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    • Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: 90th Anniversary Gala Dinner

    Adelaide Town Hall off Pirie St, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
    Join the celebration as we toast 90 spectacular years of the ASO with live performances by ASO musicians, a beautiful meal paired with fine Hentley Farm wines, and the warm company of friends and supporters. On 23 May 1936, the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra gave its very first concert at the…
    The Ring

    Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: The Ring

    Adelaide Town Hall off Pirie St, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
    Chief Conductor Mark Wigglesworth leads the ASO in The Ring: An Orchestral Adventure, weaving Wagner’s vast mythic saga into a powerful, emotionally charged hour. This special concert honours the Orchestra’s pioneering role in bringing Wagner’s Ring Cycle to Australia. The charismatic Australian soprano Helena Dix sets the scene for this…
    The Ring

    Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: The Ring

    Adelaide Town Hall off Pirie St, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
    Chief Conductor Mark Wigglesworth leads the ASO in The Ring: An Orchestral Adventure, weaving Wagner’s vast mythic saga into a powerful, emotionally charged hour. This special concert honours the Orchestra’s pioneering role in bringing Wagner’s Ring Cycle to Australia. The charismatic Australian soprano Helena Dix sets the scene for this…

    • Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Questions & Answers

    Ukaria Cultural Centre 119 Williams Rd, Mt Barker Summit, SA, Australia
    Two American and two central European composers combine to ask and answer questions in equal measure. Perhaps the first great American composer, Charles Ives understandably wonders what music and life are all about. Copland suggests that we should be grateful for open skies and hopeful horizons whilst Dvořák thinks that…
    Nature Untamed

    Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Nature Untamed

    Adelaide Town Hall off Pirie St, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
    Britten’s feather-light arrangement of music by Mahler tantalisingly captures the fleeting beauty of nature. And Dvořák’s pastoral and triumphant Symphony No.8 reflects on the delicate balance between nature and humanity. In between, Shostakovich’s razor-sharp Cello Concerto No.1 asks what the balance should be between an individual and society, and we…
    Nature Untamed

    Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Nature Untamed

    Adelaide Town Hall off Pirie St, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
    Britten’s feather-light arrangement of music by Mahler tantalisingly captures the fleeting beauty of nature. And Dvořák’s pastoral and triumphant Symphony No.8 reflects on the delicate balance between nature and humanity. In between, Shostakovich’s razor-sharp Cello Concerto No.1 asks what the balance should be between an individual and society, and we…

    Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: How To Train Your Dragon In Concert

    Adelaide Entertainment Centre 98 Port Rd, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    When a young Viking defies tradition and befriends a ferocious dragon, together they must fight against all odds to save both their worlds. How To Train Your Dragon In Concert features this acclaimed film presented in HD, with composer John Powell’s Academy Award®-nominated score performed live to picture by the…

    Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Vitality

    Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    From hushed lyricism to fiery folk rhythms, this concert celebrates the incredible versatility of the ASO’s string players. Joseph Bologne’s Violin Concerto No.9 is a joyful window into the bright and energising performance styles of 18th-century France. Dvořák’s Nocturne offers a moment of tenderness and quiet melancholy before Bartók’s Divertimento…

    Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: She Speaks – Concert 1

    Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    WOMEN COMPOSERS, SPANNING CONTINENTS AND GENERATIONS, MEET IN A WEEKEND OF MUSICAL STORYTELLING. Ensemble Lumen joins She Speaks in 2026 as part of the Elder Conservatorium Lunchtime Series to spotlight the voices of women composers. Performed by the Conservatorium’s distinguished faculty, this concert offers a rare opportunity to hear music…

    Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: She Speaks – Concert 2

    Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    WOMEN COMPOSERS, SPANNING CONTINENTS AND GENERATIONS, MEET IN A WEEKEND OF MUSICAL STORYTELLING. Bacewicz opens with restless energy, Clyne offers the still, meditative beauty of Within Her Arms, and Musgrave’s Night Windows sings with elegance for oboe and strings. Mason’s Upon Weightless Wingsglistens with radiant colour, Cawrse unveils an evocative…
    The Music of Joe Hisaishi

    Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: The Music of Joe Hisaishi

    Adelaide Festival Theatre King William Road, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Immerse yourself in the unforgettable music of Joe Hisaishi, beloved composer behind Studio Ghibli classics like Spirited Away, My Neighbour Totoro, Howl’s Moving Castle and Kiki’s Delivery Service. Plus experience rarely heard pieces from films by directors Nobuhiko Obayashi and Takeshi Kitano; Water Traveller and Kikujiro, alongside concert works DA.MA.SHI.E…
    The Music of Joe Hisaishi

    Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: The Music of Joe Hisaishi

    Adelaide Festival Theatre King William Road, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Immerse yourself in the unforgettable music of Joe Hisaishi, beloved composer behind Studio Ghibli classics like Spirited Away, My Neighbour Totoro, Howl’s Moving Castle and Kiki’s Delivery Service. Plus experience rarely heard pieces from films by directors Nobuhiko Obayashi and Takeshi Kitano; Water Traveller and Kikujiro, alongside concert works DA.MA.SHI.E…