• Are We There Yet?

    Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Are We There Yet?

    Grainger Studio Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Much loved Australian young person’s author Alison Lester’s book Are We There Yet? comes to life through music in this unique family performance. Experience the ASO and the story of Grace and her family on their adventure around Australia. Sing the whale lullaby, dance on a surfboard and be part…

    BlockSounds recorders: Robyn Mellor and Rodney Waterman – Woodsong recorders and lute

    Wesley Music Centre 20-22 National Circuit, Forrest, ACT, Australia
    Robyn Mellor (Canberra) and Rodney Waterman (Melbourne) have played recorders together over many years. In their Woodsong recital, you will hear selections from beautiful music written over 500 years for duo recorders (with lute as well). Rodney and Robyn will play at least 10 different hand-crafted instruments. Experience the stillness…
    Sibelius Violin Concerto

    Fremantle Chamber Orchestra: Sibelius Violin Concerto with Ellie Malonzo

    Fremantle Town Hall 8 William St, Fremantle, WA, Australia
    Fremantle Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Paul Wright, presents Albicastro's Concerto a quattro & basso continuo in C, a lost Baroque jewel, Haydn’s uplifting Symphony 94 “Surprise” and Sibelius’s sublime Violin Concerto, the height of Romanticism, featuring fabulous 16-year-old violinist Ellie Malonzo. Ellie Malonzo has won 11 first prizes at international…
    Kaurna Yarta | The Seasons

    Bowerbird Collective: Kaurna Yarta | The Seasons

    Port Pirie Memorial Park Memorial Drive, Port Pirie West, South Australia, Australia
    An unmissable concert inspired by connection to country and the cycle of the seasons. Rug up, bring a picnic and spend the evening with family and friends enjoying this extraordinary, ceremonial performance. Join the Taikurtinna Dance Group led by Jamie Goldsmith and the Bowerbird Collective for this spectacular, cinematic concert,…

    North Adelaide Baroque Hall: Brahms, Rachmaninov & Poulenc

    North Adelaide Baroque Hall 104 Tynte St, North Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Federico Bucaioni, piano Gioia Barbera, piano Program: Brahms - Waltzes op. 39 Schubert - Lebenssturme, Allegro in A Minor D 947 Poulenc - Piano Sonata Rachmaninov - 6 Morceaux, op. 11
    Editor's Choice From Winter’s Stillness

    Australian Chamber Orchestra: From Winter’s Stillness

    City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Promising a soul-stirring evocation of frozen landscapes and Northern light, this concert sees the ACO join forces with vocal ensemble Trio Mediæval and trumpeter Arve Henriksen under Richard Tognetti. Drawing on ancient hymns from Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Estonia, the program also features works by Terry Riley, Alfred Schnittke and Tõnu…
    Simone Young & Sheku Kanneh-Mason

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Simone Young & Sheku Kanneh-Mason

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Sheku Kanneh-Mason catapulted to stardom after his performance at the royal wedding of Harry and Meghan. But it’s his superb musicianship that has led him to work with the world’s greatest orchestras and conductors, including our own Chief Conductor Simone Young. Now it is Sydney’s turn to experience this young…
    Editor's Choice Sibelius’ Second

    West Australian Symphony Orchestra: Sibelius’ Second

    Winthrop Hall Perth, WA, Australia
    Kristian Sallinen leads a Nordic program centred on Sibelius’s Second Symphony, composed in 1901–02 and later embraced as a symbol of Finnish identity, its quiet opening unfolding into a triumphant finale. It is bookended by Leevi Madetoja’s rarely heard Kullervo from 1913, a symphonic poem drawn from Finnish legend and…
    Strings and Voices

    City of Boroondara: Lior with String Quartet

    Hawthorn Arts Centre Burwood Road, Hawthorn, VIC, Australia
    Acclaimed singer-songwriter Lior opens the series with an intimate salon-style performance accompanied by a string quartet led by legendary composer and conductor Nigel Westlake. Renowned for his luminous songwriting and emotionally resonant live performances, Lior revisits works from across his celebrated catalogue, presenting a concert of warmth, closeness and quiet…
    Editor's Choice Rigoletto

    Opera Australia: Rigoletto

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Verdi’s embittered jester makes a welcome return in Elijah Moshinsky’s typically insightful production. Celebrated Czech baritone Dalibor Jenis dons the twisted clown greasepaint as he reprises the title role, with Korean-Australian soprano Gemma Nha making her OA debut as his daughter Gilda and Australian-Chinese tenor Kang Wang as the dissolute…

    Queensland Symphony Orchestra: Music on Sundays 3: Fanfare & Flight

    QPAC - Concert Hall
    Led by conductor Tianyi Lu, this concert opens with two commanding fanfares: Copland’s iconic tribute to the common man, and Joan Tower’s powerful counterpoint for the uncommon woman. Chausson’s Poème follows unfolding in a single arc of introspective beauty, showcasing the expressive talent of Associate Concertmaster Glenn Christensen. From there, we enter the rich world of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake.…

    UKARIA: Attacca Quartet

    Ukaria Cultural Centre 119 Williams Rd, Mt Barker Summit, SA, Australia
    Two-time GRAMMY Award-winning Attacca Quartet is one of the most fearless and opinionated young quartets at work today. They make their UKARIA debut with a recital that exemplifies the ensemble’s unique character and programming style. Renowned in the US and Europe for the deft blending of old and new compositional…