Editor's Choice Easter Festival

Four Winds: Easter Sunday Morning: Transcendence

Four Winds Barragga Bay, NSW, Australia
Held over the Easter weekend and curated by pianist Andrea Lam, this concert series brings together violinists Andrew Haveron and Alexandra Osborne, violist Tobias Breider, cellist Mihai Marica, clarinettist Dean Newcomb and tenor Andrew Goodwin. Opening with Amy Beach’s Piano Quintet and Schumann’s Fantasiestücke, the program also includes Schubert’s Winterreise;…

Megalong Music Festival: Sunday Farewell

Megalong Community Hall Megalong Road, Megalong Valley, NSW, Australia
A bubbly midmorning concert to farewell everyone until next festival.

The Orchestra Project: The Rite of Spring

Verbrugghen Hall Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW, Australia
The Orchestra Project returns to Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music to perform Ravel's La Valse, Chausson's Poème (violin soloist: Natsuko Yoshimoto) and Stravinsky's Rite of Spring

Harrigans Lane Collective: Easter at the Piano Mill 2025

The Piano Mill 323 Harrigans Lane, Willsons Downfall, NSW, Australia
Celebrating its tenth year, The Piano Mill returns with an exciting lineup of all-star musicians and exclusive compositions created especially for this award-winning venue! Continuing its tradition, the Mill brings together an eclectic and adventurous group of musicians to lead you on a unique musical journey. This year’s event features…
Editor's Choice Easter Festival

Four Winds: Easter Sunday Afternoon: Song + Dance

Four Winds Barragga Bay, NSW, Australia
Held over the Easter weekend and curated by pianist Andrea Lam, this concert series brings together violinists Andrew Haveron and Alexandra Osborne, violist Tobias Breider, cellist Mihai Marica, clarinettist Dean Newcomb and tenor Andrew Goodwin. Opening with Amy Beach’s Piano Quintet and Schumann’s Fantasiestücke, the program also includes Schubert’s Winterreise;…
Bach to the Bush

Bowerbird Collective: Bach to the Bush

Strathalbyn Uniting Church 10 Alfred Place, Strathalbyn, SA, Australia
Anthony Albrecht, acclaimed cellist and co-founder of the Bowerbird Collective, performs an unmissable Easter Monday recital in Strathalbyn. Anthony was the first Australian graduate of The Juilliard School's Historical Performance program in New York City, receiving his Master of Music on full scholarship, and has appeared as soloist and principal…

Australian Haydn Ensemble: 18th Century Unpacked – The Birth of Song: Haydn, Beethoven and Schuber

The State Library of New South Wales 1 Shakespeare Place, Sydney, NSW, Australia
18th Century Unpacked is a series of stand-alone pre-concert events taking place around AHE's 2025 program. Hear fascinating speakers on great topics, listen to excerpts performed by members of AHE, ask questions, enjoy a welcoming glass and meet like-minded music lovers in a friendly and inclusive environment. All events take…

Musica Viva Australia: Chroma String Quartet

The Concourse, Chatswood 409 Victoria Ave, Chatswood, NSW, Australia
The Chroma String Quartet return to the Concourse with a last and a first: Mendelssohn’s heart-breakingly beautiful final string quartet, and the world premiere of brilliant Australian composer Jakub Jankowski’s String Quartet No. 1.

Van Diemen’s Band: Stefan Cassomenos

Princess Theatre, Launceston (Theatre North) 55/57 Brisbane Street, Launceston, TAS, Australia
Hailed as ‘a pianist of great passion and power’, Stefan Cassomenos performs a kaleidoscopic program of spectacular piano masterpieces, culminating in Liszt’s monumental transcription of Beethoven’s epic Symphony No. 5.

Frontier Touring: Hans Zimmer

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre Glenelg St, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia
A groundbreaking audio and visual show, Zimmer’s upcoming tour marks the Down Under return of the legendary composer, who rocked Coachella in 2017 and sold out over 20 shows across 17 cities across the US and Canada in 2024. With the support of his outstanding 19-piece live band and a…

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Josh Pyke and the ASO

Adelaide Festival Centre Adelaide, SA, Australia
Josh Pyke is set to mark the 20th Anniversary of his iconic debut release Feeding the Wolves with a spectacular performance alongside the ASO. This extraordinary event will feature songs from the release, as well as reimagined orchestral versions of some old favourites, allowing fans to experience this acclaimed artist like never…

Shauna Beesley: Lest We Forget: Music and poetry for ANZAC Day

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Join Shauna Beesley and friends for an evening of music and poetry written for, by and about our ANZACS. This concert features the Australian première of Shauna Beesley’s song cycle Lest We Forget, sung by dynamic baritone Nicholas Beecher, with the composer at the piano. Also on the program is the…

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