Backstage Music | 2025 Season Launch April 4, 2025, Woodburn Creatives, Redfern Forget the plush red velvet and the sacred hush, Backstage Music is doing something different. And if their 2025 season launch is anything to go by, “different” is just what Australian new music needs. At its core, this isn’t just a concert series. It’s a bold manifesto: A
Ensemble Offspring | Avant Gardens: Songbirds Saturday March 8, 2025, Glebe, NSW Performers: Claire Edwardes – Artistic Director, percussion Lamorna Nightingale – flutes Jason Noble – clarinet, bass clarinet Songbirds is the first concert of Ensemble Offspring’s 30 th birthday season, ‘back by popular demand to enliven Sydney backyards’ and presented this time in Glebe at the house of John
BackStage Music | Hand Unmade August 30, 2024, Woodburn Creatives, Redfern, NSW The Woodburn Creatives offered an intimate setting for ‘Hand Unmade’, a multi-arts event curated by Damian Barbeler, with Lamorna Nightingale as Artistic Director. This marked yet another bold and exciting program as part of BackStage Music’s 2024 series. Far from a traditional concert setting, this evening of music,
BackStage Music | Trace July 13, 2024, 107 Projects, Redfern, NSW A mind opening beginning Elias Wilson’s beautiful, melodious spoken voice begins the concert by explaining that he will be our Audio Describer for the evening, providing a spoken interpretation of visual elements of the performance to enhance the experience for people who are blind or have low vision. The
IMPOSTO| Presented by BackStage Music 14 June 2024 Woodburn Creatives On a wet winter night, I was drawn like a moth to the vibrant lights of Woodburn Creatives warehouse in Redfern. I stepped into the electrifying realm of BackStage Music’s experimental performance. All credit to the dynamic Lamorna Nightingale, who keeps pushing boundaries and serves us a platter of new
Ensemble Offspring | Avant Gardens I April 27, 2024, A Backyard in Inner West Sydney, NSW In their first Avant Gardens performance of the year, Ensemble Offspring leveraged the innate intimacy of this ‘house concert’ series to offer the audience a wonderfully eclectic program of modern chamber music. Featuring works by composers from Australia and across the globe, this program
Ensemble Offspring | Psychedelic Frenzy March 23, 2024, The Neilson Theatre, Walsh Bay ‘Beijing: loud, foggy, smoggy, Chaotic, dense, intense …still quite charming’ (Gander 2010) And so was the opening work of Ensemble Offspring’s concert on Saturday night, based on the theme of ‘Psychedelic Frenzy’. In the intimate yet stylish concert space of the Australian Chamber Orchestra, the Sydney-based purveyor
BackStage Music invites you to embark on a musical journey like no other in 2024. As a haven for creative expression, this concert series promises to redefine classical music through innovative programming and collaborations. “BackStage Music presents seven adventurous programs which stretch and shape the classical music experience through radical rethinking of how music is imagined and presented”
Ensemble Offspring | Lone Hemispheres December 9, 2023, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre Guest reviewer: Tristan Coelho New music concerts can be thrilling in many ways. You never quite know what to expect, especially if freshly written works are on the program. These concerts invariably push audiences to see and hear the world in rich, new ways, even if the music
Ensemble Offspring | Incredible Floridas June 24, 2023, Carriageworks PROGRAM JOSEPHINE MACKEN – the imaginary line about which the body rotates (2023) Flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion. World Premiere. MARTIN WESLEY-SMITH – For Marimba and Tape (1983) Marimba, electronics. AUGUSTIN BRAUD – Hexis (2023) Cello, percussion. World Premiere. RICHARD MEALE – Incredible Floridas (1971) Flute, clarinet, violin/viola, cello, piano,
Ensemble Offspring | Avant Gardens 1 Sunday February 26, 2023, A home in Alexandria Back in 2020 Ensemble Offspring got creative, rather than just sitting around waiting for venues to get back to normal they created a series of outdoor events starting with ‘Ah Tempe!’, a musical walking tour of an inner Sydney suburb, and in 2022 ‘Avant Gardens’ was
BackStage Music | Earthbound August 26, 2022, Woodburn Creatives On Friday night, the tall beamed ceilings and four white walls of Woodburn Creatives in Redfern became an intimate canvas for Backstage Music’s Earthbound. Curated by Fiona Hill and Lamorna Nightingale, it centred upon six pieces by female-identifying composers, unveiling and provoking our shifting relationship with the natural world around use
Ensemble Offspring | Avant Gardens Book tickets to a Sunday morning recital at ‘someone’s house’ in the inner west Sydney suburb of Tempe (address to be disclosed to ticket holders before the event) and you’ll be invited into the backyards of some of Australia’s finest musicians. Ensemble Offspring, you are brilliant! We absolutely love this idea so we asked Artistic
Ensemble Offspring | Avant Gardens Book tickets to a Sunday morning recital at ‘someone’s house’ in the inner west Sydney suburb of Tempe (address to be disclosed to ticket holders before the event) and you’ll be invited into the backyards of some of Australia’s finest musicians. Ensemble Offspring, you are brilliant! We absolutely love this idea so we asked Artistic
Ensemble Offspring are champions of new music and emerging composers. Hailing from Sydney, the ensemble has premiered more than 300 new works over their 25-year history. Lead by percussionist Claire Edwardes, the ensemble includes Jason Noble (clarinet), Lamorna Nightingale (flutes), Véronique Serret (violin), Blair Harris (cello), Rowena McNeish (cello), Benjamin Kopp (piano), Zubin Kanga (piano) and Roland Peelman (conductor). En
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Ensemble Offspring’s most recent outing at the National Art School’s Cell Block Theatre marked a welcome return to normalised music-making in the face of the overwhelming setbacks that have characterised 2020. With a socially-distanced yet amply-sized audience of appreciative listeners along with plenty of familiar faces from the art music world in attendance, there was a pervasive sense of community
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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. […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […] |
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
$30 – $149
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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A concert of magnificent duets by master violin composers Jean-Marie Leclair, Pierre Baillot, Charles de Beriot, and Charles Dancla. Ivan Skawronski and Perrin Walker have been performing violin duets together since early […]
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In collaboration with Sutherland Shire Choral Society, ...an exciting program of sacred and secular works from Australia and the choral heartlands of the Baltic and Nordic regions. From the lush […]
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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 […]
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Let’s waltz, let’s sway the night away. It’s time for a little romance. Sway, smile and swoon your way through our delicious production of The Merry Widow. It’s an opulent party, […]
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Smoke Between Mountains is a new work by composer and AAO Artistic Director Aaron Choulai with the Australian Art Orchestra. Composed for an ensemble of ten musicians, Smoke Between Mountains […]
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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 […]
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When Tilly travels through a mysterious portal, she is transported to an Enchanted Forest! How will she find her way home? Join Qualia Ensemble on a kid-friendly interactive adventure - a […]
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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 […]
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To mark NAIDOC Week 2026, Ensemble Offspring presents a powerful 30-minute work for quintet and narrator, by our First Nations Composer in Residence Mark Munk Ross. This world premiere performance […]
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Quite the Liszt in the beautiful atmosphere of the Lauriston Chapel, is the perfect environment to experience acclaimed British-Australian concert pianist Yasmin Rowe's stunning interpretation of the first of Liszt's […]
$20 – $50
Let’s waltz, let’s sway the night away. It’s time for a little romance. Sway, smile and swoon your way through our delicious production of The Merry Widow. It’s an opulent party, […]
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Hear brilliant young musicians in Australia’s national HIP youth orchestra, performing masterpieces by Beethoven, Suk, Richard Strauss and more. Conducted from the violin by Rachael Beesley, with members of the […]
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Stark, brooding intensity from Haydn and Dvořák's grieving, symphonic masterpiece. Leave your coffee at home and wake yourself up with raw emotional power from two of the greats. Programme Haydn […]
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The popular Castlemaine Double concert returns with the Bendigo Chamber Choir and a line-up of soloists! Two concerts, with two very different themes, in two very different - but equally […]
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MCO + JAMES CRABB Experience the incredible James Crabb in a program that showcases the possibilities of the classical accordion. Renowned for his electrifying stage presence and interpretive depth, Crabb […]
$20 – $150
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Perfect Imperfections is a bold reimagining of the flute as an instrument of power, soul, and raw humanity. This journey takes us into the emotional landscapes of each listener, inviting […]
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The haunting, elegiac textures of Bridge's wartime masterpiece find their perfect counterpoint in the radiant, heroic spirit of Beethoven's A major Sonata. From the profound introspection of the early 20th […]
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Mirroring the composer's own inner turmoil, Franz Schubert’s stirring String Quartet No. 14, “Death and the Maiden” has long captured the imagination of listeners with its thrilling climaxes, tortured freneticism and darkly romantic source […]
$39 – $139
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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 […]
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Omega Ensemble presents Inner Landscapes, featuring the world premiere of a new work by award-winning Australian conductor Paul Stanhope, at the City Recital Hall, Sydney. Australia’s most dynamic chamber group […]
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The Tudor Choristers are delighted to begin rehearsals for our upcoming concert program, Light Eternal, with guest conductor Andrew Raiskums of Gloriana Chamber Choir. We warmly invite interested singers to […]
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Bel canto tales of love, loss and madness from 19th-century Italy... told by some of Australia’s most brilliant singers, using all the chiaroscuro and passion of the human voice against […]
$25 – $125
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 […]
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Omega Ensemble presents Inner Landscapes, featuring the world premiere of a new work by award-winning Australian conductor Paul Stanhope, at The Joan. Australia’s most dynamic chamber group presents works by […]
$49 – $139
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This concert opens with an extraordinary Suite by eight accomplished Australian composers from every state and territory. Entitled Fire Dances and commissioned by the ABC, it follows the distinctive voices […]
$69 – $89
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The Australian Youth Orchestra marks an exciting milestone as we travel to the Top End for the first time in over 30 years before returning to Sydney’s City Recital Hall […]
$10 – $25
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Bondi Catholic Parish, along with the Artes Christi Chamber Orchestra, hosts GLORIA, a concert that traces a path through praise, penitence, light, and transcendence across nearly six centuries of sacred […]
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Join us for a sublime afternoon including a scrumptious High Tea at 12 noon followed by a wonderful concert featuring virtuosic pianist, Simon Tedeschi AM who will be sharing some […]
$100 – $130
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This concert opens with an extraordinary Suite by eight accomplished Australian composers from every state and territory. Entitled Fire Dances and commissioned by the ABC, it follows the distinctive voices […]
$66 – $81
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Vivaldi's complete The Four Seasons in the beauty of St Augustine's Inglewood - with the recently completed 'Grandfather' Fincham pipe organ in St Augustine's as the 'orchestra' - for a […]
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The Australian Youth Orchestra marks an exciting milestone as we travel to the Top End for the first time in over 30 years before returning to Sydney’s City Recital Hall […]
$25 – $45
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This concert opens with an extraordinary Suite by eight accomplished Australian composers from every state and territory. Entitled Fire Dances and commissioned by the ABC, it follows the distinctive voices […]
$66 – $81
Let’s waltz, let’s sway the night away. It’s time for a little romance. Sway, smile and swoon your way through our delicious production of The Merry Widow. It’s an opulent party, […]
$79
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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 […]
$65
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This concert opens with an extraordinary Suite by eight accomplished Australian composers from every state and territory. Entitled Fire Dances and commissioned by the ABC, it follows the distinctive voices […]
$30 – $106
A father’s curse, a daughter’s fate. As innocence is shattered, revenge becomes the only prayer. At the Duke’s infamous parties, one man’s words light the darkness with a sinister glitter. […]
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This concert opens with an extraordinary Suite by eight accomplished Australian composers from every state and territory. Entitled Fire Dances and commissioned by the ABC, it follows the distinctive voices […]
$69 – $89
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This concert opens with an extraordinary Suite by eight accomplished Australian composers from every state and territory. Entitled Fire Dances and commissioned by the ABC, it follows the distinctive voices […]
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Chamber Music Meets the Art of Storytelling One of Australia's most celebrated chamber ensembles, Ensemble Q, will join forces with beloved ABC Classic presenter and writer, Ed le Brocq, for a special […]
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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 […]
$50
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 […]
A father’s curse, a daughter’s fate. As innocence is shattered, revenge becomes the only prayer. At the Duke’s infamous parties, one man’s words light the darkness with a sinister glitter. […]
$79
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As music is the universal language - this Duo in Dialogue in the Lauriston Chapel will keep you in a fascinating conversation! The brilliant concert pianist Yasmin Rowe joins Roman […]
$20 – $50
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Two world-class pianists. One extraordinary evening. Jayson Gillham returns to Australian stages with a project close to his heart, joined by Iyad Sughayer making his Australian debut. There is something […]
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Chamber Music Meets the Art of Storytelling One of Australia's most celebrated chamber ensembles, Ensemble Q, will join forces with beloved ABC Classic presenter and writer, Ed le Brocq, for a special […]
$30 – $75
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Experience the timeless tale of Pinocchio in a brand-new ACO Families Production brought to life with live music. There is a boy who was made. And though his papa (who […]
$35 – $39
Experience the timeless tale of Pinocchio in a brand-new ACO Families Production brought to life with live music. There is a boy who was made. And though his papa (who […]
$35 – $39
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Welcome to the third concert of the year with the North Sydney Symphony Orchestra! Featuring works by Offenbach, Poulenc, and Saint-Saëns, this concert brings together some of the most well-known […] |
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This concert opens with an extraordinary Suite by eight accomplished Australian composers from every state and territory. Entitled Fire Dances and commissioned by the ABC, it follows the distinctive voices […]
$66 – $81
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Free Sunday Afternoon Chamber Music Free Concert - donations welcomed Program featuring KPO Concerto Competition Finalists & Semi-finalists in recital. Bookings not required
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Let’s waltz, let’s sway the night away. It’s time for a little romance. Sway, smile and swoon your way through our delicious production of The Merry Widow. It’s an opulent party, […]
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Haydn, Richter, Mysliveček & Beethoven Composers hailing from the now proud Czech Republic were surprisingly numerous in the 18th century and, while far from household names today, had a significant […]
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Haydn, Richter, Mysliveček & Beethoven Composers hailing from the now proud Czech Republic were surprisingly numerous in the 18th century and, while far from household names today, had a significant […]
$30 – $80
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 […]
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Pioneer of minimalism and the avant-garde in music, American composer Steve Reich is celebrated in this specially curated performance at the Abbotsford Convent. The ANAM Percussion cohort are joined by […]
$25 – $65
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Haydn, Richter, Mysliveček & Beethoven Composers hailing from the now proud Czech Republic were surprisingly numerous in the 18th century and, while far from household names today, had a significant […]
$70 – $80
Join the CSO as we pay tribute to the movie music of Hans Zimmer Today, when you go to the movies, you’ll probably hear Hans Zimmer. If you don’t hear […]
$63 – $139
Let’s waltz, let’s sway the night away. It’s time for a little romance. Sway, smile and swoon your way through our delicious production of The Merry Widow. It’s an opulent party, […]
$79
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Haydn, Richter, Mysliveček & Beethoven Composers hailing from the now proud Czech Republic were surprisingly numerous in the 18th century and, while far from household names today, had a significant […]
$70 – $80
Join the CSO as we pay tribute to the movie music of Hans Zimmer Today, when you go to the movies, you’ll probably hear Hans Zimmer. If you don’t hear […]
$63 – $139
Join the CSO as we pay tribute to the movie music of Hans Zimmer Today, when you go to the movies, you’ll probably hear Hans Zimmer. If you don’t hear […]
$63 – $139
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Haydn, Richter, Mysliveček & Beethoven Composers hailing from the now proud Czech Republic were surprisingly numerous in the 18th century and, while far from household names today, had a significant […]
$75 – $135
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Two-time GRAMMY Award-winning Attacca Quartet is one of the most fearless and opinionated young quartets at work today. They make their UKARIA debut with a recital that exemplifies the ensemble’s […]
$40 – $80
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