• Editor's Choice Choral Splendour

    Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Choral Splendour

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Concertmaster Shaun Lee-Chen and Ben Dollman perform Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, alongside excerpts from the composer’s cantatas Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben and Wir Danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir. The program also includes Telemann’s Overture in D major and Handel’s Coronation Anthems, Zadok the…

    Wagga Weekender Music Festival: The Three Seas

    Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre Tarcutta Street, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia
    The Three Seas weave together the mysticism of Baul and Himalayan folk traditions with the dynamic freedom of contemporary jazz. An enduring global collaboration that continues to evolve, their releases Haveli (2013), Fathers, Sons & Brothers (2017), and Afterlife (2022) explore the intersection of their cultural influences, showcasing ancient and…
    In The Quiet

    Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: In The Quiet

    Adelaide Town Hall off Pirie St, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
    Rachmaninov’s Second Symphony unfolds with yearning, sweeping strings that explore deep currents of longing and memory. Copland’s Quiet Citypaints a quieter scene, where plaintive trumpet and cor anglais solos capture moments of stillness amid the bustling world. Between them, lauded ASO Principal Clarinettist Dean Newcomb premieres a new concerto by…

    Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA): Elgar’s Cello Concerto and Emma Matthews

    Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts 2 Bradford St, Mount Lawley, WA, Australia
    The WAAPA Symphony Orchestra celebrates a new era at ECU City in a concert of extraordinary music featuring two of the world's most loved works, along with Australia's most-loved soprano. The divine Emma Matthews AM dazzles in music by Mozart, Claude Debussy's ravishing Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun…

    Queensland Symphony Orchestra: Maestro 2: Respighi, Higgins & Strauss

    QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
    Discover the dazzling possibilities of the trombone. British composer Gavin Higgins places the trombone centre stage with an imaginative concerto, inspired by a recently unearthed 16th-century manuscript brimming with fantastical imagery and celestial visions. From soaring comets to mysterious beasts, these vivid scenes are brought to life by one of…

    Wagga Weekender Music Festival: Andrew Blanch & Maria Eugenia Nieva – From Argentina with Love

    Wagga Wagga Art Gallery Civic Centre, Corner of Baylis & Morrow Streets, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia
    From Argentina with Love is a 70-minute journey through Argentina’s rich musical heritage, featuring iconic tangos by Piazzolla and Gardel alongside lesser-known but equally beautiful música folklórica, folkloric music from the countryside of Argentina. Performed by Mendoza-born mezzo-soprano María Eugenia Nieva and leading Australian guitarist Andrew Blanch—partners in music and…
    Editor's Choice Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Multi-award-winning violinist Leonidas Kavakos performs Shostakovich’s First Violin Concerto on his 1734 ‘Willemotte’ Stradivarius. Composed in 1947 for David Oistrakh, it reflects the composer’s intensely personal voice against a backdrop of Stalinist purges and rising antisemitism. It is coupled with Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony, which was completed shortly after a European tour and…

    Wagga Weekender Music Festival: The Three Seas

    Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre Tarcutta Street, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia
    The Three Seas weave together the mysticism of Baul and Himalayan folk traditions with the dynamic freedom of contemporary jazz. An enduring global collaboration that continues to evolve, their releases Haveli (2013), Fathers, Sons & Brothers (2017), and Afterlife (2022) explore the intersection of their cultural influences, showcasing ancient and…

    Wagga Weekender Music Festival: Daniel Johnson

    Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre Tarcutta Street, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia
    Pianist Daniel Johnson presents an all-Australian program featuring a serene journey across the western Australian oceanfront with Nicole Murphy's suite The Seagrass Anthology, followed by an exploration of the Sonatine landscape as envisaged by four of Australia's most beloved women composers.  Daniel Johnson, described as "masterful and insightful" by Yamaha…
    Editor's Choice Ovation

    Entertainment Consulting: Ovation

    City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Four of Australia’s finest voices unite for a concert celebrating musical theatre and opera. Marina Prior and Michael Cormick, whose 2024 tour earned a rave review in Limelight for their star quality and “masterclass in capturing the moment”, join forces with musical theatre powerhouse Silvie Paladino and acclaimed tenor David Hobson.…

    Heidelberg Choral Society: Heidelberg Choral Society: Classic Choruses

    Performing Arts Center, Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School Cnr Noel St and Upper Heidelberg Rd, Ivanhoe, VIC, Australia
    Classic Choruses : from Messiah, Elijah, The Creation, St John Passion, Carmina Burana & more Classic Choruses have been chosen from the very best of the choral spectrum. These lasting works by our greatest composers never fall from favour. From sacred oratorios of rhythmic intensity to song-like melodies and works…

    : Andrea Molteni in concert

    Sydney Conservatorium of Music 1 Conservatorium Rd, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Join us for a captivating afternoon of music organised by the Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Sydney on Sunday 19 April at 3:30 PM at the Music Workshop, Sydney Conservatorium of Music Following a successful summer tour in China, the young Italian pianist Andrea Molteni returns to Australia for a…