• Editor's Choice A Winter’s Journey

    Musica Viva Australia: A Winter’s Journey

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, 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 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…
    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…
    Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody

    Australian Chamber Orchestra: Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody

    Llewellyn Hall Building 100, William Herbert Pl, Canberra, ACT, Australia
    When Rachmaninoff first performed his Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, it had the audience in raptures. The extraordinary pianist had written a showstopper, and audiences have loved its lush, romantic melodies for nearly 100 years. Now, the ever-adventurous pianist Dejan Lazić returns to the ACO to play it, in a new…
    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…
    Martin Hayes

    Perth Festival: Martin Hayes

    St Mary's Cathedral, Perth Victoria Square, Perth, WA, Australia
    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…

    Pinchgut Opera: Goldberg Variations by J.S. Bach – Performed by Erin Helyard

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Experience one of the greatest works in the keyboard repertoire – Bach's Goldberg Variations – in the hands of Erin Helyard, Australia's most distinguished harpsichordist and Artistic Director of Pinchgut Opera. Originally composed to soothe and enchant, the Goldberg Variations offers a vast musical universe built from a single elegant…
    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…

    Pinchgut Opera: Goldberg Variations

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Step into a world of intricate beauty and sublime artistry as Erin Helyard performs Bach’s Goldberg Variations. This monumental work, composed to soothe and enchant, offers a meditative journey through 30 variations on a single, elegant aria. It remains a testament to Bach’s musical genius and continues to enthral audiences…

    Selfless Orchestra: Terra Nullius Embodied & Boss Arts Creative Showcase

    The Rechabite Cnr Lake Street & William Street, Perth, WA, Australia
    A New Collaborative Dance Work by Selfless Orchestra, Boss Arts Creative and Sarah Francis Terra Nullius: Embodied is the powerful new collaborative performance work from Selfless Orchestra, Boss Arts Creative choreographer Sarah Francis reimagining the ensemble’s acclaimed album Terra Nullius as an immersive, physical experience. Blending contemporary dance, live orchestral…
    Classic Alchemy

    Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra: Classic Alchemy

    The Empire Theatres, Toowoomba 54-56 Neil Street, Toowoomba, 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 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…