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Australian National Academy of Music: ANAM Orchestra Gala Concert with Asher Fisch

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Join the ANAM Orchestra for an unforgettable Gala evening of stunning music-making, led by one of the most celebrated conductors of our time, Asher Fisch. Fisch is known for his remarkable interpretations of the grand works of the Romantic era and will use his experienced vision to guide the next…
Editor's Choice Faith

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Faith

St Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide 27 King William Rd, North Adelaide, SA, Australia
Adelaide audiences are in for a treat with these two must-see concerts. The first is part of the Light-Song series and features the world premieres of Awakening by Ngaanyatjarra composer Vonda Last and Fast Blue Village 5 by Elena Kats-Chernin (see page 63). In Faith, Erin Helyard joins forces with award-winning…

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: The Heart of the Violin: James Ehnes

Her Majesty's Theatre, Ballarat 17 Lydiard St, Ballarat, VIC, Australia
James Ehnes leads this all-strings program bridging the old and new world with works ranging from classical to contemporary. Journey into the heart of the violin with one of today’s most masterful soloists.

Melbourne Recital Centre: The Five Elements

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
According to traditional Chinese medicine, life on earth is composed of five elements––wood, fire, earth, metal, and water––with each element connected in an endless regenerative cycle. This cycle can be found in the passing of seasons, in the transmutation of matter, and even in the complex systems of the human…
Young Maestros: Animal Themed Storytelling Concert for Children

Concerts for All: Young Maestros: Animal Themed Storytelling Concert for Children

Master Music Studio Unit 6, 80 Wentworth Park Rd, Glebe, NSW, Australia
Exceptional Young Maestros, with music educators behind Concerts for All, present an immersive storytelling concert exploring the animal kingdom. Audiences journey through an enchanted forest where classical music restores nature's melodies and revives wildlife voices. The event features interactive music trivia, high-calibre performances, and hands-on instrument exploration—continuing the organisation's commitment…
Tale of the Fire Phoenix

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Tale of the Fire Phoenix – Relaxed

Grainger Studio Adelaide, SA, Australia
Let your imagination take flight with the Tale of the Fire Phoenix! Ancient Chinese mythology unfolds through shadow puppetry, narration and music in this charming family performance. Each character soars to life with its own unique musical theme and the enchanting sounds of the Guzheng, a traditional Chinese instrument. Join…
Tale of the Fire Phoenix

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Tale of the Fire Phoenix

Grainger Studio Adelaide, SA, Australia
Let your imagination take flight with the Tale of the Fire Phoenix! Ancient Chinese mythology unfolds through shadow puppetry, narration and music in this charming family performance. Each character soars to life with its own unique musical theme and the enchanting sounds of the Guzheng, a traditional Chinese instrument. Join…
Gesualdo Tenebrae

Luminescence Chamber Singers: Gesualdo Tenebrae

Braidwood Uniting Church 64 Monkittee St, Braidwood, NSW, Australia
More than 400 years later, the music of Carlo Gesualdo still seems strikingly avant-garde. Composed for his own private use during his final years, and likely unheard during his lifetime, Gesualdo’s Tenebrae Responsories are of unmatched intensity. This is music at the end of an epoch; at once steeped in…
Tale of the Fire Phoenix

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Tale of the Fire Phoenix

Grainger Studio Adelaide, SA, Australia
Let your imagination take flight with the Tale of the Fire Phoenix! Ancient Chinese mythology unfolds through shadow puppetry, narration and music in this charming family performance. Each character soars to life with its own unique musical theme and the enchanting sounds of the Guzheng, a traditional Chinese instrument. Join…
Young Maestros: Animal Themed Storytelling Concert for Children

Concerts for All: Young Maestros: Animal Themed Storytelling Concert for Children

Master Music Studio Unit 6, 80 Wentworth Park Rd, Glebe, NSW, Australia
Exceptional Young Maestros, with music educators behind Concerts for All, present an immersive storytelling concert exploring the animal kingdom. Audiences journey through an enchanted forest where classical music restores nature's melodies and revives wildlife voices. The event features interactive music trivia, high-calibre performances, and hands-on instrument exploration—continuing the organisation's commitment…

Dots + Loops: 3X3

Tempo Rubato 34 Breese St, Brunswick, VIC, Australia
Returning to Naarm/Melbourne for the first time since 2022, experience Dots+Loops 3X3 — a night of post-genre sounds that complement/contrast/contradict. Not your standard three-course meal, this tasty triple-triptych pairs together three acts who know no bounds, each presenting three works that span the breadth of their artistic practices. Featuring flute/percussion…

Australia Ensemble: Concert 1

Sir John Clancy Auditorium, UNSW 9 High St, Kensington, NSW, Australia
In 1941, on a freezing winter night in Stalag VIIIA, Olivier Messiaen presented his Quartet for the End of Time. The audience and musicians were prisoners of war, their instruments in disrepair, but Messiaen’s meditation on the songs of birds and angels, the overwhelming sounds and colours of the apocalypse, and the…

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