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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.

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…
Manon

The Australian Ballet: Manon

Regent Theatre 191 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s adaptation of Abbé Prévost’s 1731 novel, Manon is a tragic romance unlike any other in ballet. From the echelons of high society 18th-century Paris to the gritty streets of New Orleans, Manon tells a story of a young girl desperate to rise above her lowly origins, seduced…
Featured Editor's Choice Convergence

Australian String Quartet: Convergence

The Neilson, Pier 2/3 13A Hickson Road, Dawes Point, NSW, 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…

Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet in Recital

City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
‘There is no finer Ravelian,’ says Limelight, and in this concert dedicated to the Impressionist master, Bavouzet showcases his intimate connection to this music. Twenty years ago his award-winning recording of Ravel's complete solo piano music established his interpretive brilliance, which Sydney experienced in critically acclaimed performances of the Piano Concerto in…
Featured Editor's Choice Convergence

Australian String Quartet: Convergence

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, 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…

Australian Haydn Ensemble: Pre Concert 18th Century Unpacked – Beethoven Arranged

State Library of NSW 1 Shakespeare Pl,, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Enhance your concert experience with our exclusive five-part pre-concert series, designed for anyone passionate about 18th-century music, historical performance, and period instruments. Held in conjunction with the State Library of NSW and alongside our 2025 season, this program offers you five curated pre-concert events, each including a glass of wine…
ACO Up Close – Baroque Resonance with ACO & Pinchgut Opera

Australian Chamber Orchestra: ACO Up Close – Baroque Resonance with ACO & Pinchgut Opera

The Neilson, Pier 2/3 13A Hickson Road, Dawes Point, NSW, Australia
We are thrilled to be collaborating with our friends at Pinchgut Opera for this Baroque celebration led by Erin Helyard, featuring star soprano Samantha Clarke. Clarke’s performances in Handel’s Julius Caesar with Pinchgut Opera last year were described as “superb” (Daily Telegraph). For her ACO On The Pier debut, the Australian/British soprano…
Manon

The Australian Ballet: Manon

Regent Theatre 191 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s adaptation of Abbé Prévost’s 1731 novel, Manon is a tragic romance unlike any other in ballet. From the echelons of high society 18th-century Paris to the gritty streets of New Orleans, Manon tells a story of a young girl desperate to rise above her lowly origins, seduced…
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…

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