• Sundays by the Lake

    Ensemble Q: Piano Quintets

    University of Queensland St Lucia, QLD, Australia
    The series finishes with the universally loved Schumann Piano Quintet in E flat major Op 44 and the exquisitely lyrical Piano Quintet No 1 in A minor Op 30 by French composer Louise Farrenc, which adds a new soundworld by replacing the 2nd violin with double bass
    Editor's Choice Out West Piano Fest

    Piano+: Celebration

    Blackdown Farm 90 Eleven Mile Drive, Bathurst, NSW, Australia
    Held at artist Tim Storrier’s former home, this year’s festival has been curated by Mark Coughlan and features fellow pianists Jeonghwan Kim, Reuben Tsang and Wynona Wang. Together, they will perform repertoire from Mozart to Greg Anderson. Soprano Rachelle Durkin joins them in Richard Strauss’s Morgen! and Bishop’s Lo, here…
    Conversations in Counterpoint

    Arioso Chamber Ensemble: Conversations in Counterpoint

    St Pauls' Anglican Church, East Brisbane 554 Vulture Street East, East Brisbane, QLD, Australia
    This concert showcases a rich tapestry of music for violin, viola da gamba and harpsichord by Telemann, JS Bach and Buxtehude, where the viola da gamba takes an equal and expressive role in the musical dialogue. The concert also features Purcell’s sublime aria Music for a While, alongside Vivaldi’s radiant…

    Student Music Collective: Première Rhapsodie

    Stanley Burbury Theatre University Centre, Sandy Bay campus, University of Tasmania, Dobson Rd,, Hobart, TAS
    To conclude a spectacular year of orchestral and chamber projects, the Student Music Collective’s October concert will feature the Secret Orchestral Society, with clarinetist Reuben Allen, 2nd year Performance student at the UTAS Conservatorium of Music, as the soloist in Claude Debussy’s Première Rhapsodie. SMC are striving to provide an…
    Voice, Rejoice!

    Salut! Baroque: Voice, Rejoice!

    Sydney Conservatorium of Music 1 Conservatorium Rd, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    The versatility of the voice has fascinated composers through the ages, from its purest form to its most virtuosic. This concert presents music of extraordinary variety and exquisite beauty – from the rhythms and colours of Spanish song, the majesty of the German choral tradition, the refinement of French opera,…

    Melbourne Opera: 101st Herald Sun Aria

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Founded in 1924, the Aria is proudly the oldest and most prestigious competition in Australia for emerging classical singers. Join compère Mairi Nicolson from ABC Classic FM, guest artists from Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School, and of course the finalists for a memorable afternoon of music making.
    Editor's Choice Plied and Prejudice

    Arts and Culture Trust: Plied and Prejudice

    His Majesty's Theatre, Perth Perth, WA, Australia
    It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single woman in Regency England must be in want of a very stiff drink – or so they say in this raucous version of Jane Austen’s classic novel. Due to popular demand, the Perth season (which followed performances in Brisbane and London)…
    Side by Side by Sondheim

    Genesian Theatre: Side by Side by Sondheim

    Genesian Theatre 420 Kent St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    A sparkling celebration of the late, great Stephen Sondheim – Broadway’s sharpest wit & greatest storyteller. This award-winning musical revue brings together the brilliance, humour & heart of Sondheim’s work, alongside classics he co-wrote with legends like Leonard Bernstein, Jule Styne & Richard Rodgers. Featuring songs from Follies, A Little…

    Whistling Kite New Music: Rococonuts

    Browns Mart 12 Smith Street, Darwin, NT, Australia
    Rococonuts re-imagines the great repertoire of classical music as a distractible child genius might, complete with costumes, novelty instruments, and physical comedy that’s closer to a game of Twister than a chamber music concert.
    Fitz Happens: Home Is Where The Haunt Is

    New Ghosts Theatre Company: Fitz Happens: Home Is Where The Haunt Is

    The Old Fitz Theatre 129 Dowling St, Woolloomooloo, NSW, Australia
    A terrifyingly good night of spooky monologues, raising vital funds for the Old Fitz Theatre’s newly launched Playwright Fund. This thrilling production unites six of Australia's leading playwrights and a star-studded cast to premiere a powerful collection of original monologues. Inspired by the themes of Act 3 - Loyalty, Lies, and…

    Ensemble Theatre: Fly Girl

    Ensemble Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
    It’s the late 70’s and the Australian Aviation Industry is a boy’s club. The only job women are allowed involves wearing heels, lighting smokes and serving nuts. Deborah Lawrie’s got the chops to fly the big jets, but Reg Ansett won’t let her. Genevieve Hegney and Catherine Moore use their…