UKARIA: Benjamin Grosvenor

Ukaria Cultural Centre 119 Williams Rd, Mt Barker Summit, SA, Australia
British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor is an international sensation, heralded as a ‘genius who has reached the height of his interpretative powers’ (The Spectator). The youngest British musician ever signed as a Decca Classics recording artist, Grosvenor has performed with (among others) the Boston Symphony, Chicago Symphony, Leipzig Gewandhausorchester, London Philharmonic…
All Star Circus

Head First Acrobats: All Star Circus

The Vault at Fool's Paradise Victoria Square / Tarntanyangga, Grote St, Adelaide, NSW, Australia
If you only see one show this fringe, make sure this is the one! Graceful aerialists, amazing acrobats and hilarious slapstick comedy by a multi award winning artists. Welcome to All Star Circus, a wonderful circus show for families of all ages, showcasing a variety of circus disciplines by Head…

Sydney Opera House: What the Ocean Said

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
What The Ocean Said is a relaxing storytelling experience for children and their grownups. You are invited to relax in a sea of pillows amidst a magical space of calm. Follow the journey of a humpback whale diving deep into the water, and expanding into the reaches of the ocean…
Pursuing Pleasure

Melbourne Fringe: Pursuing Pleasure

Chapel off Chapel 12 Little Chapel Street, Prahran, Victoria, Australia
Opera singer turned cabaret cantatrice Piera Dennerstein shares the intimate truths of her body and mind in this sexy, silly and deeply human solo show - winner of the Fringe World Weekly Award 2025. Using the exceptional versatility of her voice in everything from Puccini to Cardi B, Piera tells…
Utzon Music

Sydney Opera House: Annie Jacobs-Perkins

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
Cellist Annie Jacobs-Perkins takes us on a fascinating interior voyage through sound. The inventiveness of eighteenth-century Italian composer and cellist Joseph dall'Abaco’s Caprices are a recurring thread in this program, heard between contemporary Finnish composer-conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen’s rhapsodic Arabesques for Olly, for cello and samples (the composer’s own re-working of…

Australian Boys Choir: French Classics

St Andrew's Anglican Church, Brighton 228 New St, Brighton, VIC, Australia
Romantic choral masterpieces by famous French composers performed with an ensemble of organ, harp, cello and double bass.

Southern Cross Soloists: Wonder

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
Felix Mendelssohn’s four simple, yet magical chords (I-V-iv-I) are a portal to a musical wonderland of elves, fairies, lovers, and a donkey. Mendelssohn stood on the conductor’s podium when the 16-year-old wonderchild composer-performer Clara Wieck premiered her own piano concerto. Her concerto would inspire and influence the concerti of her…
Melode D’ Amore

Pacific Chamber Players: Trio Sole presents Melode D’ Amore

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Hall 115 Eumundi Road, Noosaville, Queensland, Australia
Fall in love with opera’s most beloved arias and Neapolitan favourites as Trio Sole makes its debut with Melodie D’Amore — a concert series celebrating the passion, elegance, and emotional power of classical voice and piano. Trio Sole features soprano Vanessa West, Neapolitan tenor Raffaele Pierno, and pianist Janet Brewer.…

Music at the Basilica: Four Saxophones – A Harmonious Journey through Time

Basilica of St Mary of the Angels Yarra Street, Geelong, VIC, Australia
Delight in the development of the saxophone quartet from the earliest composition in America to the lively streets of Paris and mysterious nightclubs of Buenos Aires. Founded in 2018, AXES Quartet is an international renowned saxophone quartet instigated by saxophonist Niels Bijl. Their initial performance was a collaboration with Dutch…
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)…
& Juliet

PACA Productions: & Juliet

Riverside Theatres, Parramatta Parramatta, NSW, Australia
What if the greatest love story ever told was just the beginning? Find out what happens when Juliet discovers there’s life after Romeo. Experience the premiere staging of a Broadway hit! PACA Productions is thrilled to present its inaugural staging of & Juliet, the sensational musical that has captivated audiences…

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