Australian National Academy of Music: Soundbite: Collective Music

Abbotsford Convent 1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford, VIC, Australia
‘Composition’ and ‘improvisation’ are often regarded as opposites. For Anthony Braxton, one of the most enigmatically unique musical voices of the last half-century, nothing could be further than the truth. Throughout his labyrinthine catalogue of works, composition and improvisation shape each other, leading always to surprising, confusing, and refreshing results!…
Event Series Bicentenary Concert Series

Parliament of NSW: Bicentenary Concert Series

Parliament of NSW 6 Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW, Australia
The Bicentenary Concert Series returns for 2024 with a series of six free lunchtime concerts to be held in NSW Parliament's Fountain Court. The 2024 Bicentenary of the NSW Legislative Council is a chance to reflect on our past, celebrate our progress and imagine our future. At each concert, musicians…
Editor's Choice Event Series Beethoven’s Emperor

Australian Chamber Orchestra: Beethoven’s Emperor

City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
In this musical celebration directed by pianist Kristian Bezuidenhout, Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto is performed alongside works by those idolised or inspired by the composer. The program includes the third movement from Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 with a cadenza by Beethoven; works by Schubert, who was a torchbearer at Beethoven’s funeral;…
Event Series Music, She Wrote

3MBS: Music, She Wrote – Mother Lines

Tempo Rubato 34 Breese St, Brunswick, VIC
Women are the origin of song. A mother’s communication with her baby is musical, it is our instinct, it is in our DNA. Our song is soothing and healing, a voice before language, an intimate lullaby. We hold these songs in us, the vibrations of our ancestral mothers echoing through…
Event Series ANAM at Beleura House and Garden

Australian National Academy of Music: ANAM at Beleura House and Garden 1

Abbotsford Convent 1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford, VIC, Australia
Beleura is a 19th century house on the Mornington peninsula, with spectacular gardens and a purpose-built performance space. In this unique, intimate setting, ANAM presents five sublime chamber music concerts featuring ANAM musicians and faculty members. Each performance is followed by a scrumptious afternoon tea, included in the price of…

Bowral Autumn Music Festival: Orava Quartet – Swoop

St Jude's Church, Bowral 38 Bendooley St, Bowral, NSW, Australia
Join us to celebrate autumn in the beautiful Southern highlands as we welcome the sensational Orava Quartet to open this year's Bowral Autumn Music Festival at the beautifully historic St. Jude's Church. Come early for the special Pre-concert Discussion (6:30pm-7:00pm - included with purchase of Concert #1 ticket) with the…
Event Series Music, She Wrote

3MBS: Music, She Wrote – The Wave in the Mind

Tempo Rubato 34 Breese St, Brunswick, VIC
The Wave in the Mind brings three of Melbourne’s most exciting musicians together in an evening of improvisation and musical storytelling. Helen Svoboda (jazz/contemporary double bass & voice), Mindy Meng Wang (traditional Chinese/contemporary guzheng) and Katie Yap (baroque/contemporary viola & voice) are each known for their genre-bending practice and their compelling…

Bowral Autumn Music Festival: Nexas Quartet – An American in Paris

St Jude's Church, Bowral 38 Bendooley St, Bowral, NSW, Australia
Concert #3 at the Bowral Autumn Music Festival features the incredible Nexas Quartet performing a program that is sure to appeal to all music lovers! Come early for the special Pre-concert Discussion (6:30pm-7:00pm - included with purchase of Concert #3 ticket) with BAMF Artistic Director, Vatche Jambazian & Australian composer…
Event Series Haydn, Bartók, Sollima, Radiohead

Phoenix Collective: Haydn, Bartók, Sollima, Radiohead

All Saints' Anglican Church, Ainslie 9-15 Cowper St, Ainslie, ACT, Australia
Phoenix Collective presents a program featuring the effervescent Lark quartet by Haydn, who has long been recognised as the father of the string quartet. The remainder of the program showcases more recent developments in the quartet genre, with the work of Giovanni Sollima providing a light-hearted counterpoint to Bartók’s intricate and…

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