Melbourne Digital Concert Hall’s Sydney season presents violinist Emma Jardine with pianist Benjamin Kopp,performing form the National Art School.
Pianist Paul Lewis returns to Australia in August to tour for Musica Viva, bringing with him a program of piano masterpieces from the European classical repertoire for which he has become renowned. Lewis is regarded around the world as one of the leading musicians of his generation and is a respected interpreter of the central…
In 2015, choral ensemble Bel a cappella celebrates 20 years of performing with their inaugural concert at the beautiful, awe-inspiring Cell Block Theatre at the National Art School – a dramatic structure and a significant feature of Australia’s colonial and cultural heritage as it was once the Old Darlinghurst Gaol. Conducted by Music Director Anthony Pasquill, Bel a cappella…
Outgoing Governor of New South Wales, Her Excellency Professor The Honourable Dame Marie Bashir, AD CVO has been a familiar figure at concerts and other arts events around Sydney. Appointed in March 2001 as the state’s first female governor, she will retire on 1 October 2014 after her term as the second longest-serving governor of NSW. The…
The HUSH Foundation launches its latest collection of music for healing HUSH16:A Piece of Quiet. It features ARIA Award winners singer-songwriter Lior with The Idea of North performing music by Elena Kats-Chernin, composed after collaborating with children in hospitals and at home. The music draws on a variety of styles including indie, classical and jazz….
The Australia Piano Quartet presents Senses & Sensibilities which features the music of Mozart, R Strauss with the premiere of a new collaboration between APQ violinist and medical doctor, Rebecca Chan and inventor, speaker and media personality, Dr Jordan Nguyen. This very special piece called Whispering Pectoriloquy is presented by guests Dr Jordan Nguyen and Jessica Irwin. Dr Jordan…
Opera Bites presents “Rudolpho’s Christmas”, an unforgettable afternoon of celebrated operatic splendour, complete with a decadent sparkling high tea, in a heritage listed ballroom. Whether its Rodolfo and Mimi declaring their undying love, or Werther’s poetic confession to his beloved Charlotte, some of the worlds greatest operas are tied to Christmas time. Explore opera’s most…