In the lead-up to Sydney Chamber Choir’s concert this Saturday, 1st June, classikON chatted with one of the choir’s singers, Ria Andriani, who is...
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Opera Bites lecture series: The Operas You Know & The Operas You Don’t
Explore the fascinating world of opera with popular opera lecturer Murray Dahm. Since 2003, Opera Bites Co-Founder Murray Dahm has delivered...
Q&A with Kate Moore, Willoughby Symphony Orchestra’s 2019 Composer-In-Residence
Willoughby Symphony Orchestra is proud to present the world première of Kate Moore’s Piano Concerto, commissioned by the Willoughby Symphony...
Q&A with Sam Allchurch, Sydney Chamber Choir’s new Music Director
In the lead-up to accomplished young conductor Sam Allchurch making his debut as Music Director of Sydney Chamber Choir this Saturday, March 30th,...
Pinchgut Opera artists discuss Hasse’s Artaserse
Johann Adolph Hasse’s 1730 opera Artaserse was very famous in its day, but it has rarely been performed since 1760 and certainly not in Australia. A...
Introducing you to River City Voices!
River City Voices is a not-for-profit auditioned "symphonic" style choir based in Parramatta, western Sydney. They will perform large scale...
Bel a Cappella’s 2018 Come and Sing was monuMENTAL. A perfect way to spend the day.
On Saturday afternoon if you happened to be wandering through Sydney’s Queen Victoria Building you may have been somewhat astounded when instead of...
Five questions with Lachlan Dale about his record labels Art As Catharsis and Worlds Within Worlds
Hi Lachlan! Tell us a little about the project. I am currently working on the launch of my new record label, Worlds Within Worlds, which will be...
Jenny Duck-Chong on 20 years of Halcyon
Kate Tribe had a wonderful Q&A with Halcyon’s co-founder and Artistic Director, mezzo-soprano Jenny Duck-Chong. Kate: Twenty years is a wonderful...
Q&A | Sirius Chamber Ensemble about Where the Heart Is
On Saturday 21 October 2017, Sirius Chamber Ensemble is performing Where The Heart Is - a collaborative fundraiser for the not-for-profit...
Q&A with Latin-Australian singer Daniel Alejandro
Venezuelan born Latin-Australian singer, Daniel Alejandro is returning to his hometown Bondi, following the international release of his debut album...
Paul Cutlan talks about his String Project
The versatility of The NOISE led me to employ their creativity as improvisers as well as their consummate skills as classical players.
Song Company launches the Attraction of Opposites for 2017
The 2017 program is full of great beauty and that is how the evening ended when the singers left us
Reflection of Podium Festival, Croatia, July 2016
Alan Holley composer in residence at Podium Festival, Croatia In the utterly picturesque coastal town of Fazana and the island of Brijuni in the...
Australian music in Albania, Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia
Paul’s performances will be broadcast on Serbian radio and on Albanian radio and television.
Experience a sonic underground world at Argo’s Flow
Revolutionary Brisbane contemporary classical/electronic duo argo, are presenting their unique sonic descent into an underground world in Spring Hill Reservoir
Insight | Ann Carr-Boyd & the Flying West project
Ann Carr-Boyd’s bottom drawer is full of largely unpublished and unrecorded manuscripts from 40 years ago, ThoroughBase and The Flying West project been recording them.
A beautiful new acoustic instrument ‘Yaybahar’ by Görkem Şen
Yaybahar is an acoustic instrument where the vibrations from the strings are transmitted through coiled springs to frame drums creating a hypnotic surround sound.
Velika Gorica Brass Festival in Croatia
The Brass Festival Just south of the Croatian capital Zagreb is the city of Velika Gorica and for the last eight years Tom Spoljar has been the...
Cupid and Death – what’s it all about?
classikON is proud to be promoting 3 performances of this historical masque and we asked the co-producers Imogen Grawal and Tara Hasambhoy a few...
Bringing together the senses in one production to help your memory
On July 27, there will be an innovative production of Philip Glass' Akhnaten opera, with a specially produced fragrance. It's a wonderful concept...
Reflections on Banff 2013 from Jenny Eriksson
In January and February 2013 Jenny undertook at short term Winter Residency at The Banff Centre, Canada. Banff is one of the largest arts centres in...
Crowd funded music
The growth of crowd funded channels and opportunities has grown since the start of sites like Kickstarter (US) and Pozible (Australia). However, the...
Swedish Roots: Jenny Eriksson & Tommie Andersson
classikON hears from two of Australia’s leading early music specialists – gambist Jenny Eriksson and lutenist Tommie Andersson.
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SSO | Simone Young Conducts Mahler’s Fifth Symphony
SSO | Simone Young Conducts Mahler’s Fifth Symphony
In a celebrated Sydney tradition, Chief Conductor Simone Young opens our season with one of Mahler’s sublime symphonies in a concert of passionate and electrifying music. Mahler’s Fifth Symphony is […]
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The Song Company | Superbloom – Newcastle
The Song Company | Superbloom – Newcastle
Experience a musical Superbloom in a captivating journey inspired by nature's miracles "Superbloom" is the phenomenon in which the desert landscape receives an unusual season of rain such that the […]
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra | Notre-Dame
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra | Notre-Dame
Journey through eight centuries of music performed within the iconic Notre-Dame de Paris in a groundbreaking performance that spans Medieval, Baroque, and Contemporary eras. In the world premiere of this […]
SSO | Simone Young Conducts Mahler’s Fifth Symphony
SSO | Simone Young Conducts Mahler’s Fifth Symphony
In a celebrated Sydney tradition, Chief Conductor Simone Young opens our season with one of Mahler’s sublime symphonies in a concert of passionate and electrifying music. Mahler’s Fifth Symphony is […]
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The Song Company | Superbloom – Wollongong
The Song Company | Superbloom – Wollongong
Experience a musical Superbloom in a captivating journey inspired by nature's miracles "Superbloom" is the phenomenon in which the desert landscape receives an unusual season of rain such that the […]
Australian Chamber Choir | Transports of Delight – Terang
Australian Chamber Choir | Transports of Delight – Terang
In July 2024, the ACC embarks on a concert tour of Europe that you’re invited to join. So let’s celebrate travel! A beautiful performance can transport you to another place. […]
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra | Notre-Dame
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra | Notre-Dame
Journey through eight centuries of music performed within the iconic Notre-Dame de Paris in a groundbreaking performance that spans Medieval, Baroque, and Contemporary eras. In the world premiere of this […]
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The Song Company | Superbloom – Canberra
The Song Company | Superbloom – Canberra
Experience a musical Superbloom in a captivating journey inspired by nature's miracles "Superbloom" is the phenomenon in which the desert landscape receives an unusual season of rain such that the […]
Australian Chamber Choir | Transports of Delight – Middle Park
Australian Chamber Choir | Transports of Delight – Middle Park
In July 2024, the ACC embarks on a concert tour of Europe that you’re invited to join. So let’s celebrate travel! A beautiful performance can transport you to another place. […]
Isobel Archer | European Masters – Classical Piano Concert
Isobel Archer | European Masters – Classical Piano Concert
Isobel Archer is one of Australia's talented young pianists, and recently returned from months of performing and studying in Italy and France. Whether you're a classical music enthusiast or simply […]
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Opera in the Pub | Opera Jukebox
Opera in the Pub | Opera Jukebox
Opera . . . in a pub? You heard right! Opera Bites brings best-loved opera hits to the relaxed atmosphere of your local pub. Opera Bites has partnered with The […]
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Orange Chamber Music Festival | 2024
Setting the stage is the beautiful city of Orange as Autumn arrives with colour filled trees, sunny days and cool nights. Each day will encourage our Festival Pass holders to […]
Orange Chamber Music Festival | Folk Fables and Pleasures
Orange Chamber Music Festival | Folk Fables and Pleasures
"Folk music is the original melody of man; it is the musical mirror of the world" - Friedrich Nietzsche There’s something truly wondrous about folk music. Its capacity to instantly […]
The Song Company | Superbloom – Sydney
The Song Company | Superbloom – Sydney
Experience a musical Superbloom in a captivating journey inspired by nature's miracles "Superbloom" is the phenomenon in which the desert landscape receives an unusual season of rain such that the […]
Orange Chamber Music Festival | Baby et Lulu **SOLD OUT**
Orange Chamber Music Festival | Baby et Lulu **SOLD OUT**
Join us for our first Cafe-Concert... ...a sensational night of music and merriment, with the vibrant melodies of ARIA nominated faux French sensations Abby Dobson and Lara Goodridge, and their […]
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Sydney Symphony Orchestra | Schumann’s Second Symphony with Simone Young
Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s Chief Conductor Simone Young presents warm, gleaming works by Robert Schumann and Peggy Glanville-Hicks. Peggy Glanville-Hicks’ Three Gymnopédies are jewels, revealing endless character in just a short space of […]
Orange Chamber Music Festival | Ensemble Trivium: Rising
Orange Chamber Music Festival | Ensemble Trivium: Rising
International Women's Day Event Ensemble Trivium presents a program of outstanding music for flute and string quartet by three of the world’s most celebrated female composers. Grandes Dames Joan Tower […]
Orange Chamber Music Festival | Beauty and the Brass
Orange Chamber Music Festival | Beauty and the Brass
" a visual, sonic and an emotional journey for the audience, as in addition to the traditional high Baroque and late Renaissance music, audiences will also encounter a newly premiered […]
Orange Chamber Music Festival | Orava Quartet
Orange Chamber Music Festival | Orava Quartet
Renowned for the visceral thrill of their performances, Australia’s Orava Quartet have been hailed by Limelight magazine as “the most exciting young quartet on the block” and predicted by The […]
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Orange Chamber Music Festival | Cultured
Orange Chamber Music Festival | Cultured
Cultured is the flagship community event of the Orange Chamber Music Festival, delivering exciting performances and activities for the whole family. FREE performances will fill the spaces of the Orange […]
Orange Chamber Music Festival | Superbloom
Orange Chamber Music Festival | Superbloom
"Superbloom" is the phenomenon in which the desert landscape receives an unusual season of rain such that the next spring brings forth carpets of rare displays of flowers. Immerse yourself […]
BackStage Music | Human’s Got Talent
BackStage Music | Human’s Got Talent
LIVING MUSIC IN A LIVING SPACE BackStage Music is a relaxed and open space for you to experience Australia’s most creative music makers. Solomon Frank curates a music and performance […]
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Festival of Chamber Music 2024 | Lure of the Trout
Festival of Chamber Music 2024 | Lure of the Trout
Renowned for its effervescent charm and melodic brilliance, the enchanting world of Schubert’s ‘Trout’ Quintet is an undisputed jewel of the chamber music repertoire. Named for its fourth movement, the ‘Trout’ is full of […]
The Song Company | Superbloom – Chatswood
The Song Company | Superbloom – Chatswood
Experience a musical Superbloom in a captivating journey inspired by nature's miracles "Superbloom" is the phenomenon in which the desert landscape receives an unusual season of rain such that the […]
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West Australian Opera and Australian Baroque | Abbandonata
West Australian Opera and Australian Baroque | Abbandonata
Join West Australian Opera principal artist Prudence Sanders and Australian Baroque in a dramatic journey of three women at pivotal moments in their lives. Storms, passion, monsters, anguish, pleasure and […]
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Sydney Symphony Orchestra | Simone Young conducts Gurrelieder
Arnold Schoenberg’s Gurrelieder is a musical tapestry of monumental scale, requiring an orchestra of 125 musicians and a chorus of more than 200. With musical forces of this size, a […]
St Paul’s College Chapel Choir | Händel’s Messiah – Newtown
St Paul’s College Chapel Choir | Händel’s Messiah – Newtown
Join St Paul's College Chapel Choir at Newtown Erskineville Anglican Church on Friday March 15 2024 at 7 pm, presenting Händel's timeless masterpiece the 'Messiah'. This performance is part of the 150-year anniversary celebration of St Stephen's Anglican Church. […]
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Janet Hattam & Nerissa Pearce | Rhymes without Reason
Janet Hattam & Nerissa Pearce | Rhymes without Reason
Children’s nursery rhymes have been passed along from generation to generation, some as far back as the 1600s! They’re fun, educational and thanks to their buoyant melodies become an enduring […]
St Paul’s College Chapel Choir | Händel’s Messiah – North Sydney
St Paul’s College Chapel Choir | Händel’s Messiah – North Sydney
Join the Chapel Choir of St. Paul's College at St Thomas' Anglican Church, North Sydney on Saturday March 16 2024 at 7pm, presenting Händel's timeless masterpiece the 'Messiah'. Directed by Jack Stephens and featuring soloists Brianna Morrison, Molly Ryan, Ariana Ricci, Michael Burden, Elias Wilson, […]
Canberra Bach Ensemble | St John Passion BWV 245
Canberra Bach Ensemble | St John Passion BWV 245
300th Anniversary performance - 1724-2024 Experience the Canberra Bach Ensemble's 300th-anniversary performance of Bach's St. John Passion at St. Christopher's Cathedral in Manuka, Canberra,. Immerse yourself in the timeless beauty […]
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Luminescence Chamber Singers | Glass Heart – Wollongong
Luminescence Chamber Singers | Glass Heart – Wollongong
Luminescence Chamber Singers delve into 500 years of love songs and break-up anthems. From Monteverdi’s monumental “Sestina” to music by Sting and the Wailin’ Jennys, Glass Heart explores the fragility of life […]
Selby & Friends | Golden Blues – Adelaide
Selby & Friends | Golden Blues – Adelaide
The 2024 Season opens with a brilliant program of variety, virtuosity and soaring melody. Bringing together again the dynamic duo of Alexandra Osborne and Clancy Newman, who together stunned audiences […]
Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra | Mahler 2 Resurrection
Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra | Mahler 2 Resurrection
The Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra performs Gustav Mahler’s colossal Symphony no. 2, the ‘Resurrection’. Conducted by KPO’s Artistic Director, Paul Terracini, the concert will also feature the Willoughby Symphony Choir, and […]
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Selby & Friends | Golden Blues – Melbourne
Selby & Friends | Golden Blues – Melbourne
The 2024 Season opens with a brilliant program of variety, virtuosity and soaring melody. Bringing together again the dynamic duo of Alexandra Osborne and Clancy Newman, who together stunned audiences […]
Selby & Friends | Golden Blues – Melbourne
Selby & Friends | Golden Blues – Melbourne
The 2024 Season opens with a brilliant program of variety, virtuosity and soaring melody. Bringing together again the dynamic duo of Alexandra Osborne and Clancy Newman, who together stunned audiences […]
Luminescence Chamber Singers | Glass Heart – Sydney
Luminescence Chamber Singers | Glass Heart – Sydney
Luminescence Chamber Singers delve into 500 years of love songs and break-up anthems. From Monteverdi’s monumental “Sestina” to music by Sting and the Wailin’ Jennys, Glass Heart explores the fragility of life […]
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Bowral Autumn Music Festival | 2024
In his inaugural year as Artistic Director, Vatche Jambazian is thrilled to extend a warm welcome to the 18th Bowral Autumn Music Festival. "In the tapestry of its history, this […]
Bowral Autumn Music Festival | Concert 1: Swoop
Bowral Autumn Music Festival | Concert 1: Swoop
In his inaugural year as Artistic Director, Vatche Jambazian is thrilled to extend a warm welcome to the 18th Bowral Autumn Music Festival. ARTISTS Orava Quartet PROGRAM Erwin Schulhoff – […]
Flinders Quartet | Legacy
Flinders Quartet | Legacy
Music marks history in a unique and poignant way. Mozart’s legacy is epitomised in the Dissonance Quartet which is revered for its daring harmony that broke all the rules, as […]
The King’s Singers | Live @ Snow Concert Hall
The King’s Singers | Live @ Snow Concert Hall
'Almost 55 years on, their latest successors are just as polished musically, and just as winsome … It was all mellifluously and flawlessly performed’ – THE TIMES For over fifty […]
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Bowral Autumn Music Festival | Concert 2: One and Free
Bowral Autumn Music Festival | Concert 2: One and Free
In his inaugural year as Artistic Director, Vatche Jambazian is thrilled to extend a warm welcome to the 18th Bowral Autumn Music Festival. ARTISTS Simon Nieminski, Organ Recital PROGRAM Johann […]
Phoenix Collective Quartet | Haydn – Bartok – Sollima – Radiohead
Phoenix Collective Quartet | Haydn – Bartok – Sollima – Radiohead
HAYDN - BARTÓK - SOLLIMA - RADIOHEAD PCQ begins 2024 with a program featuring the effervescent ‘Lark’ quartet by Haydn, who has long been recognised as the father of the […]
Selby & Friends | Golden Blues – Canberra
Selby & Friends | Golden Blues – Canberra
The 2024 Season opens with a brilliant program of variety, virtuosity and soaring melody. Bringing together again the dynamic duo of Alexandra Osborne and Clancy Newman, who together stunned audiences […]
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Bowral Autumn Music Festival | Concert 4: Night Wind
Bowral Autumn Music Festival | Concert 4: Night Wind
In his inaugural year as Artistic Director, Vatche Jambazian is thrilled to extend a warm welcome to the 18th Bowral Autumn Music Festival. ARTISTS Konstantin Shamray, piano recital PROGRAM Johann […]
Bowral Autumn Music Festival | Concert 5: Rising Stars
Bowral Autumn Music Festival | Concert 5: Rising Stars
In his inaugural year as Artistic Director, Vatche Jambazian is thrilled to extend a warm welcome to the 18th Bowral Autumn Music Festival. ARTISTS 2024 Musica Floreat 2024 Sydney Symphony […]
Selby & Friends | Golden Blues – Bowral
Selby & Friends | Golden Blues – Bowral
The 2024 Season opens with a brilliant program of variety, virtuosity and soaring melody. Bringing together again the dynamic duo of Alexandra Osborne and Clancy Newman, who together stunned audiences […]
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Phoenix Collective Quartet | Haydn – Bartok – Sollima – Radiohead
Phoenix Collective Quartet | Haydn – Bartok – Sollima – Radiohead
HAYDN - BARTÓK - SOLLIMA - RADIOHEAD PCQ begins 2024 with a program featuring the effervescent ‘Lark’ quartet by Haydn, who has long been recognised as the father of the […]
Bowral Autumn Music Festival | Concert 7: Re-Inventions
Bowral Autumn Music Festival | Concert 7: Re-Inventions
In his inaugural year as Artistic Director, Vatche Jambazian is thrilled to extend a warm welcome to the 18th Bowral Autumn Music Festival. ARTISTS Highlands Music Collective directed by Myee […]
Selby & Friends | Golden Blues – Turramurra
Selby & Friends | Golden Blues – Turramurra
The 2024 Season opens with a brilliant program of variety, virtuosity and soaring melody. Bringing together again the dynamic duo of Alexandra Osborne and Clancy Newman, who together stunned audiences […]
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Selby & Friends | Golden Blues – Sydney
Selby & Friends | Golden Blues – Sydney
The 2024 Season opens with a brilliant program of variety, virtuosity and soaring melody. Bringing together again the dynamic duo of Alexandra Osborne and Clancy Newman, who together stunned audiences […]
Flinders Quartet | Legacy
Flinders Quartet | Legacy
Music marks history in a unique and poignant way. Mozart’s legacy is epitomised in the Dissonance Quartet which is revered for its daring harmony that broke all the rules, as […]
Reuben Tsang | in recital
Reuben Tsang | in recital
Experience the mesmerizing talent of Rueben Tsang, Cairns-born piano prodigy who astounded audiences at the 2016 Sydney International Piano Competition with his renditions of Chopin and Beethoven. He was only […]
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Sydney Mozart Society | Goldner String Quartet
Sydney Mozart Society | Goldner String Quartet
The Society is privileged to have the Goldner String Quartet - an ensemble of international significance – open the 2024 season with some of our favourite masterpieces for string quartet. […]
Sofiya Kirsanova, Emily Beauchamp, Will Clarke, Joshua Dema, and Belinda Liew | Schubert String Quintet
Sofiya Kirsanova, Emily Beauchamp, Will Clarke, Joshua Dema, and Belinda Liew | Schubert String Quintet
Experience one of the greatest Chamber works ever composed in this unique performance of the Schubert String Quintet. Be immersed in a world of sublime lyrical euphoria and dark, profoundly […]
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Sydney Philharmonia Choirs | Fauré’s Requiem
Sydney Philharmonia Choirs | Fauré’s Requiem
Hear John Peterson’s powerful Shadows and Light written after the events of September 11, 2001. Then it’s Samuel Barber’s cathartic Adagio for Strings and Fauré’s consoling and uplifting Requiem – a ‘lullaby […]
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The Orchestra Project | Mahler Symphony No. 3
The Orchestra Project | Mahler Symphony No. 3
The Orchestra Project Inc. returns to the magnificent Verbrugghen Hall at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music for another Easter Sunday symphony concert; this time performing Mahler's monumental Symphony No. 3 in D Minor for orchestra, women's […]