Boroondara Arts: Grigoryan Brothers: Amistad

Hawthorn Arts Centre Burwood Road, Hawthorn, VIC, Australia
Australia’s lauded classical guitar exports Slava and Leonard Grigoryan return to their hometown to perform at Hawthorn Arts Centre. Along with repertoire spanning centuries, continents and genres, the multi-Aria winning pair bring their legendary telepathy to the grand Hawthorn concert hall for one winter night performance. Their 2024 album ‘Amistad’,…

Tempo Rubato: Yiyun Gu, Joshua Dema & Dong Ma

Tempo Rubato 34 Breese St, Brunswick, VIC, Australia
Piano, cello + erhu Yiyun Gu, piano Joshua Dema, cello Dong Ma, erhu Concert starts 8.00pm Bar open from 7.00pm
10 Years

Muses Trio: 10 Years

Brisbane Latvian Hall 24 Church Ave Woolloongabba, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Muses Trio presents an exquisite selection of music from their latest album 10 Years, celebrating their first decade together. Since their debut in 2013, the Muses have committed to bringing women composers, their works and personal stories into the spotlight. 10 Years celebrates over a decade of the trio’s advocacy…
10 Years

Muses Trio: 10 Years

Brisbane Latvian Hall 24 Church Ave Woolloongabba, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Muses Trio presents an exquisite selection of music from their latest album 10 Years, celebrating their first decade together. Since their debut in 2013, the Muses have committed to bringing women composers, their works and personal stories into the spotlight. 10 Years celebrates over a decade of the trio’s advocacy…
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…

Art Song Canberra: Tea for Two

Wesley Uniting Church, Forrest (Wesley Music Centre) 20-22 National Circuit, Forrest, ACT, Australia
Songs from the Golden Age of Hollywood, featuring Lorina Gore (soprano) and Andrew Goodwin (tenor). Revel in the sublime voices of two of Australia's most sought after artists, singing songs and duets from the movies. The concert will feature classic numbers from the American Songbook in what promised to be…
Editor's Choice Gershwin & Shostakovich

Australian Chamber Orchestra: Gershwin & Shostakovich

Sydney Opera House 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…

Newcastle Music Festival: Impressions by Hourglass Ensemble

Newcastle Conservatorium of Music Cnr Laman Street, Auckland St, Newcastle, NSW
Since 2015 Hourglass has lead the way in commissioning and touring new Australian chamber music. The core group of founders Andrew Kennedy and Ewa Kowalski were joined in 2018 by Anna Rutkowska-Schock, and the trio of flute clarinet and piano is always joined by the best collaborators from every corner…
Editor's Choice Musical Friends

Flinders Quartet: Musical Friends

Old Law Courts, Ballarat Federation University, Camp Street Campus Ballarat, 7 Camp St, Ballarat, VIC
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…
Chamber Players

Queensland Symphony Orchestra: Chamber Players 3: Brahms Sextet

Queensland Symphony Orchestra Studio Cnr Grey and Russell Streets, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Experience the pure bliss of QSO’s Chamber Players concerts. Enjoy hand-picked repertoire by a small group of our musicians as they introduce and discuss each piece while you relax into a delightful Sunday afternoon concert.

Newcastle Music Festival: Return to Middle Earth

Newcastle Conservatorium of Music Cnr Laman Street, Auckland St, Newcastle, NSW
In their first festival performance, the newly formed Fernleigh Wind Ensemble will bring Johan de Meij’s new symphony to Newcastle. After 30 years, composer Johan de Meij revisits Middle-Earth, the enchanting mythological world of J.R.R. Tolkien, with his Symphony No. 5 Return to Middle Earth. Although there are some thematic reminiscences…

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