Sunshine Coast Chamber Music Festival: Sunset Salon – Opera By Candlelight

Penthouse, Aqua Vista 64 Sixth Ave, Maroochydore, QLD, Australia
With a nod to the origins of chamber music, this cosy salon concert will take place in a stunning home overlooking the beach at Maroochydore, as the sun sets over the horizon. Taking inspiration from Chamber Opera, the Sunshine Coast Chamber Music Festival in partnership with Voxalis Opera will present…
Event Series WHACKollective

Melbourne Recital Centre: WHACKollective

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
WHACKollective performs as part of the Relaxed Performance series. The Centre’s series of Relaxed Performances are specifically suited for audiences with sensory sensitivities, using altered lighting, more in-depth musical explanations and accompanying access resources. Individuals and community groups are welcome to join us for the 10.30am concert. School groups are…
Event Series WHACKollective

Melbourne Recital Centre: WHACKollective

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
WHACKollective performs as part of the Relaxed Performance series. The Centre’s series of Relaxed Performances are specifically suited for audiences with sensory sensitivities, using altered lighting, more in-depth musical explanations and accompanying access resources. Individuals and community groups are welcome to join us for the 10.30am concert. School groups are…
Event Series Lunchbox Concert

Van Diemen’s Band: Lunchbox Concert

Princess Theatre, Launceston (Theatre North) 55/57 Brisbane Street, Launceston, TAS, Australia
Van Diemen’s Band’s immensely popular lunchtime concerts debut in Launceston in 2024! Enjoy a tempting menu of five concerts held in your lunch break. Spanning a rich variety of genres and styles, these concerts showcase some of Tassie’s finest musical talent, alongside interstate and international guests. Escape the hustle and…

Kristian Chong & Friends: Impassioned Virtuosity

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Sulki Yu debuts with Kristian Chong and Friends. Sulki is the new concertmaster of Orchestra Victoria and was a prize-winner of the 2006 Yehudi Menuhin and the 2007 Szigeti-Hubay International Violin Competitions, and studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London under David Takeno. Kristian and Sulki…

West Australian Symphony Orchestra: Composition Project

Perth Concert Hall 5 St Georges Terrace, Perth, WA, Australia
Join players from WASO and the emerging composers of the 2024 Composition Project for the world premiere performances of their works. Under the mentorship of James Ledger, young Australian composers have the opportunity to create a new work for a 14-piece chamber ensemble, performed live by WASO musicians.

Grigoryan Brothers: Amistad

Byron Theatre 69 jonston street, Byron Bay, NSW, Australia
With a repertoire spanning centuries, continents, and genres, displaying amazing telepathy and the ability to evoke emotion from every note, Slava & Leonard Grigoryan are justifiably regarded as Australia’s finest classical guitarists. Throughout their musical journey spanning over two decades, Slava and Leonard have forged connections with like-minded souls worldwide.…
Editor's Choice Event Series The Stars Turn

The Song Company: The Stars Turn

Newcastle Conservatorium of Music Cnr Laman Street, Auckland St, Newcastle, NSW
The Song Company embarks on a tour showcasing four decades of music-making by Australian composers. The program includes Peter Sculthorpe’s 1970 masterpiece The Stars Turn, Elena Kats-Chernin’s Mater, Nigel Butterley’s Nightfall from Paradise Unseen, more recent works by Katy Abbott and Alice Chance, and the world premiere of Angus Davison’s Lime…

Melbourne Recital Centre: Bhairavi Raman & Nanthesh Sivarajah

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
A formidable blend of tradition, technical mastery, and musical boldness. Experience a transcendent musical evening with Bhairavi Raman and Nanthesh Sivarajah as they take listeners on a journey through traditional Carnatic (South Indian classical) repertoires to Carnatic-inspired experimental works. With over fifteen years of concert experience and more than 400…

Grigoryan Brothers: Amistad

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church 115 Eumundi Road, Noosaville, QLD, Australia
With a repertoire spanning centuries, continents, and genres, displaying amazing telepathy and the ability to evoke emotion from every note, Slava & Leonard Grigoryan are justifiably regarded as Australia’s finest classical guitarists. Throughout their musical journey spanning over two decades, Slava and Leonard have forged connections with like-minded souls worldwide.…
Editor's Choice Event Series Altstaedt Plays Haydn & Tchaikovsky

Australian Chamber Orchestra: Altstaedt Plays Haydn & Tchaikovsky

Llewellyn Hall Building 100, William Herbert Place, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Gramophone Award-winning cellist Nicolas Altstaedt makes his ACO debut directing a program that includes Haydn’s Cello Concerto in C major. Discovered in Prague just 60 years ago, its influence can be heard in the works of György Kurtág and Iannis Xenakis, both of whom feature here. Sándor Veress’s Four Transylvanian…
Editor's Choice Event Series The Stars Turn

The Song Company: The Stars Turn

St Francis Xavier Cathedral, Wollongong 36 Harbour St, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
The Song Company embarks on a tour showcasing four decades of music-making by Australian composers. The program includes Peter Sculthorpe’s 1970 masterpiece The Stars Turn, Elena Kats-Chernin’s Mater, Nigel Butterley’s Nightfall from Paradise Unseen, more recent works by Katy Abbott and Alice Chance, and the world premiere of Angus Davison’s Lime…

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