editor's Choice Event Series Joyce Yang

Piano+: Joyce Yang

Snow Concert Hall 40 Monaro Crescent, Red Hill, ACT, Australia
Grammy-nominated pianist Joyce Yang joins the SSO under Kevin John Edusei for two performances of Grieg’s iconic piano concerto alongside Missy Mazzoli’s These Worlds in Us and Dvořák’s New World Symphony. A solo recital in Sydney follows with selections from Tchaikovsky’s The Seasons and Rachmaninov’s Preludes, as well as Agosti’s arrangement…
Event Series Bicentenary Concert Series

Parliament of NSW: Bicentenary Concert Series

Parliament of NSW 6 Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW, Australia
The Bicentenary Concert Series returns for 2024 with a series of six free lunchtime concerts to be held in NSW Parliament's Fountain Court. The 2024 Bicentenary of the NSW Legislative Council is a chance to reflect on our past, celebrate our progress and imagine our future. At each concert, musicians…

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