Event Series St John Passion

Canticum Chamber Choir: St John Passion

Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Paddington 369 Given Terrace, Paddington, QLD, Australia
Canticum Chamber Choir and conductor Emily Cox AM present Bach's immortal masterpiece, the St John Passion. Joining us are soloists Paul McMahon (Evangelist), Leon Warnock, Sarah Crane, Anne Fulton, Nick Kirkup and Jason Barry-Smith, along with a professional orchestra. Stage direction from Anatoly Frusin makes this production unique, so don't…

West Australian Symphony Orchestra: Gloria

Perth Concert Hall 5 St Georges Terrace, Perth, WA, Australia
Celebrate the cherished Easter concert tradition with WASO and the St George's Cathedral Consort led by Joseph Nolan, with one of the most beloved choral pieces of all time. Experience the resplendent beauty and uplifting melodies of Vivaldi’s Gloria as it fills the concert hall, immersing you in a world…

Melbourne Recital Centre: Sarah Grunstein – Beethoven’s Last Piano Sonatas

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Praised by The New York Times for her “penetrating musical intelligence”, internationally acclaimed Australian pianist Sarah Grunstein has performed in the United States, Austria, Hungary, Italy, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and her homeland. Reviews have likened her performances to those of Dame Myra Hess, Harold Samuel, and Wanda Landowska.…

Sydney Mozart Society: Goldner String Quartet

The Concourse, Chatswood 409 Victoria Av, Chatswood, NSW, Australia
The Goldner String Quartet - an ensemble of international significance - open the Society's 2024 season with some of our favourite masterpieces for string quartet. 2024 is the Quartet's final concert season. It is a particularly significant moment for Sydney Mozart Society as the Goldners have appeared at least every…
Editor's Choice Event Series Margaret and the Grey Mare

Sydney Festival: Margaret and the Grey Mare

Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre 1 Powerhouse Rd, Casula, NSW, Australia
Looking for something different? Try this one-hour immersive video opera created by visual artist Katy B Plummer and composer Sally Whitwell, with a little help from artificial intelligence programmed to speak in verse like an oracular Celtic spirit. The story, with video by filmmaker Kuba Dorabialski, evokes 17th-century European witch…

North Adelaide Baroque Hall: Beethoven & Prokofiev

North Adelaide Baroque Hall 104 Tynte St, North Adelaide, SA, Australia
William Grigg, violin; Claudia Chan, Piano Programme: Beethoven- Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 5 in F, Op. 24 Prokofiev- Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in F minor, Op. 80.

Sydney Philharmonia Choirs: Fauré’s Requiem

Sydney Town Hall 483 George St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
This Easter, we offer you a concert that embraces the uplifting energy and the healing power of choral singing. Fauré’s Requiem is paired with a revival of John Peterson’s Shadows and Light, an SPC commission inspired by both the texts of the requiem mass and the headlines of September 11, 2001. But…

Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Donald Runnicles conducts The Protecting Veil

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
Deeply connected to ancient traditions, he dedicated his life to expressing beauty and truth through music. In i he created an exquisite universe, awe-inspiring and intensely beautiful. Full of delicate, weightless chords that float over the concert hall. English cellist Matthew Barley is the ideal soloist for this deeply touching…

Queensland Symphony Orchestra: Messiah

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
A triumph of the baroque period, Handel’s Messiah is one of the world’s most loved masterpieces. This tale of redemption, passion and resurrection has travelled centuries. The power of the human voice erupts in exultations of rapturous joy and reaches a pinnacle of glory with the famous ‘Hallelujah chorus.’ Under…

Opera Scholars Australia: Rossini Petite Messe Solennelle

Hawthorn Arts Centre Burwood Road, Hawthorn, VIC, Australia
Easter is a time of year traditionally marked with music, and Opera Scholars Australia will continue that tradition in 2024 with a performance of Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle. This grand masterpiece, (which is neither petite, nor solemn) is a musical testament to his genius and spiritual contemplation. Witness the majesty of Biblical texts set to music…
Editor's Choice Event Series Margaret and the Grey Mare

Sydney Festival: Margaret and the Grey Mare

Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre 1 Powerhouse Rd, Casula, NSW, Australia
Looking for something different? Try this one-hour immersive video opera created by visual artist Katy B Plummer and composer Sally Whitwell, with a little help from artificial intelligence programmed to speak in verse like an oracular Celtic spirit. The story, with video by filmmaker Kuba Dorabialski, evokes 17th-century European witch…
Event Series St John Passion

Canticum Chamber Choir: St John Passion

Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Paddington 369 Given Terrace, Paddington, QLD, Australia
Canticum Chamber Choir and conductor Emily Cox AM present Bach's immortal masterpiece, the St John Passion. Joining us are soloists Paul McMahon (Evangelist), Leon Warnock, Sarah Crane, Anne Fulton, Nick Kirkup and Jason Barry-Smith, along with a professional orchestra. Stage direction from Anatoly Frusin makes this production unique, so don't…

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