Ella Beard | Hear us Now 30 May, 2026, Goodwood Books, Goodwood, SA I have been dreading writing about this show. Words have never felt so futile as they do […]
Homophonic! and the Consort of Melbourne | Moonlite 26 July, 2025, Fitzroy Town Hall, VIC Based on The Moonlite Papers, the letters and statements of Andrew George Scott, which were […]
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 […]
Katie Yap | Multitudes: Migrant Swift with Mindy Meng Wang November 17, 2023, Tempo Rubato Guest review by Ruby Shirres At Katie Yap’s most recent sold-out concert in her Multitudes […]
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 […]
Melbourne Baroque Orchestra | The Chocolate Viola Performance 15 Oct, 2023 – reviewed from the live recording I’m so grateful that over the past few years we have really gotten […]
SSO | Britten & Prokofiev: Rhythmic Movements Performed by members of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House, Friday 30 June 2023 This short 50 minute program is […]
Musica Viva | Among the Birds and Trees May 3, 2023, Conservatorium Theatre, Brisbane Musica Viva’s Among the Birds and Trees concert on Wednesday night was the perfect escape from […]
The Metropolitan Orchestra | String Serenade August 28, 2022, Marrickville Town Hall Under the baton of the remarkably talented conductor, Sarah-Grace Williams, The Metropolitan Orchestra excelled itself in last Sunday […]
BackStage Music | Earthbound August 26, 2022, Woodburn Creatives On Friday night, the tall beamed ceilings and four white walls of Woodburn Creatives in Redfern became an intimate canvas for […]
MSO | POETRY IN MUSIC August 19, 2022, Hamer Hall Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Jaime Martín conductor Christopher Moore viola Berlioz, Harold in Italy Coffee, laneways, Chris Moore playing viola. Melbournians love them […]
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 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 […]
Australian Haydn Ensemble, Viennese Star March 19, 2022, Utzon Room, Sydney It was a privilege to be in the Utzon Room on such a beautiful evening to see the postponed […]
Ella Beard | Hear us Now 30 May, 2026, Goodwood Books, Goodwood, SA I have been dreading writing about this show. Words have never felt so futile as they do now – how could I possibly express what it was like to see the premiere performances of Hear Us Now at Goodwood Books? The project, conceived by Australian London-based violist
Homophonic! and the Consort of Melbourne | Moonlite 26 July, 2025, Fitzroy Town Hall, VIC Based on The Moonlite Papers, the letters and statements of Andrew George Scott, which were written on death row in the late 19th century in Sydney’s Darlinghurst Goal and are now held in the archives of the National Library of Australia, ‘Moonlite’ an oratorio contains
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
Katie Yap | Multitudes: Migrant Swift with Mindy Meng Wang November 17, 2023, Tempo Rubato Guest review by Ruby Shirres At Katie Yap’s most recent sold-out concert in her Multitudes series, she wove together a story of identity and community that all in the audience could connect to. Held at Brunswick’s Tempo Rubato amongst the twinkling of fairy lights and
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
Melbourne Baroque Orchestra | The Chocolate Viola Performance 15 Oct, 2023 – reviewed from the live recording I’m so grateful that over the past few years we have really gotten used to enjoying live music both in the concert venue and also at home, thanks to good quality live streaming and recording. But in this case, I think the live
SSO | Britten & Prokofiev: Rhythmic Movements Performed by members of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House, Friday 30 June 2023 This short 50 minute program is part of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s chamber music series know as their “Cocktail Hour” concerts, where selected members of the orchestra prepare works and present them in intimate situations; in
Musica Viva | Among the Birds and Trees May 3, 2023, Conservatorium Theatre, Brisbane Musica Viva’s Among the Birds and Trees concert on Wednesday night was the perfect escape from the bustle of life, a moment to enjoy chamber music in the middle of the week. I popped down to Southbank after work, met my friend for a quick dinner,
The Metropolitan Orchestra | String Serenade August 28, 2022, Marrickville Town Hall Under the baton of the remarkably talented conductor, Sarah-Grace Williams, The Metropolitan Orchestra excelled itself in last Sunday afternoon’s concert at Marrickville Town Hall. Methinks the event provided those visiting the inner west with their very own ‘Swoon’ experience. And did those aldermen who built that wonderful edifice
BackStage Music | Earthbound August 26, 2022, Woodburn Creatives On Friday night, the tall beamed ceilings and four white walls of Woodburn Creatives in Redfern became an intimate canvas for Backstage Music’s Earthbound. Curated by Fiona Hill and Lamorna Nightingale, it centred upon six pieces by female-identifying composers, unveiling and provoking our shifting relationship with the natural world around use
MSO | POETRY IN MUSIC August 19, 2022, Hamer Hall Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Jaime Martín conductor Christopher Moore viola Berlioz, Harold in Italy Coffee, laneways, Chris Moore playing viola. Melbournians love them all. We’ve even (almost) forgotten that for a good 10 years he left our beloved MSO to tour with the Australian Chamber Orchestra. It just feels right that he’s back
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 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
Australian Haydn Ensemble, Viennese Star March 19, 2022, Utzon Room, Sydney It was a privilege to be in the Utzon Room on such a beautiful evening to see the postponed concert by the Australian Haydn Ensemble, Mozart:Viennese Star. The concert comprised of three different string quartets from the 1780’s by three composers who respected and admired each others’ work. The
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […] |
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […] |
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […] |
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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 […]
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“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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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“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 […]
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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 […] |
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […] |
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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