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Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with Simone Young

Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with Simone Young

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
Chief Conductor Simone Young is world-renowned for her interpretation of the great symphonies and draws everything out of this life-affirming masterpiece, celebrating Beethoven’s vision of universal harmony through the power of music with a superb, all-Australasian quartet of singers.    Demonstrating the continued power of Beethoven's profoundly human message, acclaimed First…
Festival of French Chamber Music

Australian National Academy of Music: Festival of French Chamber Music – Concert 1

Abbotsford Convent 1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford, VIC, Australia
Harmonies Du Soir welcomes you to explore the refined soundscape of French music, with Ravel’s artistry at the core. This chamber music festival, marking the close of the year, is a thoughtful nod to the intricate interplay of tradition and modernity. Expect whispers of elegant, fleeting melodies alongside daring, avant-garde gestures —…
Messiah

Pinchgut Opera: Messiah

City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
This year, we celebrate the holiday season with one of the most beloved works of Baroque music, Handel’s Messiah. Renowned for its profound beauty and spiritual depth, Messiah isa deeply moving and transcendent experience. Since its premiere in Dublin in 1742, Messiah has become one of the most performed choral…
Bach Barton Brodsky
New Worlds: Jaime conducts Cheetham Fraillon and Dvořák

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: New Worlds: Jaime conducts Cheetham Fraillon and Dvořák

Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, Australia
One of classical music’s most popular works, Dvořák’s Ninth Symphony never fails to entrance, with its soulful melodies inspired by African American spirituals. The Orchestra also performs a new work by Deborah Cheetham Fraillon AO, which features the extraordinary yidaki (didgeridoo) virtuoso William Barton.
Festival of French Chamber Music

Australian National Academy of Music: Festival of French Chamber Music – Concert 2

Abbotsford Convent 1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford, VIC, Australia
Harmonies Du Soir welcomes you to explore the refined soundscape of French music, with Ravel’s artistry at the core. This chamber music festival, marking the close of the year, is a thoughtful nod to the intricate interplay of tradition and modernity. Expect whispers of elegant, fleeting melodies alongside daring, avant-garde gestures —…

Australian Chamber Orchestra: ACO Up Close: Timo-Veikko Valve & AYO Momentum Ensemble

The Neilson, Pier 2/3 13A Hickson Road, Dawes Point, NSW, Australia
ACO Principal cellist Timo-Veikko ‘Tipi’ Valve directs AYO Momentum Ensemble in a program that masterfully intertwines his Finnish heritage and Australian experience. Jaakko Kuusisto’s Wiima evokes the nostalgic charm of Sysmä, a Finnish town dear to Tipi’s childhood, while Crystalline, by the Australian composer Olivia Bettina Davies, shimmers with delicate textures. The centrepiece of the…
Seasons

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Seasons

Adelaide Town Hall 128 King William Street, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Welcome the sunlit season with Frank Bridge’s sweet and pastoral celebration of summer. As the warmth lingers, delve into the poignantly autumnal world of Elgar’s Cello Concerto, with a gorgeously rich blend of melody and melancholy, performed by one of the world’s most sought-after cellists, Daniel Müller-Schott. With its thunderous…
Beethoven – The Piano Concertos

West Australian Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven – The Piano Concertos – The Master

Winthrop Hall Perth, WA, Australia
15 years of creation revealed over three stunning concerts – enjoy a portrait of Beethoven as the creative maverick, poet and genius. Beethoven’s ground-breaking piano concertos established him as one of the greatest of all composers. Acclaimed worldwide for his insightful musicianship and extraordinary virtuosity, Czech pianist Lukáš Vondráček has…

Queensland Symphony Orchestra: Mahler Nine

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
Just a small handful of works are strong enough to dominate an entire concert program. Verdi’s Requiem is one of them. Mahler’s Symphony No.9 is another, and Umberto Clerici will stand at the helm of our orchestra when he conducts this life-affirming work. Mahler wrote his symphony in the solitude…
Bach Barton Brodsky
New Worlds: Jaime conducts Cheetham Fraillon and Dvořák

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: New Worlds: Jaime conducts Cheetham Fraillon and Dvořák

Costa Hall, Geelong Deakin University, 1 Gheringhap St, Geelong, VIC, Australia
One of classical music’s most popular works, Dvořák’s Ninth Symphony never fails to entrance, with its soulful melodies inspired by African American spirituals. The Orchestra also performs a new work by Deborah Cheetham Fraillon AO, which features the extraordinary yidaki (didgeridoo) virtuoso William Barton.

Tempo Rubato: Imaginista Quartet with Chris Moore

Tempo Rubato 34 Breese St, Brunswick, VIC, Australia
Bringing together four of this country's most sought-after chamber string players, Imaginista Quartet is an ensemble built upon a collective wealth of experience. They play on gut strings at A430. This concert features violist Chris Moore, who, after ten years as Principal Viola of the Australian Chamber Orchestra, now holds…
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with Simone Young

Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with Simone Young

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
Chief Conductor Simone Young is world-renowned for her interpretation of the great symphonies and draws everything out of this life-affirming masterpiece, celebrating Beethoven’s vision of universal harmony through the power of music with a superb, all-Australasian quartet of singers.    Demonstrating the continued power of Beethoven's profoundly human message, acclaimed First…

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