• Editor's Choice Håkan Hardenberger & the Sydney Symphony

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Håkan Hardenberger & the Sydney Symphony

    Newcastle City Hall Newcastle, NSW, Australia
    Swedish trumpeter Håkan Hardenberger directs the SSO in a program showcasing the expressive range of the brass section, including Paul Terracini’s Gegensätze and Gunther Schuller’s Symphony for Brass and Percussion. Arranged by Paul Crees, Bernstein’s West Side Story Suite adds theatrical flair to a concert that showcases Hardenberger’s virtuosity and…
    Nicolas Altstaedt & Thomas Dunford

    Musica Viva Australia: Nicolas Altstaedt & Thomas Dunford

    Newcastle City Hall Newcastle, NSW, Australia
    In the intricate weave of sounds that make up a baroque ensemble, the lute is central. It’s fitting, then, that French-American lutenist Thomas Dunford is at the centre of some of the most exciting early music making of the moment. A regular collaborator with everyone from Les Arts Florissants to…
  • Paul Lewis – Mozart+

    Musica Viva Australia: Paul Lewis – Mozart+

    Newcastle City Hall Newcastle, NSW, Australia
    Acclaimed British concert pianist Paul Lewis is celebrated for his interpretations of the great piano works of Beethoven and Schubert. He now turns his laser-like focus and insightful musicianship to Mozart. When Paul Lewis puts Mozart under the microscope he discovers within the details an expansive universe of wonders. Explore with…
  • Beethoven’s Pastoral

    Australian Chamber Orchestra: Beethoven’s Pastoral

    Newcastle City Hall Newcastle, NSW, Australia
    To see Richard Tognetti and the ACO perform Beethoven is to experience a ‘magnificent unanimity’* of vision, drama and expressive force. In this majestic and uplifting finale to our 2026 National Concert Season, Richard and an expanded ACO perform an all-Beethoven program that takes audiences on a journey through creation…

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: The Sydney Symphony Performs Max Richter’s Four Seasons

    Newcastle City Hall Newcastle, NSW, Australia
    The natural world has inspired artists, writers and composers for centuries. But rarely has it been captured more vividly than in Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. The warm glow of summer, the biting winds of winter, the soft descent of autumn and the bursting joy of spring. 300 years after Vivaldi, contemporary…