• Editor's Choice Baroque Unleashed

    Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Baroque Unleashed

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Promising an “adrenaline-charged ride”, this program features thrilling new takes on Baroque hits and hidden gems by the ABO’s period musicians. Concertmaster Shaun Lee-Chen delivers a fiery reading of Locatelli, Robert Nairn tackles Vivaldi’s Cello Concerto on violone, Baroque oboist Adam Masters interprets Albinoni and Artistic Director Paul Dyer bends…
  • Arabella Steinbacher performs Prokofiev

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Arabella Steinbacher performs Prokofiev

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Arabella Steinbacher’s mastery of Prokofiev’s Second Violin Concerto is clear from the first touch of her bow. Moments after the lights go down, her unaccompanied violin deftly sketches a potent and mysterious melody before the orchestra joins her. The New York Times describes Steinbacher as having ‘balanced lyricism and fire…
    Arabella Steinbacher performs Prokofiev

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Arabella Steinbacher performs Prokofiev

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Arabella Steinbacher’s mastery of Prokofiev’s Second Violin Concerto is clear from the first touch of her bow. Moments after the lights go down, her unaccompanied violin deftly sketches a potent and mysterious melody before the orchestra joins her. The New York Times describes Steinbacher as having ‘balanced lyricism and fire…
    Mozart and the Mendelssohns

    Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Mozart and the Mendelssohns

    Melbourne Town Hall 90-130 Swanston St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Chief Conductor Jaime Martín presents a joyful program of classical and early romantic treasures. Join us for an evening of pure musical bliss, beginning with Fanny Mendelssohn’s delightful Overture and concluding with her brother Felix’s romp through Italy in the Fourth Symphony. In between, Principal Players of the MSO wind…
    Mythic

    Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Mythic

    Adelaide Town Hall 128 King William Street, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Elena Kats-Chernin conjures the atmosphere of a mystical cave in Mythic, where shadowy strings and twinkling winds reflect the faint glimmer of light in a cavernous realm. Stravinsky reveals the spark of another fairytale in Petrushka, his zippy ballet score that brings to life some seriously mischievous puppets. The concert reaches its…
    Mozart and the Mendelssohns

    Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Mozart and the Mendelssohns

    Frankston Arts Centre 27-37 Davey Street, Frankston, VIC, Australia
    Chief Conductor Jaime Martín presents a joyful program of classical and early romantic treasures. Join us for an evening of pure musical bliss, beginning with Fanny Mendelssohn’s delightful Overture and concluding with her brother Felix’s romp through Italy in the Fourth Symphony. In between, Principal Players of the MSO wind…
    Arabella Steinbacher performs Prokofiev

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Arabella Steinbacher performs Prokofiev

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Arabella Steinbacher’s mastery of Prokofiev’s Second Violin Concerto is clear from the first touch of her bow. Moments after the lights go down, her unaccompanied violin deftly sketches a potent and mysterious melody before the orchestra joins her. The New York Times describes Steinbacher as having ‘balanced lyricism and fire…

    Sydney Eisteddfod: Sydney Eisteddfod NSW Doctors Orchestra Instrumental Scholarship | Final

    Sydney Conservatorium of Music 1 Conservatorium Rd, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Experience a showcase of talented young instrumentalists playing iconic music at the Sydney Eisteddfod NSW Doctors Orchestra Instrumental Scholarships. The scholarship attracts the finest talent from Australia and since it began in 2006, just under 350 aspiring instrumentalists have performed. The Scholarship offers a Senior and a Junior Award with…
    Mythic

    Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Mythic

    Adelaide Town Hall 128 King William Street, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Elena Kats-Chernin conjures the atmosphere of a mystical cave in Mythic, where shadowy strings and twinkling winds reflect the faint glimmer of light in a cavernous realm. Stravinsky reveals the spark of another fairytale in Petrushka, his zippy ballet score that brings to life some seriously mischievous puppets. The concert reaches its…
    Mozart and the Mendelssohns

    Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Mozart and the Mendelssohns

    Ulumbarra Theatre Bendigo, VIC, Australia
    Chief Conductor Jaime Martín presents a joyful program of classical and early romantic treasures. Join us for an evening of pure musical bliss, beginning with Fanny Mendelssohn’s delightful Overture and concluding with her brother Felix’s romp through Italy in the Fourth Symphony. In between, Principal Players of the MSO wind…
    Mozart and the Mendelssohns

    Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Mozart and the Mendelssohns

    Ulumbarra Theatre Bendigo, VIC, Australia
    Chief Conductor Jaime Martín presents a joyful program of classical and early romantic treasures. Join us for an evening of pure musical bliss, beginning with Fanny Mendelssohn’s delightful Overture and concluding with her brother Felix’s romp through Italy in the Fourth Symphony. In between, Principal Players of the MSO wind…
    Arabella Steinbacher performs Prokofiev

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Arabella Steinbacher performs Prokofiev

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Arabella Steinbacher’s mastery of Prokofiev’s Second Violin Concerto is clear from the first touch of her bow. Moments after the lights go down, her unaccompanied violin deftly sketches a potent and mysterious melody before the orchestra joins her. The New York Times describes Steinbacher as having ‘balanced lyricism and fire…

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