Carnival of the Animals

Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Carnival of the Animals

Sydney Opera House Sydney
What better way to introduce children to the sounds of the orchestra than Saint-Saëns’ beloved Carnival of the Animals? With plodding double-bass elephants, pecking piano-and-string hens and graceful cello swans, this piece has all the fun and fascination of a trip to the zoo. Alex Turley’s Animalia adds an Australian…

Carnival of the Animals

Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Carnival of the Animals

Sydney Opera House Sydney
What better way to introduce children to the sounds of the orchestra than Saint-Saëns’ beloved Carnival of the Animals? With plodding double-bass elephants, pecking piano-and-string hens and graceful cello swans, this piece has all the fun and fascination of a trip to the zoo. Alex Turley’s Animalia adds an Australian…

Redland Sinfonia: Redland Sinfonia – Across the Stars

RPAC Concert Hall
Embark on a spectacular musical journey through space with Redland Sinfonia. Experience the massive, cinematic power of Holst’s The Planets, featuring its most iconic movements — from the thunderous force of Mars to the haunting, ethereal mystery of Neptune. The second half of the concert lifts off into the world of space on screen,…

West Australian Symphony Orchestra: Side-by-Side Symphony

Winthrop Hall Perth
WASO’s annual Side-by-Side Symphony program offers community musicians the extraordinary opportunity to perform on stage alongside members of their State Orchestra. Rehearsing together across two consecutive days before performing live on stage at Winthrop Hall, this special program is a rare and unforgettable experience for many community instrumentalists.

Editor's Choice Sibelius: The Symphonies

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Sibelius: The Symphonies Concert 1

Adelaide Town Hall off Pirie St, Adelaide
Chief Conductor Mark Wigglesworth leads the ASO in a complete cycle of Sibelius’s seven symphonies, tracing the composer’s evolution from the national-romantic expansiveness of the First and Second to the increasingly concise, abstract language of the later works. Rooted in Finnish landscapes, mythology and identity, the cycle reveals Sibelius’s radical…