• Editor's Choice Sibelius: The Symphonies

    Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Sibelius: The Symphonies Concert 3

    Adelaide Town Hall off Pirie St, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
    Chief Conductor Mark Wigglesworth leads the ASO in a complete cycle of Sibelius’s seven symphonies, tracing the composer’s evolution from the national-romantic expansiveness of the First and Second to the increasingly concise, abstract language of the later works. Rooted in Finnish landscapes, mythology and identity, the cycle reveals Sibelius’s radical…

    Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra: Saint-Saëns’ Cello Concerto

    Federation Concert Hall Hobart, TAS, Australia
    Acclaimed conductor Nodoka Okisawa makes her TSO debut in this French-themed concert with a Japanese twist. TSO Principal Cello Jonathan Békés stars in Saint-Saëns’ Cello Concerto No 1, a work of lyrical beauty and virtuosic brilliance. Takashi Yoshimatsu’s And Birds are Still brings a welcome contrast, evoking stillness and quiet…

    Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Handel & Bach

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    It’s the 1700s and you’re sipping a glass of champagne. Beautiful music is playing through the open air, and you listen to the instruments while cruising gently down the river with your friends. It’s a scene fit for a king, which is exactly why George Frideric Handel composed Water Music.…
    Bryce Dessner’s Trembling Earth

    : Bryce Dessner’s Trembling Earth

    This richly textured program explores the enduring power of the natural world, from flowing rivers and oceans to forested mountains and fields. Umberto Clerici leads us into the lyricism of Dvořák’s Symphony No.8, a heartfelt celebration of Bohemia’s natural beauty. Alive with birdsong, rustic dances and sweeping melodies, its folk-infused tunes…

    Fremantle Chamber Orchestra: Fundrasier for Homeless / Spring Concert

    Fremantle Town Hall 8 William St, Fremantle, WA, Australia
    Fremantle Chamber Orchestra's Spring Concert is the second Fundraiser for Homeless People in collaboration with Rotary Attadale. In 2025, we raised $20509. The uplifting Corelli Concerto Grosso 4 opens, followed by a Mozart highlight, his Divertimento 3 and the heart-warming Adagio by Sinding from his Suite Op10. Mercadante’s Flute Concerto…
    Editor's Choice Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony

    West Australian Symphony Orchestra: Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony

    Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre 2 Blair Street, Bunbury, WA, Australia
    Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor Asher Fisch conducts Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5, written after a period of self-doubt and personal turmoil. Its 1888 premiere in St Petersburg was poorly received, and Tchaikovsky initially considered the work a failure. Nevertheless, it went on to become one of his most enduring works,…
    Bryce Dessner & the Sydney Symphony

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Bryce Dessner & the Sydney Symphony

    City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Known to many from American rock band The National, Dessner is also a leading figure in contemporary classical music. He ‘slips in and out of musical guises with disarming ease…his gorgeous and full-hearted music’ (NPR) blurring the lines between genres, shaped by collaborations with icons like Steve Reich and Philip…

    Snow Concert Hall: Sydney Symphony Orchestra

    Snow Concert Hall 40 Monaro Crescent, Red Hill, Canberra, ACT, Australia
    The Sydney Symphony Orchestra makes its long-awaited return to Canberra with a program of music for – and inspired by – dance. With folk dances and music for ballet, Conductor in Residence Benjamin Northey leads the Orchestra in this program including high-energy works by Stravinsky and Kodály. Be moved by…
    Bryce Dessner & the Sydney Symphony

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Bryce Dessner & the Sydney Symphony

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Known to many from American rock band The National, Dessner is also a leading figure in contemporary classical music. He ‘slips in and out of musical guises with disarming ease…his gorgeous and full-hearted music’ (NPR) blurring the lines between genres, shaped by collaborations with icons like Steve Reich and Philip…
    Editor's Choice Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony

    West Australian Symphony Orchestra: Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony

    Mandurah Performing Arts Centre 9 Ormsby Terrace, Mandurah, WA
    Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor Asher Fisch conducts Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5, written after a period of self-doubt and personal turmoil. Its 1888 premiere in St Petersburg was poorly received, and Tchaikovsky initially considered the work a failure. Nevertheless, it went on to become one of his most enduring works,…
    Editor's Choice Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony

    West Australian Symphony Orchestra: Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony

    Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre 2 Blair Street, Bunbury, WA, Australia
    Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor Asher Fisch conducts Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5, written after a period of self-doubt and personal turmoil. Its 1888 premiere in St Petersburg was poorly received, and Tchaikovsky initially considered the work a failure. Nevertheless, it went on to become one of his most enduring works,…

    Willoughby Symphony: Hymn of Praise

    The Concourse, Chatswood 409 Victoria Ave, Chatswood, NSW, Australia
    Celebrate the boldness and energy of youth when Associate Conductor Dr Sarah Penicka-Smith leads the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra in Mendelssohn’s Lobgesang (Hymn of Praise), alongside a trio of exuberant Australian works. Hear musical history in the making as the orchestra unveils the winner of the 2026 Young Composer Award, paired…