• Editor's Choice

    Opera Australia: The Opera Australia Gala Concert

    Canberra Theatre Centre Canberra, ACT, Australia
    For the first time in over 40 years, the national company comes to the nation’s capital to celebrate Canberra Theatre Centre’s 60th anniversary. Tahu Matheson conducts the OA Orchestra and Chorus in a gala concert directed by OA Young Artist Claudia Osborne. The soloists are sopranos Jennifer Black and Canberra’s…
    Classic Adventures – Witches and Wizards

    West Australian Symphony Orchestra: Classic Adventures – Witches and Wizards

    Heath Ledger Theatre 174 William St, Perth, WA, Australia
    Get ready for a spellbinding symphonic event! Grab your capes and wands as WASO whisks you away on an enchanting journey through magical worlds. With thrilling music from Harry Potter, The Wizard of Oz, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice and Stravinsky’s Firebird, this concert promises an unforgettable experience filled with wizardry and…
    Orchestral Adventures

    Queensland Symphony Orchestra: Orchestral Adventures

    Townsville Civic Theatre 41 Boundary St, South Townsville, QLD, Australia
    Embark on a musical adventure with Queensland Symphony Orchestra! Throughout this concert students will be taken on a journey to discover musical heroes, witness epic battles and follow important quests, all while learning about the different characters within the Orchestra. The concert is supported by tailored learning resources which will…

    Elder Conservatorium: Lunchtime Concert – The Trout

    Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    This special collaboration sees three of our faculty members team up with two very distinguished colleagues from overseas. Described by the Los Angeles Times as an ‘extraordinary musician’, Mark Menzies is a member of the LA Philharmonic, and is currently violin and viola professor at the Californian Institute of Arts. The German-born,…

    Australia Baroque: Extravagant Mozart

    Government House Ballroom, Perth 13 St Georges Terrace, Perth, WA, Australia
    Join us in the elegant Ballroom of Government House for an all-Mozart program played on period instruments. Mozart’s spectacular and rarely heard concerto for three fortepianos round off this dazzling program, with fortepiano soloists Dr Geoffrey Lancaster AO, James Huntingford and Jake Smith.  
    Leanne Kenneally & Alex Raineri – Songs of Light and Sky

    Opera Queensland: Leanne Kenneally & Alex Raineri – Songs of Light and Sky

    Opera Queensland Studio South Bank, QLD, Australia
    A radiant evening of soaring voices and timeless melodies, celebrating the elegance and emotional power of the world’s greatest lyric sopranos. One of Australia’s and Brisbane’s very own great lyric soprano, Leanne Kenneally, explores the beauty of the human voice and the music of the skies, with unforgettable songs of…
    The Flute Revamped

    Melanie Walters: The Flute Revamped

    Gasworks Arts Park 21 Graham Street, Albert Park, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    "The flute as you don’t usually hear it!" Join flautist Melanie Walters for this concert of vibrant music inspired by television, pop music, children's literature, and other popular culture. The program includes music by Jacob TV, Azeem Ward, Anne La Berge and Ian Clarke. ★★★★★ "An hour better spent is…
    The Tallis Scholars

    QPAC: The Tallis Scholars – Chant

    QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
    Acclaimed vocal ensemble The Tallis Scholars return to QPAC this October with a superbly curated program inspired by Gregorian chant. Featuring works across eight centuries, from medieval composer and visionary Hildegard von Bingen, to one of today’s most popular living composers, Arvo Pärt, audiences will be transported to an exquisite…

    Music at the Basilica: Then, Now

    Basilica of St Mary of the Angels Yarra Street, Geelong, VIC, Australia
    An immersion of soul and space, from 12th century chant to recent Australian works. Featuring Miranda Brockman (cello), Vicki Hallett (clarinet), Tom Healey (baritone), Philip Healey  (violin), Brighid Mantelli (flute), Laura Tanata (harp) and Frank De Rosso (organ).
    Manon

    The Australian Ballet: Manon

    Regent Theatre 191 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s adaptation of Abbé Prévost’s 1731 novel, Manon is a tragic romance unlike any other in ballet. From the echelons of high society 18th-century Paris to the gritty streets of New Orleans, Manon tells a story of a young girl desperate to rise above her lowly origins, seduced…
    Fate

    Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Fate

    Adelaide Town Hall off Pirie St, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
    Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.4 bursts into life with the thunderous power of brass, setting a dramatic stage for the composer’s exploration of fate. Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.1 offers a charming counterpoint, as Benjamin Grosvenor’s virtuosity infuses the playful and expressive dialogue between piano and orchestra. The concert begins with Akimenko’s celestial…