Elder Con Lunchtime Concerts

Elder Conservatorium: Flair and Invention

Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide
Simon Monger - violin Amir Farid - piano Emánuel Moór - Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 12 Emánuel Moór - Violin Sonata No. 8 in D major (1916) Emánuel Moór - Polonaise in D minor, Op. 10 In the era after the legendary virtuosi of the 19th…

Cocktail Hour with Brent Grapes

Sydney Opera House: Cocktail Hour with Brent Grapes

Sydney Opera House Sydney
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…

Melbourne Recital Centre: Liam Byrne and Laura Vaughan

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank
Two of the world's finest viola da gamba players unite for a rare and captivating collaboration. Step into a resonant sound world as two of the world's finest viola da gamba players unite for a rare and captivating collaboration. Presenting Liquid Threads, Liam Byrne (Berlin) and Laura Vaughan (Melbourne) explore…

Bush, Borscht & Bonn

Selby & Friends: Bush, Borscht & Bonn

National Gallery of Australia Parkes Place East, Parkes
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…

Snow Concert Hall: Lucas & Arthur Jussen

Snow Concert Hall 40 Monaro Crescent, Red Hill, Canberra
The Jussen brothers are among the most sought-after piano duos of our time. With their energetic, almost symbiotic playing, their great refinement of sound, and gripping interpretations, they are praised vigorously by press and audiences alike. Appearing as soloists with the world’s most prestigious orchestras it is fair to say…
Don Giovanni

Theatre Royal: Don Giovanni

Theatre Royal, Hobart 29 Campbell Street, Hobart
Don Giovanni doesn’t know it yet, but today will be his last. Lothario, lover and libertine, Don Giovanni is led by desire above all else. He’s the kind of guy who pursues a bride on their wedding day and breaks into women’s bedrooms. He’s also a murderer. An opera in…
Bohemian Dreams

Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra: Bohemian Dreams

St Paul's Anglican Cathedral 75-79 William St, Rockhampton
Horn calls, lilting clarinet and strings – the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra returns to regional Queensland with sparkling chamber music from an age of elegance. ‘Bohemian Dreams’ soars from joyful Mozart and Schubert to the freshness of Bohemian composers like Franz Krommer and Giovanni Punto, performed on rare period…

Editor's Choice Symphonic Stories

Queensland Symphony Orchestra: Symphony Under the Stars – Cairns

Munro Martin Parklands 123 Sheridan St, Cairns
Enjoy the artistry of Italian-Turkish conductor Nil Venditti in the QSO’s final concert for August, presented by Ed Le Brocq. Copland’s Clarinet Concerto – featuring QSO Section Principal Irit Silver – anchors a program including Bacewicz’s Overture, Gershwin’s Promenade (Walking the Dog; The Real McCoy), Bernstein’s Three Dance Variations from Fancy Free, Mozart’s Turkish March (arr. Pascal),…

The Queensland Choir: From Darkness into Light

Cathedral of St. Stephen's, Brisbane 249 Elizabeth St., Brisbane
You don't want to miss the beautiful sounds created in the Cathedral of St Stephens Brisbane. Moving from shadow into radiance, this program traces a human journey of grief, hope, and renewal. Fauré’s Requiem in D minor, Op. 48 offers a vision of peace and gentle consolation, transforming darkness not…

Cocktail Hour with Brent Grapes

Sydney Opera House: Cocktail Hour with Brent Grapes

Sydney Opera House Sydney
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…

Don Giovanni

Theatre Royal: Don Giovanni

Theatre Royal, Hobart 29 Campbell Street, Hobart
Don Giovanni doesn’t know it yet, but today will be his last. Lothario, lover and libertine, Don Giovanni is led by desire above all else. He’s the kind of guy who pursues a bride on their wedding day and breaks into women’s bedrooms. He’s also a murderer. An opera in…