Australian Haydn Ensemble | Beethoven’s Eighth November 3, 2025, City Recital Hall, Sydney, NSW How many instrumentalists does it take to perform a symphony? Well, according to the Australian Haydn Ensemble (AHE), only seven! There were 2 violinists (Skye McIntosh first and Matthew Greco second), 2 violists (Rafael Font and Kristen Linfante), a double bass (Pippa Macmillan), a cello (Daniel
Australian Haydn Ensemble | Haydn’s Miracle 24 August 2025, The Neilson, Walsh Bay, NSW PROGRAM: HAYDN: String Quartet Op. 76 No. 6 in E flat major “Fantasia” SCHUBERT: String Quartet in A minor D. 804 “Rosamunde” PURCELL: Fantasia in 4 parts No. 8 in D minor Z 739 HAYDN: (arr. Salomon) Symphony No. 96 in D major “Miracle” ARTISTS: Australian Haydn
Australian Haydn Ensemble | Haydn’s Sunrise March 17, 2025, The Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House, NSW Skye McIntosh – Artistic Director and violin Matthew Greco – violin Karina Schmitz – viola Daniel Yeadon – cello HAYDN String Quartet Op. 76 No. 4 in B flat major Sunrise BEETHOVEN String Quartet Op. 18 No. 1 in F major FANNY MENDELSSOHN (HENSEL)
Sydney Mozart Society | 2025 Season It is fitting that one of Australia’s leading historically informed chamber music orchestras, Australian Haydn Ensemble opens the 75th season promoting music by Mozart and his contemporaries. Single concerts go on sale at The Concourse, Chatswood this week. This renowned ensemble kicks off a celebration season that includes some of Australia’s best chamber musicians
Australian Haydn Ensemble | Haydn’s Passion December 1, 2024, City Recital Hall, Sydney, NSW PROGRAM Haydn: Symphony No. 49 in F minor The Passion Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major K. 216 CPE Bach: Symphony in E minor Wq.178 Mozart: Symphony No. 29 in A Major K. 201 ARTISTS Australian Haydn Ensemble Skye McIntosh – Director & Violin
Australian Haydn Ensemble | Beethoven’s Fifth June 30 2024 | City Recital Hall, Sydney / Australian Digital Concert Hall “What’s on the menu this arvo darl?” “Bocconcini?” “No, no, it’s Boccherini, he’s rococo don’t you know?” So goes my imagined conversation between Cremornese matrons attending this afternoon’s concert. Judging by the number and volume of steel grey bobs and signature
Australian Haydn Ensemble | Love and Devotion February 18, 2024, Utzton Room, Sydney Three string quartets, each expressing different aspects of love and devotion, were on this eponymous evening program by the Australian Haydn Ensemble in the Utzon Room. Skye McIntosh introduced the program, saying there was more to ‘Love and Devotion’ than romantic, passionate love – there was also
Australian Haydn Ensemble | Beethoven’s 7th 21 August, 2023, Australian Digital Concert Hall BEETHOVEN Egmont Overture Op. 84 (arr. Nicolas Mori) BOCCHERINI String Quintet in C minor Op. 10, No. 3 G. 267 BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7 in A major Op. 92 (arr. Nicolas Mori) Skye McIntosh, Artistic Director and violin Matthew Greco, violin Karina Schmitz, viola James Eccles, viola
Australian Haydn Ensemble | Die Stille Nacht June 19, 2023, City Recital Hall, Sydney “Die Stille Nacht” may sound like a German Christmas carol, but in fact describes Christ’s agony on the Mount of Olives. This cantata, by Telemann, formed the centre piece of the Australian Haydn Ensemble’s eponymous concert performed at the City Recital Hall on a still winter’s
Australian Haydn Ensemble | The Mozarts, The Haydns and the Bear April 30, 2023, City Recital Hall, Sydney Roland Peelman, guest conductor Jacqueline Porter, soprano Andrew Goodwin, tenor Skye McIntosh, lead violin The Australian Haydn Ensemble’s concert at the City Recital Hall looked on paper to be one that would suit people who like music from the time of Mozart
Australian Haydn Ensemble String Quartet | Haydn’s Sun and Mendelssohn’s Stars February 19, 2023, Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House Skye McIntosh, violin Matthew Greco, violin Karina Schmitz, viola Daniel Yeadon, cello Aside from the heavenly bodies of the title, the unifying theme of this concert is the fugue. As a foretaste from the master, the AHE Quartet played the first
Australian Haydn Ensemble | CPE Bach: Universe of Harmony December 11, 2022, City Recital Hall, Sydney It’s difficult to believe that in the second half of the eighteenth century, Carl Philip Emanuel Bach was far more famous than his illustrious father. Indeed when Telemann turned down a church appointment in Leipzig, the chairman stated that “they would have to make
Australian Haydn Ensemble with John Bell | Haydn Speaks October 16, 2022, City Recital Hall How was it that Joseph Haydn, one of twelve children born to a poor wheelwright, became the toast of Vienna and London? AHE’s production Haydn Speaks tells the tale of the great composer’s life. Acclaimed thespian John Bell is Haydn, speaking to his audience from
The Creation Franz Joseph Haydn Australian Haydn Ensemble Sydney Chamber Choir Roland Peelman – conductor Alexandra Oomens – soprano, Andrew Goodwin – tenor, James Ioelu bass-baritone City Recital Hall, May 1, 2022 A work for choir, orchestra and three vocal soloists that takes 150 minutes to perform is a work from a distant past. I doubt any large choir or
Australian Haydn Ensemble, Viennese Star March 19, 2022, Utzon Room, Sydney It was a privilege to be in the Utzon Room on such a beautiful evening to see the postponed concert by the Australian Haydn Ensemble, Mozart:Viennese Star. The concert comprised of three different string quartets from the 1780’s by three composers who respected and admired each others’ work. The
Australian Haydn Ensemble – Mozart’s Prague Saturday 18th December 2021 Sydney Recital Hall – Australian Digital Concert Hall Skye McIntosh, Artistic Director and Concert-master of the Australian Haydn Ensemble compiled a ‘bold’ programme with Mozart’s Prague by virtue of the brilliant superiority, refined craftsmanship and exacting demands of the repertoire. The concert was streamed live from the City Recital Hall
Australian Haydn Ensemble: Beethoven’s Pastoral City Recital Hall, 7 June 2021 When one signs up for an “ensemble” rather than an “orchestral” concert featuring a Beethoven symphony, one could be excused for having reservations. In this instance, the ensemble consisted of two violins, two violas, cello, double bass and flute. Boccherini’s String Sextet in F minor Op 23 No 4
On a cold and rainy Sunday, most people would prefer to be indoors and rugged up. But at a time when live music is experiencing the revival it desperately needs, I and many others jumped at the chance to see the Australian Haydn Ensemble perform live at City Recital Hall. Celebrating their first return to concert stages in over a
Join the Sydney Art Quartet for an unforgettable evening of chamber music as they perform Franz Schubert’s final chamber work, his String Quintet in C major, alongside guest cellist Paul […]
Join us for Jazz in June at St Jude's Bowral The Emerging Artist Concert Series presents City Tidda, a bold and personal project from trumpeter Sophia Rose. Created to share […]
Consult the oracle and experience an ancient and charismatic vision of the future with Ensemble Offspring and friends. Our biggest and boldest program of the season is also our most […]
Join the Sydney Art Quartet for an unforgettable evening of chamber music as they perform Franz Schubert’s final chamber work, his String Quintet in C major, alongside guest cellist Paul […]
Music & Tea at Wolllongong Art Gallery hosts the monthly Emerging Artist Concert Series. In June, we present City Tidda, a bold and personal project from trumpeter Sophia Rose. Created […]
Since 2003, Opera Bites Co-Founder Murray Dahm has delivered accessible, friendly and informative lectures, drawing on its history, culture and music. Enjoy exploring a variety of areas of operatic history from […]
Consult the oracle and experience an ancient and charismatic vision of the future with Ensemble Offspring and friends. Our biggest and boldest program of the season is also our most […]
St James’ Music presents Serenade & Symphony, a vibrant collaboration between the Sydney Symphony Fellows and the Choir of St James’, where youthful instrumental brilliance meets choral tradition in the […]
TMO's second Met Concert for 2026 promises a night of dazzling colour and elemental rhythm. Led by Chief Conductor Sarah-Grace Williams, this performance showcases the orchestra’s longtime support for talented […]
In a program of four trios we hear Beethoven’s greatest Piano Trio, the Archduke, written at the end of his ‘heroic’ period. It has the amplitude, variety and formal elaboration […]
The Afternoon Hours evoke memories of calm, reflection, and nostalgia… a bridge between the active daytime and the quieter evening. On 7th of June, Apeiron is going to spend one […]
In Humour & Horizons, Alexander Yau traverses wit, lyricism, and drama across eras. Beethoven’s intimate Op. 101 and Schumann’s mercurial Humoreske reveal playful introspection, while Debussy’s evocative Préludes paint shifting sonic landscapes. […]
Tragic. Triumphant. Thrilling. ChorusOz is your chance to experience the energy and joy of our annual ‘big sing’ – an inspiring weekend of community and music-making at the Sydney Opera […]
Internationally acclaimed British violinist Daniel Hope joins pianist Marie-Sophie Hauzel for a captivating recital in Melbourne inspired by his mentor, Yehudi Menuhin. For more than 35 years, Hope has been […]
Internationally acclaimed British violinist Daniel Hope returns to Sydney... for the first time since 2014, joining pianist Marie-Sophie Hauzel for a compelling recital inspired by his mentor, Yehudi Menuhin. For […]
Welcome back Musica Viva Australia FutureMakers the Partridge String Quartet when they perform an irresistible program featuring Debussy's eloquent String Quartet and the Australian premiere of Holly Harrison's small but […]
El Palacio Español invites listeners into the sound world of the Spanish court, where poetry, dance, and song flourished in richly expressive forms. This programme gathers music from Spain’s Golden […]
An atmosphere of musical and scientific enlightenment. In 1702 in Leipzig, Bach’s great friend and colleague Telemann recognised the need for an environment in which his students could perform in […]
“If the Bohemians had the advantages enjoyed by the Italians they would surpass them. They are perhaps the most musical race in all Europe”. Charles Burney (1773) The celebrations for […]
Melbourne Bach Choir sings Rachmaninov’s All Night Vigil (Opus 37), plus Art Songs by Ukrainian composer Jul'ij Meitus. Proudly presented by the MBC Chamber Choir, the second of four celebratory […]
In the hands of Romantics like Bruckner and Brahms, music became increasingly expressive, harmonically inventive, passionate, theatrical. In the twentieth century, composers like Herbert Howells, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Amy Beach […]
A concert of diverse new music, Of Rivers & Trees brings together works by eight Australian composers in an evocative program exploring landscape, memory and imagination. The concert features music […]
An atmosphere of musical and scientific enlightenment. In 1702 in Leipzig, Bach’s great friend and colleague Telemann recognised the need for an environment in which his students could perform in […]
An atmosphere of musical and scientific enlightenment. In 1702 in Leipzig, Bach’s great friend and colleague Telemann recognised the need for an environment in which his students could perform in […]
“If the Bohemians had the advantages enjoyed by the Italians they would surpass them. They are perhaps the most musical race in all Europe”. Charles Burney (1773) The celebrations for […]
Step into the coffee houses and concert halls of 1720s London where fashionable society argued passionately over two rival composers: Giovanni Bononcini and George Frideric Handel, inspiring the epigram that […]
Thomas Adès' Alchymia has been hailed as one of the best chamber music compositions of the time. Inspired by the music of Shakespearean England, but with a voice all of […]
Thomas Adès' Alchymia has been hailed as one of the best chamber music compositions of the time. Inspired by the music of Shakespearean England, but with a voice all of […]
A Concert Tour 18-21 June 2026 A Winter Solstice | Fantasies, Nocturnes & Lullabies for Cello & Piano is an intimate concert for cello and piano featuring reflective classical and […]
Since 2003, Opera Bites Co-Founder Murray Dahm has delivered accessible, friendly and informative lectures, drawing on its history, culture and music. Enjoy exploring a variety of areas of operatic history from […]
Award-winning jazz singer Michelle Nicolle and acclaimed composer and pianist Paul Grabowsky unveil the hidden poetry within beloved ballads by artists such as Frank Sinatra and Cole Porter, transforming familiar […]
A Concert Tour 18-21 June 2026 A Winter Solstice | Fantasies, Nocturnes & Lullabies for Cello & Piano is an intimate concert for cello and piano featuring reflective classical and […]
Two soundworlds collide: 18th century Paris & 21st century Tasman Peninsula. Historical flautist Meredith Beardmore takes her flutes through unexpected terrains. Her recent release The Long Blue Horizon was created […]
A program of pulse and poetry, rhythm and resonance, this concert showcases the daring artistry and genre-defying imagination that define Ensemble Offspring — where every sound is alive, and every […]
A celebration of light, darkness and the shifting skies above us, Sun, Moon and Stars traces a radiant choral arc from dawn to dusk and back again. With works exploring […]
A Concert Tour 18-21 June 2026 A Winter Solstice | Fantasies, Nocturnes & Lullabies for Cello & Piano is an intimate concert for cello and piano featuring reflective classical and […]
20 June 2026- 7:00pm Lux Aeterna A poignant, hopeful sequence of sacred music from across the centuries Award-winning British vocal ensemble The Gesualdo Six present a poignant, hopeful sequence of sacred music […]
In the hands of Romantics like Bruckner and Brahms, music became increasingly expressive, harmonically inventive, passionate, theatrical. In the twentieth century, composers like Herbert Howells, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Amy Beach […]
20 June 2026- 7:00pm Lux Aeterna A poignant, hopeful sequence of sacred music from across the centuries Award-winning British vocal ensemble The Gesualdo Six present a poignant, hopeful sequence of sacred music […]
A Concert Tour 18-21 June 2026 A Winter Solstice | Fantasies, Nocturnes & Lullabies for Cello & Piano is an intimate concert for cello and piano featuring reflective classical and […]
Thomas Adès' Alchymia has been hailed as one of the best chamber music compositions of the time. Inspired by the music of Shakespearean England, but with a voice all of […]
Thomas Adès' Alchymia has been hailed as one of the best chamber music compositions of the time. Inspired by the music of Shakespearean England, but with a voice all of […]
Tudor music meets winter celebration from the 13th century to the present, featuring Tomás Luis de Victoria’s mass and motet O magnum mysterium. From reflective midwinter stillness to festive revelry, […]
Two Piano Recitals on Structure, Memory, and Collapse Restless Forms is a contemporary classical piano recital by Luke Zhang and Sean Kim exploring instability, transformation, and the search for artistic […]
Since 2003, Opera Bites Co-Founder Murray Dahm has delivered accessible, friendly and informative lectures, drawing on its history, culture and music. Enjoy exploring a variety of areas of operatic history from […]
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 […]
Thomas Adès' Alchymia has been hailed as one of the best chamber music compositions of the time. Inspired by the music of Shakespearean England, but with a voice all of […]
Circus meets symphony The intensity is turned up as the beauty and precision of classical music meet the daring physical mastery of circus. When these two disciplines collide, tradition isn’t […]
In The Heart Of The Night was born in a studio by the sea by Catherine Traicos and her long-time collaborator and confidante Nick Huggins. The pull of the tides, the […]
Something extraordinary is coming to Manly this winter. The Sydney Chamber Music Festival returns to Manly Art Gallery and Museum on 27–28 June, with four unmissable concerts featuring some of […]
The Organ Music Society of Sydney presents its biennial Winter Organ Festival which includes a masterclass with Vincent Dubois, organiste Titulaire Nôtre-Dame de Paris, workshops, organ visits and recitals. […]
Tudor music meets winter celebration from the 13th century to the present, featuring Tomás Luis de Victoria’s mass and motet O magnum mysterium. From reflective midwinter stillness to festive revelry, […]
An original composition by acclaimed composer Ian Munro based on the children’s book written by Jodie McLeod and illustrated by Eloise Short, Leonard the Lyrebird is a popular Australian bush animal story […]
Circus meets symphony The intensity is turned up as the beauty and precision of classical music meet the daring physical mastery of circus. When these two disciplines collide, tradition isn’t […]
2026 is the 42nd year the Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra (KPO) has run the NSW Secondary Schools Concerto Competition. 6 individual finalists in the 2026 NSW Secondary Schools Concerto Competition and […]
Circus meets symphony The intensity is turned up as the beauty and precision of classical music meet the daring physical mastery of circus. When these two disciplines collide, tradition isn’t […]
Oriana Choir at Their Finest The Sunshine Coast’s premier vocal group, Oriana Choir presents An Oriana Songbook on Sunday 28 June at 2:00pm at Sella Maris Primary School Hall, Maroochydore, […]
Experience an unforgettable afternoon of world-class orchestral music FREE OF CHARGE when two of America's leading youth orchestras perform in the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House. The 120-piece Greater […]
In July, the Emerging Artist Concert Series features soprano Mackenzie Lawrence with acclaimed pianist-composer John Martin. Together they present a program exploring the richness, humour, and dramatic range of vocal music. […]
Join 3MBS Classically Kids this July for Once Upon A Storytime — an interactive musical adventure created and performed by flautist extraordinaire Eliza Shephard. Designed especially for young audiences, this joyful […]
Join 3MBS Classically Kids this July for Once Upon A Storytime — an interactive musical adventure created and performed by flautist extraordinaire Eliza Shephard. Designed especially for young audiences, this joyful […]
Since 2003, Opera Bites Co-Founder Murray Dahm has delivered accessible, friendly and informative lectures, drawing on its history, culture and music. Enjoy exploring a variety of areas of operatic history from […]
Bohemian Composers in Vienna Join the Australian Haydn Ensemble (AHE) for the second 2026 series of 18th Century Unpacked—our interactive lecture recitals designed to deepen your connection with our mainstage […]
The 2026 Keys of Gold Festival Launch Concert, in the historic Lauriston Chapel at Langley Estate, brings together a glorious program of operatic favourites with renowned soprano Merlyn Quaife AM […]
Now based in Paris, Tasmanian pianist Sarah Cabrol-Douat is returning to perform at Tempo Rubato, Melbourne. The program includes works of Mozart, Schubert and Scriabin PROGRAM W.A.MOZART Sonata no. 12 […]
Magnificent. Dynamic. Sublime. The Creation is an absolute tonic – invigorating music that’s been lifting spirits since 1798! According to Brett Weymark, it’s easily the best thing Haydn ever wrote […]
Join the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra on a thrilling journey of musical discovery, featuring selections from two of Mussorgsky’s best-loved works, in a delightful one-hour concert for the young and young […]
Stroll through Mussorgsky’s musical art gallery with Dr Nicholas Milton AM and the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra in an unforgettable concert of Russian classics. Ravel’s colourful orchestration of Mussorgsky’s piano masterpiece Pictures […]
Stroll through Mussorgsky’s musical art gallery with Dr Nicholas Milton AM and the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra in an unforgettable concert of Russian classics. Ravel’s colourful orchestration of Mussorgsky’s piano masterpiece Pictures […]
Long live The King (of Instruments) - as the great Mozart called the pipe organ! And then Beethoven famously said that "Organists are the greatest of all virtuosos"! The recently […]
Prepare to be kissed by a fairy, haunted by a dream and transformed by music when Canadian virtuoso violinist Leila Josefowicz and fellow-Canadian pianist John Novacek bring their fantastical tales […]
