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,…

Salamanca Arts Centre: Classical Salamanca ~ Mozart & Tchaikovsky

Salamanca Arts Centre 77 Salamanca Pl, Battery Point, TAS, Australia
In this concert of Mozart’s Quintet in C major KV 515, and Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence, Chamber Music leader, Peter Tanfield, leads an ensemble of some of Tasmania’s best and most highly-regarded musicians. Peter Tanfield was born in England in 1961 and started the violin aged four. He studied in Germany, Israel, Switzerland…
Editor's Choice Gershwin & Shostakovich

Australian Chamber Orchestra: Gershwin & Shostakovich

Llewellyn Hall Building 100, William Herbert Pl, Canberra, ACT, 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…

Tempo Rubato: Alexander Peskanov and Coady Green

Tempo Rubato 34 Breese St, Brunswick, VIC, Australia
Alexander Peskanov, concert pianist, composer and master teacher, emigrated to the USA in 1973. A graduate of the Juilliard School, Peskanov made his orchestral debut under the baton of Mstislav Rostropovich, and has since traveled the world performing, and spreading the great traditions of the Russian Piano School. He performs…

Four Winds: Flavours of Spain

Four Winds Barragga Bay, NSW, Australia
Experience the enchanting melodies of Spain like never before with Flavours of Spain. This event will be a mesmerising afternoon of music, where the passionate rhythms of the guitar, skilfully played by renowned classical guitarist Karin Schaupp (Four Winds Festival 2010), intertwine with the graceful melodies of the piano, performed by…

Newcastle Music Festival: Festival Choirs in Concert

Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle 52 Church Street, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Christopher Allan and Peter Guy conduct the Festival Choir and Festival Chamber Choir in a range of beautiful choral works in the glorious setting of Newcastle’s Christ Church Cathedral. Soprano Anna Sandström makes her first NMF appearance with the Festival Choir. The choirs will be joined by Erin Sweetman as…

Australian Vocal Ensemble: Thought is Surrounded by a Halo

The Neilson, Pier 2/3 13A Hickson Road, Dawes Point, NSW, Australia
Four of Australia’s finest vocalists bring the words of one of the nation’s most revered poets, Gwen Harwood, to life through new Australian compositions that listen closely to the emotional and philosophical worlds within her texts. This song cycle features new works commissioned and composed for AVÉ by Stephen Leek,…

Hunters Hill Music: Timo-Veikko Valve & Aura Go

Hunters Hill Town Hall 22 Alexandra St, Hunters Hill, NSW, Australia
ACO Principal Cellist Timo-Veikko ‘Tipi’ Valve and pianist Aura Go are widely regarded as two of Australia’s finest chambers musicians and instrumentalists.  Acclaimed for the musical chemistry that exists between them, this intimate recital features the re-imaginings of works by Mozart and a new work by Australian/UK composed Lisa Illean.…
Editor's Choice Musical Friends

Flinders Quartet: Musical Friends

Montsalvat 7 Hillcrest Avenue, Eltham, 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

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…

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…

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