Fire and Finesse

Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra: Fire and Finesse

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank
Lose yourself in the storm and serenity of Mozart’s G minor symphonies – his No.25 full of fiery intensity, and his No.40 – a masterpiece of passion and grace. Between these iconic works, delight in Jean Françaix’s charming Variations for cello and strings, featuring Queensland Symphony Orchestra Principal Cellist Hyung…

Editor's Choice Latvian Radio Choir & Genevieve Lacey

Musica Viva Australia: Latvian Radio Choir & Genevieve Lacey

Adelaide Town Hall off Pirie St, Adelaide
The Latvian Radio Choir joins recorder virtuoso Genevieve Lacey for a program that finds beauty and wonder in music inspired by birds. Alongside works by Arvo Pärt, Felix Mendelssohn and Pēteris Vasks, the program features two new commissions: Hollis Taylor and Jon Rose’s Bird on Byrd (read more on page 48) and Ēriks Ešenvalds’ Ceremony…
Editor's Choice Beethoven’s Pastoral

Australian Chamber Orchestra: Beethoven’s Pastoral

Newcastle City Hall Newcastle
Bringing the 2026 National Concert Season to a close, Artistic Director Richard Tognetti directs an all-Beethoven program that opens with the Coriolan Overture. He then plays violin alongside ACO Principal Cello Timo-Veikko Valve and pianist Konstantin Shamray in the Triple Concerto, before the expanded ACO performs the Sixth Symphony, Pastoral,…
Brahms Festival

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Brahms’ Second Symphony & Piano Concerto

Hamer Hall 100 St Kilda Rd, Southbank
Our two-week festival of Brahms continues, and through these two works we delve deeper into the personal life of this great composer. With his first symphony, he had finally stepped out of the shadow of Beethoven, who he respected as his predecessor while fearing he would never be good enough…
La Bohème

Opera Australia: La Bohème

Regent Theatre 191 Collins St, Melbourne
They have love. They have art. They have each other. But you can’t eat poetry, and philosophy won’t warm a bitter winter. This classic opera about young artists caught between ecstasy and pain has inspired countless Bohemian love stories. Now it’s time for a fresh production of this timeless tale,…

St George’s Cathedral: I Was Glad – A Celebration Of Wedding Music

St George's Cathedral, Perth 38 Georges Terrace, Perth
The 2026 season concludes with a magnificent evening of ceremonial anthems heard at Royal Weddings for generations. The program includes Parry’s I Was Glad and Blest Pair of Sirens, featured at the wedding of The Prince and Princess of Wales in 2011. Under the direction of Dr Joseph Nolan, formerly…