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Editor's Choice Baroque Unleashed

Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Baroque Unleashed

City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, 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…

Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Lang Lang and the Sydney Symphony

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
Saint-Saëns’ Second Piano Concerto will stir and excite you at every turn. Lang Lang has chosen this piece for a reason: it’s an exhilarating journey from melancholy and moving to light and playful, from its dramatic opening to its wildly passionate finale. It's captivating to the final note. Before Lang Lang…

Queensland Symphony Orchestra: Mozart’s Piano

Queensland Conservatorium 140 Grey St, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia
The pinnacle of refinement: dine in three delights of the classical era. Mozart adored composing piano concertos, and his Piano Concerto No.27 is his final work of this form. Having written 26 others before it, the maturity and artistry of this concerto is, unsurprisingly, astounding. Australian pianist Daniel de Borah…
Editor's Choice Baroque Unleashed

Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Baroque Unleashed

City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, 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…
Mesmerise

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Mesmerise

Adelaide Town Hall 128 King William Street, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Beethoven’s Coriolan ignites the stage with its fierce drama, leaving you on the edge of your seat as the fate of its Roman hero unfolds. This tension gives way to the vibrancy of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.2 with its joyous dialogue between piano and orchestra. Explore new musical realms with a World…
Classic 100 in Concert

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Classic 100 in Concert

Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Every year for over two decades, ABC Classic has asked music lovers to nominate their favourite pieces on a particular theme, counting down the results across an exciting weekend in June. Join us for the third edition of this popular live event featuring highlights from the countdown!
Glorious Nights

West Australian Symphony Orchestra: Glorious Nights

Winthrop Hall Perth, WA, Australia
  Acclaimed Dutch conductor Otto Tausk reunites with WASO to lead this enthralling concert. One of his most celebrated and enduring works, Poulenc’s Gloria expresses the sacred through a captivating mixture of lush harmonies, deep solemnity and a playful spirit. Debussy’s Nocturnes enchants with its dreamlike soundscapes and serene, shifting…
Editor's Choice Baroque Unleashed

Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Baroque Unleashed

City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, 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…
Classic 100 in Concert

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Classic 100 in Concert

Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Every year for over two decades, ABC Classic has asked music lovers to nominate their favourite pieces on a particular theme, counting down the results across an exciting weekend in June. Join us for the third edition of this popular live event featuring highlights from the countdown!
Mesmerise

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Mesmerise

Adelaide Town Hall 128 King William Street, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Beethoven’s Coriolan ignites the stage with its fierce drama, leaving you on the edge of your seat as the fate of its Roman hero unfolds. This tension gives way to the vibrancy of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.2 with its joyous dialogue between piano and orchestra. Explore new musical realms with a World…
Odyssey

Willoughby Symphony: Odyssey

The Concourse, Chatswood 409 Victoria Ave, Chatswood, NSW, Australia
Bedřich Smetana’s The Moldau is one of the most spellbinding depictions of nature in classical music, capturing the magic of a gentle stream in the mountains that becomes a surging river, carrying the listener through the Czech countryside. Dr Nicholas Milton AM and the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra take you on…

The Metropolitan Orchestra: The Planets

Riverside Theatres, Parramatta Parramatta, NSW, Australia
Join The Metropolitan Orchestra and acclaimed conductor Sarah-Grace Williams for an unforgettable evening of symphonic brilliance at Riverside Theatres on June 21st. The special family friendly concert opens with Copland’s iconic Fanfare for the Common Man, a stirring tribute to strength and resilience. Britten’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra…

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