Cocteau’s Circle

Australian Chamber Orchestra: Cocteau’s Circle

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
Step into the intimate, dreamy light of Le Boeuf sur le toit, the legendary cabaret bar of 1920s Paris. The liquor is strong and spirits are high. War is over and art is flourishing. Here, Europe’s most fashionable mingle with the city’s greatest minds: Coco Chanel, Pablo Picasso, Ernest Hemingway,…

Willoughby Symphony Choir: Messiah

The Concourse, Chatswood 409 Victoria Ave, Chatswood, NSW, Australia
Messiah continues to be one of the best-known and popular choral pieces, dramatic and spiritual.  A large-scale oratorio, it celebrates three concepts:  the story of Christ's nativity and its prophecy;  the crucifixion and redemption of mankind;  and a commentary on the Christian soul and its victory over death.  the choir…

West Australian Symphony Orchestra: WASO Chorus Sings – Sacred

St Mary's Cathedral, Perth Victoria Square, Perth, WA, Australia
Be transported through the centuries as the WASO Chorus performs an exquisite selection of sacred choral works from the height of the Renaissance to the modern day. The majestic power of two organs will fill St Mary’s Cathedral and ethereal voices will soar, showcasing the beauty and power of choral…

UKARIA: Daniel Müller-Schott with Konstantin Shamray

Ukaria Cultural Centre 119 Williams Rd, Mt Barker Summit, SA, Australia
For this recital Müller-Schott is joined by Russian-Australian piano virtuoso Konstantin Shamray for a program that conveys the depth and breadth of the cello and piano repertoire. Bach’s characterful Suite No. 3 in C for solo cello is followed by a dramatic shift in gear: Shostakovich’s unexpectedly neo-classical Cello Sonata,…

Alessandro Pittorino: Organ Recital – The Genius of Franz Liszt

St Patrick's Basilica, Fremantle Adelaide Street, Fremantle, WA, Australia
Juilliard-trained organist and Fremantle local Alessandro Pittorino performs a concert celebrating 150 years of pipe organs in Western Australia. Presented by the Organ Society of Western Australia, The Genius of Franz Liszt will be performed on the magnificent St Patrick’s Basilica organ — the largest church organ in the southern…

The Opera and Song Collective: Visions of Verdi

Mosman Art Gallery 1 Art Gallery Way, Mosman, NSW, Australia
The Opera and Song Collective invites you into the passionate, conflicted world of Verdi’s late masterpieces. No composer captures sweeping melody, pathos, intrigue, and patriotic fire like Giuseppe Verdi. Under the baton of Simon Kenway, leading Australian singers present narrated, semi-staged excerpts from five of his greatest operas: I Vespri…

Hayes Street Studio: Anna da Silva Chen in recital with Lee Dionne

Hayes Street Studio 11 Hayes Street, Neutral Bay, NSW, Australia
Hayes Street Studio presents violinist Anna da Silva Chen in a recital with pianist Lee Dionne. The pair will perform Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1, Sz. 75 by Béla Bartók alongside the music of Grażyna Bacewicz and Cheng Jin Koh. Anna da Silva Chen is widely regarded as…
Cocteau’s Circle

Australian Chamber Orchestra: Cocteau’s Circle

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
Step into the intimate, dreamy light of Le Boeuf sur le toit, the legendary cabaret bar of 1920s Paris. The liquor is strong and spirits are high. War is over and art is flourishing. Here, Europe’s most fashionable mingle with the city’s greatest minds: Coco Chanel, Pablo Picasso, Ernest Hemingway,…
Piotr Anderszewski

Musica Viva Australia: Piotr Anderszewski

City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
Iconoclastic pianist Piotr Anderszewski brings his intelligence, restless curiosity and joy to piano repertoire from Bach, Schubert and Schumann. Get ready for a whole new spectrum of nuance and expression from an unconventional hero of the keyboard. Everything about Piotr Anderszewski is extraordinary: the virtuosity, the originality, and a constant…

Nick Batterham: First Snow album launch

Tempo Rubato 34 Breese St, Brunswick, VIC, Australia
ARIA Award nominated musician and AFI/AACTA award-nominated sound designer Nick Batterham's new album First Snow (music for piano and strings) follows on thematically from the artist's recent soundtracks for installations by the visual artist Rone. The album will be released October 17. The title First Snow conjures sparse landscapes and a…
Cocteau’s Circle

Australian Chamber Orchestra: Cocteau’s Circle

City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
Step into the intimate, dreamy light of Le Boeuf sur le toit, the legendary cabaret bar of 1920s Paris. The liquor is strong and spirits are high. War is over and art is flourishing. Here, Europe’s most fashionable mingle with the city’s greatest minds: Coco Chanel, Pablo Picasso, Ernest Hemingway,…

Australian National Academy of Music: Mostly Mozart: Mozart & Marsellaise

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Opening with a delightful rarity, Mozart’s sonatas for four-hands were originally written to be performed with his sister Nannerl, and are the ultimate depiction of playful competition, now living on as intimate conversations between instrumentalists. The four-hands approach to music-making continues in ANAM Head of Piano Timothy Young’s arrangement of La…

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