• Classic Adventures – Witches and Wizards

    West Australian Symphony Orchestra: Classic Adventures – Witches and Wizards

    Heath Ledger Theatre 174 William St, Perth, WA, Australia
    Get ready for a spellbinding symphonic event! Grab your capes and wands as WASO whisks you away on an enchanting journey through magical worlds. With thrilling music from Harry Potter, The Wizard of Oz, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice and Stravinsky’s Firebird, this concert promises an unforgettable experience filled with wizardry and…
    Verdi Requiem

    Queensland Symphony Orchestra: Verdi Requiem

    QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
    If you’re hanging out for a mammoth vocal event in 2025, this is it. Not only do we have the Brisbane Chamber Choir chorus joining us on stage – we’ve also invited four top-tier soloists to sing alongside our orchestra in this impassioned performance of Verdi’s Requiem. The Italian composer…

    Long Listen: Road Movies – a recital featuring Courtenay Cleary and Alex Raineri

    Palmwoods Memorial Hall 1 Main Street, Palmwoods, QLD, Australia
    Step into an evocative sound world where music becomes a journey across landscapes, time, and emotion. Internationally acclaimed violinist Courtenay Cleary and celebrated pianist Alex Raineri unite for Road Movies, a one-hour recital tracing migration routes and musical legacies through five powerful works. The program moves from the pulsing drive…

    Long Listen: Festival Welcome Dinner

    Homegrown Cafe 4-6 Little Main St, Palmwoods, QLD
    Begin your Long Listen Festival weekend with an unforgettable dining experience in the lush tropical gardens of Homegrown Café. This exclusive four-course dinner celebrates the flavours of the Sunshine Coast with a Spring Harvest menu curated by Sarah, featuring locally sourced ingredients and regional artisans. Guests will be welcomed with…

    Canberra Choral Society: Songs of Open Country

    Wesley Uniting Church, Forrest (Wesley Music Centre) 20-22 National Circuit, Forrest, ACT, Australia
    Canberra Choral Society (CCS) welcomes the arrival of Spring with a concert of beautiful choral music that evokes a sense of place, tells stories of vast landscapes, and celebrates the celestial forces that shape them. Both intimate and expansive, the program features traditional Icelandic and Appalachian songs alongside contemporary works…

    Kristian Chong & Friends: Transcribed Sonatas

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    The legendary Timo-Veikko Valve from the Australian Chamber Orchestra reunites with Kristian Chong for two sonatas that were not originally intended for the cello. Beethoven's Sonata for Piano and Horn was written for the natural horn, while Schubert's Arpeggione Sonata was composed for the arpeggione—essentially a bowed guitar! The Schubert…

    Ensemble Q: A Russian Romance

    Palmwoods Memorial Hall 1 Main Street, Palmwoods, QLD, Australia
    Step into an evening of exquisite chamber music with Ensemble Q, one of Australia’s most acclaimed ensembles. Featuring clarinetist Paul Dean, harpist Emily Granger, and cellist Trish Dean, this intimate concert brings together French impressionism, Russian lyricism, and bold contemporary voices in a program that is as rare as it…
    Bruckner and Strauss

    Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Bruckner and Strauss

    Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Said to pick up where Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony left left off, Bruckner’s transcendent Seventh Symphony was a monument to his hero Wagner. Also including a selection of works for soprano and orchestra by Richard Strauss, this luxuriant program is full of rich orchestral textures creating a musical tapestry that’s guaranteed…

    Voxalis Opera: Pelléas et Mélisande

    The Old Museum 480 Gregory Tce, Bowen Hills, QLD, Australia
    Step into a world of shadows, secrets, and forbidden desires with Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande. Set in a mysterious, dreamlike kingdom, this opera presents an intricate portrait of human fragility and unspoken truths. ​When Prince Golaud discovers the enigmatic Mélisande lost in the forest, her presence begins to unravel the…
    Editor's Choice

    Opera Australia: Mozart Requiem

    City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Opera Australia presents a one-off performance of one of choral music’s more operatic blockbusters – Mozart’s Requiem, a work shrouded in mystery since it was left incomplete at the time of the composer’s death in 1791. A slightly scattergun concert begins with the OA Orchestra playing a handful of popular hits,…

    Voxalis Opera: Pelléas et Mélisande

    The Old Museum 480 Gregory Tce, Bowen Hills, QLD, Australia
    Step into a world of shadows, secrets, and forbidden desires with Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande. Set in a mysterious, dreamlike kingdom, this opera presents an intricate portrait of human fragility and unspoken truths. When Prince Golaud discovers the enigmatic Mélisande lost in the forest, her presence begins to unravel the…