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    • Australian National Academy of Music: Dark Full Ride

    Abbotsford Convent 1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford, VIC, Australia
    "Take a wild ride on the highway of American percussion music, all the way from LA to New York City! Danny Elfman – famous for his many award winning scores for Hollywood (including Batman) – shines in a beautiful mallet quartet and Julia Wolfe  translates the pulse of down-town Manhattan into…
    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

    Costa Hall, Geelong Deakin University, 1 Gheringhap St, Geelong, 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.
    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…
    Palestrina 500

    Australian Chamber Choir: Palestrina 500

    Sterling Place Community Centre 14 Sterling St, Dunkeld, VIC, Australia
    Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina was born between 3 February 1525 and 2 February 1526. This year we celebrate his 500th birthday. A prolific composer, Palestrina was the first Italian to successfully adopt the polyphonic style practiced by Flemish composers like Guillaume du Fay and Josquin des Prez (both of whom…
    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…
    Distant World

    Omega Ensemble: Distant World

    The Neilson, Pier 2/3 13A Hickson Road, Dawes Point, NSW, Australia
    One of the most celebrated composers of the past century, Arvo Pärt’s Spiegel im Spiegel is a meditative and deeply moving masterwork, with each meticulously measured note inviting performer and listener to interpret its profound emotional depth. This delicate work leads a performance of reflection and emotional gravitas, including Latvian composer…

    Sydney Philharmonia Choirs: Rossini in Paris

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    More famous than Beethoven, Rossini was a household name – his tunes on every lip. For one tune that’s still true: the ‘Lone Ranger’ theme that brings the William Tell overture to its thrilling end. William Tell, created for the Paris Opera, also marked the end of Rossini’s stage career. At the peak of…
    Paavali

    Flinders Quartet: Paavali

    St John's Anglican Church, Flinders 50 Barker St, Flinders, VIC, Australia
    “Usually, our programs come about because we want to play the music of specific composers but in the case of this program, it was a performer that was the catalyst. Melbourne has been lucky to have extraordinary pianist, Paavali Jumppanen, in our musical community as Artistic Director at ANAM and…
    Featured This Mirror Has Three Faces

    Selby & Friends: This Mirror Has Three Faces

    Bowral Memorial Hall 16-24 Bendooley St,, Bowral, NSW
    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…
    fortyfivedownstairs Chamber Music Festival

    fortyfivedownstairs: Beethovens 5th and 6th Symphonies for Piano Four Hands

    fortyfivedownstairs 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Begin your Beethoven odyssey with two of his most beloved symphonies – the stormy, fate-driven 5th and the pastoral, sun-drenched 6th – in the dazzlingly virtuosic four-hand arrangements by Beethoven’s own student, Carl Czerny. A thrilling and intimate way to experience these masterpieces, this matinee concert (performed by Coady Green & Ricardo…

    Kammerklang: Out of the Shadows

    The Motley Bauhaus 118 Elgin St, Carlton, VIC, Australia
    Out of the Shadows is curated and performed by Melbourne violist Phoebe Green. Featuring diverse musical voices from across Australia, this one-hour solo concert invites the audience in for deep listening and contemplation of the unknown, unseen, and unheard. Phoebe Green performs Out of the Shadows at the Motley Bauhaus…

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