• The Great Gatsby

    BIG Live Pty Ltd: The Great Gatsby

    Canberra Theatre Centre Canberra, ACT, Australia
    BIG Live proudly presents the world premiere of The Great Gatsby: A Jazz Ballet Odyssey, coming to Canberra Theatre Centre. This dazzling world premiere reimagines F. Scott Fitzgerald’s timeless classic with full theatrical spectacle. Directed and choreographed by Joel Burke, with narration arranged by James Millar, Gatsby’s story is brought to life…

    The Clocktower Centre: Lady Be Good with Nina Ferro

    The Clocktower Centre 750 Mount Alexander Road, Moonee Ponds, VIC, Australia
    Goosebumps? Check. Spine tingling? Absolutely. Emotions uplifted? You bet! Lady Be Good is a joyous, swinging tribute to the First Lady of Song, Ella Fitzgerald and the legends of The Great American Songbook - George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Rodgers & Hart, Cole Porter and Duke Ellington. Nina Ferro is one…
    Editor's Choice

    Canberra International Music Festival: Gassenhauer

    Wesley Music Centre 20-22 National Circuit, Forrest, ACT, Australia
    Artistic Director Eugene Ughetti’s 2026 program is deeply rooted in place, from site-specific bell works at Parliament House and the National Carillon to chamber and choral premieres. Anna-Louise Cole sings Wagner Lieder and Strauss’s Four Last Songs, the Australian String Quartet surveys British music from Purcell to Britten and Rebecca…
  • Sea and Stars

    Canberra Symphony Orchestra: Sea and Stars

    Llewellyn Hall Building 100, William Herbert Pl, Canberra, ACT, Australia
    Look up at night and you’ll see the stars – tiny fires in the sky. But for Yorta Yorta composer Deborah Cheetham Fraillon AO, the spaces between the stars are as important as the stars themselves and this was the inspiration for Dutala – Star Filled Sky. The final stanza of Schiller’s text from Beethoven’s Choral Symphony…
    Sea and Stars

    Canberra Symphony Orchestra: Sea and Stars

    Llewellyn Hall Building 100, William Herbert Pl, Canberra, ACT, Australia
    Look up at night and you’ll see the stars – tiny fires in the sky. But for Yorta Yorta composer Deborah Cheetham Fraillon AO, the spaces between the stars are as important as the stars themselves and this was the inspiration for Dutala – Star Filled Sky. The final stanza of Schiller’s text from Beethoven’s Choral Symphony…

    Willoughby City Council: Jazz at The Lounge – Peter Locke Trio with special guest, Kate Wadey

    The Concourse, Chatswood 409 Victoria Ave, Chatswood, NSW, Australia
    If you love the piano, you’ll love hearing one of Australia's most highly respected jazz pianists and musical directors, Peter Locke. Renowned for his deft touch and lyrical style on the keys, expect Locke’s cool, elegant arrangements of classics by Cole Porter, Gershwin, Duke Ellington, and more - delivered with…
    Editor's Choice

    Australian Musical Theatre Festival: Broadway Showstoppers

    Albert Hall, Launceston 47 Tamar St, Launceston, TAS, Australia
    Boasting more than 40 events over five days, the Australian Musical Theatre Festival returns to Launceston. Carmel Dean’s Well Behaved Women, which shines a light on some of history’s trailblazing women, launches the festival, while the Opening Night Gala features a cast led by Jarrod Draper. The centrepiece is a…
  • Monash Performing Arts Centres: Melba Big Band

    The Ian Potter Centre for Performing Arts 48 Exhibition Walk, Clayton, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Led by Justine Jones, the all female Melba Big Band brings the golden age of swing to life with a powerhouse ensemble of brass and rhythm. Featuring music from the 1920s to 80s, the band performs classics by Count Basie, Glenn Miller and George Gershwin in a vibrant celebration of…
  • Redland Perfomance Arts Centre: I Got Rhythm… The Great Gershwins

    RPAC Concert Hall
    International soprano Alison Jones and virtuoso concert pianist William Schmidt deliver the iconic hits of George and Ira Gershwin, joined by the ever-popular Chris McKenna as narrator and compere. From Rhapsody in Blue, I Got Rhythm, and Summertime to Someone to Watch Over Me, Embraceable You, The Man I Love, and Love Is Here to Stay, this…
    New Ground

    Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: New Ground

    Adelaide Town Hall off Pirie St, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
    This program opens with Gershwin’s spirited An American in Paris, capturing the excitement and whimsy of the Jazz Age. Renowned classical accordionist James Crabb premieres Holly Harrison’s new concerto, shaped by her lively rhythms and blues-infused style. The concert builds to Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra, dancing between delicate winds, suspenseful…
    New Ground

    Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: New Ground

    Adelaide Town Hall off Pirie St, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
    This program opens with Gershwin’s spirited An American in Paris, capturing the excitement and whimsy of the Jazz Age. Renowned classical accordionist James Crabb premieres Holly Harrison’s new concerto, shaped by her lively rhythms and blues-infused style. The concert builds to Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra, dancing between delicate winds, suspenseful…
    Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Winter Gala

    Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Winter Gala

    Hamer Hall 100 St Kilda Rd, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Our Winter Gala will warm you up with a trip to Buenos Aires for Ginastera's Variaciones concertantes, which expertly combines classical and Latin music in the Argentinian composer's unique (and ultra-cool) style. Also playing it cool is Leonard Bernstein’s suite of symphonic dances from West Side Story. You’ll want to…