• Melbourne Chamber Orchestra: Dancing Shadows

    75 Reid Street, Fitzroy North 75 Reid St, Fitzroy North, VIC, Australia
    In this dynamic concert, much-loved MCO core members take centre stage in a program three centuries in the making. Mozart’s Divertimento brims with youthful charm and elegance, while Andrew Ford’s Sad Jigs offers a poignant, whimsical take on dance forms through a contemporary Australian lens. The program culminates in Dvořák’s…

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: The Sydney Symphony performs Orchestral Favourites

    Civic Theatre Newcastle 375 Hunter Street, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
    Copland’s Appalachian Spring and Falla’s The Three-Cornered Hat pulse with energy and drive, while Ravel’s mesmerising Bolero builds to a thrilling climax that will stick in your head for weeks. Exciting young Western Sydney composer Holly Harrison matches that energy in Hi-Vis, drawing on elements of electronic dance music, brass…

    Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Jaime conducts Dvořák, Smetana & Coll

    Hamer Hall 100 St Kilda Rd, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Most of us have heard Dvořák’s Symphony No.9 From the New World. But why is it so much harder to find a concert featuring his Symphony No.7? We can’t figure it out either, so we’re presenting a live performance of this unusually neglected work. Just like the Ninth, this symphony…
    The Ring

    Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: The Ring

    Adelaide Town Hall off Pirie St, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
    Chief Conductor Mark Wigglesworth leads the ASO in The Ring: An Orchestral Adventure, weaving Wagner’s vast mythic saga into a powerful, emotionally charged hour. This special concert honours the Orchestra’s pioneering role in bringing Wagner’s Ring Cycle to Australia. The charismatic Australian soprano Helena Dix sets the scene for this…

    Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Jaime conducts Dvořák, Smetana & Coll

    Hamer Hall 100 St Kilda Rd, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Most of us have heard Dvořák’s Symphony No.9 From the New World. But why is it so much harder to find a concert featuring his Symphony No.7? We can’t figure it out either, so we’re presenting a live performance of this unusually neglected work. Just like the Ninth, this symphony…
    The Ring

    Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: The Ring

    Adelaide Town Hall off Pirie St, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
    Chief Conductor Mark Wigglesworth leads the ASO in The Ring: An Orchestral Adventure, weaving Wagner’s vast mythic saga into a powerful, emotionally charged hour. This special concert honours the Orchestra’s pioneering role in bringing Wagner’s Ring Cycle to Australia. The charismatic Australian soprano Helena Dix sets the scene for this…

    Tasmanian String Quartet: Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto

    Federation Concert Hall Hobart, TAS, Australia
    Serbian-French violinist Nemanja Radulovic makes his TSO debut with Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No 2 – a work full of drama, tenderness and Spanish rhythms. Radiohead guitarist and keyboardist, Johnny Greenwood, composed his Suite from Norwegian Wood for the film adaptation of Haruki Murakami’s cult novel, blending rich orchestration with atmospheric…
  • Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: First Voices Showcase

    Iwaki Auditorium 130 Southbank Blvd, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    MSO's annual program for emerging First Nations composers aims to enhance cultural vibrancy through collaboration and the nurturing of talent. First Voices offers participants an orchestral music commission along with the opportunity to workshop intensively with musicians and staff from the orchestra and guest composer mentors. You'll hear the world…

    Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Questions & Answers

    Ukaria Cultural Centre 119 Williams Rd, Mt Barker Summit, SA, Australia
    Two American and two central European composers combine to ask and answer questions in equal measure. Perhaps the first great American composer, Charles Ives understandably wonders what music and life are all about. Copland suggests that we should be grateful for open skies and hopeful horizons whilst Dvořák thinks that…

    Tasmanian String Quartet: Vaughan Williams’ Tuba Concerto

    Federation Concert Hall Hobart, TAS, Australia
    Forget everything you think you know about the tuba, as Vaughan Williams’ Concerto for Bass Tuba turns the spotlight on the orchestra’s biggest brass instrument. TSO’s Principal Tuba Rachel Kelly takes centre stage, revealing her instrument’s lyrical voice and astonishing agility. Also on the program: Doreen Carwithen’s cinematic Overture ODTAA…

    Tasmanian String Quartet: Livestream Event | Vaughan Williams’ Tuba Concerto

    The Makers Technology and Innovation Hub, Parklands
    Forget everything you think you know about the tuba, as Vaughan Williams’ Concerto for Bass Tuba turns the spotlight on the orchestra’s biggest brass instrument. TSO’s Principal Tuba Rachel Kelly takes centre stage, revealing her instrument’s lyrical voice and astonishing agility. Also on the program: Doreen Carwithen’s cinematic Overture ODTAA…

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: William Barton & the Sydney Symphony

    City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Whether he’s writing for voice, yiḏaki and guitar or the full force of a symphony orchestra, William Barton creates music that feels grounded and expansive. Described by ABC Arts as a ‘master of his craft and a deeply compelling performer’, Barton’s music moves through scenes of land and light: expansive, shaped by…