• The Devil’s Violin

    Australian Chamber Orchestra: The Devil’s Violin

    Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    The devil played the violin for Tartini in a dream. The music was charismatic, electrifying, fiendishly difficult and utterly transfixing. Tartini awoke and transcribed the melody, penning the Devil’s Trill sonata. It can only be played by someone astounding. Ilya Gringolts is that player, returning with his dazzling virtuosity and commanding stage presence for…
    Live at Ukaria

    Live At Yours: Sergej Krylov x Konstantin Shamray

    Ukaria Cultural Centre 119 Williams Rd, Mt Barker Summit, SA, Australia
    Live at Yours opens its 2026 season in luminous style — within the mood-lit splendour of Toorak Synagogue, where golden arches and soft shadows create an atmosphere of quiet wonder. Italian-based violinist Sergej Krylov, hailed by Mstislav Rostropovich as one of the five greatest violinists in the world, joins Konstantin Shamray, a Live at Yours…

    Zelman Symphony: Between two worlds

    James Tatoulis Auditorium 207 Barkers Rd, Kew, VIC, Australia
    We open 2026 with a concert exploring many worlds. Is it the world of romanticism or modernism? Is it the old world or the new world? Or is it fact or fiction? You can choose. Tchaikovsky’s Fantasy Overture immerses us in the passionate love, violent feuding and heart-wrenching despair of…
    Sergej Krylov with Konstantin Shamray

    UKARIA: Sergej Krylov with Konstantin Shamray

    Ukaria Cultural Centre 119 Williams Rd, Mt Barker Summit, SA, Australia
    Pairing effortless lyricism with intense virtuosity, Italian-based violinist Sergej Krylov carries the influence of the great cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, with whom he regularly shared a stage as a young violinist. Krylov has held the multi-faceted role of Music Director of the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra since 2008, while performing as soloist…

    : Fremantle Chamber Orchestra & Kashtany Duo & Ukrainian Roztiazhka Cossack Dancers

    Government House Ballroom, 13 St George’s Tce, Perth Government House Ballroom, 13 St George’s Terrace, Perth, WA, Australia
    Locatelli’s Il pianto d’Arianna (the weeping of Ariadne) uses the fragment of a lost Monteverdi opera telling of Theseus’s abandonment of Ariadne. A solo violin sobs on Ariadne’s behalf. The final Largo, strewn with silences, eventually twists into the hopeful smile of a major key. Mozart and Beethoven contemporary Leopold…

    Fremantle Chamber Orchestra: Music and Dance at the Ballroom

    Government House Ballroom, Perth 13 St Georges Terrace, Perth, WA, Australia
    Locatelli’s Il Pianto d’Arianna (the weeping of Ariadne) uses the fragment of a lost Monteverdi opera telling of Theseus’s abandonment of Ariadne. A solo violin sobs on Ariadne’s behalf. The final Largo, strewn with silences, eventually twists into the hopeful smile of a major key. A contemporary of Mozart and…

    Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra: Handel, Mozart and Mahler

    The Concourse, Chatswood 409 Victoria Ave, Chatswood, NSW, Australia
    In its opening concert for 2026, the KPO will perform Handel’s Suite of Music for the Royal Fireworks, Mozart’s Piano Concerto no.20 in D minor and Mahler’s first symphony, nicknamed ‘The Titan’. Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks was composed for the grand celebration marking the end of the War…

    Wesley Music Centre: Harmonic Curves –‘Mystic’ with David Pereira

    Wesley Music Centre 20-22 National Circuit, Forrest, ACT, Australia
    Australian cello favourite David Pereira joins Alice Giles (harp) and Arnan Wiesel (piano) for two world premieres: Larry Sitsky’s “Four Worlds of the Kabbalah”, and Pereira’s own “Still Dancing”.
    Awakening Histories

    : Awakening Histories

    Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts 51 James Street, Perth, WA, Australia
    The Awakening Histories exhibit at PICA explores the deep and enduring connection between First Nations Peoples across the north of this continent (now known as Australia) and the Makassan seafarers of South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Re-positioning Australia’s pre-colonial international relations from a global south perspective, this powerful exhibition reflects on the…
    Painting Itself/绘画本身

    : Painting Itself/绘画本身

    Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts 51 James Street, Perth, WA, Australia
    Painting Itself/绘画本身 is an exhibition of five painters from Hong Kong, Malaysia, London, Shanghai and Singapore. The exhibition explores a new horizontal culture in painting, where fundamental ideas about its history and vitality—long the influence of European and American values—are being reshaped in East and Southeast Asia. A common understanding…
    Earth Music

    Coruscalia Collective: Earth Music

    The Chapel at The Courtyard of Curiosities at Migration Museum 82 Kintore Avenue, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
    Come and experience a musical world full of colour and innovation, transporting you from floods and fires to rivers and forests. Join Adelaide-based flute ensemble Coruscalia Collective as they explore the complex relationships between ecosystems, climate and humanity. Become immersed in soundscapes and melodies that will transport you from hazy…
    Broadway Off-Broadway

    Emma Kavanagh: Broadway Off-Broadway

    Gluttony, Rymill Park Rymill Park, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    After premiering to sold out shows Broadway Off-Broadway is back by popular demand for a return season... bigger & better than ever & with lots of new surprises! South Australia's Musical Theatre professionals are ready to give world-class performances fit for the Broadway stage! Hear your favourite iconic hits from…