Melbourne Youth Orchestra: The Big Busk 2026

Queen Victoria Market Queen St, Melbourne, Melbourne
The streets of the Queen Victoria Market will come alive with the sound of music when Melbourne Youth Orchestras (MYO) presents The Big Busk on Saturday 19 September 2026, transforming one of Naarm/Melbourne's most iconic destinations into a vibrant celebration of young musical talent. More than 650 young musicians will…

Bryce Dessner’s Trembling Earth

: Bryce Dessner’s Trembling Earth

This richly textured program explores the enduring power of the natural world, from flowing rivers and oceans to forested mountains and fields. Umberto Clerici leads us into the lyricism of Dvořák’s Symphony No.8, a heartfelt celebration of Bohemia’s natural beauty. Alive with birdsong, rustic dances and sweeping melodies, its folk-infused tunes…

Editor's Choice Sibelius: The Symphonies

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Sibelius: The Symphonies Concert 3

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…

Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra: Saint-Saëns’ Cello Concerto

Federation Concert Hall Hobart
Acclaimed conductor Nodoka Okisawa makes her TSO debut in this French-themed concert with a Japanese twist. TSO Principal Cello Jonathan Békés stars in Saint-Saëns’ Cello Concerto No 1, a work of lyrical beauty and virtuosic brilliance. Takashi Yoshimatsu’s And Birds are Still brings a welcome contrast, evoking stillness and quiet…

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Handel & Bach

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank
It’s the 1700s and you’re sipping a glass of champagne. Beautiful music is playing through the open air, and you listen to the instruments while cruising gently down the river with your friends. It’s a scene fit for a king, which is exactly why George Frideric Handel composed Water Music.…

Bryce Dessner’s Trembling Earth

: Bryce Dessner’s Trembling Earth

This richly textured program explores the enduring power of the natural world, from flowing rivers and oceans to forested mountains and fields. Umberto Clerici leads us into the lyricism of Dvořák’s Symphony No.8, a heartfelt celebration of Bohemia’s natural beauty. Alive with birdsong, rustic dances and sweeping melodies, its folk-infused tunes…