Melbourne Bach Choir | Rachmaninov’s All Night Vigil

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 20th anniversary concerts is at St John’s Church, Camberwell on 12 June 2026 at 7.30pm. Melbourne Bach Chamber Choir’s winter offering features soloists mezzo-soprano Belinda Paterson, tenor Michael Petrucelli and

MBC May 15, 2026

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MSO opening gala with Jean Yves Tibaudet – audience knew musical stars when they heard them

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra | Opening Gala March 5, 2026, Hamer Hall, Melbourne, VIC The “wonderful” MSO took us on an enthralling aural voyage to Hollywood (via Northern Russia); Tin Pan Alley (New York) and Outer Space (John Williams), where our audience DID get to scream – “Bravos”! Starting with John William’s 11-minute Star Wars Suite, the Main Title certainly “smacked

David Hood March 7, 2026

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The new Magnificals Chamber Orchestra played up a storm

The Magnificals Chamber Orchestra | A Musical Soirée October 3, 2025, St Stephens Uniting Church, Sydney, NSW On a lovely spring evening an audience of friends and followers gathered at St Stephens Uniting Church in Macquarie St, Sydney to hear the magnificent Magnificals Chamber Orchestra perform a musical soirée. The program included many works with piano, featuring a piano concerto

Heidi Hereth October 7, 2025

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Brilliant and self assured playing – Daniil Trifonov with SSO

Sydney Symphony Orchestra | Daniil Trifonov performs Rachmaninov 28 March 2025, Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House, NSW PROGRAM LIADOV The Enchanted Lake , Op. 62 RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No. 4  in G minor, Op. 40 BERLIOZ Symphonie Fantastique  Op. 14 i. Daydreams – Passions ii. A Ball iii. In the Fields iv. March to the Scaffold v. Sabbath Night Dream ARTISTS ASHER FISCH conductor

Daniel Kaan March 30, 2025

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River City Voices’ bold exploration of the choral canon

River City Voices | Cancel Choir August 17, 2024, Macarthur Girls’ High School, Parramatta, NSW In an interesting parallel to the ongoing ‘cancel drama’ in Melbourne, where musicians have voted no confidence in the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s leadership following their cancellation of a concert by pianist Jayson Gillham, who spoke about the conflict in Gaza, River City Voices delivered a

Pepe Newton August 18, 2024

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WSO’s Rhapsody – superb programme, excellent orchestra and soloist

Willoughby Symphony Orchestra | Rhapsody July 27, 2024, The Concourse, Chatswood, NSW The Willoughby Symphony Orchestra under its now famous conductor Dr Nicholas Milton goes from strength to strength. I say ‘famous’ because Nicholas also leads prominent orchestras in Germany and Austria, and during 23 years with the WSO is familiar not only for the way he galvanises his charges

Tony Burke July 29, 2024

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A rhapsodic evening with Andrea Lam and the MSO

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra | Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody November 30, 2023, Hamer Hall, Melbourne While Bacewicz is still an unfamiliar name to many, recent years have seen this forgotten Polish composer experience a well-deserved resurgence. Conducted by Jaime Martín, the MSO performed her Overture on Thursday night. Not only was it an energising concert opener, but a pertinent introduction to a program

Lily Begg December 2, 2023

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Exuberant Streeton Trio triumphs over adversity

Sydney Mozart Society | Streeton Trio The Concourse Chatswood, March 10, 2022 The Sydney Mozart Society has again triumphed over adversity and Friday’s concert by the familiar Streeton Trio, originally programmed for two years ago, was finally performed. First we heard Mozart’s Piano Trio in C major. Mozart didn’t favour this genre, preferring to write for larger groups, but piano

Tony Burke March 12, 2022

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Musica Viva’s exquisitely fragile and brutally beautiful program a resounding success

Konstantin Shamray & ANAM Orchestra, Sophie Rowell and Harry Ward Musica Viva National Livestream Saturday 15th May 2021 Musica Viva’s second national concert tour for 2021 involved a programme of intensely heartfelt music featuring the young violinist and composer Harry Ward (a Musica Viva FutureMaker artist, ANAM alumnus, and principal second violin for this concert), prize-winning concert pianist Konstantin Shamray

Jane Downer May 16, 2021

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The Australian Youth Orchestra with Jan Lisiecki performed their interesting & ambitious program with excellence

It has been about 30 years since I have heard the Australian Youth Orchestra (AYO). The maximum age of orchestra members is 25 years so that is longer than any of the present musicians have been alive! The program was interesting and ambitious so I was intrigued. I expected a good concert but we got excellent. The headline piece was

Daniel Kaan August 7, 2019

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