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Meet @ The Market

Orchestra Victoria: Meet @ The Market

Meat Market 54 Courtney St, North Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Step into Orchestra Victoria’s new home at the iconic Meat Market in North Melbourne and experience classical music in a fresh, modern context that breaks with tradition. Perfect for curious minds eager to connect over great music, a drink in one hand and a bite in the other. Meet is…
Editor's Choice Matthias Goerne and Daniil Trifonov

Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Daniil Trifonov performs Rachmaninov

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
In what promises to be a highlight of this year’s concert calendar, German baritone and Lieder expert Matthias Goerne embarks on a national tour with Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov (see our interview with Goerne on page 46). Witness their unparalleled artistry as they perform Schubert’s Schwanengesang, Winterreise and Die schöne Müllerin. Trifonov…
Seasons

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Seasons

Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons evocatively depicts birdsong, violent thunderstorms, and crackling winter fires, with plenty of fireworks along the way. Led by James Ehnes, this evergreen showpiece for violin and orchestra is matched with works for string ensemble to explore the First Nations perspective on the passing of the year curated…
The Pirates of Penzance (WA Opera)

West Australian Opera: The Pirates of Penzance

His Majesty's Theatre, Perth Perth, WA, Australia
Hurrah for The Pirate King! Gilbert and Sullivan’s uproariously silly operetta The Pirates of Penzance storms the stage of His Majesty’s Theatre for a romp across the high seas and to the Motherland. Bursting with much-loved music, the score will leave you grinning with classics including I am the Very…

Melbourne Recital Centre: Ravel and the Spirit of French Music

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Pianists Daniel Le and Allie Xinyu Wang unite for a special afternoon concert to celebrate Maurice Ravel’s 150th birthday, with a program of French piano masterpieces. The recital showcases the rich history of French music, from the elegance of Ravel’s predecessors to his own innovative style. Featuring Ravel’s Miroirs, a…

Australian Boys Choir: Bach – St Mark Passion

Ballarat Central Uniting Church 103 Lydiard St South, Ballarat, VIC, Australia
For the opening program of its 2025 concert season, the Australian Boys Choral Institute presents the Australian premiere of Robert Koolstra's reconstruction of J.S. Bach's lost St. Mark passion in the lead-up to Easter. Singers from the Australian Boys Choir and The Vocal Consort will join an outstanding cast of…

Bowral Autumn Music Festival: Momentum Ensemble with William Barton, Veronique Serret, Meagan Turner, Hyung Suk Bae and Aunty Delmae Barton

St Jude's Church, Bowral 38 Bendooley St, Bowral, NSW, Australia
Join us for this thrilling performance celebrating these highly esteemed, well established artists alongside the exciting emerging talents of the 2025 AYO Momentum Ensemble. The program includes Arvo Pärt Fractres, Britten's Lachrymae for solo viola and chamber orchestra, C.P.E Bach's String Symphony in B flat Major, Dvořák's Silent Woods and…
Editor's Choice Bach’s Orchestral Suites

Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Bach’s Orchestral Suites

City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
JS Bach’s four orchestral suites are rarely played together in a single concert, but Artistic Director Paul Dyer has curated just such a program, promising the grandest performance of the season. Each suite begins with a French overture in the style of Lully, followed by a variety of dances – among…

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Coronation Anthems

Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, Australia
The MSO Chorus performs music fit for Royalty at this celebratory concert of choral music traditionally performed at British coronations. Originally commissioned for the coronation of George II in 1727, Handel’s anthems Zadok the Priest, Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened, The King Shall Rejoice, and My Heart Is Inditinghave regularly…
Rameau – Boccherini – Massenet – Bruch

Fremantle Chamber Orchestra: Rameau – Boccherini – Massenet – Bruch

Fremantle Town Hall 8 William St, Fremantle, Western Australia
Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1 is arguably the most beloved and beautiful violin concerto with breathtakingly heart-warming melodies. Incredibly gifted 15-year-old Audrey Jarvis is the soloist in this romantic masterpiece. FCO and the brilliant Paul Wright (Audrey’s teacher) have crafted a program to complement Bruch: Rameau’s Pygmalion Overture, Boccherini’s La…

Rotary Club of Woy Woy: Opera in the Arboretum

Pearl Beach Arboretum 71 Crystal Avenue, Pearl Beach, NSW, Australia
A sublime afternoon of music in a native forest setting at Pearl Beach. A world class line up of opera stars with bass-baritone Teddy Tahu Rhodes, mezzo-soprano Sally-Anne Russell, tenor Andrew Goodwin and soprano Clarissa Spata. Special Guest artist is violinist Madeleine Easton.

Melbourne Recital Centre: Hoang Pham in Recital

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Beethoven wrote 32 piano sonatas and both the Pathétique and Moonlight remain his most popular of the series. Both of these sonatas were written around the turn of the 19th century and were revolutionary, offering a glimpse into the more emotional and dramatic Romantic period. Liszt's piano transcription of Wagner's…

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