Sydney Mozart Society

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Richard Wong

Sophie Rowell & Kristian Chong truly excellent performers

Sydney Mozart Society | Sophie Rowell & Kristian Chong 20 May 2026, The Concourse Concert Hall, Chatswood, NSW 4 violin sonatas: MOZART Sonata for piano and violin in G major, K301 BEETHOVEN Sonata for piano and violin in C minor, op. 30 no. 2 BRAHMS Sonata for piano and violin in A major, op. 100 RAVEL Sonata for violin and

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Daniel Kaan

Celata’s clarinet was miraculous – Sydney Soloists presented by SMS

Sydney Mozart Society | Sydney Soloists 14 April 2026, The Concourse, Chatswood, NSW Program: MOZART | Clarinet Quintet in A major, K 581 SCHUBERT | The Shepherd on the Rock, D 965 DVOŘÁK | Piano Quintet in A major, Op.81 Artists: Julie Lea Goodwin (soprano) Andrew Haveron (violin 1) Alexandra Osborne (violin 2) Tobias Breider (viola) Catherine Hewgill (cello) Francesco

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Pepe Newton

Sydney Mozart Society | Selby & Friends

Kathryn Selby AM, one of Australia’s highly acclaimed chamber musicians, closes our season at the end of her first year as Patron of the Society.  Alexandra Osborne (violin) and Simon Cobcroft (cello) make up the trio.  Both are relatively recently appointed to the Sydney S­ymphony Orchestra and also known as skilled, experienced chamber musicians. This concert promises a captivating journey

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Pepe Newton

Sydney Mozart Society | Sonus Piano Quartet with Simon Tedeschi

Sonus Piano Quartet with guest pianist Simon Tedeschi brings together four accomplished musicians well-known to Sydney audiences to celebrate the art of sound production. Their individual artistry, passion and technical skills combine to weave beautiful interplay into dynamic, magical performances. Here they present an example of the peak of Classical poise and elegance, a prize-winning British Phantasy and a passionate,

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Pepe Newton

Sydney Mozart Society | Flinders Quartet

Over 25 years challenging and championing the string quartet, Flinders Quartet has won the hearts of audiences as a leading ensemble of artistic integrity.  It is known for its tight ensemble, impeccable intonation, and insightful, deeply human interpretations.  The warmth and generosity of its members shine through every endeavour.  In this programme the Quartet illuminates the development of the string

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Pepe Newton

Sydney Mozart Society’s 2026 Season – individual concerts on sale now

Sydney Mozart Society | 2026 Season SMS’ 76th season opens with Affinity Quartet and Friends – making their first appearance for the Society, this Melbourne-based Quartet earns its place as one of the outstanding and most awarded string quartets of its generation. The season includes some of Australia’s best chamber musicians and ensembles, from firm favourites to ensembles specifically gathered

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Daniel Kaan

SMS presents a satisfying program for the musically curious

Sydney Mozart Society |Timo-Veikko Valve & Aura Go 19 August 2025, The Concourse, Chatswood, NSW Program BEETHOVEN: Horn Sonata in F major, Op.17 (arr. Beethoven) MOZART: Andantino in B-flat major, K 374g (cmpl. Annette Isserlis) MOZART: Allegro in A major, K 480a (cmpl./arr. Ian Munro) MOZART: Andante and Fugue, K 402 (cmpl. Maximilian Stadler, arr. Ian Munro) LISA ILLEAN: ever-weaver

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Tony Burke

Seraphim Trio presents a varied, original and attractive program

Sydney Mozart Society | Seraphim Trio May 28, 2025, The Concourse, Chatswood, NSW Following the lamented retirement of the Goldner Quartet, the Seraphim Trio would be contenders for the longest lasting Australian chamber music group. Formed in Adelaide in 1995, they have comprised the same three members since 1998. Apart from giving regular concerts, they have recorded cycles dedicated to

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Pepe Newton

Sydney Mozart Society’s 2025 Season – individual concerts on sale now

Sydney Mozart Society | 2025 Season It is fitting that one of Australia’s leading historically informed chamber music orchestras, Australian Haydn Ensemble opens the 75th season promoting music by Mozart and his contemporaries.  Single concerts go on sale at The Concourse, Chatswood this week.  This renowned ensemble kicks off a celebration season that includes some of Australia’s best chamber musicians

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Alan Holley

A transcendent performance of Beethoven by Flinders Quartet

Sydney Mozart Society | Flinders Quartet October 23, 2024,  The Concourse Concert Hall, Chatswood, NSW MENDELSSOHN Capriccio for string quartet in E minor, Op.81 no.3  BEETHOVEN String Quartet in B-flat major, Op.18 no.6   MENDELSSOHN String Quartet in F minor, Op.80   Elizabeth Sellars (violin), Wilma Smith (violin), Helen Ireland (viola), Zoe Knighton (cello)  Travelling to this concert my mind wandered back

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SMS presents two brilliant soloists in Daniel Herscovitch and Clemens Leske

Sydney Mozart Society | Daniel Herscovitch and Clemens Leske September 18, 2024, The Concourse, Chatswood Programme MOZART Adagio and Fugue for two keyboards in C minor, K 426 BARTÓK 7 pieces from Mikrokosmos BEETHOVEN Große Fuge for four hands in B-flat major, Op.134 YATES Sonata for two pianos (after Mozart’s Quintet for piano and winds in E-flat major, K 452)

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Tony Burke

SXS at SMS: accurate, emphatic, dramatic

Sydney Mozart Society | Southern Cross Soloists May 29, 2024, The Concourse Chatswood, NSW Imagine a typically high standard Mozart Society concert, then add an all-Mozart programme brilliantly conceived, plus a group of nine of the top soloists in Australia and you don’t have to be Nostradamus to predict the result. The Southern Cross Soloists were formed in 1995 and

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Tony Burke

Sonus Piano Quartet prove how approachable a modern work can be

Sydney Mozart Society | Sonus Piano Quartet November 17, 2023, The Concourse, Chatswood NSW I have already praised the programmers for the Sydney Mozart Society recitals and they excelled in their latest offering by the Sonus Piano Quartet. We had hardly sat down before our senses were jolted by a modernistic work, Martinů’s 1st Piano Quartet. Bohuslav Martinů is a

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Tony Burke

A Great Night with Frank Celata and Friends

Sydney Mozart Society | Frank Celata and Friends! 22 August, 2023, The Concourse, Chatswood What a Program header – Frank Celata and Friends! Frank is well known to Sydney Mozart Society followers as an amiable and brilliant clarinettist and it was no surprise to find similarity in his acquaintances. Ola Rudner is also familiar to Chatswoodians, he has  made Australia

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Selby, Haveron and the majesty of the Kreutzer

Sydney Mozart Society | Kathryn Selby and Andrew Haveron May 25, 2023, The Concourse, Chatswood Beethoven’s Kreutzer Sonata is a momentous work – what other work has a book and a sonata by another composer named after it?  Just as the Eroica Symphony did, it changed the course of classical music. It is probably no coincidence that each work was deemed too

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Sydney Mozart Society’s brave programming wins fans

Sydney Mozart Society| Clemens Leske and Daniel Herscovitch Friday 14 April, The Concourse Chatswood It was brave of the Sydney Mozart Society to put on a programme of music for four piano hands and their bravery was rewarded in spades. Clemens Leske and Daniel Herscovitch both teach at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and have performed together several times. Clemens

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Sydney Mozart Society, another intriguing, exciting programme from Tinalley

Sydney Mozart Society | Tinalley String Quartet November 3, 2022, The Concourse, Chatswood A larger than average audience attended the latest recital in the excellent series of Sydney Mozart Society concerts. Clearly many were aware of the reputation of the Tinalley Quartet and the enticing programme. The eponymous composer’s string quartet in D minor started the programme. Three of the

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Long may the Sydney Mozart Society continue… review March 31

Sydney Mozart Society | Frank Celata and Friends March 31, 2022, The Concourse, Chatswood Friends are always welcome particularly when they are musicians of the highest standard, and clarinetist Frank Celata is particularly lucky in this respect, but of course he is a musician of high repute himself. In the latest Sydney Mozart Society concert at Chatswood we heard two

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