• Hollywood Songbook

    Musica Viva Australia: Hollywood Songbook

    Winthrop Hall Perth, WA, Australia
    Signum Saxophone Quartet and renegade opera star, Ali McGregor, reclaim the Hollywood Songbook in a journey from moody monochrome to vibrant technicolour. Trip the light fantastic from Berlin to Hollywood, via a Shakespearean tragedy, a Broadway musical and a Wild West rodeo in this sonic documentary of turbulent times.
    Paavali

    Flinders Quartet: Paavali

    Montsalvat 7 Hillcrest Avenue, Eltham, VIC, Australia
    “Usually, our programs come about because we want to play the music of specific composers but in the case of this program, it was a performer that was the catalyst. Melbourne has been lucky to have extraordinary pianist, Paavali Jumppanen, in our musical community as Artistic Director at ANAM and…
    Theremin & Beyond

    Australian Chamber Orchestra: Bach to the Beach Boys and Beyond

    Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    The theremin is utterly unique. It’s a sound you’ve definitely heard, even if you’ve never heard of it. Following the success of our sold-out tour of A Clockwork Orange & Beyond comes this series showcasing the range and power of the world’s first electronic instrument. Richard Tognetti directs an eclectic…

    Monash Performing Arts Centres: Sharon & Slava Grigoryan

    The Ian Potter Centre for Performing Arts 48 Exhibition Walk, Clayton, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    As part of the Sundays in the Sound Gallery series, MPAC presents Sharon & Slava Grigoryan, a dynamic duo comprising cello (Sharon) and guitar (Slava). Their dynamic performances explore a blend of cultures, genres, and generations through a fresh wave of compositions and arrangements. Together, Sharon & Slava have achieved…
    Avant Gardens – Double Symmetry

    Ensemble Offspring: Avant Gardens – Double Symmetry

    Private Home in Alexandria Alexandria, NSW, Australia
    In this intimate salon concert, Véronique Serret and Blair Harris show how a violin and a cello can create the richness and power of a string quartet – synergy and symmetry in action. Their program of duets and solos is a microcosm of human emotion, playing on dramatic contrasts: light…

    Monash University: Sharon & Slava Grigoryan

    The Ian Potter Centre for Performing Arts 48 Exhibition Walk, Clayton, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    The success of any collaboration is dependent on a myriad of factors, some obvious, others less tangible. Sharon and Slava Grigoryan are an example of such a synergy, resulting in music that connects deeply with the listener. Perhaps it is their union professionally and in life that provides the intangible…

    Affinity Quartet: Take Four: Chamber Music For Everyone!

    Benalla Art Gallery 97 Bridge St, Benalla, VIC
    Affinity Quartet brings their acclaimed chamber music series to Benalla Art Gallery, with special guest Aidan Filshie (Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, viola) joining the quartet for Brahms String Quintet no.1 in F Major.
    fortyfivedownstairs Chamber Music Festival

    fortyfivedownstairs: A Gwen Harwood Cycle

    fortyfivedownstairs 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Duo Eclettico (Justin Kenealy) and Coady Green (piano) are joined by the one the Australia’s leading actors, Helen Morse, for the world premiere of Linda Kouvaras’ complete A Gwen Harwood Cycle. Written as a one-woman stage vehicle for Helen Morse and Duo Eclettico, A Gwen Harwood Cycle explores the life and work…
    Fractured Fairy Tales

    RAVA Productions: Fractured Fairy Tales

    The Empire Theatres, Toowoomba 54-56 Neil Street, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia
    Classic stories have tipped higgledy-piggledy and favourite characters are all in a twist. Two children, transported to fairyland, navigate its fractured stories, coming across Little Red, haggling with pigs and helping giants, a prince and princesses, pulling their stories back together before midnight. On the way, our heroes learn who…
    Fractured Fairy Tales

    RAVA Productions: Fractured Fairy Tales

    The Empire Theatres, Toowoomba 54-56 Neil Street, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia
    Classic stories have tipped higgledy-piggledy and favourite characters are all in a twist. Two children, transported to fairyland, navigate its fractured stories, coming across Little Red, haggling with pigs and helping giants, a prince and princesses, pulling their stories back together before midnight. On the way, our heroes learn who…

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