MCO: Stamitz, Britten, Duarte, Martin & Haydn
THE ART OF THE SYMPHONY From the ancient Greek for ‘sounded harmoniously’, the words ‘sinfonia’ and ‘symphony’ have been used for centuries. Leonora Duarte, a Flemish composer who died before … Read more
Melbourne Recital Centre Hall
MCO: Stamitz, Britten, Duarte, Martin & Haydn
THE ART OF THE SYMPHONY From the ancient Greek for ‘sounded harmoniously’, the words ‘sinfonia’ and ‘symphony’ have been used for centuries. Leonora Duarte, a Flemish composer who died before … Read more
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble: Mozart
The Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble was created in 1967 to perform the larger chamber works with players who customarily worked together, instead of the usual … Read more
Academy of St Martin in the Fields: Prokofiev & Mendelssohn
The Academy of St Martin in the Fields (ASMF) is one of the world’s finest chamber orchestras, renowned for fresh, brilliant interpretations of the world’s greatest orchestral music. Today the … Read more
Academy of St Martin in the Fields: Mozart & Beethoven
The Academy of St Martin in the Fields (ASMF) is one of the world’s finest chamber orchestras, renowned for fresh, brilliant interpretations of the world’s greatest orchestral music. Today the … Read more
Ensemble Liaison + Australian Wind Quintet: Ligeti, Paul Dean, Glinka, Poulenc & Françaix
For their final concert of the year, Ensemble Liaison is excited to collaborate with the newly formed Australian Wind Quintet. Combining some of Australia’s leading wind players, including Ensemble Liaison’s own David … Read more
Ensemble Liaison + Campbell Diamond: Westlake, Debussy, Greenbaum, Paganini, de Falla & Piazzolla
Ensemble Liaison welcome internationally award-winning guitarist Campbell Diamond for a unique program of arrangements and original works for guitar and chamber ensemble. Originally from Canberra, Campbell has won prizes in over … Read more
Omega Ensemble + Gould: Montgomery, Edwards & Glass
ECSTATIC DANCES When Ross Edwards composed his first Ecstatic Dance in 1978, he discovered an idiosyncratic and kinetic way of writing. It was a formative moment, from which emerged the … Read more
ABO + Brandenburg Choir: Christmas carols and more
NOËL! NOËL! The popular concert series touches on the religious but is firmly grounded in the spiritual in an uplifting program of familiar fare, including O Come All Ye Faithful … Read more
ABO + Schayegh: Zelenka, Leclair & Bach
POET OF THE VIOLIN Vivacious. Fierce. Expressive. These are just some of the words used to describe Leila Schayegh, one of the world’s most acclaimed Baroque violinists. Making her long-awaited … Read more
ABO + de Swarte: 17th century music
THE LOVER Théotime Langlois de Swarte, a rising star and an intrepid Baroque violinist mentored by William Christie Les Arts Florissants, makes his Australian debut in a sensual, beautiful and ultimately … Read more
ABO + Brandenburg Choir + Dyer: Ottoman baroque music
OTTOMAN BAROQUE Beautiful, graceful, peaceful – the Whirling Dervishes of the Sufi Mevlevi Order from Konya, Turkey join the Brandenburg onstage. The lights dim and the mystic ceremony begins. The … Read more
ACO: Adés, Bach, Sollima, Boccherini & Tchaikovsky
POSTCARDS FROM ITALY Join ACO as they travel to Italy, a destination rich with art, music and life that has cultivated and inspired generations of composers and musicians. Bach’s popular Italian Concerto … Read more
ACO + friends: Mozart
MOZART SYMPHONIES Mozart’s Paris Symphony was such an instant success that its first audience was in rapturous applause before the opening movement had even ended. The ceremonial Haffner and mercurial Linz are further testament to the … Read more
ACO + Gregory: Carlos/Bach, Messiaen, Waxman, Carlos, Vangelis, Williams, Zimmer, Artemyev/Bach & Derbyshire/Grainer
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE & BEYOND We go to the movies to explore the innovations that shaped a generation of trailblazing composers and their unique sound worlds for the screen. Joining … Read more
MCO + Bramble + Lior: Grieg, Clarke, de Falla & Vincent
OF PEOPLE & SONG For as long as there have been people, there has been song. Song is at the heart of rich musical traditions that bind people together, and … Read more
MCO + Jumppanen: Greenbaum, Rautavaara, Beethoven & Mozart
MOZART & BEETHOVEN CONCERTOS In 1787, a 17-year-old Beethoven made the journey from Bonn to Vienna—further than Melbourne to Sydney. Did he meet the 30-year-old Mozart, in the few weeks … Read more
MCO + Jumppanen: Greenbaum, Rautavaara, Beethoven & Mozart
MOZART & BEETHOVEN CONCERTOS In 1787, a 17-year-old Beethoven made the journey from Bonn to Vienna—further than Melbourne to Sydney. Did he meet the 30-year-old Mozart, in the few weeks … Read more
MCO + Genevieve Lacey: Byrd, Purcell, Elgar, Walton & more
THE BEGINNING OF THE WORLD The two great gardens of English music, separated by two centuries, are the theme of this concert experience co-curated by Sophie Rowell and the incomparable … Read more
Wildschut & Brauss: Schumann, Debussy, Lyon & Franck
Not one new discovery, but two! Hiding in plain sight in the great halls of Europe, violinist Noa Wildschut and pianist Elisabeth Brauss make one of the most exciting musical … Read more
Silk, Metal, Wood: Bach, Kengyo, Jankowski, Williamson, Britten & Offenbach
This program started with an invitation to the fascinating French cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras – a human vessel of his instrument’s soulful beauty, and a musician known for his sense of … Read more
Vision String Quartet: Bloch, Bartók & Dvořák
The conductor Jeffrey Tate once described the string quartet as ‘the most perfect expression of human behaviour’. Composers from Haydn to Adès have revelled in this most intimate and virtuosic … Read more
Wildschut & Brauss: Schumann, Debussy, Lyon & Enescu
Not one new discovery, but two! Hiding in plain sight in the great halls of Europe, violinist Noa Wildschut and pianist Elisabeth Brauss make one of the most exciting musical … Read more
La Compañia: “Baroque of Mexico”
In this concert, La Compañia explore the Baroque gateway to the Americas, Mexico. It was a thriving hub of cultural connections where exhilarating and captivating music emerged. Folk traditions from … Read more