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August 2019
Simone Slattery & Anthony Albrecht | Where Song Began
Tickets: Adult $35 | Concession $30 | Under 18 $5 Two of Australia's most adventurous classical musicians, Simone Slattery (violin) and Anthony Albrecht (cello), are performing their beautiful multimedia show, Where Song Began in Canberra and Yass. Based on Tim Low's bestselling book, this performance tells the story of the evolution of song, featuring music spanning 300 years, stunning visual projections and an immersive soundscape. The experience has been described as "like being sung to by the country". Where Song…
Find out more »Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra: New Constellations
Tickets: Premium $95 | A Reserve $75 | A Reserve Concession $65 | Student $30 Berlin-based violinist Jakob Lehmann leads an ensemble of specialist local and international chamber musicians through the expansive sounds and pioneering ideas of New Constellations. The Octet for Strings was written when Mendelssohn was just 16, and illustrates the transformation of performance techniques in the chamber music of the early-Romantic period. Brahms destroyed the nonet version of his Serenade, but based on archives and written accounts…
Find out more »Fire and Grace – Folk and Baroque
Tickets $35 Adults, $30 Concession, $5 Under 18 Fire & Grace is an eclectic collaboration between Grammy Award-winning guitarist William Coulter and violinist Edwin Huizinga. This unique duo explores the connective musical elements of classical, folk, and contemporary traditions from around the world. Fire & Grace’s repertoire is vast, ranging from Bach to Vivaldi, tango to Celtic tunes, traditional Bulgarian to American fiddle tunes and waltzes, all played with a sense of discovery and commitment to the elements of passion…
Find out more »Lunchtime Concert – Summer Holiday
TICKETS: Lunchtime concert admission is $14 and single concert tickets are exclusively available at the door from 12:30pm. PERFORMERS: Elder Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra Luke Dollman conductor Samson Peng horn* PROGRAM: Mozart Horn Concerto No. 3 in E-flat major, K. 447* Brahms Symphony No. 2 Shake off the winter blues with this delightful package from a Northern Hemisphere summer. Brahms wrote his pastoral Second Symphony during a summer holiday in Austria, where pretty tunes were thick on the ground. Mozart’s Third Horn…
Find out more »Simone Slattery & Anthony Albrecht | Where Song Began
Tickets: Adult $35 | Concession $30 | Under 18 $5 Two of Australia's most adventurous classical musicians, Simone Slattery (violin) and Anthony Albrecht (cello), are performing their beautiful multimedia show, Where Song Began in Canberra and Yass. Based on Tim Low's bestselling book, this performance tells the story of the evolution of song, featuring music spanning 300 years, stunning visual projections and an immersive soundscape. The experience has been described as "like being sung to by the country". Where Song…
Find out more »Opera High Tea at The Castlereagh – “Opera Goes to the Movies”
Experience the sublime in one of Sydney CBD’s most beautiful heritage listed dining rooms whilst indulging in some of the opera world's most beautiful music. Back by popular demand! Opera Bites, Sydney’s favourite boutique opera company has once again partnered with The Castlereagh Boutique Hotel to bring you an unforgettable afternoon of celebrated popular opera complete with a decadent sparkling high tea. As you step through the doors of this breath-taking heritage listed ballroom you’ll find yourself immersed in the world of operatic…
Find out more »Fire and Grace – Folk and Baroque
Tickets $35 Adults, $30 Concession, $5 Under 18 Fire & Grace is an eclectic collaboration between Grammy Award-winning guitarist William Coulter and violinist Edwin Huizinga. This unique duo explores the connective musical elements of classical, folk, and contemporary traditions from around the world. Fire & Grace’s repertoire is vast, ranging from Bach to Vivaldi, tango to Celtic tunes, traditional Bulgarian to American fiddle tunes and waltzes, all played with a sense of discovery and commitment to the elements of passion…
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Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra: New Constellations
Berlin-based violinist Jakob Lehmann leads an ensemble of specialist local and international chamber musicians through the expansive sounds and pioneering ideas of New Constellations. The Octet for Strings was written when Mendelssohn was just 16, and illustrates the transformation of performance techniques in the chamber music of the early-Romantic period. Brahms destroyed the nonet version of his Serenade, but based on archives and written accounts this original chamber version has been brought back to life. Founded under the Artistic Direction…
Find out more »Willoughby Symphony Orchestra | Last Night of the Proms
Tickets: Adult $51 | Concession $48 | Youth (16-26yrs) $23 | Child (5-15yrs) | Family (2 adults + 2 children) $110 Experience an unforgettable night of unbridled enthusiasm as a gigantic Willoughby Orchestra and Choir present their highly anticipated Last Night of the Proms concert, under the baton of their inimitable Chief Conductor and Artistic Director, Dr Nicholas Milton AM. Since its spectacular inception, the Willoughby Symphony’s Last Night of the Proms extravaganza has regularly performed to cheering sold out…
Find out more »Fire and Grace – Folk and Baroque
Tickets $35 Adults, $30 Concession, $5 Under 18 Fire & Grace is an eclectic collaboration between Grammy Award-winning guitarist William Coulter and violinist Edwin Huizinga. This unique duo explores the connective musical elements of classical, folk, and contemporary traditions from around the world. Fire & Grace’s repertoire is vast, ranging from Bach to Vivaldi, tango to Celtic tunes, traditional Bulgarian to American fiddle tunes and waltzes, all played with a sense of discovery and commitment to the elements of passion…
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