The Joan: The Vallies

Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre Penrith
Fresh off their triumph at the 2024 ACE (Australian Club Entertainment) Awards, winning Performers of the Year and Best Tribute Show, the sensational The Vallies are ready to rock your world! Join this award-winning Australian vocal group as they bring the unforgettable hits of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, the electrifying sounds of Motown,…

The Concourse: Meditations on Australia

The Concourse, Chatswood 409 Victoria Ave, Chatswood
Beloved Australian actor, singer, and writer Drew Forsythe joins cellist Susan Blake, flautist Jane Rutter, Lachlan Youll on didjeridoo, and special guest dramatist and renowned music theatre composer, Terence Clarke on piano. With music and poetry for and from the Australian continent, the performers play works from Jane Rutter’s album…
Patterns of Plants

Van Diemen’s Band: Patterns Of Plants

Princess Theatre, Launceston (Theatre North) 55/57 Brisbane Street, Launceston
Bite-sized concerts for the price of a sandwich. Van Diemen’s Band teams up with Melbourne’s Astra Ensemble to present Japanese composer Mamoru Fujieda’s magnum opus “Patterns of Plants”.
Epic Diva

Selby & Friends: Epic Diva

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank
Our 2025 Season comes to a close with a blockbuster program of big piano quartets filled to the brim with the most gorgeous melodies and boasting two of our most beloved chamber musicians in Liz Layton and Julian Smiles with an introduction to another brilliant young Australian artist, violist Isabella…
Epic Diva

Selby & Friends: Epic Diva

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank
Our 2025 Season comes to a close with a blockbuster program of big piano quartets filled to the brim with the most gorgeous melodies and boasting two of our most beloved chamber musicians in Liz Layton and Julian Smiles with an introduction to another brilliant young Australian artist, violist Isabella…

Brisbane Music Festival: Myths

FourthWall Arts Suite 4, 540 Queen St, Brisbane City
Karol Szymanowski | Mythes Amy Beach | Sonata for Violin and Piano Sophie Rowell | Violin Alex Raineri | Piano
Editor's Choice Beethoven – The Piano Concertos

West Australian Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven – The Piano Concertos – The Maverick

Winthrop Hall Perth
Asher Fisch and Czech virtuoso Lukáš Vondráček join forces for an unprecedented celebration of Beethoven’s five piano concertos across three concerts. From the youthful charm of the First to the heroic grandeur of the Emperor, this complete cycle charts 15 years of revolutionary creativity. Each program pairs the concertos with…

Genesis Baroque: Vivaldi’s Gloria

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank
Described as ‘impressive’ (Sydney Morning Herald), Melbourne’s own Genesis Baroque makes its Elisabeth Murdoch Hall debut as they join forces with the illustrious Choir of Trinity College. This evening of deep musical devotion opens with Vivaldi’s eternally dazzling Gloria. Bursting with sunlit joy and dancing rhythms, the opening movement right through…
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with Simone Young

Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with Simone Young

Sydney Opera House Sydney
Chief Conductor Simone Young is world-renowned for her interpretation of the great symphonies and draws everything out of this life-affirming masterpiece, celebrating Beethoven’s vision of universal harmony through the power of music with a superb, all-Australasian quartet of singers.    Demonstrating the continued power of Beethoven's profoundly human message, acclaimed First…
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with Simone Young

Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with Simone Young

Sydney Opera House Sydney
Chief Conductor Simone Young is world-renowned for her interpretation of the great symphonies and draws everything out of this life-affirming masterpiece, celebrating Beethoven’s vision of universal harmony through the power of music with a superb, all-Australasian quartet of singers.    Demonstrating the continued power of Beethoven's profoundly human message, acclaimed First…
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with Simone Young

Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with Simone Young

Sydney Opera House Sydney
Chief Conductor Simone Young is world-renowned for her interpretation of the great symphonies and draws everything out of this life-affirming masterpiece, celebrating Beethoven’s vision of universal harmony through the power of music with a superb, all-Australasian quartet of singers.    Demonstrating the continued power of Beethoven's profoundly human message, acclaimed First…
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with Simone Young

Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with Simone Young

Sydney Opera House Sydney
Chief Conductor Simone Young is world-renowned for her interpretation of the great symphonies and draws everything out of this life-affirming masterpiece, celebrating Beethoven’s vision of universal harmony through the power of music with a superb, all-Australasian quartet of singers.    Demonstrating the continued power of Beethoven's profoundly human message, acclaimed First…

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