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Event Series Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony

Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
Guest conductor Han-Na Chang has a long and deep relationship with Tchaikovsky’s music, both as an acclaimed cellist and now as conductor. She brings her unforgettable interpretations to the great Russian’s glorious romance. Sydneysiders have always flocked to Uzbek pianist Behzod Abduraimov, and his virtuosity will be on full display…

Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra: Obscura 1 – Of Ice and Stars

Odeon Theatre, Hobart 167 Liverpool Street, Hobart, TAS, Australia
A sensory extravaganza – enchanting, beguiling and dream-like, featuring works for multiple recorders, strings groups of different sizes, and electronics.

Luminescence Chamber Singers: Of the Body

Hume Conservatorium 160 Bourke St, Goulburn NSW 2580, Goulburn, NSW
Human dissection transformed our understanding of anatomy, and the body became the subject of scientific and artistic fixation. Of The Body marries a major new song cycle by Dan Walker with some of the most rabelaisian examples of Renaissance repertoire. Drawing on Buxtehude’s masterpiece, ‘Membra Jesu Nostri’, each movement of…
Editor's Choice Event Series Baroque Kaleidoscope

Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Baroque Kaleidoscope

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Headlined by Vivaldi, Telemann and Handel, this Baroque celebration sees the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra return to its musical roots. Showcasing the talents of the orchestra’s principal musicians including Concertmaster Shaun Lee-Chen, Principal Second Baroque Violin Ben Dollman and Principal Baroque Flute Melissa Farrow, the program includes The Arrival of the Queen…
Editor's Choice Event Series Dido and Aeneas

West Australian Opera: Dido and Aeneas

Government House Ballroom, Perth 13 St Georges Terrace, Perth, WA, Australia
WA Opera has an original operatic experience in mind as Humphrey Bower stages an evening inspired by Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas. Performed amid the glamorous surrounds of the Government House Ballroom and set around a long-table-styled dinner, it’s ideal for friends. The origins of what’s often called the earliest opera in…
ACO Collective Australian Chamber Orchestra

Australian Chamber Orchestra: ACO Collective – The Lark Ascending

The Capital Bendigo, VIC, Australia
With its soaring melodies and joyful trills, Ralph Vaughan Williams’s The Lark Ascending creates a radiant portrait of a lark in flight, trailing a silver chain of sound as it rises. ACO Collective performs this eternal favourite as the centrepiece of this uplifting program directed by ACO Principal Violin Helena…
Event Series The Music of Hans Zimmer

West Australian Symphony Orchestra: The Music of Hans Zimmer

Perth Concert Hall 5 St Georges Terrace, Perth, WA, Australia
Experience some of the greatest modern film music as WASO and conductor Nicholas Buc pay tribute to one of the most influential film composers of all time: Hans Zimmer. From the epic worlds of Interstellar, Inception and Batman’s Dark Knight Trilogy, to unforgettable themes from Pirates of the Caribbean and…

Elder Conservatorium: Lunchtime Concert | Mentorship Series

Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Dynamic staff members Helen Ayres and Stephen King mentor a select group of classical performance students through a series of tutorials and rehearsals, culminating in today’s much-anticipated lunchtime concert. The opportunity to perform side-by-side with professional musicians launches these stars-in-the-making to new heights.
Editor's Choice Event Series Dido and Aeneas

West Australian Opera: Dido and Aeneas

Government House Ballroom, Perth 13 St Georges Terrace, Perth, WA, Australia
WA Opera has an original operatic experience in mind as Humphrey Bower stages an evening inspired by Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas. Performed amid the glamorous surrounds of the Government House Ballroom and set around a long-table-styled dinner, it’s ideal for friends. The origins of what’s often called the earliest opera in…
Event Series Esmé Quartet

Musica Viva Australia: Esmé Quartet

Llewellyn Hall, ANU Canberra, ACT, Australia
Eloquent. Spellbinding. Monumental. Exquisite. How else can we describe the Esmé Quartet? Based in Germany, this ensemble launched its international career by winning first prize at the 2018 International String Quartet Competition at London’s Wigmore Hall. The ensemble then embarked on a whirlwind year of concerts in North America, Hong…
Event Series Perspetives

Chamber Music Adelaide: Perspectives

Adelaide Town Hall 128 King William Street, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Chamber Music Adelaide and the City of Adelaide present Perspectives: four brand new chamber works by South Australian composers Anne Cawrse, Jodie O'Regan, Glyn Lehmann, Nathan May and Julian Ferraretto, written especially for South Australian ensembles. The four Perspectives premieres will be presented across two evening concerts on 10th and…
Event Series Mozart’s Mass

Queensland Symphony Orchestra: Mozart’s Mass

The Cathedral of St Stephen, Brisbane 249 Elizabeth Street,, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
This is Mozart at the height of his compositional genius. Grandeur, opulence, and the soul-striking power of a choir in sacred unity. His Mass in C Minor is a transcendent work, darkly divine. Although fragments of the work were performed during Mozart’s lifetime, this mysterious work remained unfinished at his…

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