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    • 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…

    Australian National Academy of Music: Mostly Mozart: Serenade

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Begin your morning by venturing to the sunny afternoon with a chamber arrangement of Debussy’s innovative Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune. With its famous opening melody, this impressionist masterpiece comes to life as ANAM Musicians join ANAM Faculty member and Principal Flute of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Alison Mitchell, for an exploration…
    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…
    Theremin & Beyond

    Australian Chamber Orchestra: Bach to the Beach Boys and Beyond

    Llewellyn Hall Building 100, William Herbert Pl, Canberra, ACT, 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…
    Featured Editor's Choice Rapture

    Australian String Quartet: Rapture

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    ASQ lifts the lid on our deepest fears and desires, from the unrequited love expressed in Janáček’s Intimate Letters to Osvaldo Golijov’s juxtaposition of pain and beauty in Tenebrae and Beethoven’s triumph over adversity in Serioso. The program also includes the world premiere of Vanessa Perica’s No Feeling is Final, which…
    Editor's Choice

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Stirring Strings in the City

    City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Concertmaster Andrew Haveron directs Grażyna Bacewicz’s Concerto for String Orchestra, written in 1948 and premiered at a General Assembly of the Polish Composers’ Union two years later. Hailed as “a modern Brandenburg Concerto” by critic Stefan Kisielewski, it drew praise from Lutosławski, who appreciated its “bitter” harmonies and considered it…
    Avant Gardens – Double Symmetry

    Ensemble Offspring: Avant Gardens – Double Symmetry

    Tempo Rubato 34 Breese St, Brunswick, VIC, 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…

    Elder Conservatorium: Worlds within Worlds

    Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    This captivating program celebrates the rich diversity of musical traditions and expressions from around the globe. From Malcolm Arnold’s vibrant Four Scottish Dances, evoking the lively spirit of the Scottish Highlands, to John Barnes Chance’s Variations on a Korean Folk Song, which brings ancient melodies to life, each piece tells…

    Four Winds: Hamed Sadeghi with Sohrab Kolahdooz

    Four Winds Barragga Bay, NSW, Australia
    Fresh from an international tour, Hamed Sadeghi will be joined by Sohrab Kolahdooz, an accomplished percussionist and music educator. Kolahdooz has worked internationally, collaborating with musicians and enriching music education programs across the globe. Together, Sadeghi and Kolahdooz create a powerful musical partnership, fusing intricate tar melodies with masterful percussion…
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    Tempo Rubato: Katia Mestrovic & Peter de Jager – Harp Piano

    Tempo Rubato 34 Breese St, Brunswick, VIC, Australia
    Peter de Jager and Katia Mestrovic present a fiery program for piano and harp. The Harp Concerto Op. 25 (1956) by Argentinian composer Alberto Ginastera, is heavily influenced by native folk dance rhythms, with the frequent use of two against three. It uses both instruments percussively. 'Ciclo Plateresco' Op. 100…

    Australian Strings Association: String Festival

    Wesley Uniting Church, Forrest (Wesley Music Centre) 20-22 National Circuit, Forrest, ACT, Australia
    The Australian Strings Association (AUSTA) is a professional association of players and makers of bowed string instruments which promotes excellence in all aspects of performance, teaching, conducting and string instrument making. AUSTA aims to inspire and support students, amateurs and professionals and also to facilitate communication at local, national and…

    Australian National Academy of Music: ANAM at Elgee Park: Autumn

    Elgee Park 310 Wallaces Rd, Dromana, VIC, Australia
    Experience a delightful chamber music concert performed by ANAM musicians, surrounded by beautiful artworks at Elgee Park on the Mornington Peninsula. The artworks, with personal connections to our hosts, the Myer family, span various periods and styles. After the concert, enjoy complimentary afternoon tea, with an opportunity to taste and…

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