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Jenny Lu and James Littlewood | Devotions

Pianist Jenny Lu and bass trombonist James Littlewood invite you to Devotion, a program exploring commitment and hope in music. Centred on themes of spiritual reflection and resilience, the concert features Daniella Candillari’s ‘Extremely Close’, which is a poignant cycle of songs without words described by the composer as a ‘requiem for loss’. Alongside this are heartwarming favourites by Bach,

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Warren Wills

Melbourne’s Romeo and Juliet a theatrical experience of rare beauty

The Australian Ballet & Orchestra Victoria | Romeo and Juliet June 11, 2026, Regent Theatre, Melbourne The Occasion There are certain works in the ballet canon that transcend repertoire and become cultural events. John Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet is one such masterpiece. Returning to Melbourne only four years after its last appearance, this magnificent production arrives not merely as a

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Emma Collison

Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies + Spokane Youth Symphony | A Musical Voyage

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 Twin Cities Youth Symphonies from Minneapolis, Minnesota, conducted by Maestro Mark Russell Smith, joins the 40-piece Spokane Youth Symphony from Washington State, led by Dr Phillip Baldwin, for a spectacular showcase of musical

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Joshua Batty and Friends | Perfect Imperfections

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 us to find beauty within imperfection, connection through vulnerability, and uplift through music. Internationally-renowned flautist Joshua Batty pushes boundaries with all new works, including three world premieres, and deeply personal

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Warren Wills

Orix Duo showcase the beauty and conviction of the cello

Orix Duo | Europe from East to West September 25, 2025, St Johns Camberwell, VIC The Occasion Hot on the heels of International Peace Day, the Jewish New Year, and a high-profile UN General Assembly meeting came Europe from East to West with the Orix Duo — a captivating musical journey across the continent. Held at St John’s Anglican Church, Camberwell, the

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Tony Burke

Akiko Suwanai Shines in Mozart’s Turkish Delight

Sydney Symphony Orchestra | Mozart & Beethoven 30 August, 2025, Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House, NSW Pre-concert talks. usually by well-informed amateur musicologists are often well-attended. As a novelty, the talk before Saturday’s concert was given by the SSO’s Associate Principal cellist Simon Cobcroft and there was standing room only! In a relaxed and informative way, Simon waxed lyrical about

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Tony Burke

Stephen Hough with SSO – best artists in the world

Sydney Symphony Orchestra | Stephen Hough Performs Brahms May 16, 2025, Sydney Opera House, NSW If anyone deserves the middle name “versatile” it is Sir Stephen Hough. He is a successful author poet, portrait painter and above all composer – his piano concerto makes very easy listening. In the musical field, it would be quicker to list the prizes he

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Catherine C. Turner

MSO’s consummate performance of Fairy Tales

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra | An Evening of Fairy Tales May 15, 2025, Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne For classical music lovers, it’s a real treat to hear the music of operas and ballets by renowned composers without the visual spectacle of sets and costumes, soaring vocals and twirling ballet dancers (wonderful though these may be). British conductor Alpesh Chauhan curated

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Peter Hagen

Bendigo Chamber Music Festival | Day 5 – You really must go!

Bendigo Chamber Music Festival | Day 5 9 February, 2025, Bendigo, VIC ____________________________________ Read other reviews from this festival: WEDNESDAY + THURSDAY concerts >> FRIDAY concerts >> SATURDAY concerts >> ____________________________________ Sunday 11.00am Capital Theatre Mozart – Horn Quintet in E flat major K.407 (Peter, Natsuko, Justin, Tobi, Howard) Chopin – Nocturne op 27 no 1 (Ignas) Prokofiev Romeo and

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Daniel Brace

IWSO sparking a lifetime’s passion for music!

Inner West Symphony Orchestra | Love, Death & Destiny November 24, 2024, Williamstown Town Hall, VIC If someone tells you that they don’t know any classical music, they are most probably wrong. As my date discovered at his first ever symphonic concert, Love, Death & Destiny with the Inner West Symphony Orchestra at the historic Williamstown Town Hall.  Community symphony

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Daniel Kaan

SSO’s excellence on display with Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony

Sydney Symphony Orchestra | Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony 2 August 2024, Sydney Opera House Concert Hall Program: LIZA LIM Salutation to the Shells (50 Fanfares Commission) PROKOFIEV Sinfonia Concertante TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No.4 Artists: PIETARI INKINEN conductor ALBAN GERHARDT cello Liza Lim, who is a previous composer-in-residence with the SSO, returned with this world premiere performance of her Salutation to the Shells.

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Daniel Kaan

SSO’s Britten & Prokofiev, a richly engaging Cocktail Hour concert

SSO | Britten & Prokofiev: Rhythmic Movements Performed by members of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House, Friday 30 June 2023 This short 50 minute program is part of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s chamber music series know as their “Cocktail Hour” concerts, where selected members of the orchestra prepare works and present them in intimate situations; in

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Claire Matthews

Rapturous applause for QSO favourites

Queensland Symphony Orchestra  | QSO Favourites June 24, 2023, QPAC Concert Hall Queensland Symphony Orchestra presented a fun evening of orchestral favourites on Saturday night in the QPAC concert hall. It was a diverse program, with music ranging from opera, ballet, film and classical favourites.  QSO was conducted by Umberto Clerici, who provided fun introductions to each of the pieces

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Claire Matthews

Southern Cross Soloists shine in ‘City of Lights’

Southern Cross Soloists | A Night in Paris Sunday February 26, 2023,  QPAC, Brisbane Southern Cross Soloists presented an exquisite program of chamber music inspired by Paris on Sunday afternoon in the QPAC concert hall.  City of Lights explored music from one of the world’s most romantic cities, Paris. It brought together works by French masters Debussy and Ravel, alongside

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Ron Ringer

NSSO: Joy, pathos, deep reflection, glory and sheer exuberance

North Sydney Symphony Orchestra | A Hebrew Celebration Featuring Bel a cappella 24 September, 2022, Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney The notion of music as theatre is something that’s always interested me. It takes us beyond merely the act of ‘listening’ to a concert, obliging us instead to reckon with the entire spectacle. Each and everyone has a job to do and

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Claire Matthews

Southern Cross Soloists Dazzle in ‘Fireworks and Fury’

Southern Cross Soloists presented a dazzling afternoon of chamber music on Sunday in the QPAC concert hall. ‘Fireworks and Fury’ was a brilliant display of the ensemble’s skill, with some truly virtuosic solos. It was thoroughly entertaining to see each of the soloists push their instrument to the limit. The concert featured SXS artists in residence Konstantin Shamray on piano

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Jennifer Foong

Alexey Yemtsov plays Chopin and Prokofiev

On a pleasant evening on the lower North Shore of Sydney in Mosman Art Gallery, I attended a piano recital given by Ukrainian-born Alexey Yemtsov. The set-up was a little unusual in that the piano was at the back of the Grand Hall rather than on the stage so that the audience of all different age groups was facing the back wall. Alexey’s program

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