• Editor's Choice Baroque Unleashed

    Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Baroque Unleashed

    City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Promising an “adrenaline-charged ride”, this program features thrilling new takes on Baroque hits and hidden gems by the ABO’s period musicians. Concertmaster Shaun Lee-Chen delivers a fiery reading of Locatelli, Robert Nairn tackles Vivaldi’s Cello Concerto on violone, Baroque oboist Adam Masters interprets Albinoni and Artistic Director Paul Dyer bends…
    Life on Land’s Edge

    Bowerbird Collective: Life on Land’s Edge

    Earl Arts Centre 10 Earl Street, Launceston, TAS, Australia
    Life on Land's Edge is a magnificent concert tribute to migratory birds by the Bowerbird Collective. From the creators of Where Song Began (***** Limelight Magazine) & Songs of Disappearance (#2 on the ARIA Charts), this performance will take you on an epic journey alongside migratory birds as they connect…
    Glorious Nights

    West Australian Symphony Orchestra: Glorious Nights

    Winthrop Hall Perth, WA, Australia
      Acclaimed Dutch conductor Otto Tausk reunites with WASO to lead this enthralling concert. One of his most celebrated and enduring works, Poulenc’s Gloria expresses the sacred through a captivating mixture of lush harmonies, deep solemnity and a playful spirit. Debussy’s Nocturnes enchants with its dreamlike soundscapes and serene, shifting…
    Editor's Choice ACO Unleashed

    Australian Chamber Orchestra: ACO Unleashed

    Llewellyn Hall Building 100, William Herbert Pl, Canberra, ACT, Australia
    ACO Unleashed is an exhilarating celebration of the ACO at 50 – bold, virtuosic and utterly electrifying. Curated by Richard Tognetti to showcase the extraordinary talent within the ACO, this program highlights the individual artistry of ACO principals Helena Rathbone, Satu Vänskä and Timo-Veikko Valve, alongside our newest member, violinist Anna…
    Echoes

    Steel City Strings: Echoes

    Wollongong Art Gallery 46 Burelli St, Wollongong NSW 2500, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
    Join us to explore the rich tapestry of Australian music infused with the vibrant influences of Asian culture. East meets west in music by Anne Boyd, Andrián Pertout and Brendan Collins. Acclaimed clarinettist Lloyd Van’t Hoff joins us for a concerto by Australian composer Julian Yu. The concert includes works…

    Ensemble Trivium: ‘Refractions’ – An Afternoon of Intimate Conversations

    Elm House 1956 Mount Glorious Rd, Mount Glorious, QLD, Australia
    Step into a kaleidoscope of sound where every musical exchange offers a new perspective. Refractions invites you to experience chamber music in its most personal and multifaceted form—where melodies shift and shimmer like light through glass, revealing hidden colours and unique connections. This concert becomes a series of private conversations.…

    Recitals Australia: Fantasy and Fairytales

    North Adelaide Baptist Church 154 Tynte Street, North Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Katelyn Crawford is a mezzo soprano / soprano, classical guitarist and composer based in Adelaide. In 2022, she completed an Honours Degree of Bachelor of Music (Classical Voice) with first class honours at the Elder Conservatorium of Music, under the guidance of soprano Rosalind Martin. Katelyn also completed a Diploma…
    Odyssey

    Willoughby Symphony: Odyssey

    The Concourse, Chatswood 409 Victoria Ave, Chatswood, NSW, Australia
    Bedřich Smetana’s The Moldau is one of the most spellbinding depictions of nature in classical music, capturing the magic of a gentle stream in the mountains that becomes a surging river, carrying the listener through the Czech countryside. Dr Nicholas Milton AM and the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra take you on…

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Lang Lang in Recital

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    In a night of intimate Romantic music, Lang Lang’s ability to draw out long, elegant melodies will bring new depth to the music of Chopin and Schumann. Opening with one of Fauré’s most popular works, the Pavane, he sets the scene for a concert full of feeling. Kreisleriana is one of Schumann’s…
    Echoes

    Steel City Strings: Echoes

    The Pavilion (Kiama) 2 Bong Bong Rd, Kiama, NSW, Australia
    Join us to explore the rich tapestry of Australian music infused with the vibrant influences of Asian culture. East meets west in music by Anne Boyd, Andrián Pertout and Brendan Collins. Acclaimed clarinettist Lloyd Van’t Hoff joins us for a concerto by Australian composer Julian Yu. The concert includes works…
    The Schumann Connection

    Trio Anima Mundi: The Schumann Connection

    Holy Trinity Anglican Church, East Melbourne 193 Hotham St, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    The Schumann Connection - presents works by Schumann and Mendelssohn, who shared a close personal and profesisonal friendship. They showed mutual admiration and support for each other's works throughout their careers. Added to this program is a rare outing for the Phantasie by English composer Alice Verne-Bredt. Her sisters Mathilde…

    Christ Church Camerata: Emilie & the Emperor

    Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle 52 Church Street, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
    Erin Sweetman joins Christ Church Camerata again in Beethoven's brilliant Emperor Concerto, in a version for piano and strings. Alongside the Emperor we perform music of Emilie Mayer, a powerhouse woman composer and contemporary of Beethoven. The concert ends with the sublime Cavatina from Beethoven's String Quartet in B flat…

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