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Queensland Symphony Orchestra: Cello Dreams

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
​It’s dramatic, it’s angst-ridden, it’s thrilling. And Beethoven’s Egmont Overture is just the beginning. Australian cellist Benett Tsai leads the charge in Saint-Saens’ Cello Concerto No. 1. There are no frills attached - the cello is off and away from the very first beat, resonant, spectacular, and fiery with passion.…
Mozart’s Clarinet

Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra: Mozart’s Clarinet

Gympie Senior Citizens Centre 40 Mellor St, Gympie, QLD, Australia
Dancing strings, lilting clarinet – the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra returns to regional QLD with sparkling chamber music from three brilliant composers. Mozart’s Clarinet soars from joyful Schubert to the freshness of female composer Emilie Mayer and one of music’s best-loved pieces: Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet, played on a rare historical…

City of Melbourne: Thomas Heywood – Concert Organ Spectacular!

Melbourne Town Hall 90-130 Swanston St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Classical organist extraordinaire Thomas Heywood celebrates the 200th anniversary of organ music in Australia with a spectacular concert of classical favourites performed on the Melbourne Town Hall Grand Organ on Sunday 29 June at 2pm. With great fanfare, Australia’s very first pipe organ had its first public performance on 15…
Editor's Choice ACO Unleashed

Australian Chamber Orchestra: ACO Unleashed

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
Following the withdrawal of Patricia Kopatchinskaja due to injury, Artistic Director Richard Tognetti has come up with a brand-new program showcasing the ACO’s wealth of talent. Jointly directed by Satu Vänskä, who performs Ravel’s explosive Tzigane, and Helena Rathbone, who joins her and ACO newcomer Anna da Silva Chen in JS Bach’s Triple…
The Schumann Connection

Trio Anima Mundi: The Schumann Connection

Keith Humble Auditorium, The Geelong College 85 Aphrasia St, Newtown, VIC, Australia
The Schumann Connection - presents works by Schumann and Mendelssohn, who shared a close personal and profesisonal friendship. They showed mutual admiration and support for each other's works throughout their careers. Added to this program is a rare outing for the Phantasie by English composer Alice Verne-Bredt. Her sisters Mathilde…

Australian Boys Choir: A Child’s Book of Beasts

Auburn Uniting Church 81 Oxley Road, Hawthorn, VIC, Australia
Join the Training Choirs of the Australian Boys Choral Institute on home turf in this musical menagerie. This concert will feature the Kelly Gang, the ABCI’s outstanding ensemble of teenaged changed voices, as well as the Tyro, Junior Singer and Cambiata levels of the ABCI.
Musica Domestica

The Oriana Chorale: Musica Domestica

The Street Theatre 15 Childers St, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Sally Whitwell, a Canberra composer (art)songwriter and pianist is both curating and performing in this concert. Sally has taken as her starting point “Write what you know” and has put together a concert program which takes the audience through the daily timetable of a working from home creative. Tasks are…

Wesley Music Centre: Lucas Krupinski in Recital

Wesley Uniting Church, Forrest (Wesley Music Centre) 20-22 National Circuit, Forrest, ACT, Australia
Experience an unforgettable afternoon of music as internationally acclaimed pianist Lucas Krupiński graces Canberra with a stunning recital this June. Renowned for his expressive artistry and masterful technique, Krupiński—winner of multiple prestigious piano competitions—will perform a captivating program of classical masterpieces. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to witness one of…

Italian Opera Foundation Australia: Stars of Tomorrow

City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
Experience the future of opera at Stars of Tomorrow - an inspiring afternoon showcasing eight exceptional young artists selected through a national audition process. Finalists compete for major scholarships awarded by a distinguished judging panel - Comm. Lyndon Terracini AM, Michael Halliwell and Glenn Winslade - and for the People’s…

Backstage Music: Mirage

The Church, Alexandria 9 Mitchell Road, Alexandria, NSW, Australia
Prepare to be drawn into "Mirage," a hallucinatory experience where the natural world's desecration unfolds through spectral sound and symbolist verse. Performers Jack Symonds, Jane Sheldon and Blair Harris present music by Saariaho, Faure, Dusapin, Sheldon and Symonds. Their spectral sounds creating a mesmerizing, dreamlike experience, a shimmering, unsettling illusion.
Life on Land’s Edge

Bowerbird Collective: Life on Land’s Edge

Adventure Bay Community Hall 5 Kellaway Road, Adventure Bay, Tasmania, Australia
Life on Land's Edge is a magnificent concert tribute to migratory birds by the Bowerbird Collective. From the creators of Where Song Began (***** Limelight Magazine) & Songs of Disappearance (#2 on the ARIA Charts), this performance will take you on an epic journey alongside migratory birds as they connect…
Editor's Choice Baroque Unleashed

Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Baroque Unleashed

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Promising an “adrenaline-charged ride”, this program features thrilling new takes on Baroque hits and hidden gems by the ABO’s period musicians. Concertmaster Shaun Lee-Chen delivers a fiery reading of Locatelli, Robert Nairn tackles Vivaldi’s Cello Concerto on violone, Baroque oboist Adam Masters interprets Albinoni and Artistic Director Paul Dyer bends…

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