Queensland Baroque: Music for Mum

City Tabernacle Baptist Church 163 Wickham Terrace,, Spring Hill, QLD, Australia
Come and spoil your Mum this Mother’s Day with beautiful, virtuoso music for Baroque Guitar, Lute, and Orchestra.
fortyfivedownstairs Chamber Music Festival

fortyfivedownstairs: Beethoven Triple Concerto and Septet

fortyfivedownstairs 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Beethoven’s great Triple Concerto for violin, cello, piano and orchestra Opus 56 is one of his most celebrated masterpieces. The prolific Romantic composer Carl Reinecke, a student of Liszt, Schumann and Mendelssohn, arranged the work as a highly virtuosic, intricate piano trio, with each instrument taking their solo roles whilst…
The Ten Tenors

Mellen Events: The Ten Tenors

Canberra Theatre Centre Canberra, ACT, Australia
Australia’s favourite tenor ensemble The TEN Tenors return to Adelaide in May 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…

Titus Grenyer: Sydney Town Hall Free Organ Recital – Bach to Basics

Sydney Town Hall 483 George St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Titus Grenyer is an accomplished organist, conductor, composer and teacher. He's currently the manager of the organ and carillon at the University of Sydney, director of music at Our Lady of Dolours Church in Chatswood and the creator of Australia's largest organ Youtube channel, Pep Organ. Titus produces the City…
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…
Theremin & Beyond

Australian Chamber Orchestra: Bach to the Beach Boys and Beyond

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
The theremin is utterly unique. It’s a sound you’ve definitely heard, even if you’ve never heard of it. Following the success of our sold-out tour of A Clockwork Orange & Beyond comes this series showcasing the range and power of the world’s first electronic instrument. Richard Tognetti directs an eclectic…

Melbourne Recital Centre: Daniel Lozakovich

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Daniel Lozakovich is renowned for possessing ‘perfect mastery’ (Le Figaro) of his instrument. Born in Stockholm in 2001, he began playing the violin at age seven and made his solo debut two years later with the Moscow Virtuosi. Signed by Deutsche Grammophon at just 15, Lozakovich has quickly established himself as a…

Omega Ensemble: Distant World

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
One of the most celebrated composers of the past century, Arvo Pärt’s Spiegel im Spiegel is a meditative and deeply moving masterwork, with each meticulously measured note inviting performer and listener to interpret its profound emotional depth. This delicate work leads a performance of reflection and emotional gravitas, including Latvian composer…
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…

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