Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra: Dvorak and Tchaikovsky

The Concourse, Chatswood 409 Victoria Ave, Chatswood, NSW, Australia
KPO’s opening concert for 2025 features two eminent Australian artists. In recent years Harry Sdraulig has gained international recognition as a composer, collaborating with many acclaimed artists. He is now the most frequently commissioned and performed composer of his peers here in Australia. In 2021, Torrent, was commissioned by the Sydney Symphony…

Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra: Dance Macabre featuring Jabra Latham

Federation Concert Hall Hobart, TAS, Australia
The dead rise for a dance-off, the saxophone gets to shine and deals are made with devil. The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra's 6pm Series kicks off in 2025 with pop-culture favourite Danse macabre and the world premiere of a concerto by Tasmanian saxophone maestro Jabra Latham. In Danse macabre, the TSO's…
Disney in Concert

Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Disney in Concert

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
With captivating clips from your favourite Disney animated films projected live on the big screen, this world premiere concert promises to mesmerise and delight! Featuring musical highlights from Moana, The Lion King, Hercules, Frozen and many more performed live on stage by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Philharmonia Choirs and an ensemble of internationally acclaimed…

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Brahms and Tchaikovsky

Melbourne Town Hall 90-130 Swanston St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Umberto Clerici returns to Melbourne to conduct this charming evening of classics. MSO Assistant Principal Cello Elina Faskhi takes the solo role in Tchaikovsky’s set of variations which paid tribute to his idol Mozart. Brahms’ Third Symphony, filled with beautiful melodies, was composed at the height of his powers and…
Barber & Prokofiev

Queensland Symphony Orchestra: Barber & Prokofiev

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
Setting the stage for the 2025 Maestro Season, Barber & Prokofiev offers up three daring works, each different and powerful. You know you’re in for a ride when there’s a work titled Speed in the program. This pulse-racing music from Matthew Hindson was composed in the ‘90s, reflecting the fast-paced modern world.…
Disney in Concert

Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Disney in Concert

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
With captivating clips from your favourite Disney animated films projected live on the big screen, this world premiere concert promises to mesmerise and delight! Featuring musical highlights from Moana, The Lion King, Hercules, Frozen and many more performed live on stage by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Philharmonia Choirs and an ensemble of internationally acclaimed…

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Brahms and Tchaikovsky

Costa Hall, Geelong Deakin University, 1 Gheringhap St, Geelong, VIC, Australia
Umberto Clerici returns to Melbourne to conduct this charming evening of classics. MSO Assistant Principal Cello Elina Faskhi takes the solo role in Tchaikovsky’s set of variations which paid tribute to his idol Mozart. Brahms’ Third Symphony, filled with beautiful melodies, was composed at the height of his powers and…
Disney in Concert

Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Disney in Concert

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
With captivating clips from your favourite Disney animated films projected live on the big screen, this world premiere concert promises to mesmerise and delight! Featuring musical highlights from Moana, The Lion King, Hercules, Frozen and many more performed live on stage by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Philharmonia Choirs and an ensemble of internationally acclaimed…
Disney in Concert

Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Disney in Concert

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
With captivating clips from your favourite Disney animated films projected live on the big screen, this world premiere concert promises to mesmerise and delight! Featuring musical highlights from Moana, The Lion King, Hercules, Frozen and many more performed live on stage by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Philharmonia Choirs and an ensemble of internationally acclaimed…
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Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Light-Song Concert 2

Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Adelaide audiences are in for a treat with these two must-see concerts. The first is part of the Light-Song series and features the world premieres of Awakening by Ngaanyatjarra composer Vonda Last and Fast Blue Village 5 by Elena Kats-Chernin (see page 63). In Faith, Erin Helyard joins forces with award-winning baritone Morgan Pearse for an evening of music by…

Orchestra Victoria: Ignite

Meat Market 54 Courtney St, North Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Hear some of Melbourne's best and brightest as Orchestra Victoria and ANAM’s brass sections combine for a special performance at the Meat Market in North Melbourne this March. Spanning the energetic propulsive rhythms of Holly Harrison’s Burnout and Florence Anna Maunder’s Transmission I, the richness of Giuseppi Verdi’s Overture to…

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