Canberra International Music Festival | Pianos & Percussion: Festival Finale 3 May, 2026, Snow Concert Hall, Red Hill, ACT The Canberra International Music Festival drew to a close in the […]
Canberra International Music Festival | Bell Curve & Bell Plains May 3, 2026, Parliament House & National Carillon, Canberra, ACT Some concerts you attend, and some you are somehow placed […]
Canberra International Music Festival | Tissages du temps May 2, 2026, Snow Concert Hall, Canberra, ACT There is something particularly satisfying about a program that doesn’t simply present music across […]
Canberra International Music Festival | MOSSO: music in motion 2 May, 2026, National Film and Sound Archive, Canberra, ACT An early and chilly start to Day 4 of the Canberra […]
Canberra International Music Festival | Folías de España Friday 1 May, 2026, Gandel Hall, National Gallery of Australia, ACT Lina Tur Bonet, violin Neal Peres Da Costa, harpsichord Folías […]
Canberra International Music Festival | Folk and Tango MAY 1, 2026, Manning Clark Hall, ACT ARTISTS James Crabb – accordion Lina Tur Bonet – violin David Campbell – double bass […]
Megalong Music Festival | Folk and Fancy 5 April 2026, Megalong Valley, NSW Guest Artists Asmira Woodward-Page – violin (Artistic Director) Jacqui Cronin – viola Timothy Nankervis – cello Frank […]
Choralfest 2026 brings a city-wide concert series to Geelong with free and ticketed performances across world-class venues Geelong will come alive with music this April as Choralfest 2026 presents a […]
Orange Chamber Music Festival | 2026 12-15 March, 2026, Orange, NSW This year’s Orange Chamber Music Festival continues to prove that great chamber music is not just about what happens […]
Sydney Mozart Society | 2026 Season SMS’ 76th season opens with Affinity Quartet and Friends – making their first appearance for the Society, this Melbourne-based Quartet earns its place as […]
Set against the rolling vineyards and heritage streets of regional NSW, the Orange Chamber Music Festival is far more than a series of concerts, it’s an invitation to slow down, […]
Summer Concerts 2026 | Viva La Cello! 16–18 January 2026 • Eudlo Hall, Sunshine Coast Hinterland The Sunshine Coast’s favourite summer classical music event is back. Summer Concerts 2026 – […]
Albury Chamber Music Festival | 2025 November 7 to 9, 2025, Albury, NSW That ‘festival feeling’, in my opinion, starts well in advance of the event itself. So much goes […]
Brisbane Music Festival | 2025 November 14 – 30 , FourthWall Arts, Brisbane, QLD When you speak with festival director Alex Raineri, you quickly sense that the Brisbane Music Festival […]
Orange Chamber Music Festival | 2025 March 6 to 9, 2025, Orange NSW The Orange Chamber Music Festival continues to cement its reputation as one of Australia’s most vibrant regional […]
Bendigo Chamber Music Festival | Day 5 9 February, 2025, Bendigo, VIC ____________________________________ Read other reviews from this festival: WEDNESDAY + THURSDAY concerts >> FRIDAY concerts >> SATURDAY concerts >> […]
Bendigo Chamber Music Festival | Day 4 February 8th, 2025, Bendigo, VIC ____________________________________ Read the other reviews of this festival: WEDNESDAY + THURSDAY concerts >> FRIDAY concerts >> SUNDAY concerts […]
Bendigo Chamber Music Festival | Wednesday + Thursday 5th and 6th February, 2025, Bendigo, VIC Covering the whole festival in some detail, this is a long review broken up over […]
Canberra International Music Festival | Pianos & Percussion: Festival Finale 3 May, 2026, Snow Concert Hall, Red Hill, ACT The Canberra International Music Festival drew to a close in the Snow Concert Hall with a program that felt very true to the overall spirit of the festival — ambitious, diverse and immersed in culture. With lawns outside inviting a glass
Canberra International Music Festival | Bell Curve & Bell Plains May 3, 2026, Parliament House & National Carillon, Canberra, ACT Some concerts you attend, and some you are somehow placed inside. This was the latter. We entered through the iconic marble eucalyptus ‘forest’ of Parliament House’s main foyer and emerged into Members’ Hall directly beneath the massive flagpole — the
Canberra International Music Festival | Tissages du temps May 2, 2026, Snow Concert Hall, Canberra, ACT There is something particularly satisfying about a program that doesn’t simply present music across time, but actively reimagines it. Tissages du temps (“weavings of time”) did exactly that, tracing a distinctly French lineage across some 300 years, not through historical reconstruction, but through transformation.
Canberra International Music Festival | MOSSO: music in motion 2 May, 2026, National Film and Sound Archive, Canberra, ACT An early and chilly start to Day 4 of the Canberra International Music Festival, with a festival within a festival at the National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA). MOSSO: music in motion was a feast of great new music, moving image
Canberra International Music Festival | Folías de España Friday 1 May, 2026, Gandel Hall, National Gallery of Australia, ACT Lina Tur Bonet, violin Neal Peres Da Costa, harpsichord Folías del Fuego I first heard Spanish violinist Lina Tur Bonet in late 2024, after we had newly arrived to live in Canberra. On tour with Musica Viva Australia, Lina led
Canberra International Music Festival | Folk and Tango MAY 1, 2026, Manning Clark Hall, ACT ARTISTS James Crabb – accordion Lina Tur Bonet – violin David Campbell – double bass Australian String Quartet Dale Barltrop — violin Francesca Hiew — violin Christopher Carolinge — viola Michael Dahlenburg — cello Ensemble Liaison David Griffiths — clarinet Svetlana Bogosavljevic — cello Timothy
Megalong Music Festival | Folk and Fancy 5 April 2026, Megalong Valley, NSW Guest Artists Asmira Woodward-Page – violin (Artistic Director) Jacqui Cronin – viola Timothy Nankervis – cello Frank Celata – clarinet Ieva Jokubaviciute – piano Fellows (2026) Ellen Choung – violin Maggie Zeng – violin Daniel Casey – viola Arjun Singh – cello Reuben Johnson – piano Jeremy
Choralfest 2026 brings a city-wide concert series to Geelong with free and ticketed performances across world-class venues Geelong will come alive with music this April as Choralfest 2026 presents a vibrant concert series featuring free and ticketed performances across the city from Thursday 9 April to Sunday 12 April. With concerts staged in the outstanding acoustic environment of Costa Hall,
Orange Chamber Music Festival | 2026 12-15 March, 2026, Orange, NSW This year’s Orange Chamber Music Festival continues to prove that great chamber music is not just about what happens on stage, but everything that surrounds it. For festival pass holders, the experience is something of a feast — and not just musically. Two or three intimate, pass-only performances sit
Sydney Mozart Society | 2026 Season SMS’ 76th season opens with Affinity Quartet and Friends – making their first appearance for the Society, this Melbourne-based Quartet earns its place as one of the outstanding and most awarded string quartets of its generation. The season includes some of Australia’s best chamber musicians and ensembles, from firm favourites to ensembles specifically gathered
Set against the rolling vineyards and heritage streets of regional NSW, the Orange Chamber Music Festival is far more than a series of concerts, it’s an invitation to slow down, listen deeply and immerse yourself in extraordinary music in beautiful, intimate spaces. Designed as much for curious first-timers as devoted chamber-music lovers, the festival offers the rare chance to experience
Summer Concerts 2026 | Viva La Cello! 16–18 January 2026 • Eudlo Hall, Sunshine Coast Hinterland The Sunshine Coast’s favourite summer classical music event is back. Summer Concerts 2026 – Viva la Cello! returns to Eudlo Hall from 16–18 January, presenting three intimate and uplifting concerts that celebrate the expressive power, versatility, and sheer beauty of the cello. Now in
Albury Chamber Music Festival | 2025 November 7 to 9, 2025, Albury, NSW That ‘festival feeling’, in my opinion, starts well in advance of the event itself. So much goes into planning and coordinating travel, booking accommodation, seeking out tips from seasoned festival goers, and then there is the much-anticipated release of the program. And the program for this year’s
Brisbane Music Festival | 2025 November 14 – 30 , FourthWall Arts, Brisbane, QLD When you speak with festival director Alex Raineri, you quickly sense that the Brisbane Music Festival isn’t just a curated program of concerts, it’s an evolving conversation. A creative playground. A provocation. And, occasionally, a place where a sandwich becomes an instrument. Now in its eighth
Orange Chamber Music Festival | 2025 March 6 to 9, 2025, Orange NSW The Orange Chamber Music Festival continues to cement its reputation as one of Australia’s most vibrant regional music festivals, offering a compelling mix of internationally renowned and local talent. This year’s programming stood out for its commitment to Australian classical music and its thematic nods to International
Bendigo Chamber Music Festival | Day 5 9 February, 2025, Bendigo, VIC ____________________________________ Read other reviews from this festival: WEDNESDAY + THURSDAY concerts >> FRIDAY concerts >> SATURDAY concerts >> ____________________________________ Sunday 11.00am Capital Theatre Mozart – Horn Quintet in E flat major K.407 (Peter, Natsuko, Justin, Tobi, Howard) Chopin – Nocturne op 27 no 1 (Ignas) Prokofiev Romeo and
Bendigo Chamber Music Festival | Day 4 February 8th, 2025, Bendigo, VIC ____________________________________ Read the other reviews of this festival: WEDNESDAY + THURSDAY concerts >> FRIDAY concerts >> SUNDAY concerts >> ____________________________________ Saturday 9.30am Masterclass – Forest St Uniting Church Four local students/musicians presented themselves for this event. I was interested to see how the students would present themselves being
Bendigo Chamber Music Festival | Wednesday + Thursday 5th and 6th February, 2025, Bendigo, VIC Covering the whole festival in some detail, this is a long review broken up over 4 articles. I strongly encourage readers NOT to read this entire review in one go; instead read it day by day with a pause in between or even take one
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […] |
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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 […]
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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 […] |
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […] |
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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 […]
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“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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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“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 […]
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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 […] |
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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