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Snow Concert Hall: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra & Kristian Bezuidenhout

Snow Concert Hall 40 Monaro Crescent, Red Hill, ACT, Australia
For more than three decades, Germany’s Freiburg Baroque Orchestra have been one of the leading period ensembles in the world. Performing over 100 concerts a year they come to Canberra for the very first time, presenting Mozart’s most popular works. For more than three decades, Germany’s Freiburg Baroque Orchestra have…
Gesualdo Tenebrae

Luminescence Chamber Singers: Gesualdo Tenebrae

Wesley Uniting Church, Forrest (Wesley Music Centre) 20-22 National Circuit, Forrest, ACT, Australia
More than 400 years later, the music of Carlo Gesualdo still seems strikingly avant-garde. Composed for his own private use during his final years, and likely unheard during his lifetime, Gesualdo’s Tenebrae Responsories are of unmatched intensity. This is music at the end of an epoch; at once steeped in…
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Orchestra Victoria: Lyric Refractions

Hanson Dyer Hall, University of Melbourne 33-43 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC
These performances will take place at The University of Melbourne’s prestigious Hanson Dyer Hall, renowned for its superb acoustics. This series offers a rare opportunity to hear our orchestra members take centre-stage—a departure from their usual work partnering in ballet and opera. Featuring a dynamic mix of beloved core orchestral…

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: ASO at UKARIA

Ukaria Cultural Centre 119 Williams Rd, Mt Barker Summit, SA, Australia
Against a dusky bush backdrop, we bring to the unique and intimate stage of UKARIA three classics, starting with an elegant Mozart serenade for winds made famous in Peter Shaffer’s epic film Amadeus. Wagner is best known for his boisterous brass and grand operas, so you may feel surprised by the…
Seasons

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Seasons

Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons evocatively depicts birdsong, violent thunderstorms, and crackling winter fires, with plenty of fireworks along the way. Led by James Ehnes, this evergreen showpiece for violin and orchestra is matched with works for string ensemble to explore the First Nations perspective on the passing of the year curated…
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Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra: Four Last Songs

Federation Concert Hall Hobart, TAS, Australia
Fresh from her appearance with the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra at the Melbourne Recital Centre on 26 March, Australian soprano Siobhan Stagg heads to the Apple Isle for Richard Strauss’s Four Last Songs. Composed in 1948 with texts by Hermann Hesse and Joseph von Eichendorff, the songs are Strauss’s farewell to…
The Pirates of Penzance (WA Opera)

West Australian Opera: The Pirates of Penzance

His Majesty's Theatre, Perth Perth, WA, Australia
Hurrah for The Pirate King! Gilbert and Sullivan’s uproariously silly operetta The Pirates of Penzance storms the stage of His Majesty’s Theatre for a romp across the high seas and to the Motherland. Bursting with much-loved music, the score will leave you grinning with classics including I am the Very…

Australian Boys Choir: Bach – St Mark Passion

Wesley Church Melbourne 136 Lonsdale Street, Melbour, VIC, Australia
For the opening program of its 2025 concert season, the Australian Boys Choral Institute presents the Australian premiere of Robert Koolstra's reconstruction of J.S. Bach's lost St. Mark passion in the lead-up to Easter. Singers from the Australian Boys Choir and The Vocal Consort will join an outstanding cast of…

Bowral Autumn Music Festival: James Crabb

St Jude's Church, Bowral 38 Bendooley St, Bowral, NSW, Australia
The highly accomplished and superbly talented James Crabb will be performing an array of works appealing to vast range of musical appetites. The program includes From Holberg's Time by  Grieg (arr. J. Crabb), De Profundis by Sofia Gubaidulina, Le Rappel des Oiseaux, L'Entretien des Muses, and La Poule by Rameau,…
Editor's Choice Matthias Goerne and Daniil Trifonov

Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Schubert’s Swan Songs: Trifonov & Goerne in Recital

City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
In what promises to be a highlight of this year’s concert calendar, German baritone and Lieder expert Matthias Goerne embarks on a national tour with Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov (see our interview with Goerne on page 46). Witness their unparalleled artistry as they perform Schubert’s Schwanengesang, Winterreise and Die schöne Müllerin. Trifonov…

Grigoryan Brothers: This Is Us: A Musical Reflection of Australia

The Art House 19-21 Margaret Street, Wyong, NSW, Australia
Acclaimed guitarists Slava and Leonard Grigoryan have created a suite of music inspired by 18 objects personally selected from the National Museum of Australia’s vast collection, which traces our diverse and complex history. This Is Us takes audiences on a journey from the deep past of early Indigenous Australians to…

Melbourne Youth Orchestras: Reformation, Romance & Rebellion

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony emerged as a masterful response to Stalin’s criticism of his earlier works. Whether interpreted as a public statement or subtle rebellion, the symphony captures the turbulence, despair, and triumph of its time with volcanic intensity. Korngold, a celebrated Jewish émigré, found safety and success in Hollywood, where…

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