• Beethoven & Tchaikovsky

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven & Tchaikovsky

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto is one of the most famous in the violin repertoire, breath-taking whether you’re hearing it for the first time or the hundredth. The thrilling climax of the first movement, where the soloist’s runs are picked up by the orchestra, feels like a fire catching. In her Sydney…

    Sydney Philharmonia Choirs: Britten’s War Requiem

    Sydney Opera House - Concert Hall
    We wish Britten’s War Requiem didn’t feel so relevant.  This music emerged from a world that was rebuilding after the harrowing trauma of World War II.  Today’s world is still torn by conflict and cruelty.  It’s easy to feel powerless, to feel numb in the face of suffering.  But Britten has…
    Hope & Bravery

    Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Hope & Bravery – Shostakovich & Tomasi

    Hamer Hall 100 St Kilda Rd, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    The two works on this program were written during the 1940s, during some of the most significant years and events in modern world history. One composer wrote their music during the height of wartime, and the other composer wrote looking back. Shostakovich wrote Symphony No.7 during the Siege of Leningrad.…
    Paul Lewis

    UKARIA: Paul Lewis

    Ukaria Cultural Centre 119 Williams Rd, Mt Barker Summit, SA, Australia
    Internationally regarded as one of the leading musicians of his generation, Paul Lewis’ cycles of core piano repertoire by Beethoven and Schubert have received universal critical acclaim. For his latest project beginning in 2026, Paul turns his attention to Mozart: ‘For many years I’ve wanted to spend some time focusing…

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Fellows Farewell

    St James Church, Sydney 173 King St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Hear everything they have learned over the course of their Fellowship, and see the chemistry and understanding that has built up within the cohort across all their many hours of performing together in concerts of every shape and size. Experience a diverse and intriguing range of works for small ensemble,…
    Pekka Kuusisto – Legends & Luminaries

    Australian Chamber Orchestra: Pekka Kuusisto – Legends & Luminaries

    Llewellyn Hall Building 100, William Herbert Pl, Canberra, ACT, Australia
    Pekka Kuusisto returns to the ACO after nearly a decade to direct music from four prodigious talents. Kuusisto is an artist unbound by convention, who embodies an artistic freedom that is unexpected and thrilling. As a renowned virtuoso and boundary-crossing composer, he pushes the limits of performance into exciting new…
    Beethoven & Tchaikovsky

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven & Tchaikovsky

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto is one of the most famous in the violin repertoire, breath-taking whether you’re hearing it for the first time or the hundredth. The thrilling climax of the first movement, where the soloist’s runs are picked up by the orchestra, feels like a fire catching. In her Sydney…
    Paul Lewis

    UKARIA: Paul Lewis

    Ukaria Cultural Centre 119 Williams Rd, Mt Barker Summit, SA, Australia
    Internationally regarded as one of the leading musicians of his generation, Paul Lewis’ cycles of core piano repertoire by Beethoven and Schubert have received universal critical acclaim. For his latest project beginning in 2026, Paul turns his attention to Mozart: ‘For many years I’ve wanted to spend some time focusing…

    Southern Cross Soloists: Sacred and Profane

    QPAC - Concert Hall
    JS Bach’s profound devotion to the sacred meets the delicacy and poise of contemporary circus. An internationally acclaimed circus performer will be announced in February 2026 (a “faultless” (Broadway World) “circus star” (The West Australian)), joining the ensemble for a unique collaboration. Intimate solos by Bach are interlaced with graceful…
    Pekka Kuusisto – Legends & Luminaries

    Australian Chamber Orchestra: Pekka Kuusisto – Legends & Luminaries

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Pekka Kuusisto returns to the ACO after nearly a decade to direct music from four prodigious talents. Kuusisto is an artist unbound by convention, who embodies an artistic freedom that is unexpected and thrilling. As a renowned virtuoso and boundary-crossing composer, he pushes the limits of performance into exciting new…
    Pekka Kuusisto – Legends & Luminaries

    Australian Chamber Orchestra: Pekka Kuusisto – Legends & Luminaries

    QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
    Pekka Kuusisto returns to the ACO after nearly a decade to direct music from four prodigious talents. Kuusisto is an artist unbound by convention, who embodies an artistic freedom that is unexpected and thrilling. As a renowned virtuoso and boundary-crossing composer, he pushes the limits of performance into exciting new…
    Editor's Choice Voyager

    Australian String Quartet: Voyager

    The Neilson, Pier 2/3 13A Hickson Road, Dawes Point, NSW, Australia
    Garth Knox’s Satellites opens Voyager with a kaleidoscopic exploration of sound and texture that expands the sonic possibilities of the string quartet. Bartók’s arresting String Quartet No.4, a tour de force of rhythmic energy, then takes you to a playground of Hungarian folk influences and raw emotion. Beethoven’s monumental String Quartet in B-flat Major,…