• UKARIA: Sitkovetsky Trio

    Ukaria Cultural Centre 119 Williams Rd, Mt Barker Summit, SA, Australia
    The Sitkovetsky Trio is one of the pre-eminent piano trios at work on today’s global stage. Formed by classmates at the UK’s Menuhin School over twenty years ago, the trio performs regularly in venues such as Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw and London’s Wigmore Hall, and their extensive discography for BIS Records has…
    Cocktail Hour with Alexander Morris

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Cocktail Hour with Alexander Morris

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Best known for the stabbing strings of Psycho, Bernard Herrmann’s Souvenirs de Voyage sounds like the soundtrack to an epic romance, full of yearning. Weber’s Quintet is a thrilling showpiece for the clarinet, revelling in the possibilities of the instrument. These intimate one-hour chamber music concerts in the Utzon Room showcase our musicians…
    New Ground

    Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: New Ground

    Adelaide Town Hall off Pirie St, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
    This program opens with Gershwin’s spirited An American in Paris, capturing the excitement and whimsy of the Jazz Age. Renowned classical accordionist James Crabb premieres Holly Harrison’s new concerto, shaped by her lively rhythms and blues-infused style. The concert builds to Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra, dancing between delicate winds, suspenseful…
    Editor's Choice Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Andrea Lam plays Tchaikovsky

    Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Andrea Lam plays Tchaikovsky

    Hamer Hall 100 St Kilda Rd, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Norwegian conductor Tabita Berglund leads the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in a Nordic-leaning program opening with Stenhammar’s late-Romantic showpiece Excelsior!. Pianist Andrea Lam performs Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1, composed during a period of personal and professional upheaval, and famously rejected by pianist Nikolai Rubinstein before Hans von Bülow gave it a…
    Editor's Choice China National Opera Opera Gala with Orchestra

    OAACA: China National Opera Opera Gala with Orchestra

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    China’s premiere national opera company makes its Australian debut with a concert intended to showcase Western opera alongside Chinese musical traditions. Founded in 1952, the company has previously performed on major stages across Europe, Asia and the Americas. A cast of leading opera singers performs with orchestra, conducted by Yuan Ding, in…
    Editor's Choice The Merry Widow

    Opera Australia: The Merry Widow

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Graeme Murphy’s production of Lehár’s evergreen operetta receives a welcome revival. As Pontevedro teeters on the brink of bankruptcy, its ambassador will do whatever it takes to prevent the wealthy widow Hanna Glavari from marrying a foreigner. When her old flame Count Danilo refuses to marry for money, the result is…

    Australian Youth Orchestra: AYO Flagship: Brave New Worlds

    City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
    The Australian Youth Orchestra marks an exciting milestone as we travel to the Top End for the first time in over 30 years before returning to Sydney’s City Recital Hall with a thrilling program featuring Shostakovich’s haunting Cello Concerto No. 1 and the sweeping gestures of Beethoven’s EroicaSymphony, conducted by…
    Editor's Choice The Merry Widow

    Opera Australia: The Merry Widow

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Graeme Murphy’s production of Lehár’s evergreen operetta receives a welcome revival. As Pontevedro teeters on the brink of bankruptcy, its ambassador will do whatever it takes to prevent the wealthy widow Hanna Glavari from marrying a foreigner. When her old flame Count Danilo refuses to marry for money, the result is…

    West Australian Symphony Orchestra: WASO Chorus Sings: Devotion

    St Mary's Cathedral, Perth Victoria Square, Perth, WA, Australia
    Experience the eternal beauty of choral music in the tranquil surrounds of St Mary’s Cathedral. In a thoughtful and inspiring program, the WASO Chorus brings centuries of devotion to life. From William Byrd’s and Tomás Luis de Victoria’s Renaissance treasures to Morten Lauridsen’s and Ola Gjeilo’s glowing modern works, each…

    UKARIA: Sitkovetsky Trio with Stefanie Farrands

    Ukaria Cultural Centre 119 Williams Rd, Mt Barker Summit, SA, Australia
    For their second concert, the Sitkovetsky Trio is joined by Australia’s own Stefanie Farrands, Principal Viola of the Australian Chamber Orchestra, in a program of distinctively Hungarian flavour. The scene is set with Haydn’s Hungarian-influenced Piano Trio No. 39 in G major, written during one of Haydn’s ‘liberating’ sojourns in…

    Sydney Opera House: Harry Ward & Noora Ylönen With Guest Ben Ward

    Sydney Opera House - The Utzon Room
    Praised for his moving performances and luxurious tone, adventurous young Australian star violinist Harry Ward has been making his mark on the international stage in recent times, having just been appointed to the legendary Berlin Philharmonic. For this moving recital in the intimate Utzon Room, he’s joined by Finnish pianist…