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ANAM | The Alchemy of Alban Berg with Jeffrey Means

American conductor Jeffrey Means (Berklee College of Music) leads ANAM musicians in this program tracing the musical world of Alban Berg — a composer who stood between centuries, traditions and ideas. His music mixes late-Romantic beauty with the sharper edges of modernism, finding feeling within structure and clarity within chaos. The program begins with Berg’s Seven Early Songs, a work

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Keys of Gold Festival | Launch Concert

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 and Thomas Heywood on the recently rehomed 1875 pipe organ at Langley. Handel, Mozart and Puccini with Lehar, Strauss’ Overture to Die Fledermaus and much more! It’s a real Night

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Warren Wills

María Dueñas and MSO take us on a rapturous, spellbinding journey

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra | Also Sprach Zarathustra March 14, 2026, Hamer Hall, Melbourne Conductor: Jaime Martín Soloist: María Dueñas (violin) The Occasion Saturday at Hamer Hall in Melbourne preceded the glittering media event of the year, the Oscars from L.A., where excellence is acknowledged, indulged and rewarded. The revelry didn’t stop there, as St Patrick’s Day a day later invited

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Brad Slater

MSO’s Jaime Martin as conductor and soloist a rare treat

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra | Strauss and Mozart February 28, 2026. Melbourne Recital Centre, VIC Featuring Jaime Martin (flute and conductor) & Natalie Chee (violin)   The intimate surrounds of the Melbourne Recital Centre proved ideally suited to a program of Bach, Mozart, and chamber orchestra sized Strauss. Opening with Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 3 allowed the audience to acclimatise to the sonority

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Tony Burke

The KPO, progressing in leaps and bounds!

Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra | Mozart Strauss & Beethoven November 16, 2025, Turramurra Uniting Church, NSW The Uniting Church at Turramurra is obviously not designed for Orchestral concerts – players and soloists have to use the same entrance. This is more than compensated for however by superb acoustics and the KPO programme made full use of this. Mozart’s Symphony in D

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Peter Hagen

MSO’s Mozart under Nicholas Carter – a fine performance

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra | Mozart’s Great Mass 20 September 2025, Melbourne, VIC Richard Strauss: Träumerei am Kamin No 2 from Four Symphonic Interludes from Intermezzo Johannes Brahms: Schiksalsied (Song of Destiny) Op. 54 Mozart: Mass in C major Conductor – Nicholas Carter Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Siobhan Stagg – soprano Samantha Clarke – soprano Matteo Desole – tenor David

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Alan Holley

SSO, Young and Lam produce piano pyrotechnics

Sydney Symphony Orchestra | Simone Young conducts Richard Strauss 3 September, 2025, Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House, NSW EMIRATES MASTERS SERIES Simone Young   conductor Andrea Lam   piano RICHARD STRAUSS (1864–1949) – Metamorphosen – Study for 23 solo strings (1945) Burleske  (1885–86) Also sprach Zarathustra  Op.30  (1896) Introduction: Sunrise Of the backworldsmen iii. Of the great longing Of joys

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Daniel Kaan

SSO winds get their day in the sun – a diverting concert

Sydney Symphony Orchestra | Lyrical woodwinds in the city 7 August 2025, City Recital Hall Angel Place, Sydney, NSW PROGRAM R Strauss: Serenade for 13 wind instruments in E flat, Op.7 (1881) R Strauss: Suite in B flat, Op.4 (1884) Dvořák: Serenade in D minor, B77 (Op.44) (1878) This short one hour concert in the Recital Hall featured works all

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Daniel Brace

Organist Thomas Heywood celebrates 200 years of the organ in Australia

Thomas Heywood | Grand Organ Recital 20 June 2025, Melbourne Town Hall, VIC The first organ arrived in Australia on a convict ship and was delivered to Van Dieman’s Land, or as we know it now, Lutruwita/Tasmania in 1825. Its arrival is cause for celebration both then and now and this 200 year anniversary was the theme for Thomas Heywood’s

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Claire Matthews

A sparkling 30th Birthday Concert for SXS in Brisbane

Southern Cross Soloists | 30 Years of Music-Making 23 February, 2025, QPAC, Brisbane, QLD Southern Cross Soloists celebrated their milestone 30th birthday with a joyous concert in the QPAC Concert Hall on Sunday afternoon. A sparkling chandelier, confetti and colourful dresses added to the festive spirit.  Soprano Alexandra Flood flew in from Vienna to join Southern Cross on stage for

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Pepe Newton

Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra 2025 Season Launch

The Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra (KPO) has announced its 2025 program with a slew of mouth-watering concerts – including three major performances in Chatswood’s spectacular Concourse Concert Hall. KPO Artistic Director Paul Terracini confirmed that the acclaimed community orchestra will perform a Dvorak & Tchaikovsky program (Sunday 9 March); the 41st annual final of the KPO’s celebrated NSW Secondary Schools Concerto Competition (Sunday

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Pepe Newton

Calvin Abdiel and Cedar Newman at their best

Calvin Abdiel and Cedar Newman | The Spirit of Youth July 27, 2024, Independent Theatre, North Sydney There’s something special about hearing young musicians tackle the great works of classical music, and that’s exactly what happened at the Independent Theatre with pianist Calvin Abdiel and violinist Cedar Newman. The venue, well know by Sydneysiders for its excellent acoustics and a

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Lachlan Dent

MBO and Mime Brinkmann exemplify collective mastery of the baroque idiom

Melbourne Baroque Orchestra with Mime Brinkmann, Cello | Bellissimo Cellissimo April 26, 2024, Williamstown, VIC In the resonant acoustics of Williamstown’s Holy Trinity Anglican Church, the Melbourne Baroque Orchestra presented an exquisite evening of cello-centric compositions entitled “Bellissimo Cellissimo”. The performance not only showcased the ensemble’s rich tone and precise intonation but also highlighted the virtuosic talents of guest soloist

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Pepe Newton

Review: Willoughby Symphony’s Sweet Valentine

Willoughby Symphony Orchestra | Gala February 14, 2021 Chatswood What better way to open a gala celebration of Valentine’s day than with a classic waltz. The electric opening chords of Johann Strauss II’s, Frühlingsstimmen op. 410 (commonly known as the Voices of Spring waltz) made me want to jump out of my seat and swirl around the room in joyful

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