Music, She Wrote Concert 2 – The Wave in the Mind March 21, 2024, Tempo Rubato, Brunswick, VIC Katie Yap, viola/voice/curation – Mindy Meng Wang, guzheng – Helen Svoboda, double […]
Music, She Wrote: Concert 1 Moirai Ensemble | Mother Lines 20th March 2024, Tempo Rubato, Brunswick, VIC Music, She Wrote is back for its fourth year, fresh and inventive as […]
The Kransky Sisters | A Cracker Kransky Christmas December 16, 2023, Riverside Theatres, Parramatta, NSW I sat down in the cavernous theatre, the stage set with a variety of slightly […]
Selby & Friends | Final Statements November 5, 2023, Turramurra Uniting Church It seems impossible but every recital that Kathryn Selby performs with her friends seems to mature like an […]
Latitude 37 | Meditations Tuesday 3 October, Melbourne Recital Centre Meditations is the title from the latest concert by early music ensemble Latitude 37, Laura Vaughan on viola da gamba […]
Selby & Friends | Three Stages of Man Sunday September 3, 2023, Turramurra Uniting Church Rachmaninoff had a lot to contend with in his early life. His father was against […]
STUNNING ~ SUMPTUOUS ~ SUPERB Selby & Friends 2024 Season showcases artists who have made significant and long-standing contributions to the Australian musical landscape, in some cases over many decades. […]
Selby and Friends | Iconic Fathers July 12, 2023, Primrose Potter Salon, Melbourne Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) – Piano Trio in D-Major Hob XV:24 Arnold Schoenberg (1874 – 1951) – Verklärte […]
Latitude 37 | The Pleasing Slumber July 12, 2023, The Eleventh Hour, Fitzroy It’s obvious that Latitude 37 enjoy making music together. They could easily be making music in a […]
Musica Viva | Among the Birds and Trees May 3, 2023, Conservatorium Theatre, Brisbane Musica Viva’s Among the Birds and Trees concert on Wednesday night was the perfect escape from […]
[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] QUERCUS TRIO Carla Blackwood horn, Elizabeth Sellars violin, Rhodri Clarke piano ROGER SMALLEY (1943–2015) – Trio for Violin, Horn and Piano (2000–2002) [23’06] LARRY SITSKY (born 1934) – […]
Latitude 37 | Parisian Soiree 29 April, 2023, Athenaeum 2, Melbourne The opening bars of Marin Marais electrifying exposition on the bells of Saint-Genevieve du Mont de Paris are guaranteed […]
Lyrebird Brass | Tonnerre de Brass Common Tone Records, 2022 A CD made in Melbourne of obscure, dare I say, even on the edge of unknown Belgium, Dutch and French […]
The Muses’ Delight | Neo/Classical Serenades 21 November, 2022, Tempo Rubato Even on an uncharacteristically blustery, wet November day, the doors of Brunswick’s Tempo Rubato were flung welcomingly open. Chatter […]
Season 2023 Promises 5 Stunning New Programs Selby & Friends is delighted to announce the 2023 Season of five intimate chamber music programs around the country – at City […]
Sirius Chamber Ensemble | St Stephens Friday Music September 2, 2022 Melissa Coleman – flute Ian Sykes – clarinet Claire Howard Race – piano It is great to see audiences […]
Selby & Friends | The Archduke July 19, 2022, City Recital Hall, Sydney Eagerly anticipating the arrival of Kathryn Selby’s friends, Natalie Chee and Julian Smiles onto the stage of […]
Quercus Trio | Hall of Mirrors Wednesday, 22 June, 2022, Primrose Potter Salon, Melbourne Recital Centre Melbourne-based horn trio ‘Quercus Trio’ – a musical group that champions both new and […]
Music, She Wrote Concert 2 – The Wave in the Mind March 21, 2024, Tempo Rubato, Brunswick, VIC Katie Yap, viola/voice/curation – Mindy Meng Wang, guzheng – Helen Svoboda, double bass/voice Music, she wrote – and indeed, Katie Yap, Helen Svoboda and Mindy Meng Wang wrote, sung, and soared. Presented by local arts community staple 3MBS Melbourne, this integral festival
Music, She Wrote: Concert 1 Moirai Ensemble | Mother Lines 20th March 2024, Tempo Rubato, Brunswick, VIC Music, She Wrote is back for its fourth year, fresh and inventive as ever under the leadership of Artistic Director Katie Yap. With a focus on the role of women in oral and musical tradition and the importance of memory in passing on
The Kransky Sisters | A Cracker Kransky Christmas December 16, 2023, Riverside Theatres, Parramatta, NSW I sat down in the cavernous theatre, the stage set with a variety of slightly baffling items, the Christmas chokos and multiple portraits of the Queen created a curious atmosphere. The Kransky Sisters, in their odd modesty, portray a side of Australia (and a humour)
Selby & Friends | Final Statements November 5, 2023, Turramurra Uniting Church It seems impossible but every recital that Kathryn Selby performs with her friends seems to mature like an old claret. Here she was joined by musicians of impeccable pedigree. Ike See began his studies in Singapore at the age of four no less in Singapore – he won
Latitude 37 | Meditations Tuesday 3 October, Melbourne Recital Centre Meditations is the title from the latest concert by early music ensemble Latitude 37, Laura Vaughan on viola da gamba and lira da gamba, Julia Fredersdorff on baroque violin and Donald Nicolson on organ. The program, which was continuously played without applause from the second item until the last, was
Selby & Friends | Three Stages of Man Sunday September 3, 2023, Turramurra Uniting Church Rachmaninoff had a lot to contend with in his early life. His father was against his musical career and later abandoned the family while two of his beloved sisters died young. In addition, his mentor and hero Pyotr Tchaikowsky died in mysterious circumstances – Worse,
STUNNING ~ SUMPTUOUS ~ SUPERB Selby & Friends 2024 Season showcases artists who have made significant and long-standing contributions to the Australian musical landscape, in some cases over many decades. These brilliant artists are incredibly special, not only because they are good friends and colleagues, but also because they have made the art of making music such a truly wonderful
Selby and Friends | Iconic Fathers July 12, 2023, Primrose Potter Salon, Melbourne Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) – Piano Trio in D-Major Hob XV:24 Arnold Schoenberg (1874 – 1951) – Verklärte Nacht for Piano Trio, Op. 4 (Transcription by Eduard Steuermann) Antonin Dvořák (1841 – 1904) – Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, Op.90 “Dumky” Natalie Chee – violin Julian
Latitude 37 | The Pleasing Slumber July 12, 2023, The Eleventh Hour, Fitzroy It’s obvious that Latitude 37 enjoy making music together. They could easily be making music in a musik room of 16-17th century England, at The Eleventh Hour in Fitzroy, or, in your lounge room, playing just for you, or for each other’s pleasure. Julia Fredersdorff (violin), Laura
Musica Viva | Among the Birds and Trees May 3, 2023, Conservatorium Theatre, Brisbane Musica Viva’s Among the Birds and Trees concert on Wednesday night was the perfect escape from the bustle of life, a moment to enjoy chamber music in the middle of the week. I popped down to Southbank after work, met my friend for a quick dinner,
[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] QUERCUS TRIO Carla Blackwood horn, Elizabeth Sellars violin, Rhodri Clarke piano ROGER SMALLEY (1943–2015) – Trio for Violin, Horn and Piano (2000–2002) [23’06] LARRY SITSKY (born 1934) – Barerq (1984) 4’05 ELENA KATS-CHERNIN (born 1957) – Velvet Revolution (1999) [15’49] GORDON KERRY (born 1961) – No Abiding City (2001) 12’01 DON BANKS (1923–1980) – Trio for Horn, Violin
Latitude 37 | Parisian Soiree 29 April, 2023, Athenaeum 2, Melbourne The opening bars of Marin Marais electrifying exposition on the bells of Saint-Genevieve du Mont de Paris are guaranteed to elicit a response. My mind used to go to the 1991 French film Tous les Matin de Monde, but more recently the sound invokes the ridiculous satire on the
Lyrebird Brass | Tonnerre de Brass Common Tone Records, 2022 A CD made in Melbourne of obscure, dare I say, even on the edge of unknown Belgium, Dutch and French composers may seem a little odd but the works recorded here show interest and the performances by the esteemed Lyrebird Brass are nothing short of perfect. Being so close to
The Muses’ Delight | Neo/Classical Serenades 21 November, 2022, Tempo Rubato Even on an uncharacteristically blustery, wet November day, the doors of Brunswick’s Tempo Rubato were flung welcomingly open. Chatter accompanied by clinking glassware drifted into the street – Tempo Rubato’s theme song. The huge Stuart & Sons piano, the resident giant, filled most of the stage and lent itself
Season 2023 Promises 5 Stunning New Programs Selby & Friends is delighted to announce the 2023 Season of five intimate chamber music programs around the country – at City Recital Hall in Sydney, The Salon at the Melbourne Recital Centre for Evening and Matinee series, Elder Hall & the Flinders Street Church (Tour 1 only) in Adelaide, St Jude’s
Sirius Chamber Ensemble | St Stephens Friday Music September 2, 2022 Melissa Coleman – flute Ian Sykes – clarinet Claire Howard Race – piano It is great to see audiences returning to city lunchtime classical music concerts and those who attended the Friday Recital given by the Sirius Chamber Ensemble were well rewarded with a beautifully prepared concert. Melissa Coleman
Selby & Friends | The Archduke July 19, 2022, City Recital Hall, Sydney Eagerly anticipating the arrival of Kathryn Selby’s friends, Natalie Chee and Julian Smiles onto the stage of the City Recital Hall, we were informed by Kathy that, most unfortunately, violinist Natalie Chee was in self-isolation since the previous night due to Covid. It was our good fortune
Quercus Trio | Hall of Mirrors Wednesday, 22 June, 2022, Primrose Potter Salon, Melbourne Recital Centre Melbourne-based horn trio ‘Quercus Trio’ – a musical group that champions both new and Australian works – in my mind could only be described as ‘a composer’s dream ensemble.’ The collective encompasses hornist Carla Blackwood (Lecturer in Music Performance at the Melbourne Conservatorium of
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
