On Stage

What’s happening on stage this month? From online performances to live gigs, we’ve put together a list of the most exciting events in classical music, opera and theatre taking place in October.

Classical Music

Musica Viva: Discover
The concept of ‘live’ performance has become more fluid during the COVID-19 pandemic, as live streamed performances proliferate in place of public gatherings. Pianist Bernadette Harvey takes to the digital stage in the third live streamed concert in Musica Viva’s Discover collection. She presents a selection of Chopin Études alongside the song-inspired Second Sonatina of Australian composer Donald Hollier – whose music Harvey has championed – and Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer Kevin Puts’ dynamic Alternating Currents, which the composer described...