• Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Fellows Choice

    St James Church, Sydney 173 King St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Over their first six months as Sydney Symphony Orchestra Fellows, these aspiring musicians have experienced everything from vast symphonies to more intimate chamber concerts, all while getting to know each other’s playing styles. Now they get to draw on all that experience to curate this concert program themselves, from traditional…
    Cocktail Hour with Brent Grapes

    Sydney Opera House: Cocktail Hour with Brent Grapes

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Brass instruments have been around for thousands of years, featuring in military, religious and courtly ceremonies, marching bands, orchestra, chamber music and so much more. That versatility is on full display in this program curated by Associate Principal Trumpet Brent Grapes, from Joan Tower’s undulating, pulsing Copperwave to Giovanni Gabrieli’s 16th century…
    Strings and Voices

    City of Boroondara: Homophonic! RESPECT and QiQi

    Hawthorn Arts Centre Burwood Road, Hawthorn, VIC, Australia
    The Strings and Voices series ends with a bold and celebratory finale with Homophonic!’s RESPECT, a powerful collection of newly commissioned works inspired by the stories and lives of LGBTIQA+ elders performed by a chamber ensemble as you’ve never seen before. Led by Artistic Director Miranda Hill, Homophonic! has spent…

    The Anglican Parish of Parkside: Something Old, Something New

    St Oswald's Anglican Church 5 St Anns Pl,, Parkside, SA, Australia
    Discover how composers have drawn inspiration from the past. Benjamin Britten's exhilarating Lachrymae takes inspiration from John Dowland, while Shostakovich's powerful final work, the Viola Sonata Op. 147, contains echoes of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata. The program also features Caroline Shaw's In manas tuas, inspired by Thomas Tallis, and Rebecca Clarke's…
    Bush, Borscht & Bonn

    Selby & Friends: Bush, Borscht & Bonn

    Turramurra Uniting Church 10 Turramurra Ave, Turramurra, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Listening to Beethoven’s own wonderful piano trio arrangement of his famous Septet, one gets a real sense of what it must have been like to desperately want to play something at home you had only heard played by many artists publicly. This tradition of changing the forces to accommodate everyday…
    All-Star Circus

    Sydney Fringe Festival: All-Star Circus

    Fools Paradise Victoria Square / Tarntanyangga, Victoria Square, Adelaide, Kaurna, Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
    Back by popular demand, All-Star Circus is the big-feats showcase that kids and parents will love. Get ready to be amazed by towering human pyramids, massive spinning wheels and acrobatic moves that will have your whole family in a spin. Brought to you by cast of award-winning acrobats and comedians…

    Camerata Academica of the Antipodes: Haydn, Vivaldi & Handel

    St Alban's Anglican Church, Epping 3 Pembroke St, Epping, NSW, Australia
    Dubbed ‘musically combustible’ by Criticks UK, the Camerata brings to life the finest music from the 1500s to today. Enjoy the stunning Haydn Cello Concerto with talented young cellist and past Ryde Eisteddfod winner Justin Shenouda, alongside Vivaldi Four Seasons: Summer with Camerata core soloists Dr Taliesin Coward & Christopher…
  • Van Diemen’s Band: THOMAS DUNFORD

    Hobart Town Hall 50 Macquarie St, Hobart, TAS, Australia
    Dubbed “the Eric Clapton of the lute” (BBC Music Magazine), dynamic young French virtuoso Thomas Dunford is the leading lutenist of his generation. His stellar international career has seen him perform with many acclaimed ensembles, including Les Arts Florissants, The English Consort, La Serenissima and Les Siècles.
    Bush, Borscht & Bonn

    Selby & Friends: Bush, Borscht & Bonn

    National Gallery of Australia Parkes Place East, Parkes, ACT, Australia
    Listening to Beethoven’s own wonderful piano trio arrangement of his famous Septet, one gets a real sense of what it must have been like to desperately want to play something at home you had only heard played by many artists publicly. This tradition of changing the forces to accommodate everyday…
    Bush, Borscht & Bonn

    Selby & Friends: Bush, Borscht & Bonn

    National Gallery of Australia Parkes Place East, Parkes, ACT, Australia
    Listening to Beethoven’s own wonderful piano trio arrangement of his famous Septet, one gets a real sense of what it must have been like to desperately want to play something at home you had only heard played by many artists publicly. This tradition of changing the forces to accommodate everyday…
    Elder Con Lunchtime Concerts

    Elder Conservatorium: Shostakovich and Franck

    Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Ensemble Lumen Dmitri Shostakovich - Two Pieces for String Octet, Op. 11 César Franck - Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 14 There is perhaps not a more exciting time in an artist’s career than the beginning: full of possibility and promise, works are infused with a certain youthful vigour.…