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Recitals Australia: Fantasy and Fairytales

North Adelaide Baptist Church 154 Tynte Street, North Adelaide, SA, Australia
Katelyn Crawford is a mezzo soprano / soprano, classical guitarist and composer based in Adelaide. In 2022, she completed an Honours Degree of Bachelor of Music (Classical Voice) with first class honours at the Elder Conservatorium of Music, under the guidance of soprano Rosalind Martin. Katelyn also completed a Diploma…
Odyssey

Willoughby Symphony: Odyssey

The Concourse, Chatswood 409 Victoria Ave, Chatswood, NSW, Australia
Bedřich Smetana’s The Moldau is one of the most spellbinding depictions of nature in classical music, capturing the magic of a gentle stream in the mountains that becomes a surging river, carrying the listener through the Czech countryside. Dr Nicholas Milton AM and the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra take you on…

Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Lang Lang in Recital

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
In a night of intimate Romantic music, Lang Lang’s ability to draw out long, elegant melodies will bring new depth to the music of Chopin and Schumann. Opening with one of Fauré’s most popular works, the Pavane, he sets the scene for a concert full of feeling. Kreisleriana is one of Schumann’s…
Echoes

Steel City Strings: Echoes

The Pavilion (Kiama) 2 Bong Bong Rd, Kiama, NSW, Australia
Join us to explore the rich tapestry of Australian music infused with the vibrant influences of Asian culture. East meets west in music by Anne Boyd, Andrián Pertout and Brendan Collins. Acclaimed clarinettist Lloyd Van’t Hoff joins us for a concerto by Australian composer Julian Yu. The concert includes works…
The Schumann Connection

Trio Anima Mundi: The Schumann Connection

Holy Trinity Anglican Church, East Melbourne 193 Hotham St, East Melbourne, 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…

Christ Church Camerata: Emilie & the Emperor

Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle 52 Church Street, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Erin Sweetman joins Christ Church Camerata again in Beethoven's brilliant Emperor Concerto, in a version for piano and strings. Alongside the Emperor we perform music of Emilie Mayer, a powerhouse woman composer and contemporary of Beethoven. The concert ends with the sublime Cavatina from Beethoven's String Quartet in B flat…
Editor's Choice ACO Unleashed

Australian Chamber Orchestra: ACO Unleashed

Hamer Hall 100 St Kilda Rd, Southbank, VIC, 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…
‘Refractions’ – An Afternoon of Intimate Conversations

Ensemble Trivium: ‘Refractions’ – An Afternoon of Intimate Conversations

Elm House 1956 Mount Glorious Rd, Mount Glorious, QLD, Australia
Step into a kaleidoscope of sound where every musical exchange offers a new perspective. Refractions invites you to experience chamber music in its most personal and multifaceted form—where melodies shift and shimmer like light through glass, revealing hidden colours and unique connections. This concert becomes a series of private conversations.…

Allegri Chamber Orchestra: Postcards

St Patrick's Anglican Church, Mount Lawley Corner Beaufort St & First Avenue, Mount Lawley, WA, Australia
A musical journey through atmospheric musical “postcards” by Borodin, Faure, Vivaldi, Piazzolla, Janacek and Lobbia. Acclaimed soloist Matt Styles is joining Allegri Chamber Orchestra for this unique concert at St Patrick’s Anglican Church Mt Lawley. Four Postcards from Perth is a multi-influenced saxophone concerto in four movements. Each postcard (movement)…

Sydney Opera House: Genevieve Lacey & James Crabb

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
Recorder and accordion are a rare combination. Strictly speaking, there’s only a tiny amount of music specifically written for these unassuming instruments. Yet they carry many connotations: the lilt of a folk melody, where simple, repeating harmonies hold sway, the sophisticated voices of a polished concert hall, or new galaxies…

Four Winds: Kristin Winther and Brieley Cutting

Four Winds Barragga Bay, NSW, Australia
The first half features French composers: Debussy’s shimmering Violin and Piano Sonata, followed by Lili Boulanger’s delicate Two Pieces, and Messiaen’s lyrical Theme and Variations, built on a floating, tender melody. The second half shifts to Australia with Dulcie Holland’s In Tribute, a work filled with melodic optimism and sunny charm. Finally, the program…
Chamber Players

Queensland Symphony Orchestra: Chamber Players 2: Mozart and Wagner

Queensland Symphony Orchestra Studio Cnr Grey and Russell Streets, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Experience the pure bliss of QSO’s Chamber Players concerts. Enjoy hand-picked repertoire by a small group of our musicians as they introduce and discuss each piece while you relax into a delightful Sunday afternoon concert.

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