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Editor's Choice Abel Selaocoe

Australian Chamber Orchestra: Abel Selaocoe

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Making his Australian debut, South African cellist Abel Selaocoe directs the world premiere of Nigel Westlake’s Ascension, commissioned by the ACO, and the Australian premiere of Giovanni Sollima’s When We Were Trees, for which he is joined by Timo-Veikko Valve. The program also includes Platti’s Cello Concerto in D major,…
Editor's Choice Jaime conducts Brahms and Ravel

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Jaime conducts Brahms and Ravel

Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Conceived by choreographer Michel Fokine and commissioned by Sergei Diaghilev, Daphnis et Chloé was a labour of love for Ravel, who spent sleepless nights composing it. “What complicates things is that Fokine doesn’t know a word of French,” he wrote, “and I only know how to swear in Russian.” Diaghilev quickly…
Satu Vänskä’s Mozart

West Australian Symphony Orchestra: Satu Vänskä’s Mozart

Winthrop Hall Perth, WA, Australia
Principal Violin of the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Satu Vänskä, makes her WASO debut performing and directing captivating works spanning the 18th century to the modern day. Mozart’s Third Violin Concerto is a true joy, while Boccherini’s fiery symphony crackles with devilish energy and excitement. Olivia Davies’ delicate Crystalline and Lili…
Mozart & Bruckner

Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Mozart & Bruckner

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
His Piano Concerto No.19 is full of showstopping virtuosity, particularly in the final movement where the pace picks up and the soloist can really let loose. Star French pianist Lise de la Salle has been dazzling audiences since the age of nine and this piece is the perfect showcase for…

Canberra Symphony Orchestra: Water and Spirit

Albert Hall, Yarralumla 100 Commonwealth Avenue, Yarralumla, ACT, Australia
Free-flowing music for flute, piano and cello, inspired by water, breath, spirit and song. Debussy’s Syrinx takes its name from ancient Greek lore. Pursued by Pan, god of the wild, the nymph Syrinx is transformed into river reeds – from which we fashion ‘pan’ pipes. Water mythology also permeates Amy Beach’s ‘Water-Sprites’ Pastorale, which ripples with opalescent textures. Pan was…
Origins

Blind Creek Ensemble: Origins

Sherbrooke Art Gallery 62 Monbulk Rd, Belgrave, VIC, Australia
In the first concert of their intimate 2025 Gallery Series, the Blind Creek Ensemble presents Origins, an exciting program of influential works for the flute quartet. Founded in 2024, The Blind Creek Ensemble is a collective of musicians in Victoria’s south-east. The group is named after the Blind Creek, which…

Burnie Uniting Church: Easter Concert

Burnie Uniting Church 58-66 Mount St, Burnie, TAS, Australia
Excerpts from The Crucifixion by John Stainer. A selection of Sacred music and individual solos Guest artists from City of Burnie Brass Band, Accompanist Lydia Long. Afternoon tea provided.  
Joyeux Anniversaire

Selby & Friends: Joyeux Anniversaire

Turramurra Uniting Church 10 Turramurra Ave, Turramurra, NSW, Australia
The 2025 Season begins in tribute to the great French composer Ravel for the 150th anniversary of his birth in 2025 with his atmospheric piano trio along with two famous trios of subtle maturity and soaring passion by two vastly different Austrian masters in the Classical Mozart and the Romantic…
Editor's Choice Abel Selaocoe

Australian Chamber Orchestra: Abel Selaocoe

Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Making his Australian debut, South African cellist Abel Selaocoe directs the world premiere of Nigel Westlake’s Ascension, commissioned by the ACO, and the Australian premiere of Giovanni Sollima’s When We Were Trees, for which he is joined by Timo-Veikko Valve. The program also includes Platti’s Cello Concerto in D major,…
Eastertide

Adelaide Baroque: Eastertide: Passions and Sorrows

Coriole Vineyards Chaffeys Road, McLaren Vale, SA, Australia
Adelaide Baroque visit again the rich collection of music inspired by the Passion of Christ as a start to our 2025 Orchestral series. This time with the powerful artistry of U.S. Tenor Kyle Stegall and music by Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Biber & Buxtehude.
Baroque Spirit

Salut! Baroque: Baroque Spirit

Sydney Conservatorium of Music 1 Conservatorium Rd, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Baroque music encapsulates the dynamic spirit of the 17th and 18th centuries that goes beyond listening pleasure to reflect the social, cultural and political upheavals of the period. Drawing inspiration from Ottoman, Romani and Celtic influences, Baroque Spirit explores the rich weave of styles as nations looked beyond their European…

Music at the Basilica: Easter Concert

Basilca of St Mary and all the Angels 136-148 Yarra St, Geelong, VIC, Australia
The Windfire Choir and Orchestra conducted by Joseph Hie will perform a program of music for Easter including Mozart's Laudate Dominum, Rheinberger's Stabat Mater, Mendelssohn's Salve Regina, Allegri - Miserere Mei and Stephanie Martin's God so loved the world.

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