Fremantle Chamber Orchestra: Ellie Malonzo plays Max Richter’s Vivaldi 4 Seasons Recomposed

Fremantle Town Hall 8 William St, Fremantle, Western Australia
Fremantle Chamber Orchestra celebrating its 20th Anniversary performs the beautiful fusion of Vivaldi’s enduring Four Seasons and postmodernist minimalism by Max Richter featuring amazingly talented 15-year-old Ellie Malonzo. Mozart’s rarely played but beautiful Symphony 33 is uplifting with a sweet slow movement and a fiery finale. With the eminent Paul…

Darwin Symphony Orchestra: One Hit Wonders

George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens The Gardens, NT, Australia
Celebrating single-hit sensations that rocked the world, DSO brings the whole orchestra and band back to the Amphitheatre for a night of pure entertainment! Featuring flash in the pan favourites like Video Killed the Radio Star and My Sharona, don’t miss this chance to sing and dance the night away.…

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™ Part 1 in Concert

Adelaide Entertainment Centre 98 Port Rd, Adelaide, SA, Australia
It’s time to go hunting for Horcruxes once more: part one of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™ in Concert is nearly here! Watch as Alexandre Desplat’s epic score is performed by the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra while the franchise’s seventh film is projected onto a giant screen. Join all your favourite characters—and…
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…
Handel Concertos

Woodend Winter Arts Festival: Handel Concertos

St Ambrose Catholic Church, Woodend 47 Urquhart St, Woodend, VIC, Australia
This program opens with the Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, in essence a one-movement concerto for two oboes, and includes a concerto for harp, another for organ, and two of the great Concerti Grossi, Opus 6. All of these works achieved immediate popularity in their time and have continued to hold their…

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone™ in Concert

Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Relive the magic of the film in high-definition while hearing the MSO perform John Williams’ unforgettable score live. In Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Harry Potter learns on his 11th birthday that he is the orphaned son of two wizards and possesses magical powers of his own. At Hogwarts School of Witchcraft…

Voxalis Opera: A Woman’s Love and Life

St Andrew's Uniting Church, Brisbane 299 Ann St, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
One of Voxalis Opera’s most celebrated recitals, A Woman’s Love and Life breathes new life into Schumann’s beloved Frauenliebe und Leben in a beautifully re-imagined 60-minute performance. Journey through the life of a woman in love—from the thrill of meeting her soulmate, through to the elation of their marriage and…

Wesley Music Centre: Harp and Flute

Wesley Uniting Church, Forrest (Wesley Music Centre) 20-22 National Circuit, Forrest, ACT, Australia
Hear new sounds and exciting world premiere performances! Laura Chislett, flute, joins Alice Giles in first performances of duo works by Edward Cowie and Gerard Brophy; the premiere of Harlequin Dances for solo harp by Edward Cowie; other contemporary works for solo harp including Harp Body Her Body by Mary Doumany…
The Ten Tenors

Mellen Events: The Ten Tenors

Australia’s favourite tenor ensemble The TEN Tenors return to Australia in 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 of…

Woodend Winter Arts Festival: Spanish Connections

St Ambrose Church 16 Templeton St,, Woodend, VIC
Spanish Connections highlights some of the diverse influences which have defined the Spanish guitar over the past century. In the early 20th century, guitarists Miguel Llobet and Andrés Segovia gained global fame, expanding the instrument’s repertoire and demonstrating its potential for concert performance. Spanish composers such as Manuel de Falla…
Handel Concertos

Woodend Winter Arts Festival: Handel Concertos

St Ambrose Catholic Church, Woodend 47 Urquhart St, Woodend, VIC, Australia
This program opens with the Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, in essence a one-movement concerto for two oboes, and includes a concerto for harp, another for organ, and two of the great Concerti Grossi, Opus 6. All of these works achieved immediate popularity in their time and have continued to hold their…

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