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Theremin & Beyond

Australian Chamber Orchestra: Bach to the Beach Boys and Beyond

City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
The theremin is utterly unique. It’s a sound you’ve definitely heard, even if you’ve never heard of it. Following the success of our sold-out tour of A Clockwork Orange & Beyond comes this series showcasing the range and power of the world’s first electronic instrument. Richard Tognetti directs an eclectic…
Beethoven’s Violin

Canberra Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven’s Violin

Llewellyn Hall Building 100, William Herbert Pl, Canberra, ACT, Australia
This program opens with something old and something new: a world premiere from Australian composer Peggy Polias – our Composer in Connection for 2025 – inspired by the mythology of Ancient Greece. In Ravel’s Ma mère l’Oye, we immerse ourselves in the colourful world of children’s folklore: another form of mythology, with no…
Editor's Choice Manon

The Australian Ballet: Manon

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s masterpiece makes a welcome return after more than a decade. Originally created for The Royal Ballet in 1974, it came to our shores 20 years later, thrilling audiences with its sumptuous retelling of Abbé Prévost’s 1731 novel. Prepare to be moved by Manon’s doomed love affair with…
fortyfivedownstairs Chamber Music Festival

fortyfivedownstairs: Kiss My Sword

fortyfivedownstairs 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Meta Cohen’s international reputation as one of Australia’s most exciting young composers has skyrocketed in recent years. This concert presents a new song cycle based upon their upcoming opera Kiss My Sword, to be produced by Lyric Opera in 2025. It’s an exciting new queer cycle focusing on LGBTIQA+ histories,…
Paavali

Flinders Quartet: Paavali

St Johns Southgate 20 City Rd, Southbank, VIC, Australia
“Usually, our programs come about because we want to play the music of specific composers but in the case of this program, it was a performer that was the catalyst. Melbourne has been lucky to have extraordinary pianist, Paavali Jumppanen, in our musical community as Artistic Director at ANAM and…
Beethoven’s Violin

Canberra Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven’s Violin

Llewellyn Hall Building 100, William Herbert Pl, Canberra, ACT, Australia
This program opens with something old and something new: a world premiere from Australian composer Peggy Polias – our Composer in Connection for 2025 – inspired by the mythology of Ancient Greece. In Ravel’s Ma mère l’Oye, we immerse ourselves in the colourful world of children’s folklore: another form of mythology, with no…
Editor's Choice Manon

The Australian Ballet: Manon

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s masterpiece makes a welcome return after more than a decade. Originally created for The Royal Ballet in 1974, it came to our shores 20 years later, thrilling audiences with its sumptuous retelling of Abbé Prévost’s 1731 novel. Prepare to be moved by Manon’s doomed love affair with…
An Evening of Fairy Tales

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: An Evening of Fairy Tales

Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Since time immemorial, fairy tales have been a source of fantasy and wonder for the world’s greatest composers. Let your imagination run free as magical music from the worlds of ballet and opera conjure up princes, evil stepsisters and a fairy godmother.
fortyfivedownstairs Chamber Music Festival

fortyfivedownstairs: Beethoven, Cherny and Liszt Piano Duets and Songs

fortyfivedownstairs 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Coady Green and Glenn Riddle unite for a rare and dazzling program of piano four-hand gems from Beethoven, his pupil Carl Czerny, and Czerny’s own legendary protégé Franz Liszt. This rich musical lineage is further illuminated by Fanny Mendelssohn’s rarely performed duets, offering a fresh perspective on 19th-century piano repertoire.…
Classical Music Club

Hermit Arts: Classical Music Club

Leederville Town Hall 84 Cambridge St, West Leederville, WA
A morning concert series featuring local classical musicians perform a beautiful one hour long recital. Each performance features famous classical tunes that are well known and easy to listen to. Classical Music Club concerts are at the Leederville Town Hall from 10-11am on the third Friday of each month in…
Stephen Hough performs Brahms

Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Stephen Hough performs Brahms

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
In the hands of Sir Stephen Hough, ‘Brahms’ concertos have rarely sounded more brilliant, energetic and innovative’ (The Sunday Times). When you experience the stormy opening you’ll understand why this piece is considered one of the great piano concertos – but keep listening for the gorgeous slow movement, before it…
Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique

Queensland Symphony Orchestra: Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
Fancy a good practical joke? Richard Strauss wrote Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche (Merry Pranks) about a German folk hero who loved getting up to no good. It’s always fun to hear musical comedy from a serious composer, and we’ll be cracking a smile with you in the Concert Hall. Erich…

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