• Vivaldi’s Legacy

    Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Vivaldi’s Legacy

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    In this intimate and poetic program, acclaimed Paris-based violinist Augusta McKay Lodge makes her Australian debut as soloist and Guest Director, shining a light on one of Baroque music’s most fascinating and overlooked figures — Anna Maria della Pietà. A virtuoso who lived and performed at the Venetian orphanage where…

    Australian National Academy of Music: ANAM Percussion with Jeffrey Means

    Abbotsford Convent 1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford, VIC, Australia
    Percussionist and conductor Jeffrey Means joins ANAM Percussion for a program that tests the limits of sound, silence, and performance. The evening opens with James Tenney’s Having Never Written a Note for Percussion — a single, slowly rising and falling roll that transforms from near-silence to a wall of resonance,…
    Vivaldi’s Legacy

    Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Vivaldi’s Legacy

    QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
    In this intimate and poetic program, acclaimed Paris-based violinist Augusta McKay Lodge makes her Australian debut as soloist and Guest Director, shining a light on one of Baroque music’s most fascinating and overlooked figures — Anna Maria della Pietà. A virtuoso who lived and performed at the Venetian orphanage where…

    The Concourse: Sydney Mozart Society – Flinders Quartet

    The Concourse Concert Hall 409 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia
    Over 25 years challenging and championing the string quartet, Flinders Quartet has won the hearts of audiences as a leading ensemble of artistic integrity.  It is known for its tight ensemble, impeccable intonation, and insightful, deeply human interpretations.  The warmth and generosity of its members shine through every endeavour.  In…

    Queensland Youth Orchestras: Nocturnal Visions

    Conservatorium Theatre Queensland
    In Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 7, night becomes both a landscape and a state of mind – a realm where dreams, memories, and illusions blur into reality. With Simon Hewett conducting, the Queensland Youth Orchestra delves into one of Mahler’s most visionary and enigmatic works, a symphony that marks the twilight of romanticism and the dawn…
    Cocktail Hour with Brent Grapes

    Sydney Opera House: Cocktail Hour with Brent Grapes

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Brass instruments have been around for thousands of years, featuring in military, religious and courtly ceremonies, marching bands, orchestra, chamber music and so much more. That versatility is on full display in this program curated by Associate Principal Trumpet Brent Grapes, from Joan Tower’s undulating, pulsing Copperwave to Giovanni Gabrieli’s 16th century…
    Bush, Borscht & Bonn

    Selby & Friends: Bush, Borscht & Bonn

    National Gallery of Australia Parkes Place East, Parkes, ACT, Australia
    Listening to Beethoven’s own wonderful piano trio arrangement of his famous Septet, one gets a real sense of what it must have been like to desperately want to play something at home you had only heard played by many artists publicly. This tradition of changing the forces to accommodate everyday…

    Snow Concert Hall: Lucas & Arthur Jussen

    Snow Concert Hall 40 Monaro Crescent, Red Hill, Canberra, ACT, Australia
    The Jussen brothers are among the most sought-after piano duos of our time. With their energetic, almost symbiotic playing, their great refinement of sound, and gripping interpretations, they are praised vigorously by press and audiences alike. Appearing as soloists with the world’s most prestigious orchestras it is fair to say…

    Theatre Royal: Don Giovanni

    Theatre Royal
    Don Giovanni doesn’t know it yet, but today will be his last. Lothario, lover and libertine, Don Giovanni is led by desire above all else. He’s the kind of guy who pursues a bride on their wedding day and breaks into women’s bedrooms. He’s also a murderer. An opera in…
    Classic Kids – Carnival of the Animals

    Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Classic Kids – Carnival of the Animals

    Hamer Hall 100 St Kilda Rd, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Get ready to stomp, swoop, and swim through a wild musical adventure with Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns! This concert features a parade of musical creatures, including some new animal-inspired pieces — from tiptoeing tortoises to a roaring lion — all brought to life by the MSO with…
    Classic Kids – Carnival of the Animals

    Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Classic Kids – Carnival of the Animals (Relaxed Performance)

    Hamer Hall 100 St Kilda Rd, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Get ready to stomp, swoop, and swim through a wild musical adventure with Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns! This concert features a parade of musical creatures, including some new animal-inspired pieces — from tiptoeing tortoises to a roaring lion — all brought to life by the MSO with…
    Bush, Borscht & Bonn

    Selby & Friends: Bush, Borscht & Bonn

    Bowral Memorial Hall 16-24 Bendooley St,, Bowral, NSW
    Listening to Beethoven’s own wonderful piano trio arrangement of his famous Septet, one gets a real sense of what it must have been like to desperately want to play something at home you had only heard played by many artists publicly. This tradition of changing the forces to accommodate everyday…