The Man From Snowy River In Concert

Spiritworks: The Man From Snowy River In Concert

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
Southern Cross Symphony will perform the award-winning score by Bruce Rowland live to screen of this iconic film in concert, under the baton of Vanessa Scammell. The Man From Snowy River launched the stellar careers of Sigrid Thornton and Tom Burlinson. The movie, which also starred Jack Thompson and the…
The Man From Snowy River In Concert

Spiritworks: The Man From Snowy River In Concert

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
Southern Cross Symphony will perform the award-winning score by Bruce Rowland live to screen of this iconic film in concert, under the baton of Vanessa Scammell. The Man From Snowy River launched the stellar careers of Sigrid Thornton and Tom Burlinson. The movie, which also starred Jack Thompson and the…
Editor's Choice The Verdi Gala Concert

Opera Australia: The Verdi Gala Concert

Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Giuseppe Verdi was perhaps the most important Italian opera composer of the 19th century. Over five decades, his work developed the art form from the bel canto roots evident in masterpieces like Nabucco, Macbeth, Rigoletto, La traviata and Il trovatore to the full flowering of grand opera in works like Un ballo in maschera, La forza del destino, Don Carlos, Aida, Otello and Falstaff.…

Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony

Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique is a lifetime in a symphony. Growing in power and strength throughout, the strings bloom exquisitely in the third movement — 80 musicians of the Sydney Symphony at full stride — before falling away into poetic oblivion at the end. It was Tchaikovsky’s final symphony, one he described as the…
Editor's Choice

West Australian Symphony Orchestra: Baroque Brilliance

His Majesty's Theatre, Perth Perth, WA, Australia
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra’s Concertmaster Shaun-Lee Chen directs a program of Baroque masterworks that includes In furore iustissimae irae sung by Sara Macliver. One of Vivaldi’s three surviving motets for soprano, it was written in Rome during Carnival season between 1722 and 1724. Other program highlights include Le Chaos from Rebel’s…
Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony

Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique is a lifetime in a symphony. Growing in power and strength throughout, the strings bloom exquisitely in the third movement — 80 musicians of the Sydney Symphony at full stride — before falling away into poetic oblivion at the end. It was Tchaikovsky’s final symphony, one he described as the…
Editor's Choice The Verdi Gala Concert

Opera Australia: The Verdi Gala Concert

Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Giuseppe Verdi was perhaps the most important Italian opera composer of the 19th century. Over five decades, his work developed the art form from the bel canto roots evident in masterpieces like Nabucco, Macbeth, Rigoletto, La traviata and Il trovatore to the full flowering of grand opera in works like Un ballo in maschera, La forza del destino, Don Carlos, Aida, Otello and Falstaff.…
Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony

Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique is a lifetime in a symphony. Growing in power and strength throughout, the strings bloom exquisitely in the third movement — 80 musicians of the Sydney Symphony at full stride — before falling away into poetic oblivion at the end. It was Tchaikovsky’s final symphony, one he described as the…

Queensland Symphony Orchestra: Shakespeare’s The Tempest

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
It’s one thing to hear music inspired by Shakespeare. It’s another thing to hear it performed alongside narration from a living theatre legend. Helpmann Award-winner John Bell has directed, acted, and written about Shakespeare more times than you can count. In this concert, he’ll catapult you into the blustery tale…

Willoughby Symphony: Lark Ascending

The Concourse, Chatswood 409 Victoria Ave, Chatswood, NSW, Australia
Jane Rutter soars above the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra in a gorgeous rendition of Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending in this stunning concert conducted by Dr Sarah Penicka-Smith. The flute superstar also performs Vivaldi’s birdsong-inspired ‘Goldfinch’ concerto alongside a special performance on bamboo flute. The transcendent voices of the Willoughby Symphony Choir perform…

Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Daniel Lozakovich performs Sibelius’ Violin Concerto

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
This concert is an incredible opportunity to experience this extraordinary artist performing a work that showcases every bit of his ability. As the violin enters above shimmering strings, Sibelius captures the icy beauty of his native Finland. There’s a sense of vastness and weightlessness that’s simply beautiful to experience. Lozakovich's…

West Australian Symphony Orchestra: Winter Daydreams – Matinee

Heath Ledger Theatre 174 William St, Perth, WA, Australia
Tchaikovsky’s glorious First Symphony is an evocative ode to winter that captures the beauty and melancholy of the season. Queensland Symphony Orchestra’s Chief Conductor, Umberto Clerici, returns to both conduct and perform in Tchaikovsky’s lush and lyrical Nocturne.

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