Schubert Songs

Australian Haydn Ensemble: Schubert Songs

State Library of NSW 1 Shakespeare Pl,, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Much more than a lieder recital, this rare and beautiful concert features some of Schubert’s most darkly-hued songs, superbly delivered by David Greco’s mahogany bass-baritone, and intensified by rich and expressive string quartet accompaniments. David has carefully structured his selection according to key and timbre, and the esteemed Australian Haydn…
Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony

Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique is a lifetime in a symphony. Growing in power and strength throughout, the strings bloom exquisitely in the third movement — 80 musicians of the Sydney Symphony at full stride — before falling away into poetic oblivion at the end. It was Tchaikovsky’s final symphony, one he described as the…
Editor's Choice Manon

The Australian Ballet: Manon

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s masterpiece makes a welcome return after more than a decade. Originally created for The Royal Ballet in 1974, it came to our shores 20 years later, thrilling audiences with its sumptuous retelling of Abbé Prévost’s 1731 novel. Prepare to be moved by Manon’s doomed love affair with…
The Soul of the Cello: Timo-Veikko Valve

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: The Soul of the Cello: Timo-Veikko Valve

West Gippsland Arts Centre Corner of Smith and Albert Sts, Warragul, VIC, Australia
Timo-Veikko Valve, Principal Cello of the Australian Chamber Orchestra, performs and directs this program of music arranged for string orchestra. Experience sublime works by Mozart and Bach, and the stunning Wiima by Finnish composer Jaakko Kuusisto. Schumann’s soulful Cello Concerto completes an evening celebrating this beautiful instrument.
Coppélia

Queensland Ballet: Coppélia

Cairns Performing Arts Centre 9-11 Florence St, Cairns City, QLD, Australia
A beautiful, life-like doll and two quarrelling young lovers create comic chaos in this spirited ballet with a twist. Set in the sun-drenched South Australian town of Hahndorf in the late 19th century, this mischievous story has a regional atmosphere featuring colourful, endearing characters inspired by history. Six years after…

Geelong Chamber Music Society: Markiyan Melnychenko & Peter de Jager

Sacred Heart College Retreat Rd, Geelong, VIC, Australia
Ukrainian-Australian violinist Markiyan Melnychenko CF has been described as “an artist of patrician sensibility, spectacular technique”, and “possessing an extraordinary combination of bravura, brains and elegance”. He has served as Lecturer in Violin at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music and Principal 1st Violin with the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra. Awarded the…
Magic Realism

Canberra International Music Festival: Magic Realism

The Street Theatre 15 Childers St, Canberra, ACT, Australia
O Spectabiles Viri (O men of sight—what a sight!) is a significant work composed by one of the most prominent women in medieval church history and the first identifiable composers in western music, Hildegard von Bingen. It combines soaring melodies with rich harmonies and showcases her ability to convey profound emotional…

The Parish Church of St James’ King Street: Martin Baker

St James Church, Sydney 173 King St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Born in Manchester in 1967, Martin Baker studied at the Royal Northern College of Music Junior School, Chetham’s School of Music and Downing College, Cambridge, then held positions at London’s Westminster and St Paul’s Cathedrals and Westminster Abbey before returning to Westminster Cathedral in 2000 as Master of Music, where…

Canberra International Music Festival: The Magnetic Quiet Zone

National Film and Sound Archive Acton, ACT, Australia
The Magnetic Quiet Zone (TMQZ) is an immersive, 35-minute (looped) audio-visual installation exploring the frozen sounds and stagnant silences, the strange atmospherics and dynamic forces operating at the margins of our planet. Drawing on the Antarctic research of sound artist Philip Samartzis, visual artist Martin Walch, and writer/composer Sean Williams, TMQZ uses field recordings,…

Canberra International Music Festival: Double Klavier

Snow Concert Hall 40 Monaro Crescent, Red Hill, ACT, Australia
In this exquisite program, we present a rare side-by-side concert with two international piano powerhouses: Paavali Jumpannen (FIN) and Konstantin Shamray (RUS). These pianists are formidable, fearless and flawless interpreters of epic solo piano works. Double Klavier centres around two landmark works showcasing their extraordinary talent and virtuosity.  Experience the monumental Beethoven Hammerklavier Sonata, Op. 106, renowned for…
Australia Fair?

Canberra International Music Festival: Australia Fair?

National Film and Sound Archive Acton, ACT, Australia
“As we celebrate our 25th anniversary we are reflecting on our identity as an Australian chamber ensemble. In this program we have chosen three works in which the composers were likely pondering similar questions. It is a joy to return to the powerful and evocative work, Bungaree, which the quartet…

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