Melbourne Baroque Orchestra | Telemann in Paris March 13, 2025, Church of All Nations, Carlton, VIC Greg Dikmans, traverso; Shane Lestideau, violin, viola d’amore; Josephine Vains, cello; Laura Vaughan, viola […]
Camerata & Brendan Joyce: Schumann March 13, 2025, QPAC, Brisbane, QLD After a wild weekend where Cyclone Alfred lashed Brisbane with heavy winds and torrential rain, the sun finally emerged, […]
Southern Cross Soloists | 30 Years of Music-Making 23 February, 2025, QPAC, Brisbane, QLD Southern Cross Soloists celebrated their milestone 30th birthday with a joyous concert in the QPAC Concert […]
Wattleseed Ensemble | The Orchid and the Wasp 15th February 2025, Nexus Arts, Adelaide, SA Wattleseed Ensemble is a modern string trio led by co-artistic directors Meg Cohen (violin) and […]
Salut! Baroque | Music to Celebrate Feb 2, 2025, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, NSW Baroque music has always been about grandeur and transformation, and Salut! Baroque’s Music to Celebrate was no exception. Marking […]
Camerata Academica of the Antipodes | Baroque Romantics 7 December 2024, St Albans Church Hall, Epping, NSW Director: Dr Imogen Coward Turning up at a church hall in Epping to […]
Southern Cross Soloists | Sunset Soiree & Season 2025 Launch November 24, 2024, Judith Wright Arts Centre, QLD After a week of rainy weather in Brisbane, the sun came out […]
In 2025, Salut! Baroque is proud to celebrate 30 years of presenting Baroque Music at its Best! Forming a new ensemble in 1995 was an exciting prospect, full of possibilities. […]
Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra Season 2025 “Camerata captivates the audience with their artistic skill and their joy in playing music.” Tessa Blaber, audience member Experience the wonder and joy […]
Secret Byrd | Gesualdo Six and Fretwork 12 July 2024, Mediaeval Hall, Salisbury UK This stunning concert was the highlight of a recent trip I made to England. Set in […]
Australia Ensemble: Concert 4 October 10, Sir John Clancy Auditorium, UNSW Program: Carl VINE | Strutt Sonata (2017) Elena KATS-CHERNIN | Blue Silence (2006/2012) Mikhail GLINKA | Trio pathétique (1832) Ludwig van BEETHOVEN | […]
SYDNEY, Australia — Australia Ensemble UNSW is proud to reveal its 2025 season …continuing its tradition of delivering powerful, evocative performances in Sydney. From timeless classics to newly commissioned works, […]
Singular Horizons | Elysian Fields 10 October, 2024, Church Street Studios, Camperdown, NSW Nestled in the back streets of Camperdown, Church Street Studios is an eccentric old building, housing 21 […]
MSO Chamber| Music for Harp and Strings 22 September, 2024, Iwaki Auditorium, Southbank, VIC ARTISTS Yinuo Mu – curator/harp Anne-Marie Johnson – violin Kirstin Kenny – violin Christopher Moore – […]
The Song Company| Fire Songs and Madrigals 21 September 2024, Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House, NSW ARTISTS Susannah Lawergren – Soprano Amy Moore – Soprano Christie Anderson – Mezzo Soprano […]
Luminescence Chamber Singers | Gesualdo Tenebrae 22 March, 2025, Braidwood Uniting Church, NSW AJ America – mezzo soprano/artistic director Lucien Fischer – baritone Rachel Mink – soprano Jack Jordan – Tenor (Guest artist) Alasdair Stretch – bass Dan Walker – tenor Roland Peelman – director In the intimate Braidwood Uniting Church, where sunlight spilled through old glass and every pew
Melbourne Baroque Orchestra | Telemann in Paris March 13, 2025, Church of All Nations, Carlton, VIC Greg Dikmans, traverso; Shane Lestideau, violin, viola d’amore; Josephine Vains, cello; Laura Vaughan, viola da gamba; Samantha Cohen, theorbo The Melbourne Baroque Orchestra kicked off their Tenth Anniversary series with an ingeniously constructed and delightfully performed set of duets and quartets, based around two
Camerata & Brendan Joyce: Schumann March 13, 2025, QPAC, Brisbane, QLD After a wild weekend where Cyclone Alfred lashed Brisbane with heavy winds and torrential rain, the sun finally emerged, and we were able to return to ‘normal life’. For me, this meant returning to the QPAC concert hall for an evening of passionate chamber music with Camerata. Camerata opened
Ensemble Offspring | Avant Gardens: Songbirds Saturday March 8, 2025, Glebe, NSW Performers: Claire Edwardes – Artistic Director, percussion Lamorna Nightingale – flutes Jason Noble – clarinet, bass clarinet Songbirds is the first concert of Ensemble Offspring’s 30 th birthday season, ‘back by popular demand to enliven Sydney backyards’ and presented this time in Glebe at the house of John
Southern Cross Soloists | 30 Years of Music-Making 23 February, 2025, QPAC, Brisbane, QLD Southern Cross Soloists celebrated their milestone 30th birthday with a joyous concert in the QPAC Concert Hall on Sunday afternoon. A sparkling chandelier, confetti and colourful dresses added to the festive spirit. Soprano Alexandra Flood flew in from Vienna to join Southern Cross on stage for
Wattleseed Ensemble | The Orchid and the Wasp 15th February 2025, Nexus Arts, Adelaide, SA Wattleseed Ensemble is a modern string trio led by co-artistic directors Meg Cohen (violin) and Katie Yap (viola), with cellist David Moran. Despite being based in Melbourne and competing with other major events on this particular Saturday evening (Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, comedian Aaron Chen, and
Salut! Baroque | Music to Celebrate Feb 2, 2025, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, NSW Baroque music has always been about grandeur and transformation, and Salut! Baroque’s Music to Celebrate was no exception. Marking the beginning of their 30th anniversary season, the ensemble crafted a program that honoured the evolution of Baroque music, moving from its Renaissance roots to the cusp of the Classical
Camerata Academica of the Antipodes | Baroque Romantics 7 December 2024, St Albans Church Hall, Epping, NSW Director: Dr Imogen Coward Turning up at a church hall in Epping to hear an interesting program by a well established group of which I had not heard before, made me curious. The rather grand title “Camerata Academica of the Antipodes” probably eludes
Southern Cross Soloists | Sunset Soiree & Season 2025 Launch November 24, 2024, Judith Wright Arts Centre, QLD After a week of rainy weather in Brisbane, the sun came out just in time for Southern Cross Soloists’ final Sunset Soiree for the year. Held at the Judith Wright Arts Centre on Saturday afternoon, this concert gave us the chance to
In 2025, Salut! Baroque is proud to celebrate 30 years of presenting Baroque Music at its Best! Forming a new ensemble in 1995 was an exciting prospect, full of possibilities. As the members of Salut! Baroque reflect on this remarkable journey, they celebrate sharing experiences with the 140 fabulous musicians who have performed with the group, the diverse music of
Bach Akademie Australia | Bach’s Christmas Oratorio 8 November 2024, City Recital Hall, Sydney, NSW ARTISTS Director – Madeleine Easton Evangelist – Andrew Goodwin Soprano – Susannah Lawergren (soloist), Bonnie de la Hunty (soloist), Brianna Louwen, Amy Moore Alto – Hannah Fraser (soloist), Olivia Payne, Elizabeth Cooper Tenor – Timothy Reynolds (soloist), Andrei Laptev, Jack Jordan Bass – David Greco
Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra Season 2025 “Camerata captivates the audience with their artistic skill and their joy in playing music.” Tessa Blaber, audience member Experience the wonder and joy that is Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra in 2025! Camerata’s Artistic Director and leader Brendan Joyce says, “Camerata is a beautiful and special place – we rest on a long
Secret Byrd | Gesualdo Six and Fretwork 12 July 2024, Mediaeval Hall, Salisbury UK This stunning concert was the highlight of a recent trip I made to England. Set in the Mediaeval Hall in Salisbury, we were permitted to enter in small groups of no more than eight to ten. We had some of the dynamics of the concert explained
Australia Ensemble: Concert 4 October 10, Sir John Clancy Auditorium, UNSW Program: Carl VINE | Strutt Sonata (2017) Elena KATS-CHERNIN | Blue Silence (2006/2012) Mikhail GLINKA | Trio pathétique (1832) Ludwig van BEETHOVEN | Septet in E flat Op. 20 (1800) Performers: David Griffiths, clarinet; Dimity Hall, violin; Julian Smiles, cello; with guest artists Andrea Lam, piano; Carla Blackwood, horn; Andrew Barnes, bassoon; Tahlia Petrosian, viola; and Andrew Meisel,
SYDNEY, Australia — Australia Ensemble UNSW is proud to reveal its 2025 season …continuing its tradition of delivering powerful, evocative performances in Sydney. From timeless classics to newly commissioned works, the 2025 season offers an exciting variety of chamber music that will captivate audiences and highlight the Ensemble’s commitment to artistic excellence and innovation. In 2025, Australia Ensemble UNSW will
Singular Horizons | Elysian Fields 10 October, 2024, Church Street Studios, Camperdown, NSW Nestled in the back streets of Camperdown, Church Street Studios is an eccentric old building, housing 21 recording studios and a performance space. It’s a music nerd’s dream, full of quirky knick knacks – lamps made from flutes, a banjo mute (a large hammer), and topped off
MSO Chamber| Music for Harp and Strings 22 September, 2024, Iwaki Auditorium, Southbank, VIC ARTISTS Yinuo Mu – curator/harp Anne-Marie Johnson – violin Kirstin Kenny – violin Christopher Moore – viola Rachael Tobin – cello Stephen Newton – narrator PROGRAM BAX Quintet for Harp & Strings DEBUSSY Les cloches for harp and cello DEBUSSY En Bateau for harp and cello
The Song Company| Fire Songs and Madrigals 21 September 2024, Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House, NSW ARTISTS Susannah Lawergren – Soprano Amy Moore – Soprano Christie Anderson – Mezzo Soprano Timothy Reynolds – Tenor Hayden Barrington – Baritone James Fox – Bass PROGRAM Carl Crossin Part Needle, Part Thread Morten Lauridsen 6 Madrigali “Fire Songs” Claudio Monteverdi Ecco mormorar l’onde
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 Stender. Renowned for its sublime lyricism, rich harmonies and profound emotional depth, this extraordinary masterpiece will be brought to life in the magnificent surroundings of […]
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 her love of music, roots, and identity, the program explores contemporary urban life through the lens of a First Nations woman. The title, using “Tidda” […]
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 subtle and surreal, with music that will overwhelm you with its delicate beauty and luminous sonorities. Christopher Cerrone’s ethereal quartet, How to Breathe Underwater leads […]
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 Stender. Renowned for its sublime lyricism, rich harmonies and profound emotional depth, this extraordinary masterpiece will be brought to life in the magnificent surroundings of […]
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 to share her love of music, roots, and identity, the program explores contemporary urban life through the lens of a First Nations woman. The title, […]
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 composers and voice types through to genres and quirky bits of opera trivia. From Verdi and Puccini to opera darlings such as Luciano Pavarotti and Joan […]
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 subtle and surreal, with music that will overwhelm you with its delicate beauty and luminous sonorities. Christopher Cerrone’s ethereal quartet, How to Breathe Underwater leads […]
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 luminous acoustic of St James’ Church. The program features Bach’s exhilarating Magnificat, Poulenc’s dramatically contrasting Organ Concerto on the Bicentennial Pipe Organ, and Vaughan Williams’ […]
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 Australian musicians when TMO present a world premiere work from composer Graeme Brown titled Endangered Species. Rimsky-Korsakov’s sparkling Capriccio Espagnol is inspired by Spanish folk […]
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 of works such as the Seventh Symphony; it is crowned by a slow movement that is one Beethoven’s most extraordinary variation-sets. Brahms’s late-period Trio is […]
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 (or tiny little bit more than one…) of these hours exploring music for Traverso (flute) and Baroque ensemble! Join us for a bright and warm […]
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. The journey culminates in the fiery urgency of Prokofiev’s Sixth Sonata — bold, restless, and electrifying. PROGRAM L. van Beethoven Sonata no. 28 in A […]
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 House. For 2026, Brett Weymark has turned his sights on one the most spectacular operas of all, Verdi’s Aida, for what he predicts could be […]
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 a leading presence on the international stage, renowned for his versatility, imaginative programming and distinctive artistry. An exclusive Deutsche Grammophon artist, he first rose to […]
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 more than 35 years, Hope has been a leading presence on the international stage, renowned for his versatility, imaginative programming and distinctive artistry. An exclusive […]
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 powerful Fluro Electric. Partridge String Quartet OS JONKER violin ANNA SKÁLOVÁ violin* EUNISE CHENG viola DANIEL SMITH cello *guest violin PROGRAM DEBUSSY String Quartet Holly HARRISON Fluro Electric
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 Age and Baroque periods, featuring works by composers such as Juan del Encina, Diego Ortiz, Gaspar Sanz alongside captivating anonymous pieces that once resonated through […]
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 public and where musical and academic pursuits could be fostered. The Collegium Musicum was born. When Bach arrived in 1723, he inherited this now famous […]
“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 the crowning of Charles VI as King of Bohemia in Prague in 1723 included an opera performance by 200 musicians and 100 voices. “History does […]
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 20th anniversary concerts is at St John’s Church, Camberwell on 12 June 2026 at 7.30pm. Melbourne Bach Chamber Choir’s winter offering features soloists mezzo-soprano Belinda […]
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 and Samuel Barber resisted the atonality and serialism embraced by their contemporaries and continued to explore the rich extremes of lush harmony and sweeping melodies. […]
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 by Johanna Selleck, Alan Holley, Andrian Pertout, Paul Moulatlet, Haydn Reeder, Philip Czaplowski, Colin McKellar and Ken Murray. Performed by an outstanding group of artists […]
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 public and where musical and academic pursuits could be fostered. The Collegium Musicum was born. When Bach arrived in 1723, he inherited this now famous […]
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 public and where musical and academic pursuits could be fostered. The Collegium Musicum was born. When Bach arrived in 1723, he inherited this now famous […]
“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 the crowning of Charles VI as King of Bohemia in Prague in 1723 included an opera performance by 200 musicians and 100 voices. “History does […]
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 gave rise to the phrase ‘Tweedle-dum and Tweedle-dee’. Hear the music that captivated London and judge for yourself! Join us for an afternoon of vocal […]
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 its own, this major work for string quartet and basset clarinet was premiered in 2021 and has become an instant classic. Musica Viva Australia is […]
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 its own, this major work for string quartet and basset clarinet was premiered in 2021 and has become an instant classic. Musica Viva Australia is […]
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 contemporary repertoire presented in a candle-lit setting. The program includes works by Australian, French, Nordic, and Russian composers and explores themes of stillness, renewal, contemplation, […]
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 composers and voice types through to genres and quirky bits of opera trivia. From Verdi and Puccini to opera darlings such as Luciano Pavarotti and Joan […]
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 melodies into haunting explorations of longing, heartbreak, and the bittersweet beauty of unrequited love. “These superb artists made it a pleasure to escape into […]
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 contemporary repertoire presented in a candle-lit setting. The program includes works by Australian, French, Nordic, and Russian composers and explores themes of stillness, renewal, contemplation, […]
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 on the Tasman Peninsula. Inspired by the extraordinary landscape of the peninsula, the album combines historical flutes and field recordings. In this intimate concert, Meredith […]
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 silence charged with possibility. Two powerhouse musicians from one of Australia’s most trailblazing ensembles — Ensemble Offspring — join forces in a thrilling program for […]
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 love, loss, longing and the turning of the earth, this evocative program features music inspired by the solstice, the sun and the Australian landscape and brings together Australian and international
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 contemporary repertoire presented in a candle-lit setting. The program includes works by Australian, French, Nordic, and Russian composers and explores themes of stillness, renewal, contemplation, […]
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 containing radiant choral writing from across the centuries. Highlights include Tallis’ polyphonic masterpiece, In jejunio et fletu, alongside the astonishing harmonies of Gesualdo in Plange quasi virgo. […]
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 and Samuel Barber resisted the atonality and serialism embraced by their contemporaries and continued to explore the rich extremes of lush harmony and sweeping melodies. […]
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 containing radiant choral writing from across the centuries. Highlights include Tallis’ polyphonic masterpiece, In jejunio et fletu, alongside the astonishing harmonies of Gesualdo in Plange quasi virgo. […]
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 contemporary repertoire presented in a candle-lit setting. The program includes works by Australian, French, Nordic, and Russian composers and explores themes of stillness, renewal, contemplation, […]
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 its own, this major work for string quartet and basset clarinet was premiered in 2021 and has become an instant classic. Musica Viva Australia is […]
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 its own, this major work for string quartet and basset clarinet was premiered in 2021 and has become an instant classic. Musica Viva Australia is […]
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, The Tudor Choristers presents a lovely and varied exploration of the season’s beauty and mystery in song. Inspired by the famous mediæval round “Sumer is […]
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 identity. Emerging from years immersed in conservatorium life — shaped by discipline, obsession, uncertainty, and continual refinement — this program reflects the uneasy transition beyond […]
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 composers and voice types through to genres and quirky bits of opera trivia. From Verdi and Puccini to opera darlings such as Luciano Pavarotti and Joan […]
In the first of two concerts during his residency at ANAM, superstar violinist Richard Tognetti brings together the fascinating sound worlds of American composers Charles Ives and Ruth Crawford Seeger, alongside a current new voice in Australian music, Alex Turley, and the sumptuous late-Romantic sounds of Arnold Schoenberg’s early masterpiece Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night). Often paired […]
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 its own, this major work for string quartet and basset clarinet was premiered in 2021 and has become an instant classic. Musica Viva Australia is […]
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 abandoned, it’s reimagined and brought thrillingly to life. Created by multi-award-winning Australian circus company Gravity and Other Myths in collaboration with the Brandenburger Symphoniker, LOUDER is a […]
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 glow of the moon, the sounds of eternity and the absence of any distraction forged a strikingly beautiful single body of work dissected into two […]
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 Australia's most celebrated musicians. Be moved by the aching beauty of Saudade, a programme steeped in longing and lyricism and lose yourself in The Art […]
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, The Tudor Choristers presents a lovely and varied exploration of the season’s beauty and mystery in song. Inspired by the famous mediæval round “Sumer is […]
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 about friendship and bravery that connects children and their families. Narrated by the composer himself, this original Australian classical work will enchant audiences of all […]
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 abandoned, it’s reimagined and brought thrillingly to life. Created by multi-award-winning Australian circus company Gravity and Other Myths in collaboration with the Brandenburger Symphoniker, LOUDER is a […]
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 will perform their selected concerto with orchestra on Sunday 28 June, competing for prizes and opportunities in this prestigious annual event. The competition is open […]
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 abandoned, it’s reimagined and brought thrillingly to life. Created by multi-award-winning Australian circus company Gravity and Other Myths in collaboration with the Brandenburger Symphoniker, LOUDER is a […]
Oriana Choir at Their Finest The Sunshine Coast’s premier vocal group, Oriana Choir presents An Oriana Songbook on Sunday 28 June at 2:00pm at Sella Maris Primary School Hall, Maroochydore, and Saturday 4 July at 1:00pm at St Patrick’s Catholic Church, Gympie - a moving celebration of the music that has shaped Oriana’s story across […]
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 Twin Cities Youth Symphonies from Minneapolis, Minnesota, conducted by Maestro Mark Russell Smith, joins the 40-piece Spokane Youth Symphony from Washington State, led by Dr Phillip Baldwin, for […]
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. Spanning art song, opera, and comic repertoire, the concert features music by Hugo Wolf, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Gioachino Rossini, Giacomo Meyerbeer, alongside the wit of Flanders […]
Join 3MBS Classically Kids this July for Once Upon A Storytime — an interactive musical adventure created and performed by flautist extraordinaire Eliza Shephard. Designed especially for young audiences, this joyful concert blends storytelling, theatre, movement and live music from around the world, inviting children to sing, dance, play and imagine alongside the performers. Led by […]
Join 3MBS Classically Kids this July for Once Upon A Storytime — an interactive musical adventure created and performed by flautist extraordinaire Eliza Shephard. Designed especially for young audiences, this joyful concert blends storytelling, theatre, movement and live music from around the world, inviting children to sing, dance, play and imagine alongside the performers. Led by […]
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 composers and voice types through to genres and quirky bits of opera trivia. From Verdi and Puccini to opera darlings such as Luciano Pavarotti and Joan […]
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 touring programs. Journey into the vibrant musical world of late 18th-century Vienna as we explore the works of the many Bohemian composers who lived and […]
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 and Thomas Heywood on the recently rehomed 1875 pipe organ at Langley. Handel, Mozart and Puccini with Lehar, Strauss' Overture to Die Fledermaus and much […]
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 in F major, K.332 Franz SCHUBERT 4 Impromptus op. 90 Alexander SCRIABIN Sonata no. 3 in f sharp minor, op. 23
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 and it’s a joy to sing. It’s also a joy to hear – music by a composer at the peak of his genius, bringing every […]
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 at heart. Marvel at how the symphony orchestra uses incredible colours to produce chilling, electrifying, wondrous and exciting moments in Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain, one […]
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 at an Exhibition breathes magic into the composer’s musical depictions of artworks from the majestic Old Castle to Baba Yaga’s quirky Hut on Hen’s Legs. Star pianist Avan […]
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 at an Exhibition breathes magic into the composer’s musical depictions of artworks from the majestic Old Castle to Baba Yaga’s quirky Hut on Hen’s Legs. Star pianist Avan […]
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 completed Grand Organ in St Paul's Cathedral, Bendigo has been over 140 years in the making. Thomas Heywood will put this magnificent instrument through its […]
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 and captivating sounds to tour Australia. Josefowicz and Novacek have been playing together since they were eight, and their enduring partnership creates a bond on stage […]
