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…
Bernstein & Korngold

Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Bernstein & Korngold

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
Caribbean sounds collide with New York’s jazz scene in music by Gershwin and Bernstein, and Korngold brings the Golden Age of Hollywood to the stage. Australian violinist Christian Li became the youngest winner in the history of the Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists at age ten, and the…

: Rocket Man Elton John Orchestrated

Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide Adelaide, SA, Australia
Set at Her Majesty’s Theatre, this spectacular event unites the powerful sounds of the Southern Cross Symphony with an outstanding 9-piece live band, to celebrate the timeless music of Elton John. Piano virtuoso and vocalist Brenton Foster joins Sing It Live’s star vocalist Shaun Holton, together with the Orchestra, to…

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Ryman Healthcare Winter Gala: Lang Lang

Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, Australia
The singular piano sensation of this century returns for one night only with the MSO and Chief Conductor Jaime Martín. Lang Lang brings all the dazzling charm and extroverted drama required for Saint-Saëns virtuosic Second Piano Concerto—a true romantic masterpiece.

Zelman Symphony: Laussade plays Beethoven

James Tatoulis Auditorium: Methodist Ladies College Kew 207 Barkers Rd, Kew, Victoria, Australia
Zelman Symphony welcomes back Elyane Laussade to perform Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto. Composed during a turbulent period marked by the Napoleonic Wars, the concerto reflects Beethoven’s resilience and growing confidence, with grandiose themes that mirror the era’s intense political climate and his own struggles with deafness. Continuing our theme of works…

Queensland Symphony Orchestra: Cello Dreams

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
​It’s dramatic, it’s angst-ridden, it’s thrilling. And Beethoven’s Egmont Overture is just the beginning. Australian cellist Benett Tsai leads the charge in Saint-Saens’ Cello Concerto No. 1. There are no frills attached - the cello is off and away from the very first beat, resonant, spectacular, and fiery with passion.…
Mozart’s Clarinet

Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra: Mozart’s Clarinet

Gympie Senior Citizens Centre 40 Mellor St, Gympie, QLD, Australia
Dancing strings, lilting clarinet – the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra returns to regional QLD with sparkling chamber music from three brilliant composers. Mozart’s Clarinet soars from joyful Schubert to the freshness of female composer Emilie Mayer and one of music’s best-loved pieces: Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet, played on a rare historical…
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…

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