Richard Tognetti & the ANAM Orchestra | Central Park in the Dark

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 a current new voice in Australian music, Alex Turley, and the sumptuous late-Romantic sounds of Arnold Schoenberg’s early masterpiece Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night). Often paired together, Charles Ives’s The Unanswered

ANAM June 16, 2026

Changing Wilds Ensemble | 85 seconds to midnight

A space for contemplation and agency at a time when every second counts. On January 27, 2026, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists set the Doomsday Clock to 85 seconds before midnight, the closest it has ever been to the symbolic threshold of global catastrophe. This unprecedented setting reflects a sharply heightened risk of civilisational collapse driven by escalating nuclear

roberttmcintyre May 24, 2026

Australia Ensemble UNSW | Concert 3, 2026

Praised as a child by Ravel, Françaix became one of the most prolific composers of the twentieth century. His aim was ‘to give pleasure… to be jolly most of the time – even comical.’ His Dixtuor is a sparkling showpiece for ten instruments. American composer Valerie Coleman often pays homage to earlier music, in this case the virtuosic Tzigane by Ravel, which Coleman –

[email protected] January 13, 2026

Ambassador thoughts

Brisbane Music Festival, getting back to the roots of chamber music

Brisbane Music Festival | Gala Concert 2 October 27, 2023, Fourthwall Arts, Brisbane, QLD Nestled in the heart of Brisbane’s pulsing CBD, Fourthwall Arts is an intimate theatre space for chamber music recitals. This is the new home of the Brisbane Music Festival, directed by Alex Raineri, going back to the true roots of chamber music. On Friday night, I

Claire Matthews October 30, 2023

Ambassador thoughts

Runnicles’ SSO – Simply, ‘Wow’

Sydney Symphony Orchestra | Elgar’s Cello Concerto – Powerful Inspirations Thurs April 20, 2023, Sydney Opera House Wow – I don’t know whose brow was mopped more, the conductor’s, the violinists’, the flautists’ or mine. I had never heard Shostakovich’s tenth symphony before but I can’t wait to hear it again. The Symphony was started in 1951 and completed two

Tony Burke April 22, 2023

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