• Schubert’s Fantasy & Octet

    Australian Chamber Orchestra: Schubert’s Fantasy & Octet

    Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Schubert composed like an oil painter, drawing from a rich palette of melodic and harmonic colours. With a divine lyricism at its heart, his music is imbued with an intimacy and intensity that taps into the full range of human emotion. Richard Tognetti’s affinity for Schubert is evident in every…

    UKARIA: Alexander Gavrylyuk

    Ukaria Cultural Centre 119 Williams Rd, Mt Barker Summit, SA, Australia
    Ukrainian-Australian pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk returns with a characterful and dramatic program that showcases his ‘revelatory’ and ‘electrifying’ artistry. Each half opens with a distinctive evocation of childhood: Robert Schumann’s Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) offers an adult’s perspective, in a series of reminiscences of childhood experience. By contrast, Tchaikovsky’s Children’s Album…

    Melbourne Chamber Orchestra: Dancing Shadows

    75 Reid Street, Fitzroy North 75 Reid St, Fitzroy North, VIC, Australia
    In this dynamic concert, much-loved MCO core members take centre stage in a program three centuries in the making. Mozart’s Divertimento brims with youthful charm and elegance, while Andrew Ford’s Sad Jigs offers a poignant, whimsical take on dance forms through a contemporary Australian lens. The program culminates in Dvořák’s…
    Editor's Choice The First Murder

    Pinchgut Opera: The First Murder

    Roslyn Packer Theatre 22 Hickson Rd, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    The First Murder (Il primo omicidio) was composed in 1707 by the then hugely successful Alessandro Scarlatti. The narrative in this two-part oratorio finds compassion and hope amid the jealousy and violence of the biblical story of Cain and Abel. Dean Bryant aims to bring a newfound urgency to Scarlatti’s…
    Schubert’s Fantasy & Octet

    Australian Chamber Orchestra: Schubert’s Fantasy & Octet

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Schubert composed like an oil painter, drawing from a rich palette of melodic and harmonic colours. With a divine lyricism at its heart, his music is imbued with an intimacy and intensity that taps into the full range of human emotion. Richard Tognetti’s affinity for Schubert is evident in every…

    Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Masterclass with Kirill Gerstein

    Iwaki Auditorium 130 Southbank Blvd, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Fascination for musical discovery combined with boundless curiosity, imagination, and virtuosity have established Kirill Gerstein as one of today’s most prolific and compelling performers. He is currently Professor of Piano at Berlin’s Hanns Eisler Hochschule and coaches at the Verbier Festival Academy. This masterclass is a unique opportunity for pianists…
    Schubert’s Fantasy & Octet

    Australian Chamber Orchestra: Schubert’s Fantasy & Octet

    City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Schubert composed like an oil painter, drawing from a rich palette of melodic and harmonic colours. With a divine lyricism at its heart, his music is imbued with an intimacy and intensity that taps into the full range of human emotion. Richard Tognetti’s affinity for Schubert is evident in every…
    Editor's Choice The First Murder

    Pinchgut Opera: The First Murder

    Roslyn Packer Theatre 22 Hickson Rd, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    The First Murder (Il primo omicidio) was composed in 1707 by the then hugely successful Alessandro Scarlatti. The narrative in this two-part oratorio finds compassion and hope amid the jealousy and violence of the biblical story of Cain and Abel. Dean Bryant aims to bring a newfound urgency to Scarlatti’s…

    Van Diemen’s Band: Baroque Family Songbook

    Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Launceston 34 Cameron St, Launceston, TAS, Australia
    British-Australian tenor Jacob Lawrence is celebrated for his interpretations of vocal music from the Medieval to the Baroque eras, and frequently performs with renowned European ensembles like Vox Luminis and Profeti della Quinta. For this intimate recital, he takes to the stage with his mother, Melbourne-based harpsichordist Elizabeth Anderson, to perform some of their favourite…