Keys of Gold Classical Music Festival: Duelling Rhythms

St Paul's Cathedral, Bendigo 6 Myers St, Bendigo, VIC, Australia
Bendigo’s Keys of Gold Classical Music Festival is so called as the festival not only features keyboard instruments at every concert, but also features the rich heritage of glorious buildings, grand public spaces and elegant streetscapes all made possible through the discovery of gold in 1851. Inspired by the vision…
Mackay Chamber Music Festival

Mackay Chamber Music Festival: Echoes of Time

CQU Conservatorium of Music 21 Boundary Rd, Ooralea, QLD, Australia
The Orava Quartet — Australia’s only string quartet to record for the legendary Deutsche Grammophon — makes their highly anticipated debut at MCMF with a program that spans centuries of music, from the Renaissance to the modern day. The concert opens with two stunning vocal-inspired works by Gesualdo and Josquin des…
Mozart’s Clarinet

Musica Viva Australia: Mozart’s Clarinet

Winthrop Hall Perth, WA, Australia
Historical clarinettist Nicola Boud, cellist Simon Cobcroft and early keyboardist Erin Helyard explore the brave new sounds of eighteenth-century Vienna. Travel back in time with these questing early music specialists to discover Mozart and Beethoven as if for the first time. Vienna, 1785. Johann Friedrich Schink is blown away by…
Atherton Tablelands Chamber Music Festival

Khalida de Ridder and Simon Thielke: Atherton Tablelands Chamber Music Festival

40 Grace Street 40 Grace Street, Herberton, QLD, Australia
Immerse yourself in nordic fantasy sounds, celebrating fantastic Scandinavian composers at the 2025 Atherton Tablelands Chamber Music Festival, where local and internationally based musicians unite to bring intimate performances to the heart of far north queensland. set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Herberton town hills, this three-day festival (july…
Mackay Chamber Music Festival

Mackay Chamber Music Festival: Upper Strings Masterclass

CQU Conservatorium of Music 21 Boundary Rd, Ooralea, QLD, Australia
Local violinists and violists will perform in masterclasses with one of Australia's leading musicians, violinist and UQ Lecturer, Doretta Balkizas. 9:00 – 11:00am – Upper Strings Masterclass – violin and viola players - facilitated by Doretta Balkizas If you’d like to develop your skills as a musician and instrumentalist, or…
Mackay Chamber Music Festival

Mackay Chamber Music Festival: Lower Strings Masterclass

CQU Conservatorium of Music 21 Boundary Rd, Ooralea, QLD, Australia
Local cellists and double bass students will perform in masterclasses with one of Australia’s finest musicians, cellist Sharon Grigoryan, Associate Principal Cellist of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. 9:00 – 11:00am – Lower Strings Masterclass – cello and double bass - facilitated by Sharon Grigoryan If you’d like to develop your…
Mackay Chamber Music Festival

Mackay Chamber Music Festival: Piano Masterclass

CQU Conservatorium of Music 21 Boundary Rd, Ooralea, QLD, Australia
Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music Boundary Road, Ooralea Local piano students have the opportunity to perform in a masterclass with leading Australian pianist, educator and chamber musician, Angela Turner. 9:00 – 11:00am - Piano Masterclass - facilitated by Angela Turner If you’d like to develop your skills as a musician…
Mackay Chamber Music Festival

Mackay Chamber Music Festival: Guitar Masterclass

CQU Conservatorium of Music 21 Boundary Rd, Ooralea, QLD, Australia
Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music Boundary Road, Ooralea Local guitar students will have the opportunity to perform in a masterclass with one of the most respected international guitar soloists - Slava Grigoryan. 9:00 – 11:00am – Guitar Masterclass – facilitated by Slava Grigoryan If you’d like to develop your skills…
The Princess, the Pea (and the Brave Escapee)

Australian Chamber Orchestra: The Princess, the Pea (and the Brave Escapee)

The Neilson, Pier 2/3 13A Hickson Road, Dawes Point, NSW, Australia
Isabella was born with everything. Daughter of the grandest king, surrounded by the greatest wealth, held in the highest castle. Her life was big, bold and brash, but Isabella notices the small, beautiful things… from the way frogs hold their breath in the pond, to how sand feels between her…
The Princess, the Pea (and the Brave Escapee)

Australian Chamber Orchestra: The Princess, the Pea (and the Brave Escapee)

The Neilson, Pier 2/3 13A Hickson Road, Dawes Point, NSW, Australia
Isabella was born with everything. Daughter of the grandest king, surrounded by the greatest wealth, held in the highest castle. Her life was big, bold and brash, but Isabella notices the small, beautiful things… from the way frogs hold their breath in the pond, to how sand feels between her…
A Ghostly Afternoon

Selby & Friends: A Ghostly Afternoon

St John's Anglican Church, Adelaide 379 Halifax Street, Adelaide, SA, Australia
The third program of this season is truly special with the virtuosic and graceful Australian violinist Natalie Chee and brilliant young Australian cellist Benett Tsai returning for this tour to perform together for the first time with Kathryn Selby. Opening with a gorgeous arrangement of Debussy’s Afternoon of a Faun,…

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