Editor's Choice Attention, Please!

Port Fairy Spring Music Festival: Attention, Please!

Blarney Books & Art 37 James St,, Port Fairy, VIC, Australia
Curators Monica Curro and Stefan Cassomenos have set out to examine our heritage and bloodlines, and to rejoice in “the miracle of how millions of notes in the hands of master musicians are crafted into stunning sonic stories,” all the while paying homage to the Ancient Greek mosaic and the…
Editor's Choice Attention, Please!

Port Fairy Spring Music Festival: Attention, Please!

Blarney Books & Art 37 James St,, Port Fairy, VIC, Australia
Curators Monica Curro and Stefan Cassomenos have set out to examine our heritage and bloodlines, and to rejoice in “the miracle of how millions of notes in the hands of master musicians are crafted into stunning sonic stories,” all the while paying homage to the Ancient Greek mosaic and the…
Editor's Choice

Port Fairy Spring Music Festival: Sonic Sculptures

Reardon Theatre 35 Bank St, Port Fairy, VIC, Australia
Curators Monica Curro and Stefan Cassomenos have set out to examine our heritage and bloodlines, and to rejoice in “the miracle of how millions of notes in the hands of master musicians are crafted into stunning sonic stories,” all the while paying homage to the Ancient Greek mosaic and the…
Hannah Ferguson

FANE: Hannah Ferguson

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Abyssal political divides, global conflict, a worm in the White House, the desperate need to have a laugh. Wading into the mess of our world, Hannah Ferguson returns with CHEEK LIVE: Everything is F*cked. Armed with analysis, opinions, a moral compass and microphone, with some very special guests and the…

Melbourne Conservatorium of Music: The Unbearable Lightness of Being Chiang Wen-yeh

Ian Potter Southbank Centre 43 Sturt Street, Southbank, VIC, Australia
In modern Chinese history, composers were dislocated by war, exile, studies abroad, competing ideologies, and the Cultural Revolution, and expressed their cultural and ideological constructions of home, isolation, and war resistance, while being caught in intersecting webs of forces that compelled them through both coercion and affiliation. “Heaviness,” in this…

Master Music Studio: Piano Masterclass with Quang Hong Luu

Master Music Studio Unit 6, 80 Wentworth Park Rd, Glebe, NSW, Australia
Acclaimed pianist Quang Hong Luu presents a special masterclass. This is a unique opportunity to gain invaluable insights into the artistry behind a captivating performance. Beyond the concert stage, Quang will work with young pianists, sharing his philosophy on musical mastery and professional artistry. "His level of pianistic professionalism is…

Australian Haydn Ensemble: Pre Concert 18th Century Unpacked – Beethoven Arranged

State Library of NSW 1 Shakespeare Pl,, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Enhance your concert experience with our exclusive five-part pre-concert series, designed for anyone passionate about 18th-century music, historical performance, and period instruments. Held in conjunction with the State Library of NSW and alongside our 2025 season, this program offers you five curated pre-concert events, each including a glass of wine…
Hannah Ferguson

FANE: Hannah Ferguson

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Abyssal political divides, global conflict, a worm in the White House, the desperate need to have a laugh. Wading into the mess of our world, Hannah Ferguson returns with CHEEK LIVE: Everything is F*cked. Armed with analysis, opinions, a moral compass and microphone, with some very special guests and the…

FANE: Dr Stacy Sims in conversation with Sarah Grynberg

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
What happens when cutting-edge science meets a quest for inner greatness? Join world-renowned exercise physiologist and author of ROAR and Next Level, Dr. Stacy Sims, in conversation with Sarah Grynberg-mindset coach and host of the top-rated podcast A Life of Greatness, for an enlightening evening that explores the synergy between…

OzAsia Festival: Weekend of Words

Adelaide Convention Centre North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
OzAsia Festival’s Weekend of Words returns for another year of thought-provoking panels, discussions and conversations at Australia’s largest gathering of Asian and Asian Australian writers and thinkers. Hear from award-winning and internationally recognised novelists, journalists, comedians, poets, playwrights, performers, and special guests from South Korea, Singapore Writers Festival, and Ubud…

OzAsia Festival: Weekend of Words

Adelaide Convention Centre North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
OzAsia Festival’s Weekend of Words returns for another year of thought-provoking panels, discussions and conversations at Australia’s largest gathering of Asian and Asian Australian writers and thinkers. Hear from award-winning and internationally recognised novelists, journalists, comedians, poets, playwrights, performers, and special guests from South Korea, Singapore Writers Festival, and Ubud…

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