• Melbourne Recital Centre: Marshall McGuire Emerging Composer Commissions

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Step into a world of exploration and witness the future of Australian composition. Partnered with exciting art music ensemble Rubiks Collective, UoM alumni composers Moses Kington-Walberg and Lilijana Matičevska will have the world premiere of their works in the intimacy of the Primrose Potter Salon. Elevating a long running partnership…

    Australian Chamber Orchestra: ACO Up Close – Baroque Resonance with ACO & Pinchgut Opera

    The Neilson, Pier 2/3 13A Hickson Road, Dawes Point, NSW, Australia
    We are thrilled to be collaborating with our friends at Pinchgut Opera for this Baroque celebration led by Erin Helyard, featuring star soprano Samantha Clarke. Clarke’s performances in Handel’s Julius Caesar with Pinchgut Opera last year were described as “superb” (Daily Telegraph). For her ACO On The Pier debut, the Australian/British soprano…
    Manon

    The Australian Ballet: Manon

    Regent Theatre 191 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s adaptation of Abbé Prévost’s 1731 novel, Manon is a tragic romance unlike any other in ballet. From the echelons of high society 18th-century Paris to the gritty streets of New Orleans, Manon tells a story of a young girl desperate to rise above her lowly origins, seduced…
    Daniel Müller-Schott performs Tchaikovsky

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Daniel Müller-Schott performs Tchaikovsky

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Bursting with character and charm, Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations dances with elegant rhythm, continually transforming across nine short movements. You’ll immediately hear why Daniel Müller-Schott is considered one of the world’s greatest cellists as he brings Tchaikovsky’s ‘cello concerto’ to life. The introduction of the cello after a brief interlude is hugely satisfying,…
    Australia Fair?

    Flinders Quartet: Australia Fair?

    St Johns Southgate 20 City Rd, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    “As we celebrate our 25th anniversary we are reflecting on our identity as an Australian chamber ensemble. In this program we have chosen three works in which the composers were likely pondering similar questions. It is a joy to return to the powerful and evocative work, Bungaree, which the quartet…
    Daniel Müller-Schott performs Tchaikovsky

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Daniel Müller-Schott performs Tchaikovsky

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Bursting with character and charm, Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations dances with elegant rhythm, continually transforming across nine short movements. You’ll immediately hear why Daniel Müller-Schott is considered one of the world’s greatest cellists as he brings Tchaikovsky’s ‘cello concerto’ to life. The introduction of the cello after a brief interlude is hugely satisfying,…
    Mozart, Salieri & Pleyel

    Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Mozart, Salieri & Pleyel

    City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Experience the full force of the Brandenburg in a dramatic and large-scale Classical concert that pairs familiar brilliance with rediscovered treasure. Anchored by Mozart’s Symphony No. 39 — one of his most majestic and emotionally charged works — this program features the Australian premiere of a cracking Sinfonia by Antonio…
    Impressions of Paris

    Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Impressions of Paris

    Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Born without a right hand, Nicholas McCarthy is a champion of left-hand alone repertoire, and joins the MSO to perform Ravel’s unique concerto. Composed by an organist, César Franck’s expansive Symphony explores the full range of orchestral colours and textures in this compelling program of French music conducted by Chloé…
    Editor's Choice Roméo et Juliette

    State Opera South Australia: Roméo et Juliette

    Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Gounod’s operatic take on Shakespeare’s tale gets a new staging in this co-production by SOSA, West Australian Opera and Irish National Opera. The French composer sticks pretty close to the play with a sparkling score that includes Juliette’s famous waltz song, Ah! Je veux vivre, four love duets and a…

    Melbourne Chamber Orchestra: Chamber Music Dining

    Narkoojee Winery 220 Francis Road, Glengarry North, VIC, Australia
    Join us in Glengarry, around two hours east of Melbourne, for a wonderful afternoon including a glass of Sparkling Harriet on arrival, gorgeous music, and lunch with matched Narkoojee wines. A coach service will be offered between Melbourne and Glengarry.

    Elder Conservatorium: Lunchtime Concert – Timeless Strings

    Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    This 2010 commission from the Seraphim Trio has a libretto from the Australian author Peter Goldsworthy. Subtitled a ‘cabaret quintet for soprano, violin, cello, piano and iPhone’, it is a mini-operetta that tells of a love affair starring a modern-day Brünnhilde and her phone. Koehne’s continuous flow of music recalls…