Christelise de Graaf and Meredith Connie | Splendid: Art Songs through the Ages 13 March, 2026, Melbourne Athenaeum Library, Melbourne VIC The Melbourne Atheneum Library was treated to a beautiful […]
Australia Chamber Orchestra | Cocteau’s Circle November 17, 2025, Melbourne Recital Hall The Occasion A Monday night in the inventive and exploratory hands of Richard Tognetti and the ingenious ACO, […]
Music for Medicine ’25 28 August, 2025, Wollongong Art Gallery, NSW Nearly 600 people gathered at Wollongong Town Hall for a concert, raising over $20,000 in support of Médecins Sans […]
Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Stephen Layton conducts Bach Mozart & Handel 21 August 2025, Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House, NSW PROGRAM: JS BACH Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen, BWV51 MOZART Exsultate, jubilate HANDEL Music […]
Utzon Music | Sjaella 13 July 2025, Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House, NSW With Sydney Harbour glittering through the Utzon Room’s glass wall and Fort Denison posing quietly in the […]
Bach Akademie Australia | Class of ’85 30 May 2025, St James’ Church, Sydney, NSW They say greatness is born, not made, but 1685 might have been an exception. Three […]
Musica Viva | Hollywood Songbook 8 May, 2025, QPAC Concert Hall, Brisbane, QLD I confess I’ve attended many, many worthy Musica Viva concerts, but I’ve never been to one where […]
Sydney Philharmonia Choirs | Bach’s St Matthew Passion (Mendelssohn Version) 17 April 2025, Sydney Opera House, NSW Performers Elizabeth Scott – Conductor Penelope Mills – Soprano Emily Edmonds – Mezzo-soprano […]
Samuel Mariño and the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra | The sopranista returns 22 Februrary, 2025, City Recital Hall, Sydney NSW Venezuelan sopranista Samuel Mariño is back in Australia, and don’t we […]
Sydney Symphony Orchestra | Donald Runnicles conducts Mahler’s Fourth Symphony September 25, 2024, Sydney Opera House, NSW DONALD RUNNICLES conductor YING FANG soprano ANTON WEBERN (1883-1945) – Im Sommerwind (In […]
Sydney Symphony Orchestra | Donald Runnicles conducts the Duruflé Requiem September 21, 2024, Sydney Opera House, NSW Sir Donald Runnicles, the full forces of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, the Sydney […]
Pinchgut Opera | Eternal Light August 24, 2024, City Recital Centre, Sydney, NSW Allegri, Schmelzer and Biber with Cantillation and Orchestra of the Antipodes conducted by Erin Helyard. How can […]
BackStage Music | Trace July 13, 2024, 107 Projects, Redfern, NSW A mind opening beginning Elias Wilson’s beautiful, melodious spoken voice begins the concert by explaining that he will be […]
Coro Austral and Associate Artists | Solamente Tango (Only Tango) April 28, 2024, Ashfield Town Hall A bustling suburban downtown strip gave way to a portal that, for today, would […]
Sydney Symphony Orchestra | Osmo Vänskä conducts the music of Sibelius COLOURFUL MYTHS AND LEGENDS April 26, 2024, Sydney Opera House OSMO VÄNSKÄ conductor HELENA JUNTUNEN soprano SIBELIUS Pohjola’s Daughter […]
Australian Haydn Ensemble | Heavenly Sopranos Tuesday April 16, 2024, City Recital Hall, Sydney NSW Although it is tempting to play with words around Celeste, Skye and Heavenly, I will […]
St Paul’s College Chapel Choir | Purcell: The Fairy Queen Sunday Aug 27, 2023 | St Paul’s College, Camperdown Conductor: Jack Stephens Soloists: Brianna Louwen, Andrew O’Connor, Michael Burden, Ariana […]
Christelise de Graaf and Meredith Connie | Splendid: Art Songs through the Ages 13 March, 2026, Melbourne Athenaeum Library, Melbourne VIC The Melbourne Atheneum Library was treated to a beautiful concert presented by Christelise de Graaf (soprano) and Meredith Connie (classical guitarist and composer) on Friday evening. The duo explored repertoire that is not often given an airing but showed
Australia Chamber Orchestra | Cocteau’s Circle November 17, 2025, Melbourne Recital Hall The Occasion A Monday night in the inventive and exploratory hands of Richard Tognetti and the ingenious ACO, Australia Chamber Orchestra. Having scaled the West face of Everest in ‘Mountain’ merely a fortnight ago, we have now migrated to the Melbourne Recital Centre, and set our Time Machine
Music for Medicine ’25 28 August, 2025, Wollongong Art Gallery, NSW Nearly 600 people gathered at Wollongong Town Hall for a concert, raising over $20,000 in support of Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF). What unfolded was an evening of thoughtful programming, striking artistic contrasts, and heartfelt commitment bound together by a thematic focus on children’s right to freedom and
Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Stephen Layton conducts Bach Mozart & Handel 21 August 2025, Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House, NSW PROGRAM: JS BACH Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen, BWV51 MOZART Exsultate, jubilate HANDEL Music for the Royal Fireworks ARTISTS: STEPHEN LAYTON conductor SARA MACLIVER soprano What is not to like about a program of unrelentingly cheerful music? The world-renowned choral conductor, Stephen Layton, who specialises in
Utzon Music | Sjaella 13 July 2025, Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House, NSW With Sydney Harbour glittering through the Utzon Room’s glass wall and Fort Denison posing quietly in the background, the stage was perfectly set for a performance that flitted and fluttered like birdsong through centuries and cultures. Sjaella, an all-female sextet from Germany celebrating 20 years of singing
Bach Akademie Australia | Class of ’85 30 May 2025, St James’ Church, Sydney, NSW They say greatness is born, not made, but 1685 might have been an exception. Three of the greatest composers of the Baroque era, Domenico Scarlatti, George Frideric Handel, and Johann Sebastian Bach, were all born that year. Whether by fate or coincidence, this serendipitous trifecta
Musica Viva | Hollywood Songbook 8 May, 2025, QPAC Concert Hall, Brisbane, QLD I confess I’ve attended many, many worthy Musica Viva concerts, but I’ve never been to one where the soloist, in this case soprano Ali McGregor, makes numerous costume calls. Every time she returned to the stage she wore a different last century look- somewhere between the 1920’s
Shaumet Music | Art Songs 26 April 2025, Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House, NSW Artists Soprano – Camilla Wright Tenor – Daniel Verschuer Soprano – Xiaoxu Aleta Shang Repetiteur – Stacey Yang What an interesting idea, to present a small taste of art songs from different countries in one program. Three singers each presented two brackets, every bracket featuring a
Sydney Philharmonia Choirs | Bach’s St Matthew Passion (Mendelssohn Version) 17 April 2025, Sydney Opera House, NSW Performers Elizabeth Scott – Conductor Penelope Mills – Soprano Emily Edmonds – Mezzo-soprano Andrew Goodwin – Tenor (Evangelist) Teddy Tahu Rhodes – Bass-baritone (Jesus) Andrew O’Connor – Bass Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra VOX (Sydney Philharmonia Choirs’ youth ensemble) Sydney Philharmonia Chamber Singers
Samuel Mariño and the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra | The sopranista returns 22 Februrary, 2025, City Recital Hall, Sydney NSW Venezuelan sopranista Samuel Mariño is back in Australia, and don’t we know it. The City Recital Hall was packed with excited concert-goers for their Saturday matinee, the Venezuelan diva’s penultimate performance before returning home. On the program were arias written for
Sydney Symphony Orchestra | Donald Runnicles conducts Mahler’s Fourth Symphony September 25, 2024, Sydney Opera House, NSW DONALD RUNNICLES conductor YING FANG soprano ANTON WEBERN (1883-1945) – Im Sommerwind (In Summer Wind): Idyll for Large Orchestra RICHARD STRAUSS (1864–1949) – Wiegenlied, Op.41 No.1 (1899), Morgen!, Op.27 No.4 (1894), Zueignung, Op.10 No.1 (1885)’ Die Nacht, Op.10 No.3 (1885), Allerseelen, Op.10 No.8
Sydney Symphony Orchestra | Donald Runnicles conducts the Duruflé Requiem September 21, 2024, Sydney Opera House, NSW Sir Donald Runnicles, the full forces of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, Camilla Tilling, Anna Dowsley and David Greco combined forces in a formidable interpretation of masterworks by Debussy and Duruflé. The evening began with Debussy’s Nocturnes, a three-movement orchestral
Pinchgut Opera | Eternal Light August 24, 2024, City Recital Centre, Sydney, NSW Allegri, Schmelzer and Biber with Cantillation and Orchestra of the Antipodes conducted by Erin Helyard. How can one piece of music endure in our human hearts for nearly 400 years? The famous Allegri Miserere has – you know the one with the haunting and ethereal top ‘C’
BackStage Music | Trace July 13, 2024, 107 Projects, Redfern, NSW A mind opening beginning Elias Wilson’s beautiful, melodious spoken voice begins the concert by explaining that he will be our Audio Describer for the evening, providing a spoken interpretation of visual elements of the performance to enhance the experience for people who are blind or have low vision. The
Coro Austral and Associate Artists | Solamente Tango (Only Tango) April 28, 2024, Ashfield Town Hall A bustling suburban downtown strip gave way to a portal that, for today, would provide two hours of other worldly delight! An unexpected gem, the Ashfield Town Hall proved an apposite choice of locale for Solamente Tango (Only Tango) — a concert event featuring
Sydney Symphony Orchestra | Osmo Vänskä conducts the music of Sibelius COLOURFUL MYTHS AND LEGENDS April 26, 2024, Sydney Opera House OSMO VÄNSKÄ conductor HELENA JUNTUNEN soprano SIBELIUS Pohjola’s Daughter Three Songs: Höstkväll Hertig Magnus Våren flyktar hastigt The Bard Luonnotar Lemminkäinen Suite (Four Legends from the Kalevala) Op.22 (1893-95) At around 50 minutes the Lemminkäinen Suite is a similar
Australian Haydn Ensemble | Heavenly Sopranos Tuesday April 16, 2024, City Recital Hall, Sydney NSW Although it is tempting to play with words around Celeste, Skye and Heavenly, I will simply say this concert was DIVINE! The AHE with Skye McIntosh and Matthew Greco on violin, Karina Schmitz on viola, Anton Baba on cello, Pippa Macmillan on double bass, Simon
St Paul’s College Chapel Choir | Purcell: The Fairy Queen Sunday Aug 27, 2023 | St Paul’s College, Camperdown Conductor: Jack Stephens Soloists: Brianna Louwen, Andrew O’Connor, Michael Burden, Ariana Ricci, Molly Ryan, Tom Hallworth, William Varga, and more. The delightful acoustics and atmosphere of the Gothic architecture of St Paul’s College Blacket Hall at Sydney University was a perfect
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
