International Organ Series | Final Concert 27 September, 2024, | Scots’ Church, Melbourne, VIC The final concert of this year’s International Organ Series at The Scots’ Church in Melbourne, which […]
Bach Akademie Australia | In the Steps of Bach – The Road to Lübeck 20 September 2024, St James, King St, Sydney, NSW PROGRAM J.C. Bach – Chorale zum praeludium […]
Scots’ International Organ Series | Concert 1 Saturday Sept 7, 2024, The Scots’ Church, Melbourne, VIC The performer Asher Watters-Cowan is a talented Australian organist who teaches music in regional […]
Nicholas Parle | A Golden Age of Keyboard Music August 25, 2024, St Brigid’s Marrickville, NSW On an overcast afternoon in inner west Sydney, I had the pleasure of attending […]
Thoroughbass | Set in Stone: Music for two keyboards 13 July, 2024 Margaretta Cottage, Glebe, NSW Performers: Diana Weston & Michael Tsalka This was the first of a series of […]
Sydney Symphony Orchestra | Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony July 10, 2024, Sydney Opera House, NSW STÉPHANE DENÈVE conductor OLIVIER LATRY organ GUILLAUME CONNESSON (born 1970) – Flammenschrift (2012) Australian premiere FRANCIS […]
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra | Night in Versailles July 6, 2024 | City Recital Hall, Sydney Who isn’t intrigued by a Bach concerto for four harpsichords? This, and the celebrity Franco-American […]
Croissants & Whiskey 30 May, 2024, Kensington Town Hall, VIC Brought to life by ‘prog-baroque’ quartet Croissants & Whiskey and the Continuo Commissioning Circle, the world premiere of Kym Dillon’s […]
GALA NextGen Organ Concert | May 26, 2024 Presented by the Australian New Zealand College of Organists (anzco.org) on The Fincham Grand Organ at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Melbourne. GALA NextGen […]
Sydney Philharmonia Chamber Singers | Duruflé’s Réquiem 25 May, 2024, St Phillip’s York St, Sydney, NSW I finished work at 6pm and the concert started at 7 – you could […]
Katie Yap | Multitudes: Black Cockatoos November 3, 2023, Tempo Rubato The opening concert in Katie Yap’s Multitudes is a tour-de-force through history. Joined by Donald Nicolson, the program spans […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Australian Haydn Ensemble | CPE Bach: Universe of Harmony December 11, 2022, City Recital Hall, Sydney It’s difficult to believe that in the second half of the eighteenth century, Carl […]
Van Diemen’s Band – Bach Concertos Thursday 30th June 2022, ADCH livestream – Palais Theatre Franklin, Tasmania A newly purchased harpsichord, hand-crafted from the Spanish workshop of Titus Crijnen was the […]
Australian Chamber Choir Vivaldi’s Gloria, Agata’s Cantata Live streamed from the Scots’ Church, Melbourne on 7 May, 2022 and available on demand at access.auschoir.org Vivaldi’s well-known Gloria is one of my […]
Van Diemen’s Band – Borderlands Monday 9th May, 2022 Musica Viva National Livestream – City Recital Hall, Sydney For Julia Fredersdorff (Van Diemen’s Band’s Artistic Director) living in Tasmania, the […]
International Organ Series | Final Concert 27 September, 2024, | Scots’ Church, Melbourne, VIC The final concert of this year’s International Organ Series at The Scots’ Church in Melbourne, which is held across the month of September each year, was dedicated to organist Lachlan Redd who was scheduled to perform before his untimely death earlier this year. In his place
Bach Akademie Australia | In the Steps of Bach – The Road to Lübeck 20 September 2024, St James, King St, Sydney, NSW PROGRAM J.C. Bach – Chorale zum praeludium ’Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott’ Pachelbel – Musicaliche Ergöztung Suite in C major Pachelbel – Chaconne in F minor for organ P.43 Bruhns – ‘Der Herr hat seinen Stuhl
Scots’ International Organ Series | Concert 1 Saturday Sept 7, 2024, The Scots’ Church, Melbourne, VIC The performer Asher Watters-Cowan is a talented Australian organist who teaches music in regional and remote communities all over Tropical Far North Queensland and Cape York, who presented a program of German baroque and French modern romantic music on The Rieger Organ at Scots’
Nicholas Parle | A Golden Age of Keyboard Music August 25, 2024, St Brigid’s Marrickville, NSW On an overcast afternoon in inner west Sydney, I had the pleasure of attending a rather unique concert titled A Golden Age of Keyboard Music, given by harpsichordist Nicholas Parle. He attained his undergraduate degree in music at Sydney University but has since spent
Thoroughbass | Set in Stone: Music for two keyboards 13 July, 2024 Margaretta Cottage, Glebe, NSW Performers: Diana Weston & Michael Tsalka This was the first of a series of three concerts in historic stone buildings (‘Set in Stone’), with the two remaining concerts at St John’s College in Camperdown on Friday July 19th at 6.30 pm, and St Jude’s
Sydney Symphony Orchestra | Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony July 10, 2024, Sydney Opera House, NSW STÉPHANE DENÈVE conductor OLIVIER LATRY organ GUILLAUME CONNESSON (born 1970) – Flammenschrift (2012) Australian premiere FRANCIS POULENC (1899–1963) – Concerto in G minor for organ, strings and timpani CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS (1835–1921) – Symphony No.3 in C minor, Op.78 (‘Organ’ Symphony) The opportunity to hear one of
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra | Night in Versailles July 6, 2024 | City Recital Hall, Sydney Who isn’t intrigued by a Bach concerto for four harpsichords? This, and the celebrity Franco-American harpsichordist Justin Taylor were the draw cards for a Night in Versailles, part of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra’s 2024 season. As we entered the hall we were dazzled by sparkle…
Croissants & Whiskey 30 May, 2024, Kensington Town Hall, VIC Brought to life by ‘prog-baroque’ quartet Croissants & Whiskey and the Continuo Commissioning Circle, the world premiere of Kym Dillon’s S.P.I.R.I.T.S was well worth braving the cold drizzle on a Thursday night in Melbourne/Narrm. The ensemble sparkled amongst the ornate surroundings of Kensington Town Hall, complementing the space with an
GALA NextGen Organ Concert | May 26, 2024 Presented by the Australian New Zealand College of Organists (anzco.org) on The Fincham Grand Organ at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Melbourne. GALA NextGen is a regular showcase for emerging talent on the ‘King of Instruments’ (according to Mozart, that is): the organ and is organised by ANZCO, the Australian New Zealand College of
Sydney Philharmonia Chamber Singers | Duruflé’s Réquiem 25 May, 2024, St Phillip’s York St, Sydney, NSW I finished work at 6pm and the concert started at 7 – you could say I was a little rushed? But entering St. Phillip’s Church, near Wynyard station in Sydney’s CBD, amidst the urban commotion of a typical Friday night, was like finding a
Katie Yap | Multitudes: Black Cockatoos November 3, 2023, Tempo Rubato The opening concert in Katie Yap’s Multitudes is a tour-de-force through history. Joined by Donald Nicolson, the program spans the entire breadth of western music with a viola and a gamut of keyboards. The program is ambitious and showcases the outstanding skill and musicality of Yap and Nicolson, both
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
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
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
Australian Haydn Ensemble | CPE Bach: Universe of Harmony December 11, 2022, City Recital Hall, Sydney It’s difficult to believe that in the second half of the eighteenth century, Carl Philip Emanuel Bach was far more famous than his illustrious father. Indeed when Telemann turned down a church appointment in Leipzig, the chairman stated that “they would have to make
Van Diemen’s Band – Bach Concertos Thursday 30th June 2022, ADCH livestream – Palais Theatre Franklin, Tasmania A newly purchased harpsichord, hand-crafted from the Spanish workshop of Titus Crijnen was the centrepiece of the Bach Concertos programme given by Van Diemen’s Band at the historic Palais Theatre Franklin in Tasmania’s Huon Valley, streamed live through the Australian Digital Concert Hall. Formed
Australian Chamber Choir Vivaldi’s Gloria, Agata’s Cantata Live streamed from the Scots’ Church, Melbourne on 7 May, 2022 and available on demand at access.auschoir.org Vivaldi’s well-known Gloria is one of my favourite choral works to sing. Joyful and exuberant it’s my regular go to for a quick pick-me-up. As soon as I hear that blasting trumpet fanfare-like opening it puts a
Van Diemen’s Band – Borderlands Monday 9th May, 2022 Musica Viva National Livestream – City Recital Hall, Sydney For Julia Fredersdorff (Van Diemen’s Band’s Artistic Director) living in Tasmania, the initial idea for Borderlands arose from the shutting down of Australian state borders, which led to thoughts of isolated lands and country extremities. Then, with the military attack on Ukraine
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 Stender. Renowned for its sublime lyricism, rich harmonies and profound emotional depth, this extraordinary masterpiece will be brought to life in the magnificent surroundings of […]
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 her love of music, roots, and identity, the program explores contemporary urban life through the lens of a First Nations woman. The title, using “Tidda” […]
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 subtle and surreal, with music that will overwhelm you with its delicate beauty and luminous sonorities. Christopher Cerrone’s ethereal quartet, How to Breathe Underwater leads […]
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 Stender. Renowned for its sublime lyricism, rich harmonies and profound emotional depth, this extraordinary masterpiece will be brought to life in the magnificent surroundings of […]
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 to share her love of music, roots, and identity, the program explores contemporary urban life through the lens of a First Nations woman. The title, […]
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 composers and voice types through to genres and quirky bits of opera trivia. From Verdi and Puccini to opera darlings such as Luciano Pavarotti and Joan […]
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 subtle and surreal, with music that will overwhelm you with its delicate beauty and luminous sonorities. Christopher Cerrone’s ethereal quartet, How to Breathe Underwater leads […]
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 luminous acoustic of St James’ Church. The program features Bach’s exhilarating Magnificat, Poulenc’s dramatically contrasting Organ Concerto on the Bicentennial Pipe Organ, and Vaughan Williams’ […]
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 Australian musicians when TMO present a world premiere work from composer Graeme Brown titled Endangered Species. Rimsky-Korsakov’s sparkling Capriccio Espagnol is inspired by Spanish folk […]
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 of works such as the Seventh Symphony; it is crowned by a slow movement that is one Beethoven’s most extraordinary variation-sets. Brahms’s late-period Trio is […]
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 (or tiny little bit more than one…) of these hours exploring music for Traverso (flute) and Baroque ensemble! Join us for a bright and warm […]
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. The journey culminates in the fiery urgency of Prokofiev’s Sixth Sonata — bold, restless, and electrifying. PROGRAM L. van Beethoven Sonata no. 28 in A […]
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 House. For 2026, Brett Weymark has turned his sights on one the most spectacular operas of all, Verdi’s Aida, for what he predicts could be […]
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 a leading presence on the international stage, renowned for his versatility, imaginative programming and distinctive artistry. An exclusive Deutsche Grammophon artist, he first rose to […]
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 more than 35 years, Hope has been a leading presence on the international stage, renowned for his versatility, imaginative programming and distinctive artistry. An exclusive […]
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 powerful Fluro Electric. Partridge String Quartet OS JONKER violin ANNA SKÁLOVÁ violin* EUNISE CHENG viola DANIEL SMITH cello *guest violin PROGRAM DEBUSSY String Quartet Holly HARRISON Fluro Electric
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 Age and Baroque periods, featuring works by composers such as Juan del Encina, Diego Ortiz, Gaspar Sanz alongside captivating anonymous pieces that once resonated through […]
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 public and where musical and academic pursuits could be fostered. The Collegium Musicum was born. When Bach arrived in 1723, he inherited this now famous […]
“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 the crowning of Charles VI as King of Bohemia in Prague in 1723 included an opera performance by 200 musicians and 100 voices. “History does […]
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 20th anniversary concerts is at St John’s Church, Camberwell on 12 June 2026 at 7.30pm. Melbourne Bach Chamber Choir’s winter offering features soloists mezzo-soprano Belinda […]
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 and Samuel Barber resisted the atonality and serialism embraced by their contemporaries and continued to explore the rich extremes of lush harmony and sweeping melodies. […]
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 by Johanna Selleck, Alan Holley, Andrian Pertout, Paul Moulatlet, Haydn Reeder, Philip Czaplowski, Colin McKellar and Ken Murray. Performed by an outstanding group of artists […]
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 public and where musical and academic pursuits could be fostered. The Collegium Musicum was born. When Bach arrived in 1723, he inherited this now famous […]
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 public and where musical and academic pursuits could be fostered. The Collegium Musicum was born. When Bach arrived in 1723, he inherited this now famous […]
“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 the crowning of Charles VI as King of Bohemia in Prague in 1723 included an opera performance by 200 musicians and 100 voices. “History does […]
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 gave rise to the phrase ‘Tweedle-dum and Tweedle-dee’. Hear the music that captivated London and judge for yourself! Join us for an afternoon of vocal […]
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 its own, this major work for string quartet and basset clarinet was premiered in 2021 and has become an instant classic. Musica Viva Australia is […]
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 its own, this major work for string quartet and basset clarinet was premiered in 2021 and has become an instant classic. Musica Viva Australia is […]
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 contemporary repertoire presented in a candle-lit setting. The program includes works by Australian, French, Nordic, and Russian composers and explores themes of stillness, renewal, contemplation, […]
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 composers and voice types through to genres and quirky bits of opera trivia. From Verdi and Puccini to opera darlings such as Luciano Pavarotti and Joan […]
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 melodies into haunting explorations of longing, heartbreak, and the bittersweet beauty of unrequited love. “These superb artists made it a pleasure to escape into […]
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 contemporary repertoire presented in a candle-lit setting. The program includes works by Australian, French, Nordic, and Russian composers and explores themes of stillness, renewal, contemplation, […]
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 on the Tasman Peninsula. Inspired by the extraordinary landscape of the peninsula, the album combines historical flutes and field recordings. In this intimate concert, Meredith […]
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 silence charged with possibility. Two powerhouse musicians from one of Australia’s most trailblazing ensembles — Ensemble Offspring — join forces in a thrilling program for […]
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 love, loss, longing and the turning of the earth, this evocative program features music inspired by the solstice, the sun and the Australian landscape and […]
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 contemporary repertoire presented in a candle-lit setting. The program includes works by Australian, French, Nordic, and Russian composers and explores themes of stillness, renewal, contemplation, […]
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 containing radiant choral writing from across the centuries. Highlights include Tallis’ polyphonic masterpiece, In jejunio et fletu, alongside the astonishing harmonies of Gesualdo in Plange quasi virgo. […]
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 and Samuel Barber resisted the atonality and serialism embraced by their contemporaries and continued to explore the rich extremes of lush harmony and sweeping melodies. […]
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 containing radiant choral writing from across the centuries. Highlights include Tallis’ polyphonic masterpiece, In jejunio et fletu, alongside the astonishing harmonies of Gesualdo in Plange quasi virgo. […]
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 contemporary repertoire presented in a candle-lit setting. The program includes works by Australian, French, Nordic, and Russian composers and explores themes of stillness, renewal, contemplation, […]
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 its own, this major work for string quartet and basset clarinet was premiered in 2021 and has become an instant classic. Musica Viva Australia is […]
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 its own, this major work for string quartet and basset clarinet was premiered in 2021 and has become an instant classic. Musica Viva Australia is […]
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, The Tudor Choristers presents a lovely and varied exploration of the season’s beauty and mystery in song. Inspired by the famous mediæval round “Sumer is […]
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 identity. Emerging from years immersed in conservatorium life — shaped by discipline, obsession, uncertainty, and continual refinement — this program reflects the uneasy transition beyond […]
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 composers and voice types through to genres and quirky bits of opera trivia. From Verdi and Puccini to opera darlings such as Luciano Pavarotti and Joan […]
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 a current new voice in Australian music, Alex Turley, and the sumptuous late-Romantic sounds of Arnold Schoenberg’s early masterpiece Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night). Often paired […]
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 its own, this major work for string quartet and basset clarinet was premiered in 2021 and has become an instant classic. Musica Viva Australia is […]
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 abandoned, it’s reimagined and brought thrillingly to life. Created by multi-award-winning Australian circus company Gravity and Other Myths in collaboration with the Brandenburger Symphoniker, LOUDER is a […]
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 glow of the moon, the sounds of eternity and the absence of any distraction forged a strikingly beautiful single body of work dissected into two […]
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 Australia's most celebrated musicians. Be moved by the aching beauty of Saudade, a programme steeped in longing and lyricism and lose yourself in The Art […]
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, The Tudor Choristers presents a lovely and varied exploration of the season’s beauty and mystery in song. Inspired by the famous mediæval round “Sumer is […]
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 about friendship and bravery that connects children and their families. Narrated by the composer himself, this original Australian classical work will enchant audiences of all […]
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 abandoned, it’s reimagined and brought thrillingly to life. Created by multi-award-winning Australian circus company Gravity and Other Myths in collaboration with the Brandenburger Symphoniker, LOUDER is a […]
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 will perform their selected concerto with orchestra on Sunday 28 June, competing for prizes and opportunities in this prestigious annual event. The competition is open […]
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 abandoned, it’s reimagined and brought thrillingly to life. Created by multi-award-winning Australian circus company Gravity and Other Myths in collaboration with the Brandenburger Symphoniker, LOUDER is a […]
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, and Saturday 4 July at 1:00pm at St Patrick’s Catholic Church, Gympie - a moving celebration of the music that has shaped Oriana’s story across […]
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 Twin Cities Youth Symphonies from Minneapolis, Minnesota, conducted by Maestro Mark Russell Smith, joins the 40-piece Spokane Youth Symphony from Washington State, led by Dr Phillip Baldwin, for […]
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. Spanning art song, opera, and comic repertoire, the concert features music by Hugo Wolf, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Gioachino Rossini, Giacomo Meyerbeer, alongside the wit of Flanders […]
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 concert blends storytelling, theatre, movement and live music from around the world, inviting children to sing, dance, play and imagine alongside the performers. Led by […]
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 concert blends storytelling, theatre, movement and live music from around the world, inviting children to sing, dance, play and imagine alongside the performers. Led by […]
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 composers and voice types through to genres and quirky bits of opera trivia. From Verdi and Puccini to opera darlings such as Luciano Pavarotti and Joan […]
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 touring programs. Journey into the vibrant musical world of late 18th-century Vienna as we explore the works of the many Bohemian composers who lived and […]
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 and Thomas Heywood on the recently rehomed 1875 pipe organ at Langley. Handel, Mozart and Puccini with Lehar, Strauss' Overture to Die Fledermaus and much […]
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 in F major, K.332 Franz SCHUBERT 4 Impromptus op. 90 Alexander SCRIABIN Sonata no. 3 in f sharp minor, op. 23
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 and it’s a joy to sing. It’s also a joy to hear – music by a composer at the peak of his genius, bringing every […]
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 at heart. Marvel at how the symphony orchestra uses incredible colours to produce chilling, electrifying, wondrous and exciting moments in Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain, one […]
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 at an Exhibition breathes magic into the composer’s musical depictions of artworks from the majestic Old Castle to Baba Yaga’s quirky Hut on Hen’s Legs. Star pianist Avan […]
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 at an Exhibition breathes magic into the composer’s musical depictions of artworks from the majestic Old Castle to Baba Yaga’s quirky Hut on Hen’s Legs. Star pianist Avan […]
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 completed Grand Organ in St Paul's Cathedral, Bendigo has been over 140 years in the making. Thomas Heywood will put this magnificent instrument through its […]
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 and captivating sounds to tour Australia. Josefowicz and Novacek have been playing together since they were eight, and their enduring partnership creates a bond on stage […]
