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Featured Franck & Ravel

Queensland Symphony Orchestra: Franck & Ravel

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
When French composer Paul Dukas wrote The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, he probably didn’t realise it would become one of the catchiest works in music history. It’s a tale of magic and ego: a budding magician bites off more than he can chew. You can imagine the character is Mickey Mouse, if…
Editor's Choice Songs from the Uproar – The Lives and Deaths of Isabelle Eberhardt

Lyric Opera of Melbourne: Songs from the Uproar – The Lives and Deaths of Isabelle Eberhardt

fortyfivedownstairs 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Melbourne’s intrepid Lyric Opera presents the Australian premiere of Missy Mazzoli’s Song from the Uproar. Set to a libretto by Royce Vavrek, the chamber opera tells the story of Isabelle Eberhardt, a Swiss-Algerian explorer, writer and mystic. Born in 1877, Eberhardt travelled to North Africa where she lived an adventurous, defiant…

Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven’s First

Federation Concert Hall Hobart, TAS, Australia
Finnish musician Pekka Kuusisto is one of the freshest and most original talents in orchestral music today. In this concert he takes on the dual role of soloist and director, giving the Australian première of Time and Tides, a violin concerto specially written for him by Anna Clyne and co-commissioned…
Editor's Choice Il trovatore

West Australian Opera: Il trovatore

His Majesty's Theatre, Perth Perth, WA, Australia
Elke Neidhardt’s classic staging of Verdi’s opera comes to Perth. The plot – involving sibling rivalry, mixed-up babies and vengeful mothers – may have more twists and turns than a gypsy’s fandango, but it boasts a back-to-back run of opera’s greatest hits, from the Anvil Chorus to the tenor’s heroic Di quella pira. Asher…
Maestro

Willoughby Symphony: Maestro

The Concourse, Chatswood 409 Victoria Ave, Chatswood, NSW, Australia
Experience Mahler’s awe-inspiring First Symphony with Dr Nicholas Milton AM and the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra. Gustav Mahler was the leading conductor of his generation, but he’s best known today for his vast, breathtaking symphonies. Marvel at the remarkable virtuosity of the orchestra in one of the most exciting works in…
Featured Editor's Choice Convergence

Australian String Quartet: Convergence

National Gallery of Australia Parkes Place East, Parkes, ACT, Australia
“The sublime meets the sensational” in a program that showcases the lyricism, innovation and emotional intensity of three legendary composers. Opening with Mozart’s lyrical Prussian Quartet, also known as The Violet and written for amateur cellist King Friedrich Wilhelm II, it then embarks on a kaleidoscopic exploration of otherworldly textures…
From Vienna With Love

Trio Anima Mundi: From Vienna With Love

Keith Humble Auditorium, The Geelong College 85 Aphrasia St, Newtown, VIC, Australia
From Vienna With Love - has at its core one of Franz Schubert's last compositions, the Piano Trio No.2. Like his other trio (No.1) this work is grand in composition and structure. First performed in early 1828, the work was published later that year, just before the composer's death. The…

Wesley Music Centre: Love Songs

Wesley Uniting Church, Forrest (Wesley Music Centre) 20-22 National Circuit, Forrest, ACT, Australia
Tenor Andrew Goodwin joins Alice Giles in a heart-warming recital of works by Caccini, Britten, Donizetti, Grieg, Handel, Ravel and more.
Angel Strings at the Planetarium

Angel Strings: Angel Strings at the Planetarium

Melbourne Planetarium, Scienceworks 2 Booker St, Spotswood, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Angel Strings merge the divine majesty of the outer universe with sublime string quartet repertoire, featuring works by Philip Glass, Ravel, Max Richter, Karl Jenkins and Elgar with sumptuous visuals in a unique planetarium setting. 16m domed ceilings, reclining seats and 7.1 surround sound makes this immersion nothing short of…
Angel Strings at the Planetarium

Angel Strings: Angel Strings at the Planetarium

Melbourne Planetarium, Scienceworks 2 Booker St, Spotswood, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Angel Strings merge the divine majesty of the outer universe with sublime string quartet repertoire, featuring works by Philip Glass, Ravel, Max Richter, Karl Jenkins and Elgar with sumptuous visuals in a unique planetarium setting. 16m domed ceilings, reclining seats and 7.1 surround sound makes this immersion nothing short of…

Australian Chamber Orchestra: Danilo Pérez

The Neilson, Pier 2/3 13A Hickson Road, Dawes Point, NSW, Australia
For nearly four decades, Panamanian pianist and composer Danilo Pérez has stood at the forefront of contemporary jazz, celebrated for his boundless imagination and profound artistry. In this rare solo performance in The Neilson, Pérez brings his signature blend of virtuosity and soul to an intimate chamber setting, inviting audiences…

Dr Richard Chew: The Passion of Joan of Arc

Ballarat Performing Arts Community 501-503 Neill Street, Soldiers Hill, Ballarat, VIC, Australia
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) by Carl Theodore Dreyer is considered a masterpiece of early silent cinema. By turns surreal, intense and deeply moving, the film continues to shock and amaze. This screening of the work will feature a curated score of gothic-inspired music by French composer Erik…

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