• Windfire Music Festival

    Music at the Basilica: Laughter and Tears

    St Pauls Anglican Church La Trobe Terrace, Geelong, VIC, Australia
    ”I can’t say whether one should laugh or cry. Perhaps both at the same time”, Debussy wrote in a letter about his Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp. This major work was written in the later stages of his life, while he was struggling with terminal cancer during World War…

    The Leading Partnership Pty Ltd: Northern Lands

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Effortlessly blending elements of jazz, Nordic folk lyricism and classical music, the much-awarded Norwegian pianist, Jan Gunnar Hoff, creates spacious soundscapes of intense depth, poetry, and virtuosic brilliance. Appearing for the first time in Australia, Norwegian pianist, composer and band leader, Jan Gunnar Hoff, is one of the leading lights…
    Pekka Kuusisto – Legends & Luminaries

    Australian Chamber Orchestra: Pekka Kuusisto – Legends & Luminaries

    City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Pekka Kuusisto returns to the ACO after nearly a decade to direct music from four prodigious talents. Kuusisto is an artist unbound by convention, who embodies an artistic freedom that is unexpected and thrilling. As a renowned virtuoso and boundary-crossing composer, he pushes the limits of performance into exciting new…
    DuskLit

    Melbourne Chamber Orchestra: DuskLit

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Known for her expressive depth and brilliant technique — as well as her warm presence on ABC’s The Piano — Andrea Lam brings Mozart’s beloved Piano Concerto No 21 to life with elegance and joy. Mendelssohn’s sun-drenched Italian Symphony also shines, along with the premiere of a moving new work by Miriama Young, created…

    Sydney Opera House: Za Górami

    Sydney Opera House - The Utzon Room
    Connected to the jazz world but inhabiting her own distinctive realm, singer, violinist and composer Alice Zawadzki draws on an intricate tapestry of influences from ancient melodies, folk, chamber music and jazz in a stunning collaboration with Fred Thomas on piano and drums and Misha Mollov-Abbado on double bass. The trio’s…
    Windfire Music Festival

    Music at the Basilica: Legends, Lovers and Lieder

    Keith Humble Auditorium, The Geelong College 85 Aphrasia St, Newtown, VIC, Australia
    A luminous afternoon of song tracing the passion, poetry and power of the late romantic masters, Puccini, Strauss, Grainger and Wagner. Geelong soprano Lee Abrahmsen and pianist Kevin Tamanini bring these masterpieces to life at the Keith Humble Centre Auditorium, Geelong College.
    Paul Lewis – Mozart+

    Musica Viva Australia: Paul Lewis – Mozart+

    Winthrop Hall Perth, WA, Australia
    Acclaimed British concert pianist Paul Lewis is celebrated for his interpretations of the great piano works of Beethoven and Schubert. He now turns his laser-like focus and insightful musicianship to Mozart. When Paul Lewis puts Mozart under the microscope he discovers within the details an expansive universe of wonders. Explore with…
    Paul Lewis – Mozart+

    Musica Viva Australia: Paul Lewis – Mozart+

    QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
    Acclaimed British concert pianist Paul Lewis is celebrated for his interpretations of the great piano works of Beethoven and Schubert. He now turns his laser-like focus and insightful musicianship to Mozart. When Paul Lewis puts Mozart under the microscope he discovers within the details an expansive universe of wonders. Explore with…
    Pekka Kuusisto – Legends & Luminaries

    Australian Chamber Orchestra: Pekka Kuusisto – Legends & Luminaries

    City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Pekka Kuusisto returns to the ACO after nearly a decade to direct music from four prodigious talents. Kuusisto is an artist unbound by convention, who embodies an artistic freedom that is unexpected and thrilling. As a renowned virtuoso and boundary-crossing composer, he pushes the limits of performance into exciting new…