• Elder Con Lunchtime Concerts

    Elder Conservatorium: In Colour

    Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Trio Henri Celia Craig - oboe Mark Gaydon - bassoon Michael Ierace - piano While this unusual combination of instruments has little historical repertoire, this concert features three fantastic modern works that illuminate the unique sound world of double reeds and piano. Anne Cawrse’s Chroma Fantasies, premiered in this concert,…

    Sydney Guitar Collective: On Tour 2026

    Penrith Conservatorium Level 2, Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre, 597 High Street, Penrith, NSW
    Five classical guitarists bring Australian music to Penrith in a warm, intimate concert at Penrith Conservatorium. The program features lyrical works by Elena Kats-Chernin, Richard Charlton, Vincent Lindsey-Clarke and more, performed by Sydney Guitar Collective. A rare chance to hear the colour and energy of a full classical guitar ensemble…
    Windfire Music Festival

    Music at the Basilica: Laughter and Tears

    St Pauls Anglican Church La Trobe Terrace, Geelong, VIC, Australia
    ”I can’t say whether one should laugh or cry. Perhaps both at the same time”, Debussy wrote in a letter about his Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp. This major work was written in the later stages of his life, while he was struggling with terminal cancer during World War…

    Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra: YMS 2026 VIC State Academy Concert

    Camberwell Grammar School 55 Mont Albert Road, Canterbury, VIC, Australia
    The Young Mannheim Symphonists youth orchestra program is a unique and exciting program offered by the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra, giving secondary and tertiary students and emerging musicians the opportunity to discover the magic of approaching music with historical performance (HIP) style. At the Young Mannheim Symphonists 2026 VIC…

    The Leading Partnership Pty Ltd: Northern Lands

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Effortlessly blending elements of jazz, Nordic folk lyricism and classical music, the much-awarded Norwegian pianist, Jan Gunnar Hoff, creates spacious soundscapes of intense depth, poetry, and virtuosic brilliance. Appearing for the first time in Australia, Norwegian pianist, composer and band leader, Jan Gunnar Hoff, is one of the leading lights…

    Melbourne Recital Centre: Sonya Lifschitz – Duet for One

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    A visually and sonically breathtaking duet across time and place. Duet for One is a collaboration between virtuoso pianist Sonya Lifschitz, composer/media artist Damian Barbeler and pioneering interactive media artist Tim Gruchy. Pairing spectacular imagery of the Australian landscape with Barbeler's colouristic and inventive score, this immersive work is a…
    Pekka Kuusisto – Legends & Luminaries

    Australian Chamber Orchestra: Pekka Kuusisto – Legends & Luminaries

    City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Pekka Kuusisto returns to the ACO after nearly a decade to direct music from four prodigious talents. Kuusisto is an artist unbound by convention, who embodies an artistic freedom that is unexpected and thrilling. As a renowned virtuoso and boundary-crossing composer, he pushes the limits of performance into exciting new…
    Elder After Hours

    Elder Conservatorium: Across the Centuries

    Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Fresh from winning two Championship Trophies at the World Choir Games in Auckland, a sold-out Adelaide Cabaret Festival performance at the Dunstan Playhouse, and headline appearances at South Korea's Youngnak International Sacred Choral Festival and Gyeongnam International Choral Festival, Festival Statesmen present a diverse program showcasing male voice a cappella…
    Bach’s Trauerode BWV 198

    Canberra Bach Ensemble: Bach’s Trauerode BWV 198

    St Christopher's Cathedral, Forrest Corner of Canberra Avenue and, Furneaux St,, Forrest, ACT, Australia
    Bach’s 𝑇𝑟𝑎𝑢𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑒 BWV 198 is one of his most extraordinary creations: music of profound tenderness, solemnity and luminous beauty, written in memory of Christiane Eberhardine, Electress of Saxony. Its distinctive colours — including transverse flutes, oboes d’amore, violas da gamba and lutes — create a sound-world of elegance and spendour.