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    • Beethoven’s Violin

    Canberra Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven’s Violin

    Llewellyn Hall Building 100, William Herbert Pl, Canberra, ACT, Australia
    This program opens with something old and something new: a world premiere from Australian composer Peggy Polias – our Composer in Connection for 2025 – inspired by the mythology of Ancient Greece. In Ravel’s Ma mère l’Oye, we immerse ourselves in the colourful world of children’s folklore: another form of mythology, with no…
    Editor's Choice Manon

    The Australian Ballet: Manon

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s masterpiece makes a welcome return after more than a decade. Originally created for The Royal Ballet in 1974, it came to our shores 20 years later, thrilling audiences with its sumptuous retelling of Abbé Prévost’s 1731 novel. Prepare to be moved by Manon’s doomed love affair with…
    An Evening of Fairy Tales

    Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: An Evening of Fairy Tales

    Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Since time immemorial, fairy tales have been a source of fantasy and wonder for the world’s greatest composers. Let your imagination run free as magical music from the worlds of ballet and opera conjure up princes, evil stepsisters and a fairy godmother.
    fortyfivedownstairs Chamber Music Festival

    fortyfivedownstairs: Beethoven, Cherny and Liszt Piano Duets and Songs

    fortyfivedownstairs 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Coady Green and Glenn Riddle unite for a rare and dazzling program of piano four-hand gems from Beethoven, his pupil Carl Czerny, and Czerny’s own legendary protégé Franz Liszt. This rich musical lineage is further illuminated by Fanny Mendelssohn’s rarely performed duets, offering a fresh perspective on 19th-century piano repertoire.…
    Classical Music Club

    Hermit Arts: Classical Music Club

    Leederville Town Hall 84 Cambridge St, West Leederville, WA
    A morning concert series featuring local classical musicians perform a beautiful one hour long recital. Each performance features famous classical tunes that are well known and easy to listen to. Classical Music Club concerts are at the Leederville Town Hall from 10-11am on the third Friday of each month in…
    Stephen Hough performs Brahms

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Stephen Hough performs Brahms

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    In the hands of Sir Stephen Hough, ‘Brahms’ concertos have rarely sounded more brilliant, energetic and innovative’ (The Sunday Times). When you experience the stormy opening you’ll understand why this piece is considered one of the great piano concertos – but keep listening for the gorgeous slow movement, before it…
    Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique

    Queensland Symphony Orchestra: Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique

    QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
    Fancy a good practical joke? Richard Strauss wrote Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche (Merry Pranks) about a German folk hero who loved getting up to no good. It’s always fun to hear musical comedy from a serious composer, and we’ll be cracking a smile with you in the Concert Hall. Erich…

    Elder Conservatorium: Folklore

    Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    The Sydney-based Nexas Quartet is a trailblazing saxophone ensemble known for redefining the boundaries of chamber music. Comprising saxophonists Michael Duke, Andrew Smith, Nathan Henshaw, and Jay Byrnes, the quartet has garnered widespread recognition for their exceptional musicianship and unique artistic approach. United by the folkloric influences inherent in a…
    Genesis Baroque with Sara Macliver

    Melbourne Recital Centre: Genesis Baroque with Sara Macliver

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    A heartfelt program of soul-nourishing compositions explores love in both human and divine forms. Following a sold-out Melbourne Recital Centre debut in 2024, Genesis Baroque return to the Primrose Potter Salon for a collaboration with one of Australia’s favourite sopranos, Sara Macliver. Believed to have been composed as a celebration…

    Hayes Street Studio: Live at Hayes feat. violinist Emma McGrath and tenor Louis Hurley

    Hayes Street Studio 11 Hayes Street, Neutral Bay, NSW, Australia
    Hayes Street Studio presents a unique show featuring a diverse and electric program called:Live at Hayes! Come into Hayes to experience new things that include contemporary works including The Violinist by Puerto Rican-born composer Angélica Negrón, performed by Tasmanian Symphony orchestra concert master Emma McGrath, a trio by Italian film…
    Featured This Mirror Has Three Faces

    Selby & Friends: This Mirror Has Three Faces

    The Chapel, Charles Sturt University 15 Blackall St, Barton, ACT
    A breathtaking concert program which begins in stunning fashion with the second piano trio by important Soviet-born Austrian-American classical composer, conductor and concert pianist Lera Auerbach. One of today’s most sought-after and exciting creative voices, her performances and music are featured on the world’s leading stages – from Vienna’s Musikverein…
    Featured Editor's Choice Rapture

    Australian String Quartet: Rapture

    Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    ASQ lifts the lid on our deepest fears and desires, from the unrequited love expressed in Janáček’s Intimate Letters to Osvaldo Golijov’s juxtaposition of pain and beauty in Tenebrae and Beethoven’s triumph over adversity in Serioso. The program also includes the world premiere of Vanessa Perica’s No Feeling is Final, which…

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