In our occasional interview series, classikON Ambassador Alan Holley discusses music, the Arts and the future with composer Johanna Selleck Alan Holley: Melbourne-based composer Johanna Selleck has written some of […]
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 […]
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra | Strauss and Mozart February 28, 2026. Melbourne Recital Centre, VIC Featuring Jaime Martin (flute and conductor) & Natalie Chee (violin) The intimate surrounds of the […]
CD Review Laura Chislett | 100 years of Australian Flute Music Wirripang: Catalogue number, WIRR 131 100 years of Australian Flute Music (1924-2024) is performed by Laura Chislett on flutes […]
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 […]
Melbourne Conservatorium of Music | Recital April 15, 2025 , Hanson Dyer Hall, VIC Lisa-Maree Amos (flutes) Brent Miller (percussion) Peter de Jager (piano) Lisa-Maree Amos, Brent Miller and Peter […]
Selleck, Yamamura, Rourke | Tolling of the Bells A concert of works for flute & piano and clarinet & piano 23 March, 2025, Church Street Studios, Camperdown, NSW Johanna Selleck […]
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 […]
Music 4 Medicine September 7, 2024, Wollongong Town Hall, NSW It is a well-documented fact that music, whether performed or actively listened to, acts as a powerful medicine, contributing to […]
Duo Menurida | In Two Minds Label: Métier | Catalogue No: MEX 77121 Laura Chislett, flute(s) Edward Cowie, piano On this impressive CD there are six improvisations for flute and […]
Aether Duo | New Dawn June 29, 2024 | Tempo Rubato, Brunswick, VIC The launch of Aether Duo was joyous, thought-provoking, and inspiring close to Pride Month for 2024. Consisting […]
The Song Company | Vespers for Mother Earth June 23, City Recital Hall, Sydney THE SONG COMPANY Susannah Lawergren, Annika Hinrichs, Anna Fraser – Sopranos Jessica O’Donoghue & Hannah Fraser […]
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 […]
A Viennese Bouquet: Music for flute and piano | Melissa Farrow and Erin Helyard Featuring two well-known Australian exponents of period instruments, flautist Melissa Farrow and fortepianist Erin Helyard, playing […]
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 […]
Emily Granger and Sally Walker | Something Like This CD released October, 2023 In their first CD collaboration, flautist Sally Walker and harpist Emily Granger combine the old with the […]
Flautist Bridget Bolliger and guitarist Phillip Bolliger make a wonderfully sensitive duo in their new CD release, Pearls. And their album is indeed pearl-like: a scattering of perfect miniatures, elegant […]
In our occasional interview series, classikON Ambassador Alan Holley discusses music, the Arts and the future with composer Johanna Selleck Alan Holley: Melbourne-based composer Johanna Selleck has written some of the most important music to emerge in Australia in recent decades. Her song-cycle ‘Becoming’, released on CD by MOVE Records, showed her to be at the forefront of new music
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,
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra | Strauss and Mozart February 28, 2026. Melbourne Recital Centre, VIC Featuring Jaime Martin (flute and conductor) & Natalie Chee (violin) The intimate surrounds of the Melbourne Recital Centre proved ideally suited to a program of Bach, Mozart, and chamber orchestra sized Strauss. Opening with Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 3 allowed the audience to acclimatise to the sonority
CD Review Laura Chislett | 100 years of Australian Flute Music Wirripang: Catalogue number, WIRR 131 100 years of Australian Flute Music (1924-2024) is performed by Laura Chislett on flutes of various kinds, and Stephanie McCallum on piano for about half of the tracks. This CD is a fascinating exploration of the development of the flute repertoire in the last
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
Melbourne Conservatorium of Music | Recital April 15, 2025 , Hanson Dyer Hall, VIC Lisa-Maree Amos (flutes) Brent Miller (percussion) Peter de Jager (piano) Lisa-Maree Amos, Brent Miller and Peter de Jager were the lynchpins of a most varied concert to a full house in the acoustically and visually pleasant Hanson Dyer Hall. With nine different composers it was to
Selleck, Yamamura, Rourke | Tolling of the Bells A concert of works for flute & piano and clarinet & piano 23 March, 2025, Church Street Studios, Camperdown, NSW Johanna Selleck – flute Sumiko Yamamura – piano Richard Rourke – clarinet Four new works by Australian composers were premiered this last week in two concerts given by the Melbourne-based flute star
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
Music 4 Medicine September 7, 2024, Wollongong Town Hall, NSW It is a well-documented fact that music, whether performed or actively listened to, acts as a powerful medicine, contributing to an individual’s wellbeing. So it was a completely appropriate congruence that brought together two outstanding young artists, already well on the path towards professional careers, with a seasoned virtuoso to
Duo Menurida | In Two Minds Label: Métier | Catalogue No: MEX 77121 Laura Chislett, flute(s) Edward Cowie, piano On this impressive CD there are six improvisations for flute and piano and one each for solo flute and solo piano and even though the musical and creative skills in each improvisation are delightful, this recording for me is more about
Aether Duo | New Dawn June 29, 2024 | Tempo Rubato, Brunswick, VIC The launch of Aether Duo was joyous, thought-provoking, and inspiring close to Pride Month for 2024. Consisting of Robert McIntyre (flute) and Sam Williams (piano), the pair joined forces to champion LGBTQIA+ composers from across history. Considered programming saw the well-known voices of Francis Poulenc, John Cage
The Song Company | Vespers for Mother Earth June 23, City Recital Hall, Sydney THE SONG COMPANY Susannah Lawergren, Annika Hinrichs, Anna Fraser – Sopranos Jessica O’Donoghue & Hannah Fraser – Mezzo Sopranos Timothy Reynolds & Louis Hurley – Tenors Hayden Barrington & Andrew O’Connor – Baritone & Bass Guest Director: Roland Peelman Ensemble Offspring & Guest Instrumentalists Lamorna Nightingale, Flute
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
A Viennese Bouquet: Music for flute and piano | Melissa Farrow and Erin Helyard Featuring two well-known Australian exponents of period instruments, flautist Melissa Farrow and fortepianist Erin Helyard, playing modern reproductions of their respective instruments from the early 1800s, A Viennese Bouquet : Music for flute and piano essentially features works by composers associated with Vienna during the Classical
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
Emily Granger and Sally Walker | Something Like This CD released October, 2023 In their first CD collaboration, flautist Sally Walker and harpist Emily Granger combine the old with the new. In fact, the old is presented in a fresh new light with arrangements and transcriptions by Granger in the Mozart Flute and Harp Concerto (C K299 second movement Andantino);
Flautist Bridget Bolliger and guitarist Phillip Bolliger make a wonderfully sensitive duo in their new CD release, Pearls. And their album is indeed pearl-like: a scattering of perfect miniatures, elegant and concise. Works by guitar masters Rodrigo and Villa-Lobos sit alongside a lesser-known Handel sonata, and a few of Phillip’s own compositions and some French impressionism are thrown in as
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 […]
