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    Canberra International Music Festival: Wagner Lieder

    Wesley Music Centre 20-22 National Circuit, Forrest, ACT, Australia
    Artistic Director Eugene Ughetti’s 2026 program is deeply rooted in place, from site-specific bell works at Parliament House and the National Carillon to chamber and choral premieres. Anna-Louise Cole sings Wagner Lieder and Strauss’s Four Last Songs, the Australian String Quartet surveys British music from Purcell to Britten and Rebecca…
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    Canberra International Music Festival: Luminescence and the Machine

    Wesley Music Centre 20-22 National Circuit, Forrest, ACT, Australia
    Artistic Director Eugene Ughetti’s 2026 program is deeply rooted in place, from site-specific bell works at Parliament House and the National Carillon to chamber and choral premieres. Anna-Louise Cole sings Wagner Lieder and Strauss’s Four Last Songs, the Australian String Quartet surveys British music from Purcell to Britten and Rebecca…
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    Canberra International Music Festival: The Greek Embassy Breakfast

    Greek Embassy Canberra
    Artistic Director Eugene Ughetti’s 2026 program is deeply rooted in place, from site-specific bell works at Parliament House and the National Carillon to chamber and choral premieres. Anna-Louise Cole sings Wagner Lieder and Strauss’s Four Last Songs, the Australian String Quartet surveys British music from Purcell to Britten and Rebecca…
    Editor's Choice Interwoven

    Canberra International Music Festival: Interwoven

    Gandel Hall, National Gallery of Australia 30 Parkes Pl E, Parkes, ACT, Australia
    This program of vivid contrasts is anchored by Elizabeth Younan’s Interwoven, a recent work exploring connection and expression. Haydn’s String Quartet in A major – part of his revolutionary Sun series – brings wit and invention, while Prokofiev’s wartime Second Quartet in F major draws on Caucasian folk idioms. Clara Schumann’s Variations,…
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    Canberra International Music Festival: Folías de España

    Gandel Hall, National Gallery of Australia 30 Parkes Pl E, Parkes, ACT, Australia
    Artistic Director Eugene Ughetti’s 2026 program is deeply rooted in place, from site-specific bell works at Parliament House and the National Carillon to chamber and choral premieres. Anna-Louise Cole sings Wagner Lieder and Strauss’s Four Last Songs, the Australian String Quartet surveys British music from Purcell to Britten and Rebecca…

    Carclew: Blak Nite

    Carclew 11 Jeffcott Street, North Adelaide, SA, Australia
    One of Australia’s most uncompromising and influential First Nations artists, BARKAA, will headline BLAK NITE 2026 at Carclew on Friday 1 May, anchoring a one-night festival that brings together music, culture and community in a bold, multi-artform celebration. It will also feature a dynamic mix of established and emerging First…
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    Canberra International Music Festival: Schubert & Syrah

    Gandel Hall, National Gallery of Australia 30 Parkes Pl E, Parkes, ACT, Australia
    Artistic Director Eugene Ughetti’s 2026 program is deeply rooted in place, from site-specific bell works at Parliament House and the National Carillon to chamber and choral premieres. Anna-Louise Cole sings Wagner Lieder and Strauss’s Four Last Songs, the Australian String Quartet surveys British music from Purcell to Britten and Rebecca…
    Editor's Choice Audible Edge ’26

    Tone List: Audible Edge ’26 — A festival of exploratory music (Friday)

    Victoria Hall 179 High St, Fremantle, WA, Australia
    Artist-led, international and delightfully unpredictable, this annual festival of exploratory music is housed in Fremantle’s Victoria Hall, creating a space for virtuosic and “anti-virtuosic” improvisation, forward-thinking club sets and participatory play. Seed-funded artists include composer Simon Charles and poet John Kinsella, experimental electronic music producers Lia T and R. Glacken,…
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    Canberra International Music Festival: Folk & Tango

    Manning Clarke Hall, Kambri at ANU 154 University Ave, Acgton, ACT, Australia
    Artistic Director Eugene Ughetti’s 2026 program is deeply rooted in place, from site-specific bell works at Parliament House and the National Carillon to chamber and choral premieres. Anna-Louise Cole sings Wagner Lieder and Strauss’s Four Last Songs, the Australian String Quartet surveys British music from Purcell to Britten and Rebecca…
    Editor's Choice Audible Edge ’26

    Tone List: Audible Edge ’26 — A festival of exploratory music (Saturday)

    Victoria Hall 179 High St, Fremantle, WA, Australia
    Artist-led, international and delightfully unpredictable, this annual festival of exploratory music is housed in Fremantle’s Victoria Hall, creating a space for virtuosic and “anti-virtuosic” improvisation, forward-thinking club sets and participatory play. Seed-funded artists include composer Simon Charles and poet John Kinsella, experimental electronic music producers Lia T and R. Glacken,…

    Tone List: Audible Edge ’26 — A festival of exploratory music (Saturday)

    Victoria Hall 179 High St, Fremantle, WA, Australia
    Early birds join Ryan Borrett & Eduardo Cossio in Booyembarra Park for a morning soundwalk - stroll, listen, reflect & chat. Come by the space at 10 for Teeter Bakery pastries, Pound Coffee & some participatory sessions in the morning: join us out in the courtyard with your instrument for…
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    Canberra International Music Festival: MOSSO: music in motion

    National Film and Sound Archive Acton, ACT, Australia
    Artistic Director Eugene Ughetti’s 2026 program is deeply rooted in place, from site-specific bell works at Parliament House and the National Carillon to chamber and choral premieres. Anna-Louise Cole sings Wagner Lieder and Strauss’s Four Last Songs, the Australian String Quartet surveys British music from Purcell to Britten and Rebecca…