Editor's Choice Bach’s Orchestral Suites

Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Bach’s Orchestral Suites

City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
JS Bach’s four orchestral suites are rarely played together in a single concert, but Artistic Director Paul Dyer has curated just such a program, promising the grandest performance of the season. Each suite begins with a French overture in the style of Lully, followed by a variety of dances – among…
Editor's Choice Bach’s Orchestral Suites

Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Bach’s Orchestral Suites

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
JS Bach’s four orchestral suites are rarely played together in a single concert, but Artistic Director Paul Dyer has curated just such a program, promising the grandest performance of the season. Each suite begins with a French overture in the style of Lully, followed by a variety of dances – among…
Gladiator Live in Concert

Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Gladiator Live in Concert

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
The legendary and five-time Academy Award® winning film will roar to life on the big screen while the Sydney Symphony performs Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard’s iconic score alongside Sydney Philharmonia Choirs. Maximus, formerly one of the Roman army’s most trusted generals, is sold by slave traders to battle in…
Editor's Choice Matthias Goerne and Daniil Trifonov

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Daniil Trifonov plays Rachmaninov

Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, Australia
In what promises to be a highlight of this year’s concert calendar, German baritone and Lieder expert Matthias Goerne embarks on a national tour with Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov (see our interview with Goerne on page 46). Witness their unparalleled artistry as they perform Schubert’s Schwanengesang, Winterreise and Die schöne Müllerin. Trifonov…
Gladiator Live in Concert

Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Gladiator Live in Concert

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
The legendary and five-time Academy Award® winning film will roar to life on the big screen while the Sydney Symphony performs Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard’s iconic score alongside Sydney Philharmonia Choirs. Maximus, formerly one of the Roman army’s most trusted generals, is sold by slave traders to battle in…
Devotion

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Devotion

Adelaide Town Hall 128 King William Street, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Canadian virtuoso James Ehnes, a good friend of the ASO, returns to play Brahms’ Violin Concerto; a quest for beauty, which is revealed in the velvety second movement and celebrated in a jubilant Hungarian finale. Lotta Wennäkoski’s Hava follows, with swirling winds and lively percussion igniting a burst of spontaneous energy. The…

Queensland Symphony Orchestra: James Bond – Skyfall in Concert

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre Glenelg St, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Film Concerts Live! is proud to present Skyfall in Concert, the second instalment in the James Bond Concert Series, produced in association with EON Productions and Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios (MGM). Daniel Craig returns as the legendary secret agent in the franchise’s most successful film to date. Now you will…
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Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven’s Triple Concerto

Federation Concert Hall Hobart, TAS, Australia
TSO Concertmaster Emma McGrath, Principal Cello Jonathan Békés and guest pianist Konstantin Shamray join forces for Beethoven’s only concerto for three solo instruments. Begun in 1803 and written around the same time as the Eroica Symphony, it was originally intended for the composer’s patron and first-class pianist, the Archduke Rudolph…

Queensland Symphony Orchestra: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™ Part 2 in Concert

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre Glenelg St, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia
The final instalment of the Harry Potter™ Film Concert Series is here. After seven films, it all comes down to this: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™ Part 2 will grace the screen once more — this time in concert! The characters you love are back, battling villains and protecting…
Editor's Choice Bach’s Orchestral Suites

Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Bach’s Orchestral Suites

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
JS Bach’s four orchestral suites are rarely played together in a single concert, but Artistic Director Paul Dyer has curated just such a program, promising the grandest performance of the season. Each suite begins with a French overture in the style of Lully, followed by a variety of dances – among…
Gladiator Live in Concert

Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Gladiator Live in Concert

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
The legendary and five-time Academy Award® winning film will roar to life on the big screen while the Sydney Symphony performs Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard’s iconic score alongside Sydney Philharmonia Choirs. Maximus, formerly one of the Roman army’s most trusted generals, is sold by slave traders to battle in…
Editor's Choice Matthias Goerne and Daniil Trifonov

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Daniil Trifonov plays Rachmaninov

Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, Australia
In what promises to be a highlight of this year’s concert calendar, German baritone and Lieder expert Matthias Goerne embarks on a national tour with Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov (see our interview with Goerne on page 46). Witness their unparalleled artistry as they perform Schubert’s Schwanengesang, Winterreise and Die schöne Müllerin. Trifonov…

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