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Bach Akademie Australia: The Countertenor – Bach’s Holy Spirit

City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
Bach Akademie Australia welcomes its first international artist, acclaimed GRAMMY-nominated American countertenor Reginald Mobley, renowned for his advocacy for diversity in music and programming. Mobley performs cantatas of solace and profundity, including Bach’s great solo vocal cantata Ich habe genug (I have enough) alongside his second orchestral suite. Bach Akademie…
Editor's Choice Bach’s Orchestral Suites

Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Bach’s Orchestral Suites

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
JS Bach’s four orchestral suites are rarely played together in a single concert, but Artistic Director Paul Dyer has curated just such a program, promising the grandest performance of the season. Each suite begins with a French overture in the style of Lully, followed by a variety of dances – among…
Homeland

Melbourne Chamber Orchestra: Homeland

Riverlinks Westside, Shepparton Cnr Echuca Rd & Homewood Drive, Maroopna, VIC, Australia
MCO principal players come together for this program of string quartet masterpieces that vividly evoke the composers’ worlds. Although not given by Haydn, the nickname Sunrise is perfect to describe the way the quartet opens like the first rays of light on a perfect spring day. Dvořák, so deeply connected…

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Rachmaninov’s Third Piano Concerto

Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Rachmaninov’s Third Piano Concerto is considered by many to be the pinnacle of his compositional career and one of the most memorable works ever written for piano and orchestra. Both technically demanding and gorgeously lyrical, Rachmaninov’s masterpiece is performed by one of the composer’s foremost interpreters, the astonishing Daniil Trifonov.
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Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Lise de la Salle in Recital

City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
Hailed “a talent in a million” by Gramophone, Lise de la Salle made her concert debut at the age of nine. Since then, she has thrilled audiences from the Berlin Philharmonie to the Hollywood Bowl. This is a rare opportunity to see her up close and personal, ahead of her…
Editor's Choice Abel Selaocoe

Australian Chamber Orchestra: Abel Selaocoe

Llewellyn Hall Building 100, William Herbert Pl, Canberra, ACT, 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,…
Joyeux Anniversaire

Selby & Friends: Joyeux Anniversaire

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, 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…
Joyeux Anniversaire

Selby & Friends: Joyeux Anniversaire

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, 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…
Territory Tour

Darwin Symphony Orchestra: Territory Tour

Godinymayin Yijard Rivers Arts & Culture Centre LOT 3238 Stuart Hwy, Katherine East, NT
Don’t miss the incredible night of music and celebration, for the grand opening of the new Balang T.E. Lewis Amphitheatre at Godinymayin Yijard Rivers Arts and Culture Centre, in a special event including a naming ceremony with Djilpin Arts, Djilpin Dancers and Wugularr Elders. Join us for this joyous occasion…
Editor's Choice Abel Selaocoe

Australian Chamber Orchestra: Abel Selaocoe

City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, 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,…

The Concourse: Paris Mon Amour – Live at Lunch

The Concourse, Chatswood 409 Victoria Ave, Chatswood, NSW, Australia
Jane Rutter joins fabulous French-Australian siblings Emma and Tom Hamilton, with a guest appearance by guitarist Giuseppe Zangari. Sit back and savour the enticing blend of French and jazz inspired music brought to you by Jane Rutter’s “classical-to-cabaret” French flute, Emma Hamilton’s vocals and accordion with Tom Hamilton’s piano. This…

Van Diemen’s Band: Where Water Meets

Princess Theatre, Launceston (Theatre North) 55/57 Brisbane Street, Launceston, TAS, Australia
Multi-talented instrumentalist Yyan Ng (guitar, shakuhachi) and experimental violinist and composer Emily Sheppard play original duos in their unique signature style.  

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