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The Early Music Collective Sydney proudly presents a night of extraordinary musical enchantment, featuring an array of masterpieces from the Baroque era. This captivating concert will showcase the timeless works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Georg Philipp Telemann, Johann Schenck, Heinrich Schütz, and Dietrich Buxtehude, performed by some of the country's most exceptional musicians. The highlight […]
Shakespeare’s plays have inspired composers for centuries, and none more so than The Tempest. A raging storm, a shipwreck, a usurping duke and an enchanted fairy: it has been fertile soil for composers including Honegger, Purcell, Sibelius and Tchaikovsky. Conductor Umberto Clerici has curated this special performance with music by these great composers, presented alongside […]
Join the musicians of Orchestra Victoria as we explore two extraordinary interpretations of nature's beauty and the seasons that shape our world. Play-directed by one of Australia’s most remarkable violinists, Sulki Yu (Concertmaster), The Eight Seasons intertwines two works of unparalleled charisma, journeying us throughout the world and around the sun. Featuring music’s most iconic violin solos […]
Expectations were high for salaried composers during the Baroque period. Constant demands for new repertoire required inspiration and creativity as well as talent. Influence ebbed and flowed between composers, nations, styles and beliefs. Bach was inspired by his devoutness and his vast collection of other composers’ works; Handel reinvented himself between German, Italian and English […]
Shakespeare’s plays have inspired composers for centuries, and none more so than The Tempest. A raging storm, a shipwreck, a usurping duke and an enchanted fairy: it has been fertile soil for composers including Honegger, Purcell, Sibelius and Tchaikovsky. Conductor Umberto Clerici has curated this special performance with music by these great composers, presented alongside […]
One of the most popular children’s concerts of all time, Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf will enchant, entertain and educate audiences both young and old. Take your children on this amazing musical journey with Peter and his Grandfather, the Bird, Cat, Duck, the Hunters, and of course the big, bad, Wolf. Children will look, learn, […]
One of the most popular children’s concerts of all time, Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf will enchant, entertain and educate audiences both young and old. Take your children on this amazing musical journey with Peter and his Grandfather, the Bird, Cat, Duck, the Hunters, and of course the big, bad, Wolf. Children will look, learn, […]
The Classical Guitar Society Orchestra presents an evening of inspired music making to delight and entertain you. This event is the highlight of each year’s concert season, as our members join forces to create a symphony of sound with music from near and far.
Embark on a musical odyssey as we present a captivating concert featuring the timeless compositions of two maestros – Joseph Haydn and Johannes Brahms. Featuring one of Australia’s greatest violinists, William Hennessy, these masterworks traverse the full range of human emotion, from the wit and elegance of Haydn to the rich and emotive density of Brahms, […]
Agatha, born without the fingers of her left hand, was abandoned to the Venetian orphanage known as the Ospedale della Pietà, where Vivaldi was working to establish an incomparable music education program. In 2022 the ACC premiered Agatha’s Cantata, newly completed after three centuries of silence. In 2024, they will gift the completed work to […]
Expectations were high for salaried composers during the Baroque period. Constant demands for new repertoire required inspiration and creativity as well as talent. Influence ebbed and flowed between composers, nations, styles and beliefs. Bach was inspired by his devoutness and his vast collection of other composers’ works; Handel reinvented himself between German, Italian and English […]
Opera . . . in a pub? You heard right! Opera Bites brings best-loved opera hits to the relaxed atmosphere of your local pub. Opera Bites has partnered with The Harold in Glebe to bring you the world’s favourite opera highlights in the relaxed environs of a great local pub. Tickets include a 90-minute, fully […]
This lecture will explore the history of the concerto and some of the most famous classical music performers in history. Delving into the development of the concerto form and drawing on a wide range of examples, this lecture will explain the musical characteristics of the classical concerto and also connect these ideas with the social […]
From Andreas Vesalius’ groundbreaking De Humani Corporis Fabrica to the drawings of Da Vinci and Dürer, the 16th century heralded a new fascination with the human figure. Human dissection transformed our understanding of anatomy, and the body became the subject of scientific and artistic fixation. In the spirit of Buxtehude’s much-loved Membra Jesu Nostri, each […]
Curated and performed by Genevieve Lacey. A sensory extravaganza – enchanting, beguiling and dream-like, featuring works for multiple recorders, strings groups of different sizes, and electronics. Featuring works by Erkki Veltheim, Mary Finsterer, Olivia Davies and Anna Thorvaldsdottir.
Grammy-nominated pianist of extraordinary range, depth, and charisma, Joyce Yang returns to Australia by popular demand. Joyce Yang has been lauded by the Washington Post for her ‘poetic and sensitive pianism’ and described by the New York Times as a ‘knockout’. From early and auspicious beginnings in her native Seoul, Joyce Yang’s superb musicianship, brilliance, […]
The Sunshine Coast’s premiere vocal group, Oriana Choir, presents Dancing Queen, an exciting and energetic tribute show featuring the best of ABBA and Queen May 11 at Stella Maris Catholic School Performance Venue and May 18 at The J in Noosa, with a matinee and evening concert at each location. These two icons of the […]
Iconic Australian ensemble, the Goldner String Quartet in their farewell season, joins Artistic Director Kathryn Selby for this stunning program of gorgeous favourites performed by musicians extraordinaire! Beginning with a rarely played early Mozart Piano Concerto in the composer’s own arrangement for piano and string quartet followed by Tchaikovsky’s great String Quartet No. 1 in […]
The Sunshine Coast’s premiere vocal group, Oriana Choir, presents Dancing Queen, an exciting and energetic tribute show featuring the best of ABBA and Queen May 11 at Stella Maris Catholic School Performance Venue and May 18 at The J in Noosa, with a matinee and evening concert at each location. These two icons of the […]
From Andreas Vesalius’ groundbreaking De Humani Corporis Fabrica to the drawings of Da Vinci and Dürer, the 16th century heralded a new fascination with the human figure. Human dissection transformed our understanding of anatomy, and the body became the subject of scientific and artistic fixation. In the spirit of Buxtehude’s much-loved Membra Jesu Nostri, each […]
Grammy-nominated pianist of extraordinary range, depth, and charisma, Joyce Yang returns to Australia by popular demand. Joyce Yang has been lauded by the Washington Post for her ‘poetic and sensitive pianism’ and described by the New York Times as a ‘knockout’. From early and auspicious beginnings in her native Seoul, Joyce Yang’s superb musicianship, brilliance, […]
Celebrate with Mum in style! Discover a stunning hidden-Sydney venue and indulge in some of the opera world's most beautiful music. Opera Bites has once again partnered with The Castlereagh Boutique Hotel to bring you a sublime afternoon of the world's best loved opera complete with a decadent sparkling high tea. As you step through […]
Iconic Australian ensemble, the Goldner String Quartet in their farewell season, joins Artistic Director Kathryn Selby for this stunning program of gorgeous favourites performed by musicians extraordinaire! Beginning with a rarely played early Mozart Piano Concerto in the composer’s own arrangement for piano and string quartet followed by Tchaikovsky’s great String Quartet No. 1 in […]
Iconic Australian ensemble, the Goldner String Quartet in their farewell season, joins Artistic Director Kathryn Selby for this stunning program of gorgeous favourites performed by musicians extraordinaire! Beginning with a rarely played early Mozart Piano Concerto in the composer’s own arrangement for piano and string quartet followed by Tchaikovsky’s great String Quartet No. 1 in […]
'“...polished, pearly evenness that was remarkable” - LOS ANGELES TIMES For the Snow Concert Hall, this extraordinary international sensation has selected an evocative program that demonstrates the full range of her virtuosity, emotional depth and astonishing artistry. Blessed with “poetic and sensitive pianism” (The Washington Post) and a “wondrous sense of colour” (San Francisco Classical […]
Exploring unrequited love of two of the world’s greatest composers, the Sydney Art Quartet performs Janacek’s String Quartet No. 2, “Intimate Letters” and Beethoven’s Op. 95 No. 11, “Quartetto Serioso”. Supported by actor/narrator Jack Angwin, the Sydney Art Quartet will delve into the sometimes tortured lives of these creative genius’ with excerpts from love letters […]
Performed on harpsichord and recorder, dance movements from J S Bach’s beautiful solo Partitas, each defined by distinctive rhythmic motifs and imparting a gentle fluidity. Concluding with Bellinzani’s Variations on La Folia - a set of inventive and brilliant renditions on the theme.
The Bicentenary Concert Series returns for 2024 with a series of six free lunchtime concerts to be held in NSW Parliament's Fountain Court. The 2024 Bicentenary of the NSW Legislative Council is a chance to reflect on our past, celebrate our progress and imagine our future. At each concert, musicians from the Sydney Youth Orchestras, Sydney Conservatorium of Music and other talented organisations and […]
Iconic Australian ensemble, the Goldner String Quartet in their farewell season, joins Artistic Director Kathryn Selby for this stunning program of gorgeous favourites performed by musicians extraordinaire! Beginning with a rarely played early Mozart Piano Concerto in the composer’s own arrangement for piano and string quartet followed by Tchaikovsky’s great String Quartet No. 1 in […]
This program invites us to engage the mind and the heart, exploring joy, love, loss and longing. Achingly beautiful, Ella Macens’ string quartet A Love Worth Fighting For creates space for love, grief and longing: ‘the multitude of different emotions and sensations that come up into the heart-space and the head-space’ when we experience change. […]
Iconic Australian ensemble, the Goldner String Quartet in their farewell season, joins Artistic Director Kathryn Selby for this stunning program of gorgeous favourites performed by musicians extraordinaire! Beginning with a rarely played early Mozart Piano Concerto in the composer’s own arrangement for piano and string quartet followed by Tchaikovsky’s great String Quartet No. 1 in […]
Don't miss what will be an unforgettable Parramatta premiere performance! A towering monument of the choral repertoire, let the full force of River City Voices carry you through Mozart’s testament of power, faith, awe and hope as the choir joins forces with the dynamic young Western Sydney Philharmonic and fabulous soloists, Alice Girle, Ellena Hicks, Elias […]
Join Australian Baroque and special guest Dr Craig Hassed OAM in the Government House Ballroom for Music & Mindfulness. Be part of a dynamic audience, guided through a series of mindfulness exercises as you listen to sublime music from the Baroque period. Melbourne-based Professor Craig Hassed is the coordinator of mindfulness programs across Monash University, […]
'A weekend of fine chamber music' The Coriole Music Festival is an immersive two days of beautiful chamber music, with meals and wine included. There are two concerts on Saturday and one on Sunday. Each of the weekend’s three concerts will be followed by a delicious meal in the Coriole courtyard, where performers and audience […]
Iconic Australian ensemble, the Goldner String Quartet in their farewell season, joins Artistic Director Kathryn Selby for this stunning program of gorgeous favourites performed by musicians extraordinaire! Beginning with a rarely played early Mozart Piano Concerto in the composer’s own arrangement for piano and string quartet followed by Tchaikovsky’s great String Quartet No. 1 in […]
Mendelssohn’s Elijah is a ‘bigger than Ben Hur’ Biblical drama with a cast of hundreds. And Sydney Philharmonia Choirs is thrilled to bring it to you with operatic baritone Teddy Tahu Rhodes in the title role and the 400-voice Festival Chorus filling the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall. If you’re a fan of Handel oratorios, […]
So maybe Mozart didn’t write his Kegelstatt trio at the bowling alley, but he would have loved the earthy rhythmic power of the popular gumboot dances of South Africa that inspire David Bruce. Stuart Greenbaum depicts the cosmic dance of the northern aurora in a work of shimmering colour, contrasting with the lyrical drama and […]
Sassy, glitzy, seductive - German dance hall and cabaret The 1920s and 30s – a legendary scene of jazz, dance, scandal, and silliness! – all with the tension of a Europe about to shatter. Hourglass brings back Tim Hansen’s hit operetta “The Sharpest Piece” in a bold new interpretation. Belittled and controlled every day in […]
The annual KPO Kids Proms concert is an excellent opportunity for the whole family to experience together an exciting adventure through much loved classical music masterpieces. The program is devised for children aged 3 to 10 years – with those younger and older welcome to enjoy. This is a fun-filled afternoon of entertaining music that […]
Iconic Australian ensemble, the Goldner String Quartet in their farewell season, joins Artistic Director Kathryn Selby for this stunning program of gorgeous favourites performed by musicians extraordinaire! Beginning with a rarely played early Mozart Piano Concerto in the composer’s own arrangement for piano and string quartet followed by Tchaikovsky’s great String Quartet No. 1 in […]
This concert is streamed live from Melbourne Recital Centre, Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, on Australian Digital Concert Hall. To attend this performance in person, please visit the Melbourne Recital Centre website here. Musicians from the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM), alongside Finnish director/clarinetist Christoffer Sundqvist, present two of the earliest works in the modern clarinet […]
Featuring Australian guitar virtuoso, Karin Schaupp, “one of the world’s most accomplished classically trained guitarists” (Sydney Morning Herald) this performance showcases two exquisite pieces of music for guitar and strings. Mendelssohn’s Songs Without Words, usually for solo piano, will be performed here in a delightful new arrangement for guitar and strings. You’ll hear some of […]
To open its 2024 orchestral series, Genesis Baroque returns to the Concerto Grosso with a new perspective, examining its voices and ideas through a different lens. In this popular Baroque form, we usually find an electric dialogue between a handful of virtuosic soloists and a Greek chorus of instrumental ripieni. However, on this musical journey, […]
We begin with wanderlust: from wide open skies to the teeming depths of Takayna / Tarkine, the ancient rainforests of north-west Tasmania. Music gives us new ears and new eyes for the mystery and beauty of nature, to the edges of the world. The program opens with Ralph Vaughan Williams’ beloved Lark Ascending, featuring Concertmaster […]
Performed on keyboard and recorder, dance movements from J S Bach’s beautiful solo Partitas, each defined by distinctive rhythmic motifs and imparting a gentle fluidity. Concluding with Bellinzani’s Variations on La Folia - a set of inventive and brilliant renditions on the theme.
A rich new collaboration between composer Nigel Westlake, singer/songwriter Lior and language activist Lou Bennett, Ngapa William Cooper is a tribute to the life of Yorta Yorta activist William Cooper. In 1938, Cooper, an Aboriginal activist who played a pivotal role in establishing equal rights for Aboriginal Australians, led one of the most striking Australian responses to […]
We begin with wanderlust: from wide open skies to the teeming depths of Takayna / Tarkine, the ancient rainforests of north-west Tasmania. Music gives us new ears and new eyes for the mystery and beauty of nature, to the edges of the world. The program opens with Ralph Vaughan Williams’ beloved Lark Ascending, featuring Concertmaster […]
Featuring Australian guitar virtuoso, Karin Schaupp, “one of the world’s most accomplished classically trained guitarists” (Sydney Morning Herald) this performance showcases two exquisite pieces of music for guitar and strings. Mendelssohn’s Songs Without Words, usually for solo piano, will be performed here in a delightful new arrangement for guitar and strings. You’ll hear some of […]
A rich new collaboration between composer Nigel Westlake, singer/songwriter Lior and language activist Lou Bennett, Ngapa William Cooper is a tribute to the life of Yorta Yorta activist William Cooper. In 1938, Cooper, an Aboriginal activist who played a pivotal role in establishing equal rights for Aboriginal Australians, led one of the most striking Australian responses to […]
We begin with wanderlust: from wide open skies to the teeming depths of Takayna / Tarkine, the ancient rainforests of north-west Tasmania. Music gives us new ears and new eyes for the mystery and beauty of nature, to the edges of the world. The program opens with Ralph Vaughan Williams’ beloved Lark Ascending, featuring Concertmaster […]
Agatha, born without the fingers of her left hand, was abandoned to the Venetian orphanage known as the Ospedale della Pietà, where Vivaldi was working to establish an incomparable music education program. In 2022 the ACC premiered Agatha’s Cantata, newly completed after three centuries of silence. In 2024, they will gift the completed work to […]
The North Sydney Symphony Orchestra and BYD are bringing a spectacular new audio-visual symphonic work to Sydney! “Cosmic Cycles: A Space Symphony” is a collaboration between composer Henry Dehlinger and NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center that features a fusion of music and video in seven multimedia works on the Sun, Earth, Moon, Planets, and Cosmos. […]
Illawarra Choral Society will be performing two concerts of Brahms Requiem. The first concert is at 2pm on May 25th at St Francis Xavier Cathedral, Wollongong. We will be joined by The Berrima Singers and local musicians. We are pleased to be joined by two very talented young soloists. Our second concert will be on […]
Supported by: Soloist Daniel Rojas + Evolution Vocal Ensemble & Northmead CAPA High School Choirs The Space between the Stars on 26th May 2024 is the 21st annual charity concert of the NSW Doctors Orchestra, Musicus Medicus, conducted by Joanna Drimatis. The concert will open with Ella Macens’ The Space between the Stars, followed by the Libertango Suite with acclaimed soloist and […]
The Linden Quartet with guest violist, Jane Hazelwood performs Quintessence, featuring three exemplary “Viola” String Quintets by Mozart, Vaughan-Williams and Bruch for Wyvern Music Forestville. Be enthralled by the drama and emotion of Mozart’s String Quintet in G Minor, K. 516 and bask in the exceptional richness of the inner voices. Be transported to another world of Elizabethan England and English […]
We begin with wanderlust: from wide open skies to the teeming depths of Takayna / Tarkine, the ancient rainforests of north-west Tasmania. Music gives us new ears and new eyes for the mystery and beauty of nature, to the edges of the world. The program opens with Ralph Vaughan Williams’ beloved Lark Ascending, featuring Concertmaster […]
We begin with wanderlust: from wide open skies to the teeming depths of Takayna / Tarkine, the ancient rainforests of north-west Tasmania. Music gives us new ears and new eyes for the mystery and beauty of nature, to the edges of the world. The program opens with Ralph Vaughan Williams’ beloved Lark Ascending, featuring Concertmaster […]
We begin with wanderlust: from wide open skies to the teeming depths of Takayna / Tarkine, the ancient rainforests of north-west Tasmania. Music gives us new ears and new eyes for the mystery and beauty of nature, to the edges of the world. The program opens with Ralph Vaughan Williams’ beloved Lark Ascending, featuring Concertmaster […]
This collective of leading virtuosic soloists from across Australia, a company in residence at the Queensland Performing Art Centre, play the only solely Mozart program of the Society’s season. Performing as a wind and string ensemble together with pianist Konstantin Shamray, they give us a taste of Mozart’s mastery of instrumentation and the range of […]
Poetic imagery and radiant faith inherent in Cantatas from the German Baroque animated in instrumental form and featuring some of the composers’ most sparkling obbligato writing for the recorder.
We begin with wanderlust: from wide open skies to the teeming depths of Takayna / Tarkine, the ancient rainforests of north-west Tasmania. Music gives us new ears and new eyes for the mystery and beauty of nature, to the edges of the world. The program opens with Ralph Vaughan Williams’ beloved Lark Ascending, featuring Concertmaster […]
Join Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra for an unforgettable evening of beloved and joyous classical music alongside a new Australian work in a performance that the whole family will enjoy! Camerata in Concert will feature a 15-piece orchestra and a joyous program with works by the Italian Baroque violin virtuoso Locatelli, Dvorak's radiant Serenade for […]
Join West Australian Opera principal artist Emma Pettemerides and Australian Baroque for V’Adoro, I Love You. A musical journey through the many phases of love. From the very first kiss, to taking the last breath...Love evolves and grows in form. It changes us, it deepens, it fails, it breaks, it strengthens, it deserts, it consumes... Love is […]
Dance music from J S Bach beautiful Partitas - a suite for solo keyboard, and an assemblage of movements adapted for recorder from Bach’s works for various solo instruments, each defined by distinctive rhythmic motifs, and imparting a gentle fluidity. His remarkable Sonata BWV 1030 is composed for obbligato harpsichord and in this reconstruction in […]
Experience Henry Purcell’s masterpiece, Dido and Aeneas, a timeless tale laden with a tumultuous interplay of duty, passion, and fate. Musically resplendent and thrillingly fierce, Pinchgut puts its signature stamp on this beloved opera. With an exceptional lineup of artists, it also includes a new prologue written by award-winning playwright and actor Kate Mulvany. This […]
Join Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra for an unforgettable evening of beloved and joyous classical music alongside a new Australian work in a performance that the whole family will enjoy! Camerata in Concert will feature a 15-piece orchestra and a joyous program with works by the Italian Baroque violin virtuoso Locatelli, Dvorak's radiant Serenade for […]
We begin with wanderlust: from wide open skies to the teeming depths of Takayna / Tarkine, the ancient rainforests of north-west Tasmania. Music gives us new ears and new eyes for the mystery and beauty of nature, to the edges of the world. The program opens with Ralph Vaughan Williams’ beloved Lark Ascending, featuring Concertmaster […]