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Voxalis Opera: Refracted

The Old Museum 480 Gregory Tce, Bowen Hills, QLD, Australia
Just as light refracts and disperses through a prism, revealing a spectrum of colors, the human soul is layered with emotions and experiences that make each of us unique. Explore the chromaticism of humankind in this one-night-only performance featuring Mahler’s Rückert-Lieder, reimagined for string quartet and voice, alongside Arvo Pärt’s…
fortyfivedownstairs Chamber Music Festival

fortyfivedownstairs: Beethoven Immortal Beloved

fortyfivedownstairs 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Musicologists often overlook the crucial role that women played in shaping the legacies of great composers, yet they were the keepers of letters, diaries, and the famous Salons that influenced the artistic world. Through the fascinating lens of Caroline Unger, a celebrated singer who premiered Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and worked…
Daniel Lozakovich performs Sibelius’ Violin Concerto

Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Daniel Lozakovich performs Sibelius’ Violin Concerto

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
This concert is an incredible opportunity to experience this extraordinary artist performing a work that showcases every bit of his ability. As the violin enters above shimmering strings, Sibelius captures the icy beauty of his native Finland. There’s a sense of vastness and weightlessness that’s simply beautiful to experience. Lozakovich's…

Tempo Rubato: Professor Good Trip

Tempo Rubato 34 Breese St, Brunswick, VIC, Australia
Featuring existing works and a major new World Premiere, 'Professor Good Trip’ is a new collaborative project featuring pianist Alex Raineri with compositions and live electronics by Samantha Wolf. Wolf’s music has been extensively performed throughout Australia, Europe, UK, New Zealand, and the USA (where she is currently on the…
Featured Editor's Choice The Strauss Gala

Queensland Symphony Orchestra: The Strauss Gala

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
Celebrate the Waltz King’s 200th birthday as maestro Gábor Káli and the QSO perform some of his most popular works, from the Gypsy Baron Overture to The Blue Danube and the Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka – a musical depiction of gossip. Another highlight is the Emperor Waltz of 1889. Written when Emperor Franz Joseph I…
The Ten Tenors

Mellen Events: The Ten Tenors

Canberra Theatre Centre Canberra, ACT, Australia
Australia’s favourite tenor ensemble The TEN Tenors return to Adelaide in May 2025 for their 30th Anniversary Tour. What started as a one-off performance in 1995 has become a live concert phenomenon. The TEN Tenors are known for their iconic performances; from the best in classical opera through to some…
Theremin & Beyond

Australian Chamber Orchestra: Bach to the Beach Boys and Beyond

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
The theremin is utterly unique. It’s a sound you’ve definitely heard, even if you’ve never heard of it. Following the success of our sold-out tour of A Clockwork Orange & Beyond comes this series showcasing the range and power of the world’s first electronic instrument. Richard Tognetti directs an eclectic…
Featured Editor's Choice Rapture

Australian String Quartet: Rapture

National Gallery of Australia Parkes Place East, Parkes, ACT, Australia
ASQ lifts the lid on our deepest fears and desires, from the unrequited love expressed in Janáček’s Intimate Letters to Osvaldo Golijov’s juxtaposition of pain and beauty in Tenebrae and Beethoven’s triumph over adversity in Serioso. The program also includes the world premiere of Vanessa Perica’s No Feeling is Final, which…
The Abduction from the Seraglio

Lyster Opera: The Abduction from the Seraglio

Moe Town Hall 69 Albert St, Moe, VIC, Australia
Lyster Opera returns to the Irene Mitchell Studio in this rousing new production of Mozart's great comedy, The Abduction from the Seraglio. Featuring a vibrant cast and all new sets and costumes, this is a fast paced romp with some of Mozart's most demanding and exciting music.

Queensland Baroque: Music for Mum

Come and spoil your Mum this Mother’s Day with beautiful, virtuoso music for Baroque Guitar, Lute, and Orchestra. Music including Antonio Vivaldi's Concerto for Lute and Orchestra.

Queensland Baroque: Music for Mum

City Tabernacle Baptist Church 163 Wickham Terrace,, Spring Hill, QLD, Australia
Come and spoil your Mum this Mother’s Day with beautiful, virtuoso music for Baroque Guitar, Lute, and Orchestra.
fortyfivedownstairs Chamber Music Festival

fortyfivedownstairs: Beethoven Triple Concerto and Septet

fortyfivedownstairs 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Beethoven’s great Triple Concerto for violin, cello, piano and orchestra Opus 56 is one of his most celebrated masterpieces. The prolific Romantic composer Carl Reinecke, a student of Liszt, Schumann and Mendelssohn, arranged the work as a highly virtuosic, intricate piano trio, with each instrument taking their solo roles whilst…

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