• Ensemble Q: Mozart for Mums

    GHD Auditorium Staff House Road, St Lucia QLD 4067, QLD, Australia
    In this special Mothers' Day edition, Ensemble Q provides the perfect afternoon treat for all Mums or anyone who has ever had a Mum. Joined by ABC Classic's favourite presenter Ed le Brocq, the program features the Mozart Clarinet Quintet played by Ensemble Q heart-throb Paul Dean (well, Trish thinks…
    Beethoven’s Ghost

    Musica Viva Australia: Beethoven’s Ghost

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    What makes a great piano trio? Is it celebrity? Is it longevity? Or is it serendipity? Three magnificent musicians, brought together at the right time and the right place? Aura Go, Australian pianist, storyteller and FutureMaker, has worked with Finnish/Australian-based cellist Timo-Veikko (Tipi) Valve for many years, performing nationally and…
    The Drover’s Wife

    Opera Australia: The Drover’s Wife

    QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
    Molly Johnson is a survivor. Heavily pregnant, she’s left alone to care for her children in a remote Snowy Mountains shanty. Between the snakes, bullocks and hostile travellers on her doorstep, she faces no shortage of threats. With her husband away droving sheep, she faces them alone. But when Yadaka,…
    Alexander Gavrylyuk performs Rachmaninov

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Alexander Gavrylyuk performs Rachmaninov

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Here Gavrylyuk tackles Rachmaninov’s notoriously difficult Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. These 24 variations take you on a wild ride, from stormy to mischievous to tender; but in the 18th, Rachmaninov flips the melody upside down to reveal one of classical music’s biggest and best-loved tunes. Australian conductor Nicholas Carter…
    Alexander Gavrylyuk performs Rachmaninov

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Alexander Gavrylyuk performs Rachmaninov

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Here Gavrylyuk tackles Rachmaninov’s notoriously difficult Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. These 24 variations take you on a wild ride, from stormy to mischievous to tender; but in the 18th, Rachmaninov flips the melody upside down to reveal one of classical music’s biggest and best-loved tunes. Australian conductor Nicholas Carter…
    The Drover’s Wife

    Opera Australia: The Drover’s Wife

    QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
    Molly Johnson is a survivor. Heavily pregnant, she’s left alone to care for her children in a remote Snowy Mountains shanty. Between the snakes, bullocks and hostile travellers on her doorstep, she faces no shortage of threats. With her husband away droving sheep, she faces them alone. But when Yadaka,…
    Beethoven’s Ghost

    Musica Viva Australia: Beethoven’s Ghost

    Winthrop Hall Perth, WA, Australia
    What makes a great piano trio? Is it celebrity? Is it longevity? Or is it serendipity? Three magnificent musicians, brought together at the right time and the right place? Aura Go, Australian pianist, storyteller and FutureMaker, has worked with Finnish/Australian-based cellist Timo-Veikko (Tipi) Valve for many years, performing nationally and…
    Schubert’s Fantasy & Octet

    Australian Chamber Orchestra: Schubert’s Fantasy & Octet

    Newcastle City Hall Newcastle, NSW, Australia
    Schubert composed like an oil painter, drawing from a rich palette of melodic and harmonic colours. With a divine lyricism at its heart, his music is imbued with an intimacy and intensity that taps into the full range of human emotion. Richard Tognetti’s affinity for Schubert is evident in every…

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: The Sydney Symphony Fellows in Concert

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    This special one-off performance is curated by Sydney Symphony Principal musicians and Fellowship artistic leaders Harry Bennetts, David Elton and Matthew Wilkie. These richly textured works by Stravinsky, Hindemith, Françaix and exciting young Sydney composer Holly Harrison give every Fellow their moment in the spotlight, while also providing plenty of…

    Queensland Symphony Orchestra: Italian Gala

    QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
    A vivid portrait of Italy, painted in sound and spirit. This rich and varied program draws from opera, film, and the concert hall, capturing the spirit of Italy in all its brilliance. From Rossini’s The Barber of Seville to the drama of Puccini and Verdi, every piece speaks with lyricism…
    Alexander Gavrylyuk performs Rachmaninov

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Alexander Gavrylyuk performs Rachmaninov

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Here Gavrylyuk tackles Rachmaninov’s notoriously difficult Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. These 24 variations take you on a wild ride, from stormy to mischievous to tender; but in the 18th, Rachmaninov flips the melody upside down to reveal one of classical music’s biggest and best-loved tunes. Australian conductor Nicholas Carter…
    Lennie’s Great Adventure

    Musgrove Opera: Lennie’s Great Adventure

    Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House – Bennelong Point Sydney Australia 14/2 Circular Quay E, Sydney NSW 2000, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    Lennie Gwyther is an Australian hero. His journey from regional Victoria to the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge is a story that’s worth telling. Hear this inspiring tale in a 50-minute children’s opera adaptation from Australian composer Lachlan Massey. In 1932, aged just nine years old, Lennie travelled on…