• Topology: Rising Sounds

    Ron Hurley Theatre 28 Tallowwood St, Seven Hills, QLD, Australia
    ‘Rising Sounds’ is a celebration of creativity, collaboration, and artistic voices. Each unique piece featured in this program has been composed by the participating mentees of Topology’s Launchpad Mentorship Program in 2025. Rising Sounds will feature six different pieces, written for the Topology band, with some featuring the composers themselves.…
    Editor's Choice Orpheus & Eurydice

    Opera Australia: Orpheus & Eurydice

    Regent Theatre 191 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Yaron Lifschitz’s dazzling staging of Gluck’s opera features circus artists performing alongside singers. It’s the familiar story – boy loses girl, boy finds girl, girl looks back . . . but aided here by video design and acrobatics. “The breathtaking physical work creates a vivid language to describe Orpheus’s living…
    Editor's Choice Messiah

    Pinchgut Opera: Messiah

    City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Although conceived for modest forces, Handel’s Messiah, with its trumpets, drums and majestic Hallelujah Chorus, rapidly expanded to become the preserve of vast Victorian choral societies. Taking a back-to-basics approach, Pinchgut Opera present this Christmas staple in its original version as performed in Dublin in 1742. A cast of just…
    Editor's Choice Orpheus & Eurydice

    Opera Australia: Orpheus & Eurydice

    Regent Theatre 191 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Yaron Lifschitz’s dazzling staging of Gluck’s opera features circus artists performing alongside singers. It’s the familiar story – boy loses girl, boy finds girl, girl looks back . . . but aided here by video design and acrobatics. “The breathtaking physical work creates a vivid language to describe Orpheus’s living…
    Editor's Choice Hark! 2025

    The Song Company: Hark! 2025

    St Paul's Anglican Church, Manuka 70 Canberra Avenue, Griffith, ACT, Australia
    The Song Company’s annual festive celebration reflects on family, journeys home and the uplifting memories that bring us together at this time of year. Traditional Christmas favourites rub shoulders with contemporary works by the likes of Poulenc, Arvo Pärt, Judith Weir, Gabriel Jackson and Bob Chilcott. Australian composers, including Alice…
    Editor's Choice Orpheus & Eurydice

    Opera Australia: Orpheus & Eurydice

    Regent Theatre 191 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Yaron Lifschitz’s dazzling staging of Gluck’s opera features circus artists performing alongside singers. It’s the familiar story – boy loses girl, boy finds girl, girl looks back . . . but aided here by video design and acrobatics. “The breathtaking physical work creates a vivid language to describe Orpheus’s living…

    Tempo Rubato: Professor Good Trip

    Tempo Rubato 34 Breese St, Brunswick, VIC, Australia
    Featuring existing works and a major new World Premiere, 'Professor Good Trip’ is a new collaborative project featuring pianist Alex Raineri with compositions and live electronics by Samantha Wolf. Wolf’s music has been extensively performed throughout Australia, Europe, UK, New Zealand, and the USA (where she is currently on the…
    Nocturne

    Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Nocturne

    Grainger Studio Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Copland captures the stillness of night and the quiet resilience of the American spirit in his Rodeo: Corral Nocturne. Silvestrov’s Prayer for Ukraine is a poignant meditation on hope, and Caroline Shaw’s in manus tuas and Entr’acte introduce contemporary textures and hypnotic rhythms. A featherlight touch of piano in Silvestrov’s…
    Nocturne

    Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Nocturne

    Grainger Studio Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Copland captures the stillness of night and the quiet resilience of the American spirit in his Rodeo: Corral Nocturne. Silvestrov’s Prayer for Ukraine is a poignant meditation on hope, and Caroline Shaw’s in manus tuas and Entr’acte introduce contemporary textures and hypnotic rhythms. A featherlight touch of piano in Silvestrov’s The Messenger – 1996 will lift you…

    Melbourne Recital Centre: Sax Traveller – Melodies of Silk and Soul

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Qi Li takes center stage, blending the lyrical voice of the saxophone with Chinese musical heritage. Melodies of the Silk and Soul invites audiences into a luminous meeting of East and West, where the saxophone becomes a bridge across cultures. Led by saxophonist Qi (Iris) Li, the program reimagines classical traditions…
    Editor's Choice Orpheus & Eurydice

    Opera Australia: Orpheus & Eurydice

    Regent Theatre 191 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Yaron Lifschitz’s dazzling staging of Gluck’s opera features circus artists performing alongside singers. It’s the familiar story – boy loses girl, boy finds girl, girl looks back . . . but aided here by video design and acrobatics. “The breathtaking physical work creates a vivid language to describe Orpheus’s living…

    The Deep North Festival: William Barton and Friends

    Dunbar Park 59 Old Barranjoey Road, Avalon Beach, NSW, Australia
    In the spectacular Deep North Festival Big Top Town Tent we welcome William Barton to perform his exceptional repertoire, supported by friends and festival collaborators, including Dreaming songstress Aunty Delmae Barton, violinist Veronique Serret and The Bowerbird Collective. William Barton is widely recognised as one of Australia’s leading Yidaki/Didgeridoo players.…