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Pepe Newton

Bach Akademie Australia epitomises the true spirit of the Collegium Musicum

Bach Akademie Australia | Collegium Musicum 13 June 2026, Mosman Art Gallery, NSW Performers: Madeleine Easton – Artistic Director, Solo violin Simone Slattery – Solo violin Rafael Font – Violin James Tarbotton – Violin John Ma – Viola Anthea Cottee – Cello Pippa MacMillan – Double bass Nathan Cox – Harpsichord Mikaela Oberg – Flute Jessica Lee – Flute Program:

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Eli Beverley Schack

AHE’s Beethoven – sublime music, beautifully performed

Australian Haydn Ensemble | Beethoven’s Fourth 3 May, 2026, ACO on the Pier, Walsh Bay, NSW This work is the goose among the swans of Beethoven’s masterful Third, Fifth and Ninth symphonies. No.4 in B flat is not as reverential as the much trumpeted and eponymous concertos but offers a rarely glimpsed burst of delight upon hearing this septet. The

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Pepe Newton

Music and dance are all you need… Salut! Baroque – well played!

Salut! Baroque | Invitation to the Dance 26 April, 2026,  Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney, NSW Artists: Aimee Brown – Baroque Dance Sally Melhuish, Alana Blackburn – Recorder Sally Walker – Baroque Flute Jane Downer – Baroque Oboe John Ma, Jared Adams – Baroque Violin Brad Tham – Baroque Viola Tim Blomfield – Bass Violin George Wills – Theorbo / Baroque Guitar

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Pepe Newton

Recorders the star in Salut! Baroque’s opening concert

Salut! Baroque | Concord of Sweet Sounds February 1, 2026, Customs House, Sydney, NSW Musicians: Anna Stegmann, Sally Melhuish, Alana Blackburn, Alicia Crossley – Recorders John Ma, Sarah Papadopoulos, Jared Adams – Baroque Violin Brad Tham – Baroque Viola; Tim Blomfield – Bass Violin, Cello Piccolo; Jude Hill – Baroque Double Bass George Wills – Theorbo, Baroque Guitar Monika Kornel – Harpsichord

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Pepe Newton

Bach Akademie’s passionate exploration of Bach’s solo partitas

Bach Akademie Australia | A Universe of One – The solo sonatas and partitas  June 16, 2023, Paddington Uniting Church, NSW and Australian Digital Concert Hall Soloist: Madeleine Easton Smack bang in the middle of a vibrant inner east neighbourhood, with plenty of great pre and post-concert dining options the Paddington Uniting Church is the perfect venue for an evening

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Ron Ringer

Salut! Baroque – Music like this sets us free

Salut! Baroque | The New World Sunday 14 Aug, 2022, Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney Artists: Susannah Lawergren – Soprano Sally Melhuish & Hans-Dieter Michatz  – Recorder Stan Kornel, Bridgitte Holden – Baroque Violin; John Ma – Baroque Viola Tim Blomfield – Bass Violin Simon Martyn-Ellis – Theorbo George Wills – Guitar Jack Peggie – Percussion Monika Kornel – Harpsichord   Sunday’s

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Jacqui Smith

The Art of Good Conversation

Bach Akademie Australia | The Weapons of Rhetoric Sunday 12 June, Our Lady of Dolours, Chatswood A wise choice was made to change our tickets for the sunny Sunday afternoon concert in a previously unknown church in Chatswood. Bach always sounds better in a church, and Our Lady of Dolours was exceptional. We sat under the awesome dome with the

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