Phoenix Collective Quartet | The Art Music of Joe Hisaishi 17 May, 2026, The Utzon Room | Sydney Opera House NSW As devotees of soirées at the Utzon Room, Sydney […]
Utzon Music | From Prague to Tasmania: Baroque Without Borders 10 May, 2026, Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House, NSW Helena Zemanová – Violin Julia Fredersdorff – Violin Jane Gower – […]
Australian Haydn Ensemble | Mozart’s Spring March 8, 2026, Paintings Room, State Library, Sydney, NSW AHE 2026, the first program for their year, consisted of Haydn, Mendelssohn and Mozart string […]
Brodsky String Quartet & William Barton February 25, 2026, Melbourne Recital Centre, VIC The Occasion Midweek, late February in Melbourne — summer in decline. Beware the Ides of March. Around […]
Utzon Music | The Edge of Zen 1 Feb, 2026, Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House, NSW The Edge of Zen was a meditative musical merger of East and West, modern […]
Selby & Friends | Epic Diva November 23, 2025, Turramurra Uniting Church, NSW Johannes Brahms was not at the zenith of his career in 1862 when he composed his 2nd […]
Australian String Quartet | Convergence October 21, 2025, The Neilson, Pier 2/3, Walsh Bay, NSW There’s something that feels just right about hearing a string quartet in The Neilson. The […]
Musica Viva Australia | Takács Quartet with Angie Milliken 18 August, 2025, City Recital Hall, Sydney, NSW Takács Quartet Edward Dusinberre violin Harumi Rhodes violin Richard O’Neill viola András Fejér […]
Sydney Philharmonia Chamber Singers | Lost Birds 16 August 2025, White Bay Power Station, NSW It’s not every day you find yourself sipping coffee inside the belly of a decommissioned […]
AVÉ: Australian Vocal Ensemble | Thought is surrounded by a halo 10 August, 2025, The Neilson, ACO, Pier 2/3, Walsh Bay, NSW VOICES: Katie Noonan: Soprano and Artistic Director Fiona […]
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 […]
Craig Hill with the MBO Classical Quartet | Mozart Clarinet Quintet 28 June 2025, St Stephen’s Anglican Church, Richmond, VIC Craig Hill, basset horn and basset clarinet; Cameron Jamieson and […]
Australian Haydn Ensemble | Haydn’s Sunrise March 17, 2025, The Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House, NSW Skye McIntosh – Artistic Director and violin Matthew Greco – violin Karina Schmitz – […]
Bendigo Chamber Music Festival | 2025 February 6 – 9, Bendigo, VIC I am currently sitting in a cafe writing up my notes for this 4 day event and feeling […]
Phoenix Collective Quartet | Beethoven, Vasks, Daft Punk 16 November, 2024, Hunter Baillie Church, Annandale, NSW Before the first note of the program proper, we were treated to a few […]
Sydney Mozart Society | Flinders Quartet October 23, 2024, The Concourse Concert Hall, Chatswood, NSW MENDELSSOHN Capriccio for string quartet in E minor, Op.81 no.3 BEETHOVEN String Quartet in B-flat […]
Orava Quartet | A Dream within a Dream September 20, 2024 Brisbane, QLD Overlooking the Brisbane river, the State Library of Queensland’s Edge auditorium was the perfect setting for an […]
Phoenix Collective Quartet | The Art Music of Joe Hisaishi 17 May, 2026, The Utzon Room | Sydney Opera House NSW As devotees of soirées at the Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House heed, the early bird gets the best seats. Packed house with 20 minutes to go before the accomplished members of the Phoenix Collective Quartet strode onto the stage
Utzon Music | From Prague to Tasmania: Baroque Without Borders 10 May, 2026, Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House, NSW Helena Zemanová – Violin Julia Fredersdorff – Violin Jane Gower – Dulcian Lars Ulrik Mortensen – Harpsichord At one point during this remarkable Utzon Music recital, harpsichordist Lars Ulrik Mortensen described the repertoire as “a kind of written-out improvisation.” It
Melbourne Classical Quartet | The Classical Flute May 2, 2026, St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, Richmond, VIC Cameron Jamieson; Meg Cohen, violins; Katie Yap, viola; Rosanne Hunt, cello, with Kim Tan, classical flute I’ve played piano in St. Stephen’s, previously, so I knew what a pleasant, welcoming space it is: light, airy, some beautiful stained-glass and, not to be overlooked,
Australian Haydn Ensemble | Mozart’s Spring March 8, 2026, Paintings Room, State Library, Sydney, NSW AHE 2026, the first program for their year, consisted of Haydn, Mendelssohn and Mozart string quartets. Here, the AHE performs as a string quartet, whereas in last year’s incarnation, they were a symphony orchestra! Never mind, they are playing Beethoven’s fourth symphony as part of
Brodsky String Quartet & William Barton February 25, 2026, Melbourne Recital Centre, VIC The Occasion Midweek, late February in Melbourne — summer in decline. Beware the Ides of March. Around the corner at Hamer Hall the future beckons with a laser/synthesiser reimagining of the prophetic AI apocalyptic film Terminator 2: Judgment Day. But nestled snugly within the extraordinary honeycombed acoustic
Utzon Music | The Edge of Zen 1 Feb, 2026, Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House, NSW The Edge of Zen was a meditative musical merger of East and West, modern and contemporary, held in the Utzon Room with appropriately serene views of the tranquil harbour in silvery-grey afternoon light. The program was, in the words of curator and recorder virtuoso,
Selby & Friends | Epic Diva November 23, 2025, Turramurra Uniting Church, NSW Johannes Brahms was not at the zenith of his career in 1862 when he composed his 2nd Piano Quartet. His first Piano Concerto had been so badly received that he had to leave the auditorium after the first movement while his ill-fated attempt to join in the,
Australian String Quartet | Convergence October 21, 2025, The Neilson, Pier 2/3, Walsh Bay, NSW There’s something that feels just right about hearing a string quartet in The Neilson. The warm wood panelling, the intimacy of the space, the sense of shared stillness between audience and performers, even from the balcony it feels close. It’s the ideal setting for the
Musica Viva Australia | Takács Quartet with Angie Milliken 18 August, 2025, City Recital Hall, Sydney, NSW Takács Quartet Edward Dusinberre violin Harumi Rhodes violin Richard O’Neill viola András Fejér cello with Angie Milliken narrator Program Franz Joseph HAYDN (1732–1809) String Quartet in G minor, Op. 74 No. 3 ‘The Rider’ (1793) Cathy MILLIKEN Sonnet of an Emigrant
Sydney Philharmonia Chamber Singers | Lost Birds 16 August 2025, White Bay Power Station, NSW It’s not every day you find yourself sipping coffee inside the belly of a decommissioned coal-fired relic. The towering, echoing and deliciously grungy White Bay Power Station, newly reopened as a cultural venue after decades of dormancy, made a fitting backdrop for Lost Birds, Sydney
AVÉ: Australian Vocal Ensemble | Thought is surrounded by a halo 10 August, 2025, The Neilson, ACO, Pier 2/3, Walsh Bay, NSW VOICES: Katie Noonan: Soprano and Artistic Director Fiona Campbell: Mezzo-soprano Louis Hurley: Tenor Andrew O’Connor: Bass-baritone PROGRAM: Andrew O’Connor: Thought is Surrounded by a Halo Perry Joyce: My father’s gun Joseph Twist: Refugee Thomas Luis de Victoria: Heth Misericordiae
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.
Craig Hill with the MBO Classical Quartet | Mozart Clarinet Quintet 28 June 2025, St Stephen’s Anglican Church, Richmond, VIC Craig Hill, basset horn and basset clarinet; Cameron Jamieson and Meg Cohen, violins; Caroline Henbest, viola; Rosanne Hunt, cello Craig Hill’s expertise in historical clarinets covers a wide range of periods and types, but in this concert the focus was
Australian Haydn Ensemble | Haydn’s Sunrise March 17, 2025, The Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House, NSW Skye McIntosh – Artistic Director and violin Matthew Greco – violin Karina Schmitz – viola Daniel Yeadon – cello HAYDN String Quartet Op. 76 No. 4 in B flat major Sunrise BEETHOVEN String Quartet Op. 18 No. 1 in F major FANNY MENDELSSOHN (HENSEL)
Bendigo Chamber Music Festival | 2025 February 6 – 9, Bendigo, VIC I am currently sitting in a cafe writing up my notes for this 4 day event and feeling very satisfied that music in the regions is growing. This festival has brought in international performers as well as extraordinary local performers. There seems to be a philosophy of encouragement
Phoenix Collective Quartet | Beethoven, Vasks, Daft Punk 16 November, 2024, Hunter Baillie Church, Annandale, NSW Before the first note of the program proper, we were treated to a few bars preview of Dan Russell’s new violin, crafted by Carlo Antonio Testore. A snippet of The Lark Ascending soared through the room, the high notes shimmering and spine-tingling. Though Russell
Sydney Mozart Society | Flinders Quartet October 23, 2024, The Concourse Concert Hall, Chatswood, NSW MENDELSSOHN Capriccio for string quartet in E minor, Op.81 no.3 BEETHOVEN String Quartet in B-flat major, Op.18 no.6 MENDELSSOHN String Quartet in F minor, Op.80 Elizabeth Sellars (violin), Wilma Smith (violin), Helen Ireland (viola), Zoe Knighton (cello) Travelling to this concert my mind wandered back
Orava Quartet | A Dream within a Dream September 20, 2024 Brisbane, QLD Overlooking the Brisbane river, the State Library of Queensland’s Edge auditorium was the perfect setting for an evening of chamber music on Friday night. Presented as part of Brisbane Festival, Orava Quartet’s A Dream within a Dream concert gave audiences the chance to unwind before the weekend.
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 […]