• UKARIA: Sitkovetsky Trio

    Ukaria Cultural Centre 119 Williams Rd, Mt Barker Summit, SA, Australia
    The Sitkovetsky Trio is one of the pre-eminent piano trios at work on today’s global stage. Formed by classmates at the UK’s Menuhin School over twenty years ago, the trio performs regularly in venues such as Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw and London’s Wigmore Hall, and their extensive discography for BIS Records has…
    Cocktail Hour with Alexander Morris

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Cocktail Hour with Alexander Morris

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Best known for the stabbing strings of Psycho, Bernard Herrmann’s Souvenirs de Voyage sounds like the soundtrack to an epic romance, full of yearning. Weber’s Quintet is a thrilling showpiece for the clarinet, revelling in the possibilities of the instrument. These intimate one-hour chamber music concerts in the Utzon Room showcase our musicians…
    New Ground

    Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: New Ground

    Adelaide Town Hall off Pirie St, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
    This program opens with Gershwin’s spirited An American in Paris, capturing the excitement and whimsy of the Jazz Age. Renowned classical accordionist James Crabb premieres Holly Harrison’s new concerto, shaped by her lively rhythms and blues-infused style. The concert builds to Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra, dancing between delicate winds, suspenseful…

    Melbourne Recital Centre: Rachmaninoff with Piers Lane and Kristian Chong

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Australia's most prolific, loved and respected pianist Piers Lane returns to Melbourne for this one and only performance with Kristian featuring two incredible masterworks. Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances were written last in Rachmaninoff's compositional output and represent an epic and wonderful sense of emotions, excitement and beauty in an incredible blend…
    Editor's Choice Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Andrea Lam plays Tchaikovsky

    Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Andrea Lam plays Tchaikovsky

    Hamer Hall 100 St Kilda Rd, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Norwegian conductor Tabita Berglund leads the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in a Nordic-leaning program opening with Stenhammar’s late-Romantic showpiece Excelsior!. Pianist Andrea Lam performs Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1, composed during a period of personal and professional upheaval, and famously rejected by pianist Nikolai Rubinstein before Hans von Bülow gave it a…
    Editor's Choice China National Opera Opera Gala with Orchestra

    OAACA: China National Opera Opera Gala with Orchestra

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    China’s premiere national opera company makes its Australian debut with a concert intended to showcase Western opera alongside Chinese musical traditions. Founded in 1952, the company has previously performed on major stages across Europe, Asia and the Americas. A cast of leading opera singers performs with orchestra, conducted by Yuan Ding, in…
    Editor's Choice The Merry Widow

    Opera Australia: The Merry Widow

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Graeme Murphy’s production of Lehár’s evergreen operetta receives a welcome revival. As Pontevedro teeters on the brink of bankruptcy, its ambassador will do whatever it takes to prevent the wealthy widow Hanna Glavari from marrying a foreigner. When her old flame Count Danilo refuses to marry for money, the result is…

    Australian Youth Orchestra: AYO Flagship: Brave New Worlds

    City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
    The Australian Youth Orchestra marks an exciting milestone as we travel to the Top End for the first time in over 30 years before returning to Sydney’s City Recital Hall with a thrilling program featuring Shostakovich’s haunting Cello Concerto No. 1 and the sweeping gestures of Beethoven’s EroicaSymphony, conducted by…
    Editor's Choice The Merry Widow

    Opera Australia: The Merry Widow

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Graeme Murphy’s production of Lehár’s evergreen operetta receives a welcome revival. As Pontevedro teeters on the brink of bankruptcy, its ambassador will do whatever it takes to prevent the wealthy widow Hanna Glavari from marrying a foreigner. When her old flame Count Danilo refuses to marry for money, the result is…

    West Australian Symphony Orchestra: WASO Chorus Sings: Devotion

    St Mary's Cathedral, Perth Victoria Square, Perth, WA, Australia
    Experience the eternal beauty of choral music in the tranquil surrounds of St Mary’s Cathedral. In a thoughtful and inspiring program, the WASO Chorus brings centuries of devotion to life. From William Byrd’s and Tomás Luis de Victoria’s Renaissance treasures to Morten Lauridsen’s and Ola Gjeilo’s glowing modern works, each…