• ELISION Ensemble: Elision – Ghosts Making Form

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    These performances bring to the stage new work from composers Liza Lim, Victor Arul, Cat Hope, Einar Torfi Einarsson and Hakan Ulus. Written specifically for the musicians of ELISION, their sonorities glitter, constantly transform and shift, and embrace the ferocious and the magic of quiet stillness in equal measure. They…
    Editor's Choice Madama Butterfly

    Opera Australia: Madama Butterfly

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Moffatt Oxenbould’s much-loved staging of Puccini’s classic was officially retired by Opera Australia in 2017. Now, it’s making a comeback, revived here by Matthew Barclay. “It’s cleverly conceived by Oxenbould and his design team as an exotic, seductive world as seen through Pinkerton’s eyes,” wrote Jo Litson for Limelight. OA’s…
    Editor's Choice Baroque Masters

    Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Baroque Masters

    City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Led from the harpsichord by Artistic Director Paul Dyer, the Brandenburg begins the year with a tribute to composers central to its identity. The program features Pachelbel’s Canon, composed around 1680 and a model of counterpoint; Vivaldi’s virtuosic La Folia from Violin Sonata RV 63; Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos, written between 1717…

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Meet the Fellows

    St James Church, Sydney 173 King St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Meet our 2026 Fellows at their first public performance, featuring an engaging and eclectic range of music for small ensemble. For almost 25 years, the Sydney Symphony has nurtured the next generation of professional orchestral musicians through a comprehensive, hands-on learning experience. Hear these rising stars in this special public…
    Classic Alchemy

    Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra: Classic Alchemy

    QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
    Indulge in an evening where the familiar and unexpected dance side by side. Brahms’ radiant Sextet in G major, reimagined for chamber orchestra, sings with warmth and longing. Ethel Smith’s sparkling Scherzo offers wit and brilliance, while bassist Marian Heckenberg shines in Michael Patterson’s evocative Concertino – a unique chance…
    Editor's Choice A Winter’s Journey

    Musica Viva Australia: A Winter’s Journey

    QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
    Allan Clayton, one of the finest tenors on the world stage, returns for a substantial national tour of Winterreise. Lindy Hume’s evocative staging, titled A Winter’s Tale, imagines Schubert’s increasingly disillusioned wanderer trekking through a desolate landscape made up of Fred Williams’ paintings of Australia and brought to life by…
    Editor's Choice Baroque Masters

    Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Baroque Masters

    City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Led from the harpsichord by Artistic Director Paul Dyer, the Brandenburg begins the year with a tribute to composers central to its identity. The program features Pachelbel’s Canon, composed around 1680 and a model of counterpoint; Vivaldi’s virtuosic La Folia from Violin Sonata RV 63; Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos, written between 1717…
    Martin Hayes

    Theatre Royal, Castlemaine: Martin Hayes

    Theatre Royal, Castlemaine 30 Hargraves St,, Castlemaine, VIC
    Martin Hayes, the virtuoso Irish fiddler and guitarist Kyle Sanna transform long-revered melodies into pathways for profound emotional experiences. Fostering a connection between melody and human spirit, Hayes strips away musical pretence, revealing how traditional tunes can become vehicles for personal revelation. Accompanied by guitarist Kyle Sanna, praised by The…
    Ovation

    Entertainment Consulting: Ovation

    Canberra Theatre Centre Canberra, ACT, Australia
    From the Sydney Opera House, to the world’s most popular musicals, and Carols by Candlelight, Marina Prior, David Hobson, Silvie Paladino, and Michael Cormick have enchanted audiences across Australia and around the world. Now, these four iconic stars unite for Ovation, a brand-new concert celebrating the very best of musical…
    Editor's Choice Hansel & Gretel

    Opera Australia: Hansel & Gretel

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Engelbert Humperdinck’s timeless fairytale opera is a setting of the Brothers Grimm’s story of child neglect, sugar addiction and cannibalism (just kidding!). It’s also a bagful of good tunes. Elijah Moshinsky’s classic production is presented here in a lively English translation. Margaret Plummer and Stacey Alleaume play the resourceful kids sent…

    Master Music Studio: Veils – Delicacy, Mystery, Intimacy

    Master Music Studio Unit 6, 80 Wentworth Park Rd, Glebe, NSW, Australia
    A veil does not obliterate a thing completely; it allows that thing to suggest itself to us, gently. We can gradually perceive what we believe it to be through the texture of our emotional world and imagination. Yet veils also protect—both the concealed and the one who perceives. The three…

    Melbourne Recital Centre: Markiyan Melnychenko and Rhodri Clarke

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Violin Sonatas by Douglas Weiland. In a world-premiere event, experience the complete sonatas of Douglas Weiland along with a newly composed work on Ukrainian folk themes. Douglas Weiland is the late Sir Neville Marriner's most-commissioned composer and has been hailed in the international press for his "music of palpable humanity…