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Classical Music, Vocal & Choral
Live Review

Review: St Matthew Passion (Melbourne Bach Choir)

Insightful direction and polished performances make for a fresh and memorable experience of a Bach masterpiece.

April 7, 2026
Classical Music, Vocal & Choral
Live Review

Review: Handel’s Messiah (Melbourne Symphony Orchestra)

MSO brings a welcome touch of Scandinavian savvy to Melbourne’s festive season.

December 18, 2025
Classical Music, Vocal & Choral
Live Review

Review: Messiah (Brisbane Chamber Choir)

Brisbane is full of the Christmas spirit with this glorious performance of Handel’s Messiah.

December 4, 2025
Classical Music, Vocal & Choral
Live Review

Review: Bach Mass in B minor (Sydney Chamber Choir)

Under director Sam Allchurch, Sydney Chamber Choir and guests illuminate a work of profound beauty and depth.

November 24, 2025
Opera
Live Review

Review: Katya Kabanova (Victorian Opera)

Alexander Briger conducts this exciting cine-opera take on a Janáček tragedy rarely performed on these shores.

October 15, 2025
Classical Music
news

Orange Chamber Music Festival announces 2026 program

In ornate churches and lavish homesteads, the 2026 Orange Chamber Music Festival celebrates the spirit of the Central West with fine music.

October 3, 2025
Classical Music
Live Review

Review: La Mer (West Australian Symphony Orchestra)

Wagner and Debussy made shipshape and a major new contribution to Australia’s choral and symphonic repertoire from Paul Stanhope.

August 31, 2025
Classical Music, Vocal & Choral
Live Review

Review: St Matthew Passion (Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra)

Bach’s majesty sprinkled with some Mendelssohn magic - this historic Passion had it all.

April 20, 2025
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Four Winds announces Easter Weekend 2025

Curator and pianist Andrea Lam discusses this year's Easter series, hosted in the "breathtaking" natural landscape of Barragga Bay.

February 21, 2025
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news

Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra reveals 2025 season

The HIP-sters set to feature in a festival, tour the regions and play the Sydney Opera House.

November 27, 2024
Classical Music
Live Review

Review: Bach’s Christmas Oratorio (Bach Akademie Australia)

It is fashionable to marginalise European composers of the past, but Bach’s music still electrifies and BAA is doing invaluable work keeping his brilliance alive.

November 9, 2024
Classical Music, Vocal & Choral
Live Review

Review: Mendelssohn’s Elijah (Sydney Philharmonia Choirs)

Brett Weymark and Sydney Philharmonia Choirs pull out all the stops for Mendelssohn’s swansong.

May 20, 2024
Classical Music
Live Review

Review: Mozart’s Mass (Queensland Symphony Orchestra)

A captivating musical tribute to begin the final week of the year-long celebration of St Stephen’s 150th anniversary.

May 14, 2024

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