• Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Masterclass with Sheku Kanneh-Mason

    Iwaki Auditorium 130 Southbank Blvd, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason’s mission is to make music accessible to all, whether that's performing for children in a school hall, at an underground club, or in the world’s leading concert venues. Sheku is a graduate of London’s Royal Academy of Music where he studied with Hannah Roberts and in May…
    Editor's Choice The Merry Widow

    Opera Australia: The Merry Widow

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Graeme Murphy’s production of Lehár’s evergreen operetta receives a welcome revival. As Pontevedro teeters on the brink of bankruptcy, its ambassador will do whatever it takes to prevent the wealthy widow Hanna Glavari from marrying a foreigner. When her old flame Count Danilo refuses to marry for money, the result is…
    Editor's Choice From Winter’s Stillness

    Australian Chamber Orchestra: From Winter’s Stillness

    Llewellyn Hall Building 100, William Herbert Pl, Canberra, ACT, 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…
    Editor's Choice From Winter’s Stillness

    Australian Chamber Orchestra: From Winter’s Stillness

    Llewellyn Hall Building 100, William Herbert Pl, Canberra, ACT, 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…
    Weddings and Parties Over Coffee

    Bach Akademie Australia: Weddings and Parties Over Coffee

    City Tabernacle Baptist Church 163 Wickham Terrace,, Spring Hill, QLD, Australia
    Experience unforgettable, homegrown artistry as Bach Akademie Australia presents ‘Weddings & Parties Over Coffee’ a five-city national tour to Brisbane, Newcastle, Sydney, Canberra and Glenbrook, featuring two of Australia’s finest vocalists, award-winning soprano Miriam Allan and her father, acclaimed baritone Christopher Allan, from Wednesday 5th to Sunday 16th August. Award-winning,…
    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…

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Håkan Hardenberger & the Sydney Symphony

    City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Described as ‘the cleanest, subtlest trumpeter on earth’ by The Times, Hardenberger is tireless in his quest to explore all the possibilities of his instrument. He has worked with countless contemporary composers to the repertoire for his instrument. Above all else his love of brass music is contagious and he brings…

    Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Sheku Kanneh-Mason plays Finnis

    Hamer Hall 100 St Kilda Rd, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Experience the versatile skill and boundary-spanning musicality of Sheku Kanneh-Mason, the knock-out British cellist who won the BBC Young Musician competition and played at Harry and Meghan’s royal wedding. Still in his 20s but deep in his performance career, Kanneh-Mason will be the first soloist in Australia to play Edmund…
    Editor's Choice The Merry Widow

    Opera Australia: The Merry Widow

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Graeme Murphy’s production of Lehár’s evergreen operetta receives a welcome revival. As Pontevedro teeters on the brink of bankruptcy, its ambassador will do whatever it takes to prevent the wealthy widow Hanna Glavari from marrying a foreigner. When her old flame Count Danilo refuses to marry for money, the result is…

    QPAC: Barragga Yangga Many Songs

    QPAC - Playhouse
    Barragga Yangga, meaning ‘Many Songs’ in traditional Dhurga language, is a moving celebration of First Nations language, story and song. Created under the artistic direction of Cheryl Overton (née Davison), this extraordinary project brings together intergenerational Yuin choir Djinama Yilaga, Heath Cullen, Fred Leone, and more. The audience will be immersed in classical music, new…