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Up Close with the Concertmaster

Queensland Symphony Orchestra: Up Close with the Concertmaster: Spring

Queensland Symphony Orchestra Studio Cnr Grey and Russell Streets, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Designed to appreciate the intricacies of music through a smaller number of musicians, meaning every instrument can be heard individually. With music chosen and directed by QSO Concertmaster, Natsuko Yoshimoto, these soulful sessions in the QSO Studio offer an intimate experience bringing you closer to the music-making process.
Carmen

Opera Australia: Carmen

Regent Theatre 191 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Smuggler, seductress, risk-taker, rebel. Who is this woman that turns every head? When Carmen meets Don José, sparks fly. She won’t give up her freedom, and Don José won’t give up his girl. Their smouldering passion sets the stage for tragedy, but first, Bizet gives us an adrenaline-pumping ride through…
Jams for Juniors: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Jams for Juniors: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Iwaki Auditorium 130 Southbank Blvd, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Jams for Juniors is the perfect way to introduce babies and toddlers to the magic of music! Children aged 0-5 and their adults can explore, play and join in at these popular 30-minute musical workshops. Pull up a cushion and explore the music of Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream, led by…
Jams for Juniors: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Jams for Juniors: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Iwaki Auditorium 130 Southbank Blvd, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Jams for Juniors is the perfect way to introduce babies and toddlers to the magic of music! Children aged 0-5 and their adults can explore, play and join in at these popular 30-minute musical workshops. Pull up a cushion and explore the music of Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream, led by…
Jams for Juniors: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Jams for Juniors: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Iwaki Auditorium 130 Southbank Blvd, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Jams for Juniors is the perfect way to introduce babies and toddlers to the magic of music! Children aged 0-5 and their adults can explore, play and join in at these popular 30-minute musical workshops. Pull up a cushion and explore the music of Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream, led by…
Carmen

Opera Australia: Carmen

Regent Theatre 191 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Smuggler, seductress, risk-taker, rebel. Who is this woman that turns every head? When Carmen meets Don José, sparks fly. She won’t give up her freedom, and Don José won’t give up his girl. Their smouldering passion sets the stage for tragedy, but first, Bizet gives us an adrenaline-pumping ride through…
Jams for Juniors: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Jams for Juniors: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Iwaki Auditorium 130 Southbank Blvd, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Jams for Juniors is the perfect way to introduce babies and toddlers to the magic of music! Children aged 0-5 and their adults can explore, play and join in at these popular 30-minute musical workshops. Pull up a cushion and explore the music of Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream, led by…
Born in Vienna

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Born in Vienna: Concert 2

Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Join us for a weekend of music curated by Chief Conductor, Mark Wigglesworth. Celebrating Vienna as the extraordinary birthplace of orchestral music as we know it, we hear Mozart’s first and last thoughts, Beethoven’s dramatic arrival onto the stage, and Schubert’s ‘Great’ C major Symphony, a work that sums up…

Selby & Friends: Epic Diva

Bowral Memorial Hall 16-24 Bendooley St,, Bowral, NSW
Our 2025 Season comes to a close with a blockbuster program of big piano quartets filled to the brim with the most gorgeous melodies and boasting two of our most beloved chamber musicians in Liz Layton and Julian Smiles with an introduction to another brilliant young Australian artist, violist Isabella…
After Hours Concert

Elder Conservatorium: Born in Vienna

Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Celebrating Vienna as the birthplace of orchestral music as we know it, this special performance presents Mozart’s first and last thoughts, Beethoven’s dramatic arrival onto the stage, and Schubert’s ‘Great’ C major Symphony, a work that sums up the Viennese Classical tradition while simultaneously knocking on the door of the…

Sydney Chamber Choir: Bach Mass in B minor

City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
Celebrate the brilliance of Bach’s final and greatest choral masterpiece: his magnificent Mass in B minor. Bach’s music resonates beyond place and time; reaching up to the splendour of heaven, it draws on the full spectrum of human emotion—grief and joy intertwined, anguish and elation soaring in intricate harmonies. Dive…

Brisbane Powerhouse: Paco Lara

Brisbane Powerhouse 119 Lamington St, New Farm, QLD, Australia
Duende, or ‘tener duende’ (having duende) translates in Spanish as having soul, a heightened sense of emotion, expression, and heart. It refers to spirit in Spanish, Portuguese and Filipino folklore and means ‘ghost’ or ‘goblin’ in Spanish. Duende promises to be an entertaining and popular show with Lara’s flamenco guitar mastery…

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