• Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Spring Gala – Brahms’ German Requiem

    Hamer Hall 100 St Kilda Rd, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Sir Bryn Terfel opens our Spring Gala with a selection of spiritual works to set the scene for the transcendant choral work to come. Then, the Brahms Festival culminates with one of the most moving tributes to grief and remembrance, Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem. Brahms called it Ein Deutsches Requiem…

    Four Winds: Spring Youth Music Festival 2026

    Four Winds Barragga Bay, NSW, Australia
    Curated by David Hewitt, Four Winds’ Create & Inspire Director, the Spring Youth Music Festival extends beyond the festival day to include year-round mentorship and opportunities for youth to learn instruments. Through workshops, tutoring, and in-school programs, Four Winds is dedicated to empowering young people to express their stories through…
    The Trumpet of the Swan

    Opera Australia: The Trumpet of the Swan

    Regent Theatre 191 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    He raised his trumpet and blew a strong, clear note. It was the greatest moment of his life. Meet Louis, a young swan born without a voice. With the help of a boy named Sam and a stolen trumpet, Louis sets out to prove that even the quietest among us…
    Completely Unfinished

    Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Completely Unfinished

    Adelaide Town Hall off Pirie St, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
    Some of the greatest music was never completed. Both Schubert and Mahler died before they finished their final symphonies and yet neither work sounds incomplete. There is nothing short-changed about the two movements that Schubert must have realised were perfect as they stood. And Deryck Cooke’s performing version of Mahler’s…

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: The Sydney Symphony Performs Max Richter’s Four Seasons

    Newcastle City Hall Newcastle, NSW, Australia
    The natural world has inspired artists, writers and composers for centuries. But rarely has it been captured more vividly than in Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. The warm glow of summer, the biting winds of winter, the soft descent of autumn and the bursting joy of spring. 300 years after Vivaldi, contemporary…
    Drifting Currents

    Melbourne Chamber Orchestra: Drifting Currents

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Experience the world premiere of Alice Humphries’ deeply moving Cello Concerto, written especially for celebrated MCO cellist Blair Harris. Known for his emotional depth and fearless artistry, Harris brings this new work to life in a performance that highlights his long-standing collaboration with the composer. The program also features Respighi’s…
    Endless Sky

    Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Endless Sky

    St Peter's Cathedral 27 King William Road, North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
    Dancing winds bring a burst of joy to Pulcinella, Stravinsky’s charming suite from his Italian-inspired ballet. Tchaikovsky’s enchanting Serenade for Strings maintains the heartwarming mood with airy strings that send music floating through St Peter’s Cathedral. The program takes a transportive turn with the pure tones of Caroline Shaw’s and…

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: The Sydney Symphony Performs Max Richter’s Four Seasons

    Sydney Coliseum Theatre Rooty Hill, NSW, Australia
    The natural world has inspired artists, writers and composers for centuries. But rarely has it been captured more vividly than in Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. The warm glow of summer, the biting winds of winter, the soft descent of autumn and the bursting joy of spring. 300 years after Vivaldi, contemporary…
    Endless Sky

    Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Endless Sky

    St Peter's Cathedral 27 King William Road, North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
    Dancing winds bring a burst of joy to Pulcinella, Stravinsky’s charming suite from his Italian-inspired ballet. Tchaikovsky’s enchanting Serenade for Strings maintains the heartwarming mood with airy strings that send music floating through St Peter’s Cathedral. The program takes a transportive turn with the pure tones of Caroline Shaw’s and…
    Maestro 10: Don Juan & Manfred

    Queensland Symphony Orchestra: Maestro 10: Don Juan & Manfred

    QPAC - Concert Hall
    This season finale reveals Queensland Symphony Orchestra at full power. At just 24, Richard Strauss unleashed Don Juan, a blazing tone poem whose fearless virtuosity still challenges orchestras worldwide. Chief Conductor Umberto Clerici steers its themes as they leap, flirt, and finally sink into uneasy silence – echoing Nikolaus Lenau’s restless hero. Australian-Ukrainian composer Catherine Likhuta follows…

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Forces of Nature

    Sydney Coliseum Theatre Rooty Hill, NSW, Australia
    The natural world has inspired artists, writers and composers for centuries. But rarely has it been captured more vividly than in Vivaldi’s Four Seasons: the warm glow of summer, the biting winds of winter, the soft descent of autumn and the bursting joy of spring. 300 years after Vivaldi, contemporary…