Sydney Mozart Society | Sydney Soloists 14 April 2026, The Concourse, Chatswood, NSW Program: MOZART | Clarinet Quintet in A major, K 581 SCHUBERT | The Shepherd on the Rock, […]
SURIDI Trio | Recital March 22, 2026, Church Street Studios, Camperdown, Sydney Diane Berger (flutes), Richard Rourke (clarinet) and Sumiko Yamamura (piano) Program Chôros No. 2 – Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887 […]
CD Review Philip Arkinstall and Kristian Chong | True Romantics Clara Schumann Romances Op. 22 Arr: Roger Young Johannes Brahms Sonata Op.120, No.1 in F minor and […]
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 […]
St Stephen’s Uniting Church | Friday Music 2 May 2025, St Stephens, Macquarie St, Sydney, NSW Richard Rourke (clarinet) Diane Berger (flute) Sumiko Yamamura (pianoforte) On a day […]
Friday Music at St Stephen’s December 6, 2024, St Stephen’s, Macquarie Street, Sydney Sumiko Yamamura – piano Danielle Eden – flute Saantwana Lentz – clarinet It is the norm in […]
Ensemble Offspring | Avant Gardens I April 27, 2024, A Backyard in Inner West Sydney, NSW In their first Avant Gardens performance of the year, Ensemble Offspring leveraged the innate […]
Ensemble Offspring | Lone Hemispheres December 9, 2023, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre Guest reviewer: Tristan Coelho New music concerts can be thrilling in many ways. You never quite know what […]
Sydney Mozart Society | Frank Celata and Friends! 22 August, 2023, The Concourse, Chatswood What a Program header – Frank Celata and Friends! Frank is well known to Sydney Mozart […]
Friday Music at St Stephen’s | Richard Rourke 21 April, 2023, St Stephen’s Macquarie St, Sydney How many times have I rushed past St Stephen’s church at lunchtime on a […]
Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra | Viennese Vogue March 17, 2023, The Neilson, Walsh Bay On a very hot (38ºC) evening it was a pleasure to step into the cool […]
Orange Chamber Music Festival 2023 March 9 to 12, 2023 | Orange, NSW It was a nostalgic experience driving to the Central West of NSW as I was a regular […]
The Metropolitan Orchestra | Reminiscing 5 March, 2023, Marrickville Town Hall First, the good news: last Sunday TMO worked its magic at Marrickville Town Hall. Now, the bad: they won’t […]
Willoughby Symphony | Parisian Rhapsody 8 Oct 2022, The Concourse, Chatswood On a saturated Saturday, those brave enough to venture out into the rain were able to escape with the […]
David Griffiths (clarinet) Timothy Young (piano) Ken Murray (guitar) CD released by ABC Classics If you were reviewing a CD of Beethoven Piano Sonatas or a CD of Brahms chamber […]
Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra June 15, 2022, City Recital Hall, Sydney To recreate the Sounds of Vienna from the nineteenth century, the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra assembled eight […]
Sydney Mozart Society | Frank Celata and Friends March 31, 2022, The Concourse, Chatswood Friends are always welcome particularly when they are musicians of the highest standard, and clarinetist Frank […]
Evoke Thursday 6 May | 7.00pm City Recital Hall, Sydney On a rainy Thursday night we headed to the City Recital Hall in Sydney to hear members of the Australian […]
Sydney Mozart Society | Sydney Soloists 14 April 2026, The Concourse, Chatswood, NSW Program: MOZART | Clarinet Quintet in A major, K 581 SCHUBERT | The Shepherd on the Rock, D 965 DVOŘÁK | Piano Quintet in A major, Op.81 Artists: Julie Lea Goodwin (soprano) Andrew Haveron (violin 1) Alexandra Osborne (violin 2) Tobias Breider (viola) Catherine Hewgill (cello) Francesco
CD Review Philip Arkinstall and Kristian Chong | True Romantics Clara Schumann Romances Op. 22 Arr: Roger Young Johannes Brahms Sonata Op.120, No.1 in F minor and Sonata Op.120, No.2 in E flat Philip Arkinstall – clarinet, Kristian Chong – piano MOVE Records Catalogue number MCD 668 The inspired coupling of music
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
St Stephen’s Uniting Church | Friday Music 2 May 2025, St Stephens, Macquarie St, Sydney, NSW Richard Rourke (clarinet) Diane Berger (flute) Sumiko Yamamura (pianoforte) On a day when Sydney’s CBD was lashed by wind and rain a concert in St Stephen’s offered safe haven for a well sized and discerning audience for a recital by three of
Friday Music at St Stephen’s December 6, 2024, St Stephen’s, Macquarie Street, Sydney Sumiko Yamamura – piano Danielle Eden – flute Saantwana Lentz – clarinet It is the norm in recent times to refer to the pianist in a recital as a collaborative artist as they are so much more than one who merely accompanies. Such a musician needs to
Ensemble Offspring | Avant Gardens I April 27, 2024, A Backyard in Inner West Sydney, NSW In their first Avant Gardens performance of the year, Ensemble Offspring leveraged the innate intimacy of this ‘house concert’ series to offer the audience a wonderfully eclectic program of modern chamber music. Featuring works by composers from Australia and across the globe, this program
Ensemble Offspring | Lone Hemispheres December 9, 2023, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre Guest reviewer: Tristan Coelho New music concerts can be thrilling in many ways. You never quite know what to expect, especially if freshly written works are on the program. These concerts invariably push audiences to see and hear the world in rich, new ways, even if the music
Sydney Mozart Society | Frank Celata and Friends! 22 August, 2023, The Concourse, Chatswood What a Program header – Frank Celata and Friends! Frank is well known to Sydney Mozart Society followers as an amiable and brilliant clarinettist and it was no surprise to find similarity in his acquaintances. Ola Rudner is also familiar to Chatswoodians, he has made Australia
Friday Music at St Stephen’s | Richard Rourke 21 April, 2023, St Stephen’s Macquarie St, Sydney How many times have I rushed past St Stephen’s church at lunchtime on a Friday busy getting to the next ‘important’ thing in my day? I can’t count, but this Friday I stopped at the little A-frame sign saying, “RECITAL TODAY 1:10 to 1:50”
Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra | Viennese Vogue March 17, 2023, The Neilson, Walsh Bay On a very hot (38ºC) evening it was a pleasure to step into the cool new home of the ACO – The Neilson, on Pier2/3, Walsh Bay. It was the perfect space for the Viennese chamber music played by members of the historically informed Australian
Orange Chamber Music Festival 2023 March 9 to 12, 2023 | Orange, NSW It was a nostalgic experience driving to the Central West of NSW as I was a regular at the Mudgee Music Festival for 20 years. The two festivals are quite different however with the Orange Chamber Music Festival being spread out over many venues and, at least
The Metropolitan Orchestra | Reminiscing 5 March, 2023, Marrickville Town Hall First, the good news: last Sunday TMO worked its magic at Marrickville Town Hall. Now, the bad: they won’t be back until 28 May. This was yet another hugely enjoyable concert performance from The Metropolitan Orchestra, surely one of Sydney’s finest. The impressive line-up of accomplished musicians under the
Willoughby Symphony | Parisian Rhapsody 8 Oct 2022, The Concourse, Chatswood On a saturated Saturday, those brave enough to venture out into the rain were able to escape with the Willoughby Symphony, under the baton of Sam Weller as they presented Parisian Rhapsody. As an expectant hush filled the auditorium we were transported to a graveyard as the tolling of
David Griffiths (clarinet) Timothy Young (piano) Ken Murray (guitar) CD released by ABC Classics If you were reviewing a CD of Beethoven Piano Sonatas or a CD of Brahms chamber music all the attention would be on the performers and not the composer but when a CD is by a contemporary composer the performers are often relegated to the end
Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra June 15, 2022, City Recital Hall, Sydney To recreate the Sounds of Vienna from the nineteenth century, the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra assembled eight specialists in historical music performance from around the world. Clarinettist, Nicole van Bruggen, the orchestra’s co-artistic director and general manager, was joined by Anneke Scott, a leading expert historical horn
Sydney Mozart Society | Frank Celata and Friends March 31, 2022, The Concourse, Chatswood Friends are always welcome particularly when they are musicians of the highest standard, and clarinetist Frank Celata is particularly lucky in this respect, but of course he is a musician of high repute himself. In the latest Sydney Mozart Society concert at Chatswood we heard two
Evoke Thursday 6 May | 7.00pm City Recital Hall, Sydney On a rainy Thursday night we headed to the City Recital Hall in Sydney to hear members of the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra (ARCO) in a chamber music concert. And how delightful to be greeted by a stage evoking the mood of a Viennese salon, ‘dressed’ with just enough
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 […]
