Classical Music

Lina Tur Bonet. Photo © Klaus Feichtenberg

Australian Chamber Orchestra: Scotland Unbound
In his Australian debut, Edinburgh-born guitarist Sean Shibe takes us to the Scottish Highlands with a selection from Lady Margaret Wemyss’s 17th-century lute book and Cassandra Miller’s Chanter, based on a North Highland air dating back to 1784. Then, on electric guitar, he plays Julia Wolfe’s Lad, originally written for bagpipes, and Martyn Bennett’s Bothy Culture, inspired by the 90s rave scene of his hometown.
7–20 November, national tour, aco.com.au

Musica Viva Australia: Musica Alchemica
Dubbed ‘the Kate Bush of early music’ and ‘the Jimi Hendrix of the Baroque violin’, Spanish violin virtuoso and imaginista Lina Tur Bonet arrives in Australia with Musica...