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April 2019
Lunchtime Concert – Australian String Quartet
PROGRAM: Paterson Quartettsätze Two Movements for String Quartet (SA premiere) Brahms String Quartet, Op. 51 No. 1 in C minor The Australian String Quartet, Elder Hall and Brahms – a combination to cherish! And complementing Brahms’ elegant, refined First Quartet is an exciting new work, performed in South Australia for the first time: Paterson’s Quartettsätze. Entry to this lunchtime concert is available at the door from 12:30pm. If you plan on attending most of the concerts, you could save up…
Find out more »Josie & The Emeralds: Fantasy
Tickets: Adult $35 | Concession $25 Josie and The Emeralds are delighted to welcome Richard Boothby, one of the world’s leading viol players, as guest artist on bass viol for their upcoming concert Fantasy. Richard is co-founder of The Purcell Quartet and Fretwork, the pioneering viol consort, renowned for both Renaissance and contemporary music. Richard is visiting Australia in April, courtesy of the Australian Viola da Gamba Society. This concert with Josie and the Emeralds is his only Sydney appearance.…
Find out more »Cannakale Gallipoli Songs
Tickets: Adult $30 | Concession $20 | Child under 12 - free A project initiated by soprano Ayşe Göknur Shanal in 2014, to commemorate the centenary of ANZAC landing has seen the commission of historical works by four exceptional composers. Unforgettable, intimate and heart-wrenching stories from the frontline… Ayşe Göknur Shanal and Patrick Keith will present works by Diana Blom, John Wayne Dixon, Erberk Eryılmaz and Ross Fiddes. Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives ... You…
Find out more »Cannakale Gallipoli Songs
Early bird tickets (ends 30th March 2019): Adult $29.57 | School student $15.34 | Pensioner or tertiary student | $24.83 Other tickets: Conservatorium student $6.36 | Family $77.05 A project initiated by soprano Ayşe Göknur Shanal in 2014, to commemorate the centenary of ANZAC landing has seen the commission of historical works by four exceptional composers. Unforgettable, intimate and heart-wrenching stories from the frontline… Ayşe Göknur Shanal and Patrick Keith will present works by Diana Blom, John Wayne Dixon, Erberk…
Find out more »The Hourglass Ensemble: Starry, Starry Night
Tickets: Adult $58 | Concession $40 | Children under 13 $20 Sydney’s audience-friendly contemporary chamber ensemble, The Hourglass Ensemble, will present a concert featuring beloved classics and new Australian work as part of their Autumn Season: Starry, Starry Night features lullabies, nocturnes and songs for sleep. Artistic Director of The Hourglass Ensemble Andrew Kennedy is passionate about making the chamber concert less abstract, giving the uninitiated listener an accessible guide to the music. “During the concert, I will explain the…
Find out more »Australia Ensemble: No Strings Attached
The wonderful colours and personalities of wind instruments are brought to the fore here, celebrating some of the finest chamber music for woodwind.
Find out more »The Hourglass Ensemble: Everything I Touch
Tickets: Adult $30 | Concession $20 | Children under 13 Free Sydney’s audience-friendly contemporary chamber ensemble, The Hourglass Ensemble, presents Everything I Touch, a concert featuring an unusual and beguiling blend of new commissions and beloved masterpieces. In line with their mission to play new and recent music alongside familiar late Romantic pieces, the repertoire includes everything from Brahms to Kats-Chenin with four world premieres of new compositions including ‘Everything I Touch - Concerto for flute and chamber orchestra’ by…
Find out more »Australian Chamber Choir presents Bach’s St John Passion
In the opening program of their 2019 season, Director Douglas Lawrence and the Australian Chamber Choir are joined by the Melbourne Baroque Orchestra to perform Johann Sebastian Bach's resplendent musical masterpiece, the St John Passion across regional Victoria and Melbourne in April and May. Renowned in Australia and throughout Europe the Australian Chamber Choir (ACC), founded in 2007 by its current director Douglas Lawrence OAM, transports its audience using the oldest instrument on the planet – the human voice. For this concert the…
Find out more »The Muses’ Delight: British Isles to the Australian Bush
Join The Muses’ Delight on a musical journey from the British Isles of the 18th Century to the raucous Australian bush. Two themes arise: dance, and the transformation of British folk and classical music as it finds a home in the sun, bush and sea of Australia. Through this playfully constructed program we visit Handel and Purcell in the English Court, then head downtown to the reels and jigs of the tavern. Ross Edwards’ Ecstatic Dances paint a vivid image…
Find out more »May 2019
Bach Concertos
Recently praised for his “simply gorgeous” playing and “crystalline phrasing” by the Washington Post, pianist David Fung is an ideal match for two of Bach's immaculate keyboard concertos. Program includes Bartók’s folk-flecked Divertimento and music of Telemann & Dvořák. PROGRAM: DVOŘÁK Three Miniatures Op 75a TELEMANN Concerto for four violins TWV54:A1 BACH Keyboard Concerto No 7 in G minor BWV1058 BACH Keyboard Concerto No 4 in A major BWV1055 BARTÓK Divertimento Sz113 PERFORMERS: William Hennessy AM, DIRECTOR & VIOLIN David Fung, PIANO
Find out more »Lunchtime Concert – Piano Duo
PERFORMERS: Lucinda Collins piano Konstantin Shamray piano PROGRAM: Ravel Rapsodie Espagnole Lutosławski Variations on a Theme by Paganini Two fabulous pianists combine their skills to bring us Ravel’s colourful Spanish fantasy and Lutosławski’s flamboyant Variations on a Theme by Paganini. This will be a dazzling program that is sure to make the most of our twin Steinways. Entry to this lunchtime concert is available at the door from 12:30pm. If you plan on attending most of the concerts, you could…
Find out more »Scottish and Irish Baroque
TICKETS: Please go to our website or at the door 30 minutes before the concert. The Sydney Consort welcomes to a concert of Scottish & Irish Baroque classical music and folk tunes. In the 18th century Scotland, the traditional instrument, the bagpipe gradually languished from centre stage and gave its place to the Violin. The instrumental challenge of two fiddles and combination with voice was very typical for both Scottish and Irish folk music. The dance rhythm of the Scottish…
Find out more »Balmain Baroque: urban Baroque music
Tickets: Adult $20 | Concession $15. Tickets available on the door. Children are welcome. Balmain Baroque is a 6-piece Baroque group, with soprano/baroque flute, violin, cello, harpsichord and two(!) recorders. They have been playing together since 1995. The group has their own harpsichord, essentially the 7th member of the band. They play at baroque pitch, a semitone lower than modern pitch. Performers: Amanda Muir: Soprano, baroque flute Tony Eyers: recorder Dina Ahmad: recorder Lidia Bara: violin Lucy-Rose Steggles: cello Donn…
Find out more »Selby & Friends: Love & Devotion
A powerful program presented by three extraordinary performers, this concert explores the music of both Clara and Robert Schumann
Find out more »The Hourglass Ensemble: Everything I Touch
Tickets: Adult $58 | Concession $40 | Children under 13 $20 Sydney’s audience-friendly contemporary chamber ensemble, The Hourglass Ensemble, presents Everything I Touch, a concert featuring an unusual and beguiling blend of new commissions and beloved masterpieces. In line with their mission to play new and recent music alongside familiar late Romantic pieces, the repertoire includes everything from Brahms to Kats-Chenin with four world premieres of new compositions including ‘Everything I Touch - Concerto for flute and chamber orchestra’ by…
Find out more »Selby & Friends: Love & Devotion
A powerful program presented by three extraordinary performers, this concert explores the music of both Clara and Robert Schumann
Find out more »Bach Concertos
Recently praised for his “simply gorgeous” playing and “crystalline phrasing” by the Washington Post, pianist David Fung is an ideal match for two of Bach's immaculate keyboard concertos. Program includes Bartók’s folk-flecked Divertimento and music of Telemann & Dvořák. PROGRAM: DVOŘÁK Three Miniatures Op 75a TELEMANN Concerto for four violins TWV54:A1 BACH Keyboard Concerto No 7 in G minor BWV1058 BACH Keyboard Concerto No 4 in A major BWV1055 BARTÓK Divertimento Sz113 PERFORMERS: William Hennessy AM, DIRECTOR & VIOLIN David Fung, PIANO
Find out more »Bel a cappella: Sun Dogs
Celebrating Anthony Pasquill’s 10th year as Musical Director, Bel a cappella present James MacMillan’s five movement work, Sun-Dogs
Find out more »Bel a cappella 2019 Season
Bel a cappella is a chamber choir of 25-30 experienced singers who are dedicated to the performance of diverse, high quality choral music in fine venues around Sydney.
Find out more »Sydney University Graduate Choir: Gossec – Messe des morts
Tickets: Adults $50 | Pensioners (no Seniors Card) $40 | Children 16 and under & full-time students $25 The Sydney University Graduate Choir presents the premiere performance in Australia of the remarkable Requiem Mass by François Joseph Gossec (1734-1825). Composed in 1760, Gossec’s Requiem made him famous overnight. Having moved from Belgium to Paris as a young musician, Gossec came under the influence of Jean-Philippe Rameau and Carl Stamitz. This Requiem was truly ahead of its time, demonstrating his ability…
Find out more »Scottish and Irish Baroque
TICKETS: Please go to our website or at the door 30 minutes before the concert. The Sydney Consort welcomes to a concert of Scottish & Irish Baroque classical music and folk tunes. In the 18th century Scotland, the traditional instrument, the bagpipe gradually languished from centre stage and gave its place to the Violin. The instrumental challenge of two fiddles and combination with voice was very typical for both Scottish and Irish folk music. The dance rhythm of the Scottish…
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River City Voices: Carmina Burana
Join us for River City Voices' inaugural performance of Carl Orff's popular blockbuster, Carmina Burana! What's not to love about hearing 100 voices sing the spine-tingling opening chorus "O Fortuna" in all its dramatic glory! Established in 2018, River City Voices is Parramatta's new symphony choir that seeks to give local audiences access to large-scale choral experiences closer to home! This exciting performance under the baton of renowned conductor Dr Sarah Penicka-Smith, represents the culmination of a fun and inspiring "Come &…
Find out more »Selby & Friends: Love & Devotion
A powerful program presented by three extraordinary performers, this concert explores the music of both Clara and Robert Schumann
Find out more »Selby & Friends: Love & Devotion
A powerful program presented by three extraordinary performers, this concert explores the music of both Clara and Robert Schumann
Find out more »Selby & Friends: Love & Devotion
A powerful program presented by three extraordinary performers, this concert explores the music of both Clara and Robert Schumann
Find out more »Piano Pictures
TICKETS: Full $62 / Senior $48 / Concession* $35 / Under 30s* $25 Two modern American classics to open: John Adams’ jubilant Hallelujah Junction, inspired by the name of a truck stop near the California-Nevada border, and a seminal work of minimalism, Steve Reich’s Six Pianos. On the other hand, the epic riff on Chopin’s Prelude by young, New Mexico-born composer Ben Wallace might be called ‘So Chopin walked into a bar, ordered a whiskey and headed straight for the pinball machine.’…
Find out more »Balmain Baroque: urban Baroque music
Tickets: Adult $20 | Concession $15. Tickets available on the door. Children are welcome. Balmain Baroque is a 6-piece Baroque group, with soprano/baroque flute, violin, cello, harpsichord and two(!) recorders. They have been playing together since 1995. The group has their own harpsichord, essentially the 7th member of the band. They play at baroque pitch, a semitone lower than modern pitch. Performers: Amanda Muir: Soprano, baroque flute Tony Eyers: recorder Dina Ahmad: recorder Lidia Bara: violin Lucy-Rose Steggles: cello Donn…
Find out more »Queensland Baroque: Antonio Vivaldi ‘Four Seasons’
Tickets: Adult 'A' Reserve $50 | Adult 'B' Reserve $35 | Concession $25 Queensland Baroque lead by internationally acclaimed Artistic Director, John Foster present a special Mother’s Day Concert. Featuring the timeless, beautiful music of Antonio Vivaldi and the sublime talents of guest soloist, Lathika Vithanage (Baroque Violin) this is a perfect way for you and your mum to spend an afternoon together. Performers: Lathika Vithanage - Baroque Violin Soloist Queensland Baroque John Foster - Artistic Director Program: A selection…
Find out more »Selby & Friends: Love & Devotion
A powerful program presented by three extraordinary performers, this concert explores the music of both Clara and Robert Schumann
Find out more »Australian Harp Quartet Debut
Experience the virtuosity of The Australian Harp Quartet as they debut their first concert series this May. The AHQ is one of the most exciting new ensembles to emerge this year. Comprised of Australia's top harpists: Emily Granger, Julie Kim, Georgia Lowe, and Natalie Wong. Join us on Mother's Day for an exciting afternoon concert with free bubbly, tea and coffee. To make this day even more special, invite your mum! The program will include original works by Harriet Adie,…
Find out more »ARCO: Mannheim Rocket
Mannheim Rocket transports listeners back to the explosive birth of the modern symphonic style of Mannheim in the late 18th-century.
Find out more »Pacific Opera: Mother’s Day Prelude in Tea Concert
Tickets: Adult $49 | Concession $32 | Under 30 $32 | Student $22 | Child under 12 $17 Simon Kenway presents a concert of the most beautiful and inspiring music celebrating all kinds of Mums this Mothers' Day. Featuring the talented Young and Associate Artists from Pacific Opera, you can expect to hear arias, duets and ensembles from opera and music theatre, and a selection of poignant artsongs written by celebrated composers. Bring a special lady in your life and…
Find out more »ARCO: Voyage 2 – Cultural & Historical Contexts
ARCO shares the stage with Jane Rutter and her Third Culture World Music Ensemble.
Find out more »Quey Percussion Duo
PERFORMERS: Elder Conservatorium Percussion Students PROGRAM: Gene Koshinski As One Gene Koshinski Impressions of Chinese Opera Emmanuel Sejourne Khamsin Gene Koshinski In the End Tim Broscious Jabal Al aal’a II The Elder Hall stage will be filled with instruments of all shapes and sizes as Quey, an innovative American percussion duo, join forces with the Elder Conservatorium’s percussion students. Watching percussionists at play is a great way to be reminded of music’s inherent power and physicality.
Find out more »Bach in the Dark
Enjoy an hour of great music and wine in an intimate and engaging listening environment. ‘Cellist Rachel Scott is joined by clarinettist Deborah de Graaff for the second concert in the 2019series. Bach in the Dark is a series of unconventional classical music concerts featuring 'cellist Rachel Scott and a changing roster of guest artists. The series is held in the crypt of St James church, providing an intimate and unique listening environment ideally suited to an engaging and accessible…
Find out more »Orava Quartet: String quartet sensation
The first Australian string quartet invited to sign with Universal Music The Orava Quartet has been hailed by Limelight magazine and The Australian as ‘the most exciting young quartet on the block’, ‘world class’, and ‘the real deal’. Earning a reputation for their thrilling performances, the Quartet bring their unique sound and breathtaking intensity to the classics of the string quartet canon. Selected by Deutsche Grammophon Australia for the label’s first ever recording release, Orava has performed throughout North America, the UAE,…
Find out more »Music At Manly: Masterworks for Cello
Prodigious young cellist Benett Tsai joins forces with his father, pianist Joshua Tsai, to present a programme of some of the most important and demanding works for the cello. As winner of many young performers competitions, Benett is emerging as one of Australia’s leading young cellists, and this will be a very exciting opportunity to hear Benett in recital. The programme includes a J.S. Bach Suite for solo cello, the Second Cello Sonata by Johannes Brahms and Elgar’s Cello Concerto. Tickets: Adult -…
Find out more »Melbourne Musicians presents Mozart’s Piano Concerto in F major
Tickets: Adult $60 | Senior $50 | Student $25 Juilliard-trained pianist Elyane Laussade has embarked on a project of performing every Mozart piano concerto. This is the second of three she will play with The Melbourne Musicians in 2019. PROGRAM HAYDN 12 German Dances (Premiere) MOZART Piano Concerto No. 19 in F major, K.459 DITTERSDORF Symphony in F major Kr.70 HAYDN Symphony No.55 in E flat major ("Schulmeister")
Find out more »Bach in the Dark
Enjoy an hour of great music and wine in an intimate and engaging listening environment. ‘Cellist Rachel Scott is joined by clarinettist Deborah de Graaff for the second concert in the 2019series. Bach in the Dark is a series of unconventional classical music concerts featuring 'cellist Rachel Scott and a changing roster of guest artists. The series is held in the crypt of St James church, providing an intimate and unique listening environment ideally suited to an engaging and accessible…
Find out more »Bach in the Dark
Enjoy an hour of great music and wine in an intimate and engaging listening environment. ‘Cellist Rachel Scott is joined by clarinettist Deborah de Graaff for the second concert in the 2019 series. Bach in the Dark is a series of unconventional classical music concerts featuring 'cellist Rachel Scott and a changing roster of guest artists. The series is held in the crypt of St James church, providing an intimate and unique listening environment ideally suited to an engaging and…
Find out more »Zelman Symphony Orchestra: Mozart’s Clarinet
After two exhilarating performances in 2010 and 2012, we had to invite soloist David Griffiths for a repeat performance of the Mozart Clarinet Concerto - Mozart at his quintessential best. We'll reprise Harry Sdraulig's Sinfonietta, a work he composed in 2015 for our orchestra as the Zelman Symphony - Melbourne University Emerging Composer in 2015. And we close with Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony. Despite Tchaikovsky initially concluding it was a failure, the symphony has become a staple of the repertoire and…
Find out more »Willoughby Chamber Series: Shattered Restraint(s)
Featuring Willoughby Symphony’s 2019 Composer-in-Residence Kate Moore, with selections from her ethereal dance cycle “Restraint(s).”
Find out more »Australian Harp Quartet Debut
Experience the virtuosity of The Australian Harp Quartet as they debut their first concert series this May. The AHQ is one of the most exciting new ensembles to emerge this year. Comprised of Australia's top harpists: Emily Granger, Julie Kim, Georgia Lowe, and Natalie Wong. Join us on Mother's Day for an exciting afternoon concert with free bubbly, tea and coffee. To make this day even more special, invite your mum! The program will include original works by Harriet Adie,…
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Caro String Quartet
Join Caro String Quartet for an afternoon of "dynamic energy and passion" as they perform music by Maurice Ravel, Karol Szymanowski, and Erich Korngold. About the program: SZYMANOVSKI String Quartet no.2 is an exciting work written in 1927, drawn from folk music RAVEL String Quartet in F Major (1903) - the most famous work in our program is a sublime piece of music KORNGOLD String Quartet no.2 in E flat major Op.26 evokes Viennese charm About the performers: First established in 2009, Sydney-based…
Find out more »Soirées Musicales Quintette: Night Music and Folksongs
Tickets (including post-performance refreshments): Adult $40 | Concession $35 | Student $20 | Family (2 + 2) $100 Door sales - cash only The romantic era delighted in the allure of night-time and its connotations of romance, mystery and serenity. For the first time we perform music in the Russian language, some serenade-like partsongs by Tchaikovsky and Arensky, bracketed with a piano nocturne from the ‘Soirées Musicales’ collection by Anton Rubinstein. Nocturnal themes also pervade the Opus 92 set of…
Find out more »ANAM Presents: Beethoven and Bruckner
One of the finest Australian conductors of his generation returns to ANAM to direct two symphonic masterpieces. It is hard not to listen in awe at the vast emotional range of Beethoven’s music, as he takes us from sorrow to joy, all the while overcoming phenomenal personal odds. The Fourth is a symphony of breathtaking lyricism, greatly admired by Berlioz and Schumann, and a perfect companion to Bruckner’s sublime song of spiritual ecstasy, his own Symphony no. 4. This is…
Find out more »Sydney Mozart Society: Selby & Friends
Kathryn Selby is one of Australia’s most acclaimed chamber musicians. Her reputation as a soloist and ensemble pianist is formidable.
Find out more »Bach in the Dark
Enjoy an hour of great music and wine in an intimate and engaging listening environment. ‘Cellist Rachel Scott is joined by clarinettist Deborah de Graaff for the second concert in the 2019 series. Bach in the Dark is a series of unconventional classical music concerts featuring 'cellist Rachel Scott and a changing roster of guest artists. The series is held in the beautiful 'nolon on lovel' gallery, providing an intimate and unique listening environment ideally suited to an engaging and…
Find out more »Ku-Ring-Gai Philharmonic Orchestra: Kids’ Proms – Musical Sea Adventures
Tickets: Individual entry (adult or child) $12 | Family of four $40 (A family of four ticket must include at least one child.) The annual KPO Kids' Proms concert is an excellent opportunity for the whole family to come together and go on an exciting and amazing adventure through some much loved classical music masterpieces as well as some well-known favourites. The program is devised for children under 10 years. This is a fun-filled afternoon of entertaining magical music that…
Find out more »Ku-Ring-Gai Philharmonic Orchestra: Kids’ Proms – Musical Sea Adventures
Tickets: Individual entry (adult or child) $12 | Family of four $40 (A family of four ticket must include at least one child.) The annual KPO Kids' Proms concert is an excellent opportunity for the whole family to come together and go on an exciting and amazing adventure through some much loved classical music masterpieces as well as some well-known favourites. The program is devised for children under 10 years. This is a fun-filled afternoon of entertaining magical music that…
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