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The Wedge: Melodies of Spring

The Wedge 100 Foster Street, Sale, VIC, Australia
Concert Pianist Virtuoso William Schmidt brings a program of evocative nature-themed miniatures by Edvard Grieg, Lili Boulanger, Cecile Chaminade and Miriam Hyde, Beethoven’s uplifting “Pastoral” Sonata in D Op. 28, several beautiful songs by Schubert and Mikhail Glinka in pianistic arrangements by Liszt and Mily Balakirev respectively, and a new…
Beethoven’s World

Australian National Academy of Music: Headstrong Apprentice

The Good Shepherd Chapel 1 St Heliers St,, Abbotsford, VIC, Australia
Join us for a concert that unveils the vibrant spirit of a teenage Beethoven, brimming with ambition and creativity. Experience his captivating Piano Quartet in C major, composed when he was just 14 or 15. This piece is a celebration of humor, energy, and originality, and is one of the first…
Your Eternal Memories

Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra: Your Eternal Memories

The Empire Theatres, Toowoomba 54-56 Neil Street, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia
Tell Camerata your eternal memory and we’ll match music that speaks to your stories! Music is the soundtrack to our lives, featuring in life’s most significant moments. Music triggers memories – but what if we turn that around? What memories spark what sort of music? This year we want to…
Editor's Choice Carmen

Opera Australia: Carmen

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
Melbourne Theatre Company Artistic Director Anne-Louise Sarks helms a new production of Bizet’s classic that aims to be “a Carmen for our time”, asking “urgent questions about opera’s iconic femme fatale”. Given her insightful semi-staged take on Missy Mazzoli’s Breaking the Waves last year, she might just do it. An intriguing…

NZTrio: Fantastique

Tempo Rubato 34 Breese St, Brunswick, VIC, Australia
NZTrio He Taonga Wairere is renowned for its eclectic repertoire, outstanding talent and warm kiwi stage presence, and is returning to Australia in 2025. A lavish tapestry of styles and emotions is explored in Fantastique, a program of contrasts. Turina's Circulo depicts a single day through dawn, midday and dusk,…
Donald Runnicles conducts Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony

Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Donald Runnicles conducts Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
You can feel the tension in Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony. Written after he had been denounced by Stalin for writing ‘muddle instead of music’, Shostakovich’s career hung in the balance. His response was this symphony. A mighty, sweeping masterpiece that unleashes the full power of the orchestra; a bold statement that…

Elder Conservatorium: Lunchtime Concert – Rhythms of Celebration

Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
This program is a jubilant celebration of rhythm, spirit, and energy. Opening with Shostakovich’s exhilarating Festive Overture, a whirlwind of dazzling orchestral brilliance, the concert bursts forth with joy. The pace intensifies with Zoom by Jack Frerer, a kinetic and electrifying work that propels listeners through its vibrant textures. Márquez’s beloved Danzón No.…
Pairings & Odd Couples

The Song Company: Pairings & Odd Couples

Newcastle Conservatorium of Music Cnr Laman Street, Auckland St, Newcastle, NSW
Pairings and Odd Couples is a bold exploration of musical contrasts, curated by Guest Director Huw Belling. This eclectic program brings together works from different countries and eras, placing composers in fascinating dialogue. Estonian chant meets Irish modernism, while the premiere of Belling’s Pru Vir offers a fresh response to Guerrero’s Prudentes Virgines. The program…
Featured Songs Without Words

Selby & Friends: Songs Without Words

The Chapel, Charles Sturt University 15 Blackall St, Barton, ACT
What a delightful way to introduce the true song masters – Mendelssohn (both Fanny and Felix), Chopin and Schubert! Australian composer Anne Cawrse composed her lovely work as a special commission by the ABC and it reflects on the special relationship between the Mendelssohn siblings. Chopin’s beautiful and only piano…
Meet @ The Market

Orchestra Victoria: Meet @ The Market

Meat Market 54 Courtney St, North Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Step into Orchestra Victoria’s new home at the iconic Meat Market in North Melbourne and experience classical music in a fresh, modern context that breaks with tradition. Perfect for curious minds eager to connect over great music, a drink in one hand and a bite in the other. Meet is…
After Hours Concert

Elder Conservatorium: Classical meets Jazz – Crossing the Great Divide

Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Gershwin’s Cuban Overture, a lively and rhythmically-charged celebration of Latin American influences, is filled with the composer’s signature flair. Mark Simeon Ferguson’s Live and Die With the Butterflies is an evocative work combining lyrical beauty with cinematic intensity. Ravel’s Bolero, a masterpiece of orchestral color and hypnotic rhythm, is performed…
Shadows

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Shadows

Adelaide Town Hall 128 King William Street, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Peggy Glanville-Hicks left a monumental legacy in Australian composition, yet her Three Gymnopédies, with their ethereal harp and oboe, evoke the valleys of another world. Benjamin Britten’s Violin Concerto is an equally enigmatic tightrope walk between haunting lyricism and angular intensity, culminating in a powerful and reflective finale. Then, experience Chief…

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