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Haydn’s Creation

Royal Melbourne Philharmonic: Haydn’s Creation

St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne 200 Flinders St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Experience Haydn’s breathtaking oratorio in the awe-inspiring setting of St Paul’s Cathedral. Led by Royal Melbourne Philharmonic's Chief Conductor Andrew Wailes, this powerful performance features a stellar cast of soloists and the combined forces of the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir, Melbourne University Choral Society, and Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Orchestra. Don’t…
Editor's Choice The Fairy Queen

Pinchgut Opera: The Fairy Queen

Roslyn Packer Theatre 22 Hickson Rd, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Pinchgut brings magic to Sydney’s Roslyn Packer stage for performances of Purcell’s spectacular semi-opera, The Fairy Queen. An adaptation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, it was first performed in 1692 and was the 32-year-old composer’s most ambitious stage work to date, full of scenic transformations, fairies and frivolity. Purcell sets a…
Hidden Curiosities

Kammerklang: At First Light

Church Street Studios, Camperdown 62-68 Church St,, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
At First Light is curated and performed by Sydney violist James Wannan. Featuring emerging and established voices from Australians local and abroad, this one-hour solo concert showcases the expressive potential of the viola. James Wannan performs At First Light at Church Street Studios in Sydney featuring music by Pedro Alvarez,…
Editor's Choice Love’s Four Seasons

The Song Company: Love’s Four Seasons

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
Guest Director Eamonn Dougan, a regular with British companies like The Sixteen and I Fagiolini, leads the ensemble through a seasonal program exploring the rich panoply of the Italian madrigal alongside a selection of complementary works by composers today. Spring, for example, features Monteverdi’s radiant Sfogava con le stelle and Barbara Strozzi’s…
Haydn’s Creation

Royal Melbourne Philharmonic: Haydn’s Creation

St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne 200 Flinders St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Experience Haydn’s breathtaking oratorio in the awe-inspiring setting of St Paul’s Cathedral. Led by Royal Melbourne Philharmonic's Chief Conductor Andrew Wailes, this powerful performance features a stellar cast of soloists and the combined forces of the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir, Melbourne University Choral Society, and Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Orchestra. Don’t…
Hidden Curiosities

Kammerklang: Out of the Shadows

Church Street Studios, Camperdown 62-68 Church St,, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
Out of the Shadows is curated and performed by Melbourne violist Phoebe Green. Featuring diverse musical voices from across Australia, this one-hour solo concert invites the audience in for deep listening and contemplation of the unknown, unseen, and unheard. Phoebe Green performs Out of the Shadows at Church Street Studios…
A Reflection in Time

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: A Reflection in Time

Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, Australia
The twentieth century produced some of the most passionate and dramatic music ever written. MSO Principal Conductor Benjamin Northey joins forces with Australian violin wunderkind Christian Li to deliver this riveting program of symphonic powerhouses.
Northern Lights

Musica Viva Australia: Northern Lights

Newcastle City Hall Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Fearless Norwegian violin virtuoso Johan Dalene makes his Australian debut with much-loved pianist Jennifer Marten-Smith, playing Ravel, Grieg, Rautavaara and a new commission from dynamic young composer Jack Frerer. Swedish-Norwegian violinist Johan Dalene grabbed the world’s attention when he won the prestigious Carl Nielsen International Competition in 2019, and he…
Beethoven & Brahms

Queensland Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven & Brahms

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
Brahms was fully aware that he lived in Beethoven’s shadow and how could he (or anyone) follow in the footsteps of a legend like Ludwig van Beethoven? One way is to write a concerto that’ll bring down the house – so that’s exactly what Brahms tried to do. It would…

Tempo Rubato: Echoes of Us

Tempo Rubato 34 Breese St, Brunswick, VIC, Australia
Rio Xiang on piano and Cedar Newman on violin perform sonatas by Beethoven and Franck at Tempo Rubato’s 'Sunday Mattutino'. Rio and Cedar share a musical heritage that brings them joy in performing sonata repertoire together. Rio has been a long-term student of Natalia Ricci, while Cedar studied piano with…
Echoes

Steel City Strings: Echoes

Bowral Memorial Hall 16-24 Bendooley St,, Bowral, NSW
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…
Editor's Choice Love’s Four Seasons

The Song Company: Love’s Four Seasons

Blackheath Uniting Church 43 Govetts Leap Rd,, Blackheath, NSW, Australia
Guest Director Eamonn Dougan, a regular with British companies like The Sixteen and I Fagiolini, leads the ensemble through a seasonal program exploring the rich panoply of the Italian madrigal alongside a selection of complementary works by composers today. Spring, for example, features Monteverdi’s radiant Sfogava con le stelle and Barbara Strozzi’s…

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