• Cocktail Hour with Rosemary Curtin

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Cocktail Hour with Rosemary Curtin

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Mozart’s music is like Shakespeare’s words: often borrowed and adapted, but never losing its magic. Viola player Rosemary Curtin has chosen a program of Mozart’s work adapted by later composers, the centrepiece an arrangement of his Sinfonia Concertante, K364 for just six instruments. In this lean and spirited version, the joy and…
    Strauss on Sydney Harbour

    Sydney Harbour Ensemble: Strauss on Sydney Harbour

    Sub Base Platypus 120 High Street, North Sydney, NSW, Australia
    On Saturday 31 January, immerse yourself in an orchestral experience at Sub Base Platypus' historic Retort House. For one night only, Sydney Harbour Ensemble will bring the famous works of Johann Strauss II to life! Sydney Harbour Ensemble is a newly founded not-for-profit orchestra with an exciting mission: to bring…

    Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Signature Choir x MSO

    Sidney Myer Music Bowl Kings Domain Gardens, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Experience the power of Pacific voices at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl. One of New Zealand's leading vocal ensembles, the Signature Choir joins the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra for a night of powerful storytelling. With more than 90 voices in harmony, experience gospel, classical, modern and traditional Pasifika music in a…
  • : Markiyan Melnychenko and Rhodri Clarke

    Lakeside Recitals Unit 30, 70 Albert Road, South Melbourne, 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…
    Concord of Sweet Sounds

    Salut! Baroque: Concord of Sweet Sounds

    Customs House 31 Alfred St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    The man that hath no music in himself, / Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, / Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils; / The motions of his spirit are dull as night, / And his affections dark as Erebus. / Let no such man be trusted.…
    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…
    Free Community Concerts

    Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Free Community Concerts

    Aberfoyle Community Cenre 1 Jessica St, Aberfoyle Park, SA, Australia
    Hosted and conducted by the ever-entertaining Martin Butler, there is a lot to listen to in this one hour long free family friendly concert given by musicians of the ASO! The nine short works in this program span centuries and styles. From the bright clarity of Telemann to the rhythmic…
    Free Community Concerts

    Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Free Community Concerts

    Reynella Neighbourhood Centre 164/170 Old S Rd, Old Reynella, South Australira, Australia
    Hosted and conducted by the ever-entertaining Martin Butler, there is a lot to listen to in this one hour long free family friendly concert given by musicians of the ASO! The nine short works in this program span centuries and styles. From the bright clarity of Telemann to the rhythmic…
    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…

    Bendigo Chamber Music Festival: Opening Gala

    The Capital Bendigo, VIC, Australia
    V. Novak – Piano Trio No. 2, “Quasi una ballata”, Op. 27 (Andrea, Nathan, Chris) C. Saint-Saëns – Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso Op. 28 (Josh, Reuben) F. Schubert Song Selection (Daniel, Andrew) F. Proto – Carmen Fantasy (Will, tutti strings)

    Arts Projects Australia: Ludovico Einaudi: The Summer Portraits

    Sidney Myer Music Bowl Kings Domain Gardens, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    The world’s most popular classical music composer, Italian pianist Ludovico Einaudi, returns to Australia and New Zealand with his 7-piece band, featuring works from the new album The Summer Portraits, along with classics from his repertoire. He has performed on an Arctic ice floe for Greenpeace and has seen his…
    Free Community Concerts

    Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Free Community Concerts

    Junction Community Centre 2A May Terrace, Ottoway, South Australia, Australia
    Hosted and conducted by the ever-entertaining Martin Butler, there is a lot to listen to in this one hour long free family friendly concert given by musicians of the ASO! The nine short works in this program span centuries and styles. From the bright clarity of Telemann to the rhythmic…