Artist Focus | Alex Raineri Churchill Fellowship, 2024 Alex Raineri is a Brisbane-based pianist, harpsichordist, composer, artistic director,...
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Come to the 91st Sydney Eisteddfod Festival!
22 June - 8 September, 2024 Experience Australia's young creative performing artists as they showcase their talents on professional stages across...
Kate Tribe (classikON’s founder) solo exhibition opens 1st May in Haymarket
Wondering what Kate's been up to since passing on the reins of classikON? Wonder no more... You are invited to the opening of 'Life Activity' and...
Sydney Eisteddfod | Calling Classical Singers
Don't miss the opportunity to showcase your talent for classical singing at this year’s Sydney Eisteddfod. Whether you love to sing Lieder, French...
RISING Festival’s Bungul astounding, deeply moving and original
BUŊGUL Gurrumul's Mother’s Buŋgul, Gurrumul's Grandmother’s Buŋgul, Gurrumul's Manikay Wed June 14, Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne Buŋgul -...
AYO 2024 Applications now open
The Australian Youth Orchestra (AYO) holds a vital and unique place in Australia’s musical landscape: it is the only training program which brings...
Free Showcase JAN 28 – MSO celebrates 20 years with The Cybec Foundation
This concert is BOOKED OUT - FREE Live stream via link below To celebrate a milestone partnership and the 20th anniversary of the Cybec 21st Century...
Hatched 2022 showcases 5 emerging Australian composers
Ensemble Offspring's Hatched Academy Putting young composers in the spotlight has always been a core mission of Ensemble Offspring. From its humble...
Australian Chamber Choir bring to life a female composer’s work from 280 years past
During Vivaldi’s time teaching at the Ospedale della Pietà (1703-40), this orphanage developed an international reputation for its concerts,...
Baroque mixing and matching with harpsichord and sax
Many of classikON's volunteer Ambassador team are professional musicians in their own right. This week Ambassador and harpsichordist Peter...
50 Years of Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra!
The Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra returns with a full year of exciting concerts and celebrates its 50th Anniversary year, kicking off...
Adelaide Chamber Singers Change the Baton after 36 years
25 October, 2021 The Adelaide Chamber Singers today announced that its founding Artistic Director and conductor, Carl Crossin OAM, will be stepping...
Marais Project: Blending the old and the new in the Art of Monody
At 3pm Sunday May 16, 2021, at Mosman Art Gallery The Marais Project present 'The Art of Monody' featuring the world premiere of ‘Christchurch...
Song Company goes ‘Into the Heart’
Australia’s national vocal ensemble opens its red-blooded 2021 season with the first of its ‘Salon’ series of concerts featuring The Song Company’s...
Australia Ensemble | 2021 Season Launch
The Australia Ensemble UNSW are thrilled to bring their 42nd concert season to audiences this year. The season combines several major works from the...
2021 Bendigo Chamber Music Festival
3 – 7 February 2021 16 of Australia’s leading artists perform 15 recitals to restart City of Greater Bendigo’s classical music scene. Co-directors...
Interview with Kyle Little, Artistic Director of Steel City Strings
Throughout the month of May, Steel City Strings – an APRA Award-Winning string ensemble hailing from Wollongong, NSW – launched a fundraising...
Melbourne to have 16-hour music marathon for firefighters
Forty established and emerging musicians from Sydney and Melbourne will unite to perform a 16-hour Music Marathon, to raise funds for the Country...
2020 Festival calendar | 50 festivals to attend, support or follow for program news
Wondering what festivals are on in Australia in 2020? We've tracked down 50. A festival at a winery, city or regional town? All inclusive or...
Q&A with Bach Akademie Australia’s founder, violinist Madeleine Easton
Ahead of Bach Akademie Australia’s final concerts for the year, classikON spoke to the ensemble’s Founder and Artistic Director, Australian...
Q&A with Selby & Friends’ Kathryn Selby ahead of Beethoven’s Back tour
Ahead of Selby and Friends’ 2019 season finale tour, Beethoven’s Back, classikON’s Phillipa spoke to Kathryn Selby about the enduring appeal of...
Q&A with Halcyon’s Jenny Duck-Chong ahead of IN NATURE
Ahead of Halcyon’s concert, In Nature, on Saturday 12th October, classikON’s Phillipa spoke to Halcyon’s Artistic Director, co-founder and...
Leichhardt Espresso Chorus’s Michelle Leonard OAM on reimagining Handel’s Messiah for 2019
Ahead of Leichhardt Espresso Chorus’s 21st birthday celebration, Messiah Reimagined, classikON’s Phillipa spoke to the group’s founder and Artistic...
Q&A with Tempo Rubato’s Georgina Lewis
Located in the inner-city suburb of Brunswick, Tempo Rubato is Melbourne’s newest and hottest destination for live classical music! Although the...
Calendar of Events
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Hailed as ‘the best classical group in town’ (Sydney Morning Herald), Omega Ensemble champions extraordinary musical talent through high-energy and impactful performance. With a commitment to cherish foundational classical music […]
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Join us for an exquisite evening of choral music to illuminate your Christmas season … The Tudor Choristers present a unique concert that blends the golden threads of Renaissance polyphony […]
$28 – $40
Fall into an ecstatic dream…or is it a nightmare? Journey to the underworld and back. Gluck’s heartbreaking opera follows the grieving Orpheus into the jaws of Hades to rescue his […]
$79
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On the first Wednesday of every month, the historic St Jude's Church in Bowral comes alive with music performed by dedicated and passionate young artists. Given the freedom to curate […]
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Fall into an ecstatic dream…or is it a nightmare? Journey to the underworld and back. Gluck’s heartbreaking opera follows the grieving Orpheus into the jaws of Hades to rescue his […]
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Hark! 2025 - A Celebration of Hope and Home Hark! returns once again in 2025 to ring in the festive season with The Song Company’s signature blend of beauty, warmth, and […]
$25 – $89
Music and Tea at Wollongong Art Gallery is a morning of musical wonder, showcasing dedicated and passionate young artists who share the joy of music with the community. Given the […]
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Fall into an ecstatic dream…or is it a nightmare? Journey to the underworld and back. Gluck’s heartbreaking opera follows the grieving Orpheus into the jaws of Hades to rescue his […]
$79
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Celebrated operatic couple Cheryl Barker AO and Peter Coleman-Wright AO play out the perfect marriage in Leonard Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti but behind the glossy veneer of American suburbia lurks […]
$30 – $70
Fall into an ecstatic dream…or is it a nightmare? Journey to the underworld and back. Gluck’s heartbreaking opera follows the grieving Orpheus into the jaws of Hades to rescue his […]
$79
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A fixture on the Christmas calendar, this ever-changing program, now in its seventh incarnation, is testament to the fact that throughout history, composers have produced some of their liveliest and […]
$22 – $42
Baroque hits Bankstown: River City Voices fuses Handel’s Messiah with the power of spoken word poetry in SLAM MESSIAH In 2022, River City Voices broke the mold of a beloved Christmas […]
$15 – $50
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Join us as we celebrate the festivities that pepper the end of another year, with music of joy, life, love and light! With works by Britten, Gjeilo, Lauridsen, Palestrina and […]
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O Adonai interweaves Arvo Pärt’s full set of “O” Antiphons with individual “O” settings by living composers, as well as works by Palestrina, Grieg, Bruckner and more. ARTISTS Bel a cappella Conductor: Monica […]
$25 – $50
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Our final concert will be one of our popular Family Concerts, with a more relaxed presentation, introductions to the works and a range of well-known, accessible music suitable for all […]
$10 – $40
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A fixture on the Christmas calendar, this ever-changing program, now in its seventh incarnation, is testament to the fact that throughout history, composers have produced some of their liveliest and […]
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Join us for an exquisite evening of choral music to illuminate your Christmas season … The Tudor Choristers present a unique concert that blends the golden threads of Renaissance polyphony […]
$28 – $40
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Adelaide piano virtuoso joins the Burnside Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Dohnyáni's rarely heard Variations on a Nursery Tune Op. 25. PROGRAM BERLIOZ – Hungarian March from The Damnation of […]
$20
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Hark! 2025 - A Celebration of Hope and Home Hark! returns once again in 2025 to ring in the festive season with The Song Company’s signature blend of beauty, warmth, and […]
$25 – $89
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Hark! 2025 - A Celebration of Hope and Home Hark! returns once again in 2025 to ring in the festive season with The Song Company’s signature blend of beauty, warmth, and […]
$25 – $89
An evening of uplifting Christmas music from around the world. From Medieval carols, to classic Yuletide songs and traditional Nativity hymns, this concert features the sublime sounds of Luminescence Chamber […]
$35 – $65
Festive. Fun. Fabulous Here at Sydney Philharmonia Choirs we really love Christmas’ – the festivity, the magic, the message of peace and harmony. Above all, we love raising the roof […]
$30 – $140
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Uplifting. Intoxicating. Heavenly. “And lo, the star, which they had seen in the East, went before them…” Johann Sebastian Bach’s monumental ‘oratorio’ for the Christmas season is really a set […]
$30 – $140
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A fixture on the Christmas calendar, this ever-changing program, now in its seventh incarnation, is testament to the fact that throughout history, composers have produced some of their liveliest and […]
$22 – $42
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Hark! 2025 - A Celebration of Hope and Home Hark! returns once again in 2025 to ring in the festive season with The Song Company’s signature blend of beauty, warmth, and […]
$25 – $89
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Celebrate the spirit of Christmas with Dr Nicholas Milton AM and the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra as they fill The Concourse with joyful music and holiday cheer. From cherished carols and […]
$18 – $83
Festive. Fun. Fabulous Here at Sydney Philharmonia Choirs we really love Christmas’ – the festivity, the magic, the message of peace and harmony. Above all, we love raising the roof […]
$30 – $140
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December feels different down under. The air hums with cicadas and thunderstorms, gum leaves shimmer, the horizon wavers with heat. It is a season of long light, beach days and […]
$20 – $55
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A Festive Pause in Historic St James' - Step away from the city's hustle and into a cherished Sydney tradition. We warmly welcome local businesspeople, locals, and visiting tourists to experience […]
$10
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Mosman Concert Series is thrilled to announce the much anticipated return of the Mosman Messiah! Outstanding soloists Clare Heuston, Josie Ryan, François Kunc, Brett Weymark OAM, Leon Vitogiannis and Jack […]
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Acclaimed young Australian pianist James Huon George returns to the Baroque Hall in North Adelaide for a captivating program by Mozart, Liszt, and Britten. Program: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): Fantasia […]
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Experience the magic of Christmas with Newcastle Chamber Choir, Australia’s most awarded community choir and proud Australasian Choral Champions. Winners of four gold medals at the World Choir Games, the […] |
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It’s on again! Carols on Norton, the magical outdoor musical experience under the stars is back at Pioneers Memorial Park on Sunday 21 December at 7pm. Sit back with your […]
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For the very first time, Newcastle Chamber Choir brings its much-loved Christmas Concert to Maitland! Celebrated as Australasian Choral Champions and winners of four gold medals at the World Choir […]
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Join us at The Parish Church of St James for our cherished Nine Lessons and Carols service, a beautiful tradition that brings together scripture, music, and community in celebration of […] |
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Fire. Water. Beauty. Darkness. When love is lost, what is left behind? Cio-Cio-San is a woman who dreams of a bigger life. Pinkerton is a man who sees only a […]
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