David Joseph | Dreams works for small orchestra MOVE RECORDS 3479 1 The Dream (1986) 14’36” 2 The Haunting (1993) 16’18” 3 The Memory (1994) 14’00” 4 By the Fountain […]
Claire Edwardes | Dual Attractor CD Review: released 6 March, 2026, ABC Classic Listening to a solo percussion album is a curious experience. Unlike piano or violin, the listener often […]
Melissa Dunphy | On The Horizon CD Release Date: February 6, 2026 Mendelessohn Chorus of Philadelphia Commonwealth Youth Choir Dominick DiOrio conductor The Timberdale Brass Ting Ting Wong piano Chris […]
CD Review Philip Arkinstall and Kristian Chong | True Romantics Clara Schumann Romances Op. 22 Arr: Roger Young Johannes Brahms Sonata Op.120, No.1 in F minor and […]
CD Review Laura Chislett | 100 years of Australian Flute Music Wirripang: Catalogue number, WIRR 131 100 years of Australian Flute Music (1924-2024) is performed by Laura Chislett on flutes […]
Elysian Fields | Swirling Flame Released 24 October, 2025 Swirling Flame is the latest release from Elysian Fields, a self-described ‘genre-defying’ ensemble. This is an apt description of a chamber […]
Nexas Quartet | Gershwin Album Launch 9 August, 2025, Utzon Room, Sydney, NSW Four saxophones sound a bit excessive, but not when you hear them played by Nexas, a quartet […]
Shaun Ng | Echoes of Love and Loss: French Baroque Lute Masterpieces This CD of French baroque lute music is a new release on the A415 Music label (CD009) from […]
Halcyon | How Far We’ve Come Together Jenny Duck-Chong mezzo–soprano Geoffrey Gartner cello CD release by Halcyon on 24 March 2025 Those who follow the creation of new vocal music […]
Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra | Midsummer Dreams CD Review On Thursday the 27th of March, 2025 The Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra will release their newest album Midsummer Dreams. […]
David Joseph | Through Tropical Stars Chamber Music by David Joseph Move MD 3467 The works on this CD are by a composer who is now 70 but these compositions […]
Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra|Illuminate Bruch, Britten and Tchaikovsky for strings and soprano Max Bruch (1838-1920), Serenade on Swedish Melodies (1916) Benjamin Britten (1913-1976), ‘Les Illuminations’ Op.18 (1938) Pyotr Ilyich […]
Alan Holley reviews three new CD’s on the MOVE record label Zoe Knighton, cello + Amir Farid, piano | Brahms Cello Hamish Strathdee, Guitar | Impulses – A CD of […]
Duo Menurida | In Two Minds Label: Métier | Catalogue No: MEX 77121 Laura Chislett, flute(s) Edward Cowie, piano On this impressive CD there are six improvisations for flute and […]
Singing Stone | Music of Christopher Sainsbury A CD from the guitarist Ken Murray With Joel Brennan (trumpet), Don Immel (trombone), Merinda Dias-Jayasinha (soprano), Laila Engle (alto flute) One of […]
Véronique Serret | ‘Migrating Bird’ Album Launch May 31, 2024, The Great Club, Marrickville, NSW How great is The Great?! In the heart of Marrickville the transformed 1950’s Greek Macedonian […]
Telemann Fantasias | Shaun Ng This double CD of the Telemann Fantasias for solo viola da gamba is a new release on the A415 Music label (CD008) from the Sydney-based […]
David Joseph | Dreams works for small orchestra MOVE RECORDS 3479 1 The Dream (1986) 14’36” 2 The Haunting (1993) 16’18” 3 The Memory (1994) 14’00” 4 By the Fountain (1994) 4’21” 5 At the Window (1994) 2’45” When I listen to a new CD I avoid reading any program notes until at least the 3rd hearing so as
Claire Edwardes | Dual Attractor CD Review: released 6 March, 2026, ABC Classic Listening to a solo percussion album is a curious experience. Unlike piano or violin, the listener often has only the faintest idea how the sound is actually being produced. Much of the time the music seems to simply appear – ringing, shimmering or pulsing out of the
Melissa Dunphy | On The Horizon CD Release Date: February 6, 2026 Mendelessohn Chorus of Philadelphia Commonwealth Youth Choir Dominick DiOrio conductor The Timberdale Brass Ting Ting Wong piano Chris Hanning percussion Brent Behrenshausen percussion A lone trumpet fanfare opens On the Horizon — mournful and portentous. Then rolling piano chords and timpani gather force before the full adult chorus
CD Review Philip Arkinstall and Kristian Chong | True Romantics Clara Schumann Romances Op. 22 Arr: Roger Young Johannes Brahms Sonata Op.120, No.1 in F minor and Sonata Op.120, No.2 in E flat Philip Arkinstall – clarinet, Kristian Chong – piano MOVE Records Catalogue number MCD 668 The inspired coupling of music
CD Review Laura Chislett | 100 years of Australian Flute Music Wirripang: Catalogue number, WIRR 131 100 years of Australian Flute Music (1924-2024) is performed by Laura Chislett on flutes of various kinds, and Stephanie McCallum on piano for about half of the tracks. This CD is a fascinating exploration of the development of the flute repertoire in the last
Elysian Fields | Swirling Flame Released 24 October, 2025 Swirling Flame is the latest release from Elysian Fields, a self-described ‘genre-defying’ ensemble. This is an apt description of a chamber jazz ensemble fronted by an electric Viola da Gamba alongside all the other instruments you’d expect from a jazz ensemble – piano, saxophones, bass, vocals and some violin and double
Nexas Quartet | Gershwin Album Launch 9 August, 2025, Utzon Room, Sydney, NSW Four saxophones sound a bit excessive, but not when you hear them played by Nexas, a quartet which has performed with few changes for over twenty years. Indeed, the sounds were so intertwined and complementary that it sounded just like a classical wind quartet but more engaging.
Haydn Reeder | Solos Duos Trios MOVE RECORDS MCD666 Artists Danae Killian · piano Philip Nixon · violin Rosanne Hunt · cello Johanna Selleck · flute Barbara Hornung · viola Katia Mestrovic · harp Susan Pierotti · violin Elton Sun · piano This CD of the music by Haydn Reeder offers
Shaun Ng | Echoes of Love and Loss: French Baroque Lute Masterpieces This CD of French baroque lute music is a new release on the A415 Music label (CD009) from the Sydney-based player Shaun Ng. Shaun performs professionally around Australia on instruments of the violin, da gamba and lute families, while also running a successful music teaching studio in Sydney.
Halcyon | How Far We’ve Come Together Jenny Duck-Chong mezzo–soprano Geoffrey Gartner cello CD release by Halcyon on 24 March 2025 Those who follow the creation of new vocal music in Australia know of the great contribution of Jenny Duck-Chong and cellist Geoffrey Gartner in premiering new works. Both have been active for several decades now, building the foundations for
Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra | Midsummer Dreams CD Review On Thursday the 27th of March, 2025 The Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra will release their newest album Midsummer Dreams. It consists of works by Felix Mendelssohn and Ludwig Van Beethoven, who share a musical language that is influenced by both the Classical and Romantic periods, making ARCO the ideal
David Joseph | Through Tropical Stars Chamber Music by David Joseph Move MD 3467 The works on this CD are by a composer who is now 70 but these compositions are from a much earlier time in his life and span the years when David Joseph was 23 through to being 37. An astonishing talent when so young and already
Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra|Illuminate Bruch, Britten and Tchaikovsky for strings and soprano Max Bruch (1838-1920), Serenade on Swedish Melodies (1916) Benjamin Britten (1913-1976), ‘Les Illuminations’ Op.18 (1938) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), The Souvenir de Florence Op.70 (1890) The Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra has rapidly been making a prominent and excellent name for itself with superb performances of chamber
Alan Holley reviews three new CD’s on the MOVE record label Zoe Knighton, cello + Amir Farid, piano | Brahms Cello Hamish Strathdee, Guitar | Impulses – A CD of of Guitar Australian Chamber Choir | Keys to Heaven Brahms Cello Zoe Knighton, cello and Amir Farid, piano Catalogue number MD 3451 Johannes Brahms 1833–1897 Cello Sonata No. 1
Duo Menurida | In Two Minds Label: Métier | Catalogue No: MEX 77121 Laura Chislett, flute(s) Edward Cowie, piano On this impressive CD there are six improvisations for flute and piano and one each for solo flute and solo piano and even though the musical and creative skills in each improvisation are delightful, this recording for me is more about
Singing Stone | Music of Christopher Sainsbury A CD from the guitarist Ken Murray With Joel Brennan (trumpet), Don Immel (trombone), Merinda Dias-Jayasinha (soprano), Laila Engle (alto flute) One of Australia’s all time great guitarists, Ken Murray, does an important service in promoting the music of Christopher Sainsbury in this CD of music that spans Sainsbury’s output from 2000 to
Véronique Serret | ‘Migrating Bird’ Album Launch May 31, 2024, The Great Club, Marrickville, NSW How great is The Great?! In the heart of Marrickville the transformed 1950’s Greek Macedonian Club was the the perfect venue for an album launch. A unique stage for a unique performance to showcase Véronique Serret’s just released album Migrating Bird. Classical music lovers will
Telemann Fantasias | Shaun Ng This double CD of the Telemann Fantasias for solo viola da gamba is a new release on the A415 Music label (CD008) from the Sydney-based player Shaun Ng. Georg Philipp Telemann is well-known as a one of the most prolific composers of all time, with an oeuvre of something like 3000 compositions, many of which
Join the Sydney Art Quartet for an unforgettable evening of chamber music as they perform Franz Schubert’s final chamber work, his String Quintet in C major, alongside guest cellist Paul […]
Join us for Jazz in June at St Jude's Bowral The Emerging Artist Concert Series presents City Tidda, a bold and personal project from trumpeter Sophia Rose. Created to share […]
Consult the oracle and experience an ancient and charismatic vision of the future with Ensemble Offspring and friends. Our biggest and boldest program of the season is also our most […]
Join the Sydney Art Quartet for an unforgettable evening of chamber music as they perform Franz Schubert’s final chamber work, his String Quintet in C major, alongside guest cellist Paul […]
Music & Tea at Wolllongong Art Gallery hosts the monthly Emerging Artist Concert Series. In June, we present City Tidda, a bold and personal project from trumpeter Sophia Rose. Created […]
Since 2003, Opera Bites Co-Founder Murray Dahm has delivered accessible, friendly and informative lectures, drawing on its history, culture and music. Enjoy exploring a variety of areas of operatic history from […]
Consult the oracle and experience an ancient and charismatic vision of the future with Ensemble Offspring and friends. Our biggest and boldest program of the season is also our most […]
St James’ Music presents Serenade & Symphony, a vibrant collaboration between the Sydney Symphony Fellows and the Choir of St James’, where youthful instrumental brilliance meets choral tradition in the […]
TMO's second Met Concert for 2026 promises a night of dazzling colour and elemental rhythm. Led by Chief Conductor Sarah-Grace Williams, this performance showcases the orchestra’s longtime support for talented […]
In a program of four trios we hear Beethoven’s greatest Piano Trio, the Archduke, written at the end of his ‘heroic’ period. It has the amplitude, variety and formal elaboration […]
The Afternoon Hours evoke memories of calm, reflection, and nostalgia… a bridge between the active daytime and the quieter evening. On 7th of June, Apeiron is going to spend one […]
In Humour & Horizons, Alexander Yau traverses wit, lyricism, and drama across eras. Beethoven’s intimate Op. 101 and Schumann’s mercurial Humoreske reveal playful introspection, while Debussy’s evocative Préludes paint shifting sonic landscapes. […]
Tragic. Triumphant. Thrilling. ChorusOz is your chance to experience the energy and joy of our annual ‘big sing’ – an inspiring weekend of community and music-making at the Sydney Opera […]
Internationally acclaimed British violinist Daniel Hope joins pianist Marie-Sophie Hauzel for a captivating recital in Melbourne inspired by his mentor, Yehudi Menuhin. For more than 35 years, Hope has been […]
Internationally acclaimed British violinist Daniel Hope returns to Sydney... for the first time since 2014, joining pianist Marie-Sophie Hauzel for a compelling recital inspired by his mentor, Yehudi Menuhin. For […]
Welcome back Musica Viva Australia FutureMakers the Partridge String Quartet when they perform an irresistible program featuring Debussy's eloquent String Quartet and the Australian premiere of Holly Harrison's small but […]
El Palacio Español invites listeners into the sound world of the Spanish court, where poetry, dance, and song flourished in richly expressive forms. This programme gathers music from Spain’s Golden […]
An atmosphere of musical and scientific enlightenment. In 1702 in Leipzig, Bach’s great friend and colleague Telemann recognised the need for an environment in which his students could perform in […]
“If the Bohemians had the advantages enjoyed by the Italians they would surpass them. They are perhaps the most musical race in all Europe”. Charles Burney (1773) The celebrations for […]
Melbourne Bach Choir sings Rachmaninov’s All Night Vigil (Opus 37), plus Art Songs by Ukrainian composer Jul'ij Meitus. Proudly presented by the MBC Chamber Choir, the second of four celebratory […]
In the hands of Romantics like Bruckner and Brahms, music became increasingly expressive, harmonically inventive, passionate, theatrical. In the twentieth century, composers like Herbert Howells, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Amy Beach […]
A concert of diverse new music, Of Rivers & Trees brings together works by eight Australian composers in an evocative program exploring landscape, memory and imagination. The concert features music […]
An atmosphere of musical and scientific enlightenment. In 1702 in Leipzig, Bach’s great friend and colleague Telemann recognised the need for an environment in which his students could perform in […]
An atmosphere of musical and scientific enlightenment. In 1702 in Leipzig, Bach’s great friend and colleague Telemann recognised the need for an environment in which his students could perform in […]
“If the Bohemians had the advantages enjoyed by the Italians they would surpass them. They are perhaps the most musical race in all Europe”. Charles Burney (1773) The celebrations for […]
Step into the coffee houses and concert halls of 1720s London where fashionable society argued passionately over two rival composers: Giovanni Bononcini and George Frideric Handel, inspiring the epigram that […]
Thomas Adès' Alchymia has been hailed as one of the best chamber music compositions of the time. Inspired by the music of Shakespearean England, but with a voice all of […]
Thomas Adès' Alchymia has been hailed as one of the best chamber music compositions of the time. Inspired by the music of Shakespearean England, but with a voice all of […]
A Concert Tour 18-21 June 2026 A Winter Solstice | Fantasies, Nocturnes & Lullabies for Cello & Piano is an intimate concert for cello and piano featuring reflective classical and […]
Since 2003, Opera Bites Co-Founder Murray Dahm has delivered accessible, friendly and informative lectures, drawing on its history, culture and music. Enjoy exploring a variety of areas of operatic history from […]
Award-winning jazz singer Michelle Nicolle and acclaimed composer and pianist Paul Grabowsky unveil the hidden poetry within beloved ballads by artists such as Frank Sinatra and Cole Porter, transforming familiar […]
A Concert Tour 18-21 June 2026 A Winter Solstice | Fantasies, Nocturnes & Lullabies for Cello & Piano is an intimate concert for cello and piano featuring reflective classical and […]
Two soundworlds collide: 18th century Paris & 21st century Tasman Peninsula. Historical flautist Meredith Beardmore takes her flutes through unexpected terrains. Her recent release The Long Blue Horizon was created […]
A program of pulse and poetry, rhythm and resonance, this concert showcases the daring artistry and genre-defying imagination that define Ensemble Offspring — where every sound is alive, and every […]
A celebration of light, darkness and the shifting skies above us, Sun, Moon and Stars traces a radiant choral arc from dawn to dusk and back again. With works exploring […]
A Concert Tour 18-21 June 2026 A Winter Solstice | Fantasies, Nocturnes & Lullabies for Cello & Piano is an intimate concert for cello and piano featuring reflective classical and […]
20 June 2026- 7:00pm Lux Aeterna A poignant, hopeful sequence of sacred music from across the centuries Award-winning British vocal ensemble The Gesualdo Six present a poignant, hopeful sequence of sacred music […]
In the hands of Romantics like Bruckner and Brahms, music became increasingly expressive, harmonically inventive, passionate, theatrical. In the twentieth century, composers like Herbert Howells, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Amy Beach […]
20 June 2026- 7:00pm Lux Aeterna A poignant, hopeful sequence of sacred music from across the centuries Award-winning British vocal ensemble The Gesualdo Six present a poignant, hopeful sequence of sacred music […]
A Concert Tour 18-21 June 2026 A Winter Solstice | Fantasies, Nocturnes & Lullabies for Cello & Piano is an intimate concert for cello and piano featuring reflective classical and […]
Thomas Adès' Alchymia has been hailed as one of the best chamber music compositions of the time. Inspired by the music of Shakespearean England, but with a voice all of […]
Thomas Adès' Alchymia has been hailed as one of the best chamber music compositions of the time. Inspired by the music of Shakespearean England, but with a voice all of […]
Tudor music meets winter celebration from the 13th century to the present, featuring Tomás Luis de Victoria’s mass and motet O magnum mysterium. From reflective midwinter stillness to festive revelry, […]
Two Piano Recitals on Structure, Memory, and Collapse Restless Forms is a contemporary classical piano recital by Luke Zhang and Sean Kim exploring instability, transformation, and the search for artistic […]
Since 2003, Opera Bites Co-Founder Murray Dahm has delivered accessible, friendly and informative lectures, drawing on its history, culture and music. Enjoy exploring a variety of areas of operatic history from […]
Thomas Adès' Alchymia has been hailed as one of the best chamber music compositions of the time. Inspired by the music of Shakespearean England, but with a voice all of […]
Circus meets symphony The intensity is turned up as the beauty and precision of classical music meet the daring physical mastery of circus. When these two disciplines collide, tradition isn’t […]
Circus meets symphony The intensity is turned up as the beauty and precision of classical music meet the daring physical mastery of circus. When these two disciplines collide, tradition isn’t […]
In The Heart Of The Night was born in a studio by the sea by Catherine Traicos and her long-time collaborator and confidante Nick Huggins. The pull of the tides, the […]
Something extraordinary is coming to Manly this winter. The Sydney Chamber Music Festival returns to Manly Art Gallery and Museum on 27–28 June, with four unmissable concerts featuring some of […]
The Organ Music Society of Sydney presents its biennial Winter Organ Festival which includes a masterclass with Vincent Dubois, organiste Titulaire Nôtre-Dame de Paris, workshops, organ visits and recitals. […]
Tudor music meets winter celebration from the 13th century to the present, featuring Tomás Luis de Victoria’s mass and motet O magnum mysterium. From reflective midwinter stillness to festive revelry, […]
An original composition by acclaimed composer Ian Munro based on the children’s book written by Jodie McLeod and illustrated by Eloise Short, Leonard the Lyrebird is a popular Australian bush animal story […]
Circus meets symphony The intensity is turned up as the beauty and precision of classical music meet the daring physical mastery of circus. When these two disciplines collide, tradition isn’t […]
2026 is the 42nd year the Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra (KPO) has run the NSW Secondary Schools Concerto Competition. 6 individual finalists in the 2026 NSW Secondary Schools Concerto Competition and […]
Circus meets symphony The intensity is turned up as the beauty and precision of classical music meet the daring physical mastery of circus. When these two disciplines collide, tradition isn’t […]
Slow down your Sunday afternoon with one of Australia’s most expressive and internationally celebrated pianists. Join Andrea Lam, ARIA Award winner and star of ABC’s The Piano, for a program […]
Experience an unforgettable afternoon of world-class orchestral music FREE OF CHARGE when two of America's leading youth orchestras perform in the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House. The 120-piece Greater […]
In July, the Emerging Artist Concert Series features soprano Mackenzie Lawrence with acclaimed pianist-composer John Martin. Together they present a program exploring the richness, humour, and dramatic range of vocal music. […]
Since 2003, Opera Bites Co-Founder Murray Dahm has delivered accessible, friendly and informative lectures, drawing on its history, culture and music. Enjoy exploring a variety of areas of operatic history from […]
Bohemian Composers in Vienna Join the Australian Haydn Ensemble (AHE) for the second 2026 series of 18th Century Unpacked—our interactive lecture recitals designed to deepen your connection with our mainstage […]
The 2026 Keys of Gold Festival Launch Concert, in the historic Lauriston Chapel at Langley Estate, brings together a glorious program of operatic favourites with renowned soprano Merlyn Quaife AM […]
Now based in Paris, Tasmanian pianist Sarah Cabrol-Douat is returning to perform at Tempo Rubato, Melbourne. The program includes works of Mozart, Schubert and Scriabin PROGRAM W.A.MOZART Sonata no. 12 […]
Magnificent. Dynamic. Sublime. The Creation is an absolute tonic – invigorating music that’s been lifting spirits since 1798! According to Brett Weymark, it’s easily the best thing Haydn ever wrote […]
Join the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra on a thrilling journey of musical discovery, featuring selections from two of Mussorgsky’s best-loved works, in a delightful one-hour concert for the young and young […]
Stroll through Mussorgsky’s musical art gallery with Dr Nicholas Milton AM and the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra in an unforgettable concert of Russian classics. Ravel’s colourful orchestration of Mussorgsky’s piano masterpiece Pictures […]
Stroll through Mussorgsky’s musical art gallery with Dr Nicholas Milton AM and the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra in an unforgettable concert of Russian classics. Ravel’s colourful orchestration of Mussorgsky’s piano masterpiece Pictures […]
Long live The King (of Instruments) - as the great Mozart called the pipe organ! And then Beethoven famously said that "Organists are the greatest of all virtuosos"! The recently […]
Prepare to be kissed by a fairy, haunted by a dream and transformed by music when Canadian virtuoso violinist Leila Josefowicz and fellow-Canadian pianist John Novacek bring their fantastical tales […]