This concert is live streamed on Melbourne Digital Concert Hall Live studio audience tickets are also available Join Melbourne’s premier vocal ensemble the Consort of Melbourne for Elysium, a concert of a cappella music that opens a window on worlds beyond our own. Featuring transcendent choral gems by Nico Muhly, Missy Mazzoli, Orlande de Lassus,…
This concert is live streamed on Melbourne Digital Concert Hall Live studio audience tickets are also available A selection of some of Handel’s most loved arias, sung by countertenor Max Riebl, accompanied by his sister Rosie Riebl. Songs of passion, heartbreak, war, faith and hope, this is rousing music in a contemporary setting. ARTISTS Max…
This concert is live streamed on Melbourne Digital Concert Hall Live studio audience tickets are also available Greta Bradman and Calvin Bowman perform a selection of Lieder gems from Vienna's Golden Age including Berg's 'Sieben Frühe Lieder' and songs by Alma Mahler, Zemlinsky, and Wagner. ARTISTS Greta Bradman - Soprano Calvin Bowman - Piano PROGRAM…
This concert is live streamed on Melbourne Digital Concert Hall Live studio audience tickets are also available Old friends and renowned musicians Kristian Chong and Erica Kennedy reunite for a recital featuring two of the great sonatas for violin and piano. Janáček’s is explosive and Brahms simply glorious in his G major work. This is…
Phoenix Collective's first concert of 2021, Knife in the Boot, features Maggie Ferguson, founder of TangoOz and a legend in her own right. With Maggie on bandoneon, Edward Neeman on piano, Isabella Brown on Double Bass and PC director & violinist Dan Russell; the ensemble will explore early and traditional works from the birthplace of…
Phoenix Collective's first concert of 2021, Knife in the Boot, features Maggie Ferguson, founder of TangoOz and a legend in her own right. With Maggie on bandoneon, Edward Neeman on piano, Isabella Brown on Double Bass and PC director & violinist Dan Russell; the ensemble will explore early and traditional works from the birthplace of…
Phoenix Collective's first concert program of 2021, Knife in the Boot, features Maggie Ferguson, founder of TangoOz and a legend in her own right. With Maggie on bandoneon, Edward Neeman on piano, Isabella Brown on Double Bass and PC director & violinist Dan Russell; the ensemble will explore early and traditional works from the birthplace…
Be transported by The Choir of St James' as it presents its first concert for 2021 - a rose upon a thorn. Directed by Warren Trevelyan-Jones, and accompanied by Rachel Scott (cello) and Alistair Nelson (organ), this concert of sublime choral music centres around Domenico Scarlatti’s Stabat Mater, his deeply moving masterpiece scored for 10-part choir…
Some of Sydney's best young musicians join together to perform an exciting Chamber Music concert, featuring works by Beethoven and Mozart. Presented at St Paul's Anglican Church, Burwood, the programme features Beethoven stunning Sextet for 2 horns and strings, as well as Mozart's famous Divertimento in D Major. Finishing the concert is Mozart's 'A Musical…
Steel City Strings is back with an exciting new program of Australian music, including the highly anticipated World Premiere of ‘Cinque Forme d’Amore’ (‘Five Kinds of Love’) by Elena Kats-Chernin. Watch an exclusive interview with Elena Kats-Chernin. Also featuring ‘Nothing is Forever’ by Matthew Hindson, Ann Carr-Boyd’s lively ‘Fandango’, Moya Henderson’s spiritual Aboriginal themes in…
Phoenix Collective's first concert program of 2021, Knife in the Boot, features Maggie Ferguson, founder of TangoOz and a legend in her own right. With Maggie on bandoneon, Edward Neeman on piano, Isabella Brown on Double Bass and PC director & violinist Dan Russell; the ensemble will explore early and traditional works from the birthplace…
This delightful season opener presents a fascinating glimpse of how three important composers of the first half of the 20th Century re-imagined the piano trio in these powerful ‘miniatures’. All composed within 19 years of each other and from vastly different European cultures, they contrast and complement the highly developed piano trio format produced by…
BackStage Music transforms a World Square shop front into a social and creative hub for playful and challenging musical experiences celebrating women. During the day, Now You Hear Her will host project developments and workshops alongside displays of creative art work. In the evening key artists will curate and host longer form programs of diverse…
This concert is live streamed on Melbourne Digital Concert Hall Live studio audience tickets are also available A daring work by Katy Abbott based on the anonymous confessions of over 200 women. Do I Matter? is a bold artistic endeavour that seeks to explore – within the glare of public performance – the thoughts and…
This delightful season opener presents a fascinating glimpse of how three important composers of the first half of the 20th Century re-imagined the piano trio in these powerful ‘miniatures’. All composed within 19 years of each other and from vastly different European cultures, they contrast and complement the highly developed piano trio format produced by…
This concert is live streamed on Melbourne Digital Concert Hall Live studio audience tickets are also available Join Donald and TWO HARPSICHORDS at the MDCH with music of William Byrd. Get into the right mood with a solemn Pavane before hitting the ground running in a 16th-century Battle! Then leave those boots at the door and savour a…
The entertaining SALON program of Brahms’ energetic Liebeslieder Waltzes and the touching Tonadillas en un Stile Antiguo by Enrique Granados plays in Wollongong, Newcastle, Sydney & Canberra from 10 March. WARNING though: this performance contains wonderful voices, beautiful music and dazzling theatrical elements! Directed by legendary Australian soprano Taryn Fiebig and accompanied by The Song…
The Australian Haydn Ensemble presents three impressive string quartets recalling musical dedications to the Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm II. In the late 1800s, Berlin was the vibrant seat of a kingdom that stretched from the Baltic states, Silesia and up to modern Denmark, and boasted a lively salon culture. These salon gatherings encouraged intelligent conversation,…
This delightful season opener presents a fascinating glimpse of how three important composers of the first half of the 20th Century re-imagined the piano trio in these powerful ‘miniatures’. All composed within 19 years of each other and from vastly different European cultures, they contrast and complement the highly developed piano trio format produced by…
The Australian Haydn Ensemble presents three impressive string quartets recalling musical dedications to the Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm II. In the late 1800s, Berlin was the vibrant seat of a kingdom that stretched from the Baltic states, Silesia and up to modern Denmark, and boasted a lively salon culture. These salon gatherings encouraged intelligent conversation,…
This delightful season opener presents a fascinating glimpse of how three important composers of the first half of the 20th Century re-imagined the piano trio in these powerful ‘miniatures’. All composed within 19 years of each other and from vastly different European cultures, they contrast and complement the highly developed piano trio format produced by…
Soprano Susannah Lawergren and harpist Georgia Lowe will take you on a night-time journey from dusk to dawn filled with wild dreams and flights of fancy. With new arrangements for soprano and harp of Rusalka’s Song to the Moon, songs by Debussy, Fauré, Strauss, Rachmaninoff and Ross Edwards as well as new compositions by Elena…
This delightful season opener presents a fascinating glimpse of how three important composers of the first half of the 20th Century re-imagined the piano trio in these powerful ‘miniatures’. All composed within 19 years of each other and from vastly different European cultures, they contrast and complement the highly developed piano trio format produced by…
The Australian Haydn Ensemble presents three impressive string quartets recalling musical dedications to the Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm II. In the late 1800s, Berlin was the vibrant seat of a kingdom that stretched from the Baltic states, Silesia and up to modern Denmark, and boasted a lively salon culture. These salon gatherings encouraged intelligent conversation,…
Join Howard Penny – ANAM Head of Strings, Resident Cello Faculty (Chair of Cello, Supported Anonymously) – as he explores the context and meaning behind the notes: the extraordinary world of both Schumann’s and Dvořák’s musical languages. This event is related to ANAM 2021 Opening Concert on Saturday 20 March 7pm and ANAM Community Concert on…
Schumann & Greig The Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra has announced a special performance featuring soprano JACQUELINE PORTER, entitled LOVE & LIFE, with two performances to take place at Melbourne Recital Centre on Monday 15 March - 6pm and 8.30pm This program celebrates LOVE & LIFE in all their hues and textures. Robert Schumann’s Frauenliebe…
The entertaining SALON program of Brahms’ energetic Liebeslieder Waltzes and the touching Tonadillas en un Stile Antiguo by Enrique Granados plays in Wollongong, Newcastle, Sydney & Canberra from 10 March. WARNING though: this performance contains wonderful voices, beautiful music and dazzling theatrical elements! Directed by legendary Australian soprano Taryn Fiebig and accompanied by The Song…
This concert is live streamed on Melbourne Digital Concert Hall Live studio audience tickets are also available Experience the unworldly sonorities of Beethoven’s Waldstein sonata with the brooding poetry of Chopin’s G minor Ballade, as well as a thrilling work by US composer Anawim Avila, performed by one of Australia’s favourite pianists Amir Farid. ARTISTS…
This concert is live streamed on Melbourne Digital Concert Hall Live studio audience tickets are also available This concert reflects upon the extraordinary year which was 2020 – a year in which many endured lockdown and isolation – by highlighting the versatility of the piano trio combination, showcasing each artist behind the powerful combination of…
This concert is live streamed on Melbourne Digital Concert Hall Live studio audience tickets are also available ARTISTS Sally Wilson – Soprano Mark Kruger – Piano PROGRAM: Mozart – Non so più cosa son, cosa faccio (Cherubino, Le nozze di Figaro) Mozart – Deh, per questo istante solo (Sesto, La Clemenza di Tito) Brahms -…
This concert is live streamed on Melbourne Digital Concert Hall Live studio audience tickets are also available Playing Irish music feels like storytelling, but with notes, not words. Melodies contour hillsides and glens while dance rhythms place drama and character into this melodic landscape. Join Evergreen Ensemble for a beautiful program of Irish folk and…
The entertaining SALON program of Brahms’ energetic Liebeslieder Waltzes and the touching Tonadillas en un Stile Antiguo by Enrique Granados plays in Wollongong, Newcastle, Sydney & Canberra from 10 March. WARNING though: this performance contains wonderful voices, beautiful music and dazzling theatrical elements! Directed by legendary Australian soprano Taryn Fiebig and accompanied by The Song…
Dieterich Buxtehude's extraordinary oratorio, Membra Jesu Nostri, is a seven-part work dedicated to the crucifixion, each movement a meditation on "The most holy limbs of our suffering Jesus". Performed by Genesis Baroque with the newly formed Choral Scholars of St John's Camberwell (directed by Christopher Watson).
Soprano Susannah Lawergren and harpist Georgia Lowe will take you on a night-time journey from dusk to dawn filled with wild dreams and flights of fancy. With new arrangements for soprano and harp of Rusalka’s Song to the Moon, songs by Debussy, Fauré, Strauss, Rachmaninoff and Ross Edwards as well as new compositions by Elena…
For Avant Gardens Ensemble Offspring head into the backyards and backrooms of their very own musicians’ homes to make some noise. "Join us for this intimate concert experience featuring unusual line ups, much loved ‘avant garde’ classics and experimental music never heard before." Trussed features our stunning cellist Blair Harris alongside Ensemble Offspring's Artistic Director and…
This concert is live streamed on Melbourne Digital Concert Hall Following a year of online rehearsals, tutorials and performances Melbourne Youth Orchestras is thrilled to once again bring together the talented young musicians of the Melbourne Youth Orchestra. Featuring classics from Dvorak, Strauss and Elgar Into the New World celebrates the power and joy of…
A free musical event for the whole family to enjoy featuring the ANAM Orchestra, Howard Penny (ANAM Head of Strings, Resident Cello Faculty – Chair of Cello, Supported Anonymously) and special guest host Lloyd Van't Hoff (ANAM alumnus). The program will include excerpts from: DVOŘÁK Symphony no. 8 in G major, op. 88 J STRAUSS Jr Polka Éljen a Magyar Howard Penny cello/director Lloyd…
Ensemble Offspring’s 2020 Noisy Women Composer Eve Klein has created an in depth project inspired by climate change based on the book by Elaine Kelly “Dwelling in the Age of Climate Change” where Elaine argues for an orientation of care as the foundation for an ethical response to the climate change crisis. As part of the…
Offspring Bites celebrates the most stunning chamber works commissioned by Ensemble Offspring through our Noisy Egg Creation Fund, recording them for release and pairing them with bespoke visual content. Offspring Bites 3: En Masse features a trio of modern chamber masterpieces by Australian composers Alex Pozniak, Holly Harrison and Thomas Meadowcroft with new video art by Melbourne…
CELEBRATE THE SPIRITUAL CONNECTION WEST AUSTRALIANS HAVE WITH THE INDIAN OCEAN. Perth Symphony is thrilled to launch our 2021 Heritage Series with the immersive Sound & Waves concert, presented by Blue Ocean Monitoring. Set by the ocean at the iconic B Shed in Fremantle, the program will include a bespoke mix of music designed to…
This concert is live streamed on Melbourne Digital Concert Hall ‘Two’ brings together the nationally renowned talents of Jennifer Eriksson, viola da gamba, and Tommie Andersson, lutes and baroque guitar, in a seldom heard way. Each plays a bracket of solos before embarking on a joint performance of a splendid suite by Marin Marais. Also featured…
Soundbites are hour long lunch time concerts curated and performed by ANAM musicians featuring diverse solo and chamber repertoire. This concert is curated by ANAM violinist Rollin Zhao. TSOUPAKI Thin Air CHIOU work for piano trio J ROTAR Sonatine Fantasia on Erquan Yinyue Islay Trio: - Rollin Zhao QLD violin - Daniel Chiou QLD cello -…
Concertos, Quintets and World Premieres When performing his own piano concertos, the great showman Frédéric Chopin preferred dark and smoky salons to the grand concert halls of Paris. As a matter of practicality, Chopin arranged his own concertos for small ensembles, often performing with string quartets in the private apartments of friends and patrons. In…
Getting to the altar on time has never been more fraught with complications than in Mozart’s comic masterpiece The Marriage of Figaro. A frisky count, his neglected wife, the object of his desire and her cunning fiancé – plus a cadre of feverish characters – create and navigate chaos. All in the name of love.…
Easter offers us an opportunity to both reflect and celebrate at this special time of year. In our first concert of 2021, we start with Bach’s early easter cantata BWV 4 ‘Christ lag in Todesbanden’. For those who love the jubilant instrumental works of Bach, we present his lesser known reconstructed triple violin concerto. The…
The Eight Cellists of The Metropolitan Orchestra (TMO) are set to perform for the first time within the intimate surrounds of the charming Balmain Town Hall on Sunday March 28th at 3:30pm. Supported by Inner West Council and presented as part of Inner West Fest, TMO’s cellists will dazzle the audience with a beautiful choice…
For Avant Gardens Ensemble Offspring head into the backyards and backrooms of their very own musicians’ homes to make some noise. "Join us for this intimate concert experience featuring unusual line ups, much loved ‘avant garde’ classics and experimental music never heard before." Be touched by a meaningful musical experience in four homes around Sydney brought…
MOZART’S IMMORTAL COMEDY ARRANGED FOR WIND ENSEMBLE Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro is a classic comedy that has been entertaining audiences for centuries. Performed by ANAM musicians led by Nick Deutsch (ANAM Artistic Director 2016-2020), this arranged version for wind octet includes all the soaring melodies, brilliant arias, duets, trios and that sparkling overture. Actor Bethany Simons…
Still working from home? Need a lunchtime escape? Pop in to Chatswood for a one hour concert to re-energise you! Brilliant Bass Baritone Teddy Tahu Rhodes and internationally acclaimed flutist Jane Rutter present works by Rossini, Schubert, Mozart, Handel, and Rogers and Hammerstein. If you have a bit of extra time, join the artists for…
This concert is live streamed on Melbourne Digital Concert Hall Brilliant Bass Baritone Teddy Tahu Rhodes and internationally acclaimed flutist Jane Rutter in a musical celebration with works by Rossini, Schubert, Mozart, Handel, and Rogers and Hammerstein. Featuring Jane’s beautiful Classical and World flutes, fifes and whistles, Teddy sings Celtic and English Folksongs and best-loved…
DECODING ROSENKAVALIER A glimpse into the musical masterpiece of Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hoffmannsthall. This discussion will include musical examples performed by ANAM pianists. Tickets $15 This event is free for ANAMates Members (bookings required)
A DANCE TO THE MUSIC OF TIME Based on the classical tradition of setting operas and symphonies for wind ensembles and thus making them playable in a chamber music setting, Nigel Shore has arranged Richard Strauss's most beloved opera Der Rosenkavalier for 15 wind instruments. STRAUSS Der Rosenkavalier arr. Nigel Shore world premiere Nick Deutsch director *Save 10% with an ANAMates…
Baroque masterworks in an intimate setting. Imbued with unparalleled inventiveness, the music of Johann Sebastian Bach has a universal resonance which speaks to all humanity. Commencing with a suite of resplendent baroque dances for solo cello, this all-Bach recital arrives at a finale of profound contemplation in full quartet setting, promising an an unforgettable listening…
CELEBRATE THE LOCAL ARTISTS, CULTURES AND ENVIRONMENTS OF THIS EXTRAORDINARY PLACE This FREE concert celebrates the opening of the Four Winds Easter Festival The South Coast of NSW is Yuin Country. Yuin culture in all its diversity, voices, dances and languages will Welcome us to Country and resonate throughout the afternoon. As the Welcome concludes,…
This concert is part of the Four Winds Easter Festival - Sound Shell Saturday Daytime Pass Recently nominated for 4 Golden Guitar awards, this trio of local songstresses has captured the hearts of audiences across our great land. The New Graces songs describe their Australia: desert country steeped in history, wild bush dances, snowy mountains…
This concert is part of the Four Winds Easter Festival - Sound Shell Saturday Daytime Pass Australia’s pre-eminent string quartet reflects on human faith, struggle, compassion, and the natural environment. The Goldner String Quartet has widespread and long-standing recognition for excellence, as not only Australia’s pre-eminent string quartet, but as an ensemble of international significance,…
This concert is part of the Four Winds Easter Festival - Sound Shell Sunday Daytime Pass In this special Sunday morning festival experience, exquisite textures of Eastern and Western classical music are woven together: the Persian Oud, a crystalline soprano voice and a group of baroque virtuosi. Indulge yourself in an uninterrupted hour of simply…
This concert is part of the Four Winds Easter Festival - Sound Shell Sunday Daytime Pass Stefan Cassomenos is one of Australia’s most vibrant and versatile musicians. An internationally regarded recitalist and soloist, Cassomenos leads us on a journey through this lush celebration of Hispanic Spanish-influenced music. For this exquisite Four Winds Festival program, his…