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SUMMARY:Allan Clayton and Kate Golla Reprise A Winter's Journey
DESCRIPTION:If you missed their much lauded Australian tour in 2022\, internationally-acclaimed tenor Allan Clayton and acclaimed pianist Kate Golla are back with their unique performance of Franz Schubert’s A Winter’s Journey (Winterreise). \nAfter triumphant performances in Australia\, Clayton and Golla performed this song-cycle at London’s Barbican Centre. Now\, Musica Viva Australia and Opera Australia are delighted to present another chance to hear this incomparable duo in a production which will tour nationally from 13 February to 3 March\, 2026. \nA Winter’s Journey is a powerful intersection of music\, storytelling and visual art. Award-winning director Lindy\nHume\, videographer David Bergman (Sydney Theatre Company’s The Picture of Dorian Gray) animates digital screens with works from the late Australian artist Fred Williams. \nWinterreise is an emotionally-charged Romantic era song cycle written by Franz Schubert. Using the poems of the German writer Wilhelm Müller\, Schubert creates an emotional journey of a man trekking across frozen rivers and snowy landscapes\, lamenting his lost love. \nFrom a linden tree\, an icy river to a malevolent crow\, each passing feature becomes a character in the drama\, triggering old memories and new hope. And throughout\, Schubert’s exquisite writing for voice and piano paints the emotional and physical surroundings in sound. Musica Viva Australia Artistic Director\, Paul Kildea said\, “Fred Williams’ entire output is a journey through the Australian landscape and\, just as Müller and Schubert redefine the individual\, alone in nature\, Williams helps us understand and re-imagine our vast terrain. His sun-beaten landscapes offer no more comfort than the snowy panoramas evoked by Schubert and Müller. Instead\, they celebrate the timelessness and universality of these artists’ great work.” \nOpera audiences will recall Allan Clayton’s indelible performance as Hamlet in Brett Dean’s eponymous opera in Sydney last year and at the Adelaide Festival in 2017. Clayton has received a multitude of prestigious awards\, including The Queen’s Commendation for Excellence and a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship. Most recently\, he was awarded the 2025 Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera for his role in Festen at The Royal Opera. \nPerformers:\nALLAN CLAYTON tenor/ KATE GOLLA piano/LINDY HUME AM director/DAVID BERGMAN visual design/MATTHEW MARSHALL lighting design \nThe program: SCHUBERT Winterreise\, D911 (1827) \nMusica Viva Australia is presenting the performances in Brisbane\, Adelaide and Perth in association with Opera Queensland\, State Opera of South Australia and West Australian Opera. \nDATES AND TIMES \nPERTH Regal Theatre\, Subiaco Friday 13 February\, 7.30pm\nMELBOURNE Melbourne Recital Centre Monday 16 February\, 7pm\nTuesday 17 February\, 7pm\nBRISBANE Concert Hall\, QPAC Thursday 19 February\, 7pm\nSYDNEY City Recital Hall\, Sydney Sunday 22 February\, 7pm\nMonday 23 February\, 7pm\nCANBERRA Llewellyn Hall\, Canberra Friday 27 February\, 7pm\nADELAIDE Adelaide Town Hall Tuesday 3 March\, 7.30pm\nFor more information\, visit https://www.musicaviva.com.au/awj \n\nTickets to A Winter’s Journey in Melbourne & Sydney will be available as part of both Opera Australia and Musica Viva Australia subscription packages. \nOpera Australia subscribers can book from 5 August\, with tickets to single performances on sale from 16 September. \nTo book a Musica Viva Australia subscription\, or tickets to another city\, visit Musica Viva Australia. \nRead our interview with Kate Golla. \nRead our review of the 2022 recital of Winterreise.
URL:http://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/allan-clayton-and-kate-golla-reprise-a-winters-journey/
LOCATION:City Recital Hall\, 2 Angel Place\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260219T190000
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SUMMARY:Phoenix Collective Tugs At The Heartstrings
DESCRIPTION:Phoenix Collective opens its 2026 season with Heartstrings\, delving deeply into themes of love and romance. Written as a gift for his wife\, cellist Alexander Borodin’s tender String Quartet no 2\, with its famous slow movement remains the gold standard of Romantic chamber music. \nBy contrast\, Australian superstar composer Ella Macens’s hauntingly beautiful A Love Worth Fighting For details an emotional response to a relationship break-up. Phoenix Collective comprising violinists Dan Russell\, and Pip Thompson\, viola player Ella Brinch and Andrew Wilson cello will also play three Scandinavian traditional wedding tunes balance out the program\, each one artfully representing different stages of married life. \nAs well as the concert in Killara\, NSW\, there are concerts on the NSW Central Coast on 22 Feb 2026 at 2pm and in Canberra at the Wesley Music Centre on 1 March at 3 pm. \nThe programme: Alexander Borodin – String Quartet no 2/ Ella Macens – A Love Worth Fighting For/ Danish String Quartet – Sønderho Bridal Trilogy \nTickets for Killara. \nProgramme notes are written and available to read prior to the concert by clicking here. \nImage Daniel Lopez. \n 
URL:http://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/phoenix-collective-tugs-at-the-heartstrings/
LOCATION:Killara Uniting Church\, 29A Arnold Street\, Kilara\, NSW\, 2071\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Omega Ensemble Starburst
DESCRIPTION:Opening Omega Ensemble’s 2026 National Concert Season\, special guest David Elton (Principal Trumpet\, Sydney Symphony Orchestra) joins Omega Ensemble’s principal pianist Vatche Jambazian for Shostakovich’s daring Concerto No. 1 for Piano\, Trumpet and Strings for concerts in Sydney\, Melbourne and Newcastle. \nA whirlwind of classical fanfare\, jazz-hall swagger and streetwise energy\, this performance also features Jessie Montgomery’s radiant Starburst\, Gerald Finzi’s lyrical Clarinet Concerto\, and a world premiere from Western Australian composer Lachlan Skipworth. \nProgram: Jessie Montgomery Starburst/ Gerald Finzi Clarinet Concerto/ Dmitri Shostakovich Concerto No. 1 for Piano\, Trumpet and Strings/ Lachlan Skipworth A Turning Sky World Premiere\n\nOn Stage: David Elton solo trumpet/ Vatche Jambazian solo piano/ David Rowden solo clarinet/ Omega Ensemble\n\nStarburst\n12 — 18 Feb 2026\nSydney\, Newcastle and Melbourne\nBookings
URL:http://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/omega-ensemble-starburst/
LOCATION:City Recital Hall\, 2 Angel Place\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260208T143000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260212T193000
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SUMMARY:Bach Akademie Australia Presents Bach's Motets
DESCRIPTION:Bach Akademie Australia joins forces with The Song Company and guest alto Iris Korfker under Artistic Director Madeleine Easton in a presentation of J S Bach’s motets and new works in two Sydney concerts. \nJ.S. Bach’s vocal motets represent the highest art of vocal writing achieved in the Baroque period and continue to have deep spiritual and emotional resonance. The only vocal works of Bach that remained in constant performance until the Bach revival of the early 19th century\, the motet’s themes of comfort\, resurrection\, and joy reflect their use in funerals and celebrations. \nBach Akademie Australia collaborates with Australia’s premier vocal ensemble The Song Company to present Bach’s seven surviving motets alongside two works of contemporary genius\, Australian composer Sandra Milliken’s Herr Jesus Christus and O Radiant Dawn by James MacMillan. \nJohann Sebastian Bach Motets\nLobet den Herrn\, alle Heiden (Praise the Lord\, all ye heathen)\, BWV23\nKomm\, Jesu\, komm (Come\, Jesus\, come)\, BWV 229\nIch lasse dich nicht (I will not let you go)\, BWV 1164\nDer Geist hilf unser Schwachheit auf (The Spirit gives aid to our weakness)\, BWV 226\nFürchte dich nicht\, ich bin bei dir (Do not fear\, I am with you)\, BWV 228\nJesu\, Meine Freude (Jesus\, my joy)\, BWV 227\nSinget dem Herrn ein neues Lied (Sing unto the Lord a new song)\, BWV 225 \nSandra Milliken Herr Jesus Christus (Lord Jesus Christ)\nJames MacMillan O Radiant Dawn \nSunday February 8 at 2.30pm Mosman Art Gallery \nThursday February 12 at 7.30pm St James’ Church\, King St\, Sydney \nTickets https://www.bachakademieaustralia.com.au/events\nor call 1300 785 377 \n 
URL:http://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/bach-akademie-australia-presents-bachs-motets/
LOCATION:NSW
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260129T200000
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SUMMARY:Einaudi Returns To Sydney In Summer
DESCRIPTION:Neoclassical composer and pianist Ludovico Einaudi returns to the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House for six summer nights in January with a seven-piece ensemble performing his evocative new album\, The Summer Portraits\, along with classics from his much-loved repertoire.\n\n\nThe Summer Portraits is a lush full-band album inspired by a series of oil paintings displayed in a holiday villa. A deeply personal album\, it captures the essence of carefree days filled with freedom\, discovery and unforgettable moments. It also has a special Sydney connection. Einaudi composed the opening track\, Rose Bay\, shortly before his most recent performance at the Opera House. The piece was inspired by his maternal grandfather\, Waldo Aldrovandi\, a prestigious opera conductor who emigrated in the 1930s in protest at Italy’s fascist government. Einaudi appears at the Sydney  Opera House as part of its year-round contemporary music program. \nEinaudi’s career spans multi-million-selling albums\, critically acclaimed film and television scores including the Oscar and Golden Globe winning films The Intouchables\, Nomadland and The Father\, and a haunting performance from atop an iceberg in the Arctic Ocean for Greenpeace. He’s the world’s most streamed classical artist – with nine billion streams a year – and more recently became a TikTok phenomenon\, clocking up more than 15 billion views and seven million video creations for his track Experience. \nTICKETS: From $139.90 + booking fee // sydneyoperahouse.com // +61 2 9250 7777\nInsiders pre-sale: 9am AEST\, Tuesday 30 September\nWhat’s On pre-sale: 9am AEST Wednesday 1 October\nGeneral Public on sale: 9am AEST\, Friday 3 October \n 
URL:http://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/einaudi-returns-to-sydney-in-summer/
LOCATION:Concert Hall\, Sydney Opera House\, Bennelong Point\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251218T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251218T203000
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SUMMARY:Nadia Piave’s Christmas Concert 2025
DESCRIPTION:Chanteuse\, actress\, musical curator and raconteur\, Nadia Piave and her ‘crew’ present Little Windows for her Christmas Concert 2025. \nUnder Piave’s musical direction and with creative direction by Jess Ciampa\, Gino\, Colin\, Emilio and Jess feature on strums\, drums\, marranzano and bells with voices Rowena\, Ruth\, Roxanne\, Vanessa\, Jane\, Clara\, Kate\, Phoebe\, Avril\, Jackson\, Nick\, Felix and Gabe. \nThe music tells Christmas stories of shepherds\, stars\, bells\, giving\, thanks for good eating\, good company\, shelter and safety with songs and carols by Rodrigo\, Debussy\, Stevens/Islam\, Rusby\, Parra\, and some delicious traditional Xmas bon bons. \nIn the tradition of this concert please join Nadia and her team afterwards for bubbles and bites. Feel free to contribute to the ‘rinfresco’ Xmas table. \nAdults $45 – includes post-concert ‘rinfresco’\n(Door Sales $50)/ Under 18s $15/ Under 12s Free \nTickets via email or text: Ruggero: rben1960@outlook.com \n  \n 
URL:http://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/nadia-piaves-christmas-concert-2025/
LOCATION:St Augustine’s Church\, Eaton Street\, Balmain\, NSW\, 2041\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251207T150000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251207T180000
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SUMMARY:Sydney Art Quartet Celebrates Christmas At Swifts
DESCRIPTION:Sydney Art Quartet celebrates the festive season in style with Christmas at Swifts\, performing music by Bach\, Handel\, Mozart\, Beethoven\, Vivaldi\, Schubert and Saint-Saëns. This is a musical journey through the ages with Baroque arias and songs from the Romantic era. \nComprising violinists Thibaud Pavlovic-Hobba\, Anna Albert\, viola player Andrew Jezek and cellist Andrew Hines\, the ensemble returns to one of Sydney’s most breathtaking private estates for this intimate concert featuring baritone Simon Lobelson. Set within the opulent surroundings of Swifts\, Darling Point\, this concert in the grand ballroom offers a rare chance to experience world-class chamber music inside a heritage masterpiece. \nEnjoy a complimentary glass of wine on the terrace while overlooking the grounds of this magnificent estate after the performance. \nBookings
URL:http://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/sydney-art-quartet-celebrates-christmas-at-swifts/
LOCATION:Swifts\, 68 Darling Point Road\, Darling Point\, New South Wales\, 2027\, Australia
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251207T160000
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SUMMARY:Bel a cappella presents O Adonai
DESCRIPTION:Bel a cappella presents O Adonai\, a luminous Advent offering of ancient texts and modern voices. \nStep into the quiet beauty of Christ Church St Laurence\, with its stunning acoustics\, a space of reflection and renewal\, for a contemplative and radiant choral journey inspired by the ancient “O” Antiphons. \nThe program interweaves Arvo Pärt’s full setting of the Sieben Magnificat Antiphonen with individual “O” texts by James MacMillan\, Ēriks Ešenvalds\, Roderick Williams and others. Echoing across time are works by Palestrina\, Bruckner\, Tallis\, Grieg\, and Hildegard von Bingen’s mystic chant O virtus sapientie. \nFrom Pärt’s crystalline harmonies to the warm serenity of Bruckner and the shimmering hope of MacMillan’s O Radiant Dawn\, this is music that speaks to the season’s longing\, mystery and light. \nTickets: $50/$40/$20 \nBookings
URL:http://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/bel-a-cappella-presents-o-adonai/
LOCATION:Christ Church St. Laurence\, 812 Railway Square\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251201T200000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251201T200000
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SUMMARY:Juan Diego Flórez Tours Australia
DESCRIPTION:Superstar tenor Juan Diego Flórez will return to Australia in November following his thrilling debut at the Sydney Opera House in 2023. He will perform in Sydney (1 December)\, Melbourne (29 November)\, and then perform for the first time in Adelaide (3 December). Accompanied by the esteemed Vincenzo Scalera at the piano\, these recitals will include music by Rossini\, Donizetti\, Gounod\, Verdi and more. \nOne of the finest opera singers of our time\, Juan Diego Flórez has a global career across the stages of New York\, London and Europe and in the studio. Born in Lima\, Peru in 1973\, he is especially known for his interpretation of bel canto roles. A naturally gifted singer\, Flórez was lead singer and songwriter of his own rock band\, prior to his operatic career\, while also performing Peruvian folk music and pop with his guitar. As a teenager\, he sang in a pub where his mother worked in the Miraflores district of Lima. \nIn 2011\, Flórez founded Sinfonía por el Perú\, an inclusive social project that operates orchestras and choirs throughout Peru to help the most vulnerable children and adolescents through music. In recognition of the foundation’s work\, he was named a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and received the World Economic Forum’s Crystal Award. \nTickets will go on sale today\, Friday 28 February via Arts Centre Melbourne\, Sydney Opera House and Adelaide Festival Centre websites. \n \nJuan Diego Flórez and children from Sinfonía por el Perú\, an inclusive social project that operates orchestras and choirs throughout Peru to help the most vulnerable children and adolescents through music.\nCredit: Sinfonía por el Perú \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:http://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/juan-diego-florez-tours-australia/
LOCATION:Concert Hall\, Sydney Opera House\, Bennelong Point\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251129T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251207T140000
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SUMMARY:Rockdale Opera La Traviata
DESCRIPTION:Rockdale Opera Company performs La Traviata in a rich new staging of Giuseppe Verdi’s beloved masterpiece set in prohibition-era New York. The opera is being directed by Barry Ryan OAM\, and conducted by Dr Steven Stanke. \nDates: Sat 29 November (7:30pm)\, Sun 30 November (2pm)\, Sat 6 December (7:30pm)\, Sun 7 December (2pm) \nVenue: Rockdale Town Hall\, 448 Princes Highway\, Rockdale NSW 2216 \nTickets: https://www.trybooking.com/CXKLU \n 
URL:http://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/rockdale-opera-la-traviata/
LOCATION:Rockdale Town Hall\, 448 Princes Highway\, Rockdale\, 2216\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251129T093000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251130T110000
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SUMMARY:Rudolph’s Red Nose Adventure Christmas Cushion Concert
DESCRIPTION:The Metropolitan Orchestra is proud to present a brand-new Christmas show in a world premiere performance following Rudolph the reindeer through amazing musical lands in search of his missing red nose in a performance that will entertain and educate while showcasing favourite Christmas music from reimagined Christmas classics through to well-known and loved Christmas carols. \nWritten and arranged by TMO Chief Conductor and Artistic Director Sarah-Grace Williams with children’s entertainer Nat Jobe\, this fabulously fun Christmas show featuring The Metropolitan Orchestra will get your Christmas cheer into full swing as children share in an interactive Christmas adventure which includes a special walk-through of the orchestra as it performs live! \nProgram will include selections from The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky\, JS Bach Ave Maria (transcription)\, J Strauss II Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka\, G Holst St Paul’s Suite and Christmas carol favourites. \nFour morning concerts in November. \nTickets from $20.00. Babes in arms – less than 12 months\, free. \nBookings \n  \n 
URL:http://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/rudolphs-red-nose-adventure-christmas-cushion-concert/
LOCATION:Balmain Town Hall\, 370\, Darling Street\,\, Balmain\, NSW\, 2041\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251128T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251207T150000
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SUMMARY:Bernstein and Busoni From Endangered Productions
DESCRIPTION:Celebrated operatic couple. soprano Cheryl Barker AO and baritone Peter Coleman-Wright AO\, play out the perfect marriage in Leonard Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti but behind the glossy veneer of American suburbia\, lurks their loneliness and longings. \nTrouble in Tahiti leads a high-energy Endangered Productions double bill\, Bernstein and Busoni\, alongside Ferruccio Busoni’s whirlwind opera\, Arlecchino\, reviving Italy’s traditional mischievous clown\, Harlequin with a modern twist on his compulsive womanising and deceits. \nArtistic Director of both productions is Christine Logan\, with Music Director Peter Alexander as music director\, a fourteen-piece orchestra and a satirical vocal trio. \nBarker and Coleman-Wright have a string of global appearances to their names\, and have been community theatre fans since they met as young teens playing opposite each other in The Boyfriend. They’re still battling or swooning over each other in productions for a variety of companies\, including Opera Australia. Their credits include Kiss Me Kate\, Tosca\, Don Giovanni\, Il Tabarro\, Arabella and Onegin. They are also Co-Artistic Directors of Pacific Opera Studio which mentors and trains rising opera singers. \nFridays: 28 Nov & 5 Dec – 7pm\nSaturdays: 29 Nov & 6 Dec – 3pm\nSundays 30 Nov & 7 Dec – 3pm \nBookings
URL:http://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/bernstein-and-busoni-from-endangered-productions/
LOCATION:Eternity Playhouse\, 39 Burton Street\, Darlinghurst\, New South Wales\, 2010\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251123T150000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251123T150000
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SUMMARY:The Marais Project Pays Tribute To Tommie Andersson
DESCRIPTION:The Marais Project presents The Fantastical Life of Daniel Solander\, a tribute to Swedish-Australian lutenist\, Tommie Andersson. \nThis special event curated by The Marais Project\, is a tribute to the wonderful career of Swedish-Australian lutenist and guitarist\, Tommie Andersson\, and the huge and fantastic life of the great Swedish naturalist\, Daniel Solander. Solander was the first Swede\, and the first university trained scientist to tread Australian soil. This scientific Viking was also the first Swede to circumnavigate the globe. Solander arrived on the Endeavour in 1770 under James Cook and sailed the entire east coast of Terra Australis. \nCelebrating in music and words the 250-year friendship between Australia and Sweden\, the program consists of rarely heard Swedish folk tunes and baroque music from the time of Solander\, along with songs by Sweden’s ‘National Poet’\, Carl Michael Bellman\, also known as ‘The Swedish Schubert.’ The concert specially features two songs by the Australian colonial era composer\, Isaac Nathan\, whom some call the Father of Australian Music. The famous Australian conductor\, Charles Mackerras\, is a descendant of Nathan. A musical ‘Acknowledgment of Country’ by First Nations’ musician\, Troy Russell\, commissioned by Jenny Eriksson\, is an integral component of this event. \nDrawing on the unique insights of Tommie Andersson\, gambist\, Jenny Eriksson who also has a Swedish heritage\, and singer Susie Bishop\, who speaks Swedish\, the show was first heard to critical acclaim on Australian Digital Concert Hall. The performance was subsequently broadcast across Scandinavia with the support of the Australian Ambassador to Norway\, Iceland and Denmark\, and the Swedish Ambassador to Iceland\, a nation Solander visited in 1772. \nThis rare and diverse music is artfully intertwined with selected readings from the journals of James Cook and Sir Joseph Banks that describe the strange\, ‘upside down’ world that expedition members encountered as the Endeavour moved north from New Zealand to Botany Bay\, Cooktown\, and beyond. \nTickets $50/$35/20 \nBookings \nRead our review of Two\, an album from The Marais Project featuring Jenny Erikson and Tommie Andersson. \n  \n\,
URL:http://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/the-marais-project-pays-tribute-to-tommie-andersson/
LOCATION:Philharmonia Choirs Rehearsal Studio\, Wharf 4/5\, 15 Hickson Road\, Walsh Bay\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251123T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251123T120000
DTSTAMP:20260602T022146
CREATED:20251119T230414Z
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SUMMARY:Choir of St James' Missa Mirabilis
DESCRIPTION:Join the Choir of St James’ in a performance of Missa Mirabilis\, a sacred work for choir and orchestra by composer and pianist Sir Stephen Hough\, which he named after his near-fatal car accident in 2007. It was commissioned by Westminster Cathedral and is characterized by its dramatic power\, eclecticism\, and complex emotional and musical content\, especially in the Credo which grapples with doubt and faith. The Choir of St James’ will be supported by a group of Sydney’s top orchestral players. \nMore information
URL:http://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/choir-of-st-james-missa-mirabilis/
LOCATION:St James’ Church\, King Street\, 173 King Street\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251122T170000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251122T170000
DTSTAMP:20260602T022146
CREATED:20251013T234928Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T234928Z
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SUMMARY:Sydney Chamber Choir Sings Bach's Mass In B minor
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the brilliance of J S Bach’s final and greatest choral masterpiece\, his magnificent Mass in B minor with the Sydney Chamber Choir under the musical direction of Sam Allchurch. \nPerforming with the choir are period specialists The Muffat Collective Orchestra\, soprano Sara Macliver\, mezzo-soprano Helen Sherman\, tenor Andrew Goodwin and bass David Greco. \nBach’s music resonates beyond place and time. Reaching up to the splendour of heaven\, it draws on the full spectrum of human emotion from grief and joy intertwined to anguish and elation soaring in intricate harmonies. \nDive into the rich beauty of the Baroque as the Sydney Chamber Choir explores a choral experience that transcends the sacred\, elevating the human spirit with every note. More than a concert\, this is an exploration of truth\, humanity\, and the sheer scale of emotion that only Bach can convey. \nTickets: $125/$115 to $70/$60 / Students and Under 30s $45 \nTickets \nor call CRH Box Office 8256 2222 \nRead our review of Sydney Chambers Choir’s performance of Mozart’s Requiem.
URL:http://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/sydney-chamber-choir-sings-bachs-mass-in-b-minor/
LOCATION:City Recital Hall\, 2 Angel Place\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251114T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251116T143000
DTSTAMP:20260602T022146
CREATED:20251015T235400Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251016T043145Z
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SUMMARY:Bach Akadamie Australia Plays All Six Brandenburg Concertos
DESCRIPTION:Bach Akademie Australia under the artistic directorship of Madeleine Easton presents the six Brandenburg Concertos of  J S Bach in an immersive series of concerts performed in Sydney and in Penrith. \nCompiled in 1721\, and presented to the Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt in Berlin\, the Brandenburg Concertos were written for a diverse\, demanding and sometimes daring combination of instruments and represent some of the most jubilant and joyful music of the 18th century. \nNot discovered until 100 years after Bach’s death\, the works are now widely regarded as masterpieces in Western music and human civilisation\, so much so that in 1977\, the second concerto was sent into space on the Voyager Golden Record as a supreme example of human achievement. \nExperience the unbridled joy and musical energy of this music when Bach Akademie Australia presents all six concertos in one concert. \nThe program:  J.S. Bach Concerto No. 1 in F major BWV 1046/ Concerto No. 2 in F major BWV 1047/ Concerto No. 3 in G major BWV 1048/ Concerto No. 4 in G major BWV 1049/ Concerto No. 5 in D major BWV 1050/ Concerto No.6 in B flat major BWV 1051 \nFriday November 14 at 7.30pm The Joan\, Penrith \nSaturday November 15 at 7.30pm The Neilson\, Pier 2/3\, Dawes Point \nSunday November 16 at 2.30pm The Neilson\, Pier 2/3\, Dawes Point \nTickets\nhttps://www.bachakademieaustralia.com.au/events\nor call (02) 4723 7600 (Penrith)/ 1800 444 444 (Sydney) \nRead our review of the BAA’s recent concert The Art of the Violin. \n 
URL:http://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/bach-akadamie-australia-plays-all-six-brandenburg-concertos/
LOCATION:ACO Pier 2/3\, The Neilson\, Hickson Road\, Dawes Point\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251114T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251114T190000
DTSTAMP:20260602T022146
CREATED:20251112T003905Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251112T003905Z
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SUMMARY:Ted Grantham Tribute From St Marys' Singers
DESCRIPTION:St Mary’s Singers present a concert of choral music conducted by Simon Niemiński in the magnificent setting of St Mary’s Cathedral\, Sydney. \nThe concert  is a tribute to Ted Grantham\, a valued and much-loved member of the St Mary’s choir as well as a well-known organist\, carillonist\, chorister and composer who died in tragic circumstances earlier this year.  The concert includes Mozart’s Missa Solemnis in C KV337\, Haydn’s Te Deum and other sacred choral works.  The choir will also be singing an excerpt from a mass composed by Ted Grantham. \nThe choir will be accompanied by Daniel Justin at the newly restored Letournou organ\, with soloists Anna Sandström soprano\, Brooke Shelley alto\, Richard Butler tenor and Freddie Shaw\, bass. \nTickets: General: $35/ Concession: $25/ Under 16 free \nBookings
URL:http://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/ted-grantham-tribute-from-st-marys-singers/
LOCATION:St Mary’s Cathedral\, St Mary;s Road\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251102T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251102T170000
DTSTAMP:20260602T022146
CREATED:20251015T233012Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T233012Z
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SUMMARY:Sydney Art Quartet Presents Colour Music
DESCRIPTION:The Sydney Art Quartet presents Colour Music\, a venture into the connection between colour and music\, sight and sound. This exploration of the phenomenon of ‘synaesthaesia’ features a series of world premieres by Sydney based composer Nicholas Vines\, juxtaposed with Haydn’s String Quartet in D minor\, Op. 76 No. 2\, “Fifths” (1797)\, his Piano Trio No. 34 in B-Flat Major\, Op. 36 No. 3 (1794) and one of the pioneers of modern Australian painting\, Roy de Maistre. \n\n\n\nComprising violinists Thibaud Pavlovic-Hobba and Anna Albert\, viola player Andrew Jezek and cellist Andrew Hines\, the performance by the SAQ will be introduced by Steven Miller\, the former head of the National Art Archive at the Art Gallery of New South Wales\, who will be joined on the podium by composer Nicholas Vines to discuss art\, music and composition. \nDe Maistre was fascinated with colour therapy administered to shell-shocked soldiers by putting them in rooms painted in soothing colour combinations. He developed his theory of colour harmonisation based on the relationship between colours of the spectrum and notes of the musical scale and also the manner in which the colours within a room could impact upon the human psyche. \nTwo concerts\, 2 pm and 5 pm \n\n\n\nFree composition masterclass at 4pm \nTickets $80/adult\, $20/student/child \n 
URL:http://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/sydney-art-quartet-presents-colour-music/
LOCATION:The Freedon Hub\, 283 Young Street\, Waterloo\, New South Wales\, 2017\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251018T170000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251018T200000
DTSTAMP:20260602T022146
CREATED:20250811T031256Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250811T031256Z
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SUMMARY:AIO Presents The Music Of A. R. Rahman In Symphony
DESCRIPTION:The Australian Indian Orchestra celebrates Diwali in a symphonic concert which celebrates the music of A. R. Rahman who came to global fame with his soundtrack for the film Slumdog Millionaire. \nIn a unique concert format\, Conductor and Artistic Director Suraj Nagaraj narrates the musical journey of A.R. Rahman\, from his commercial jingles to his Bollywood blockbuster hits\, all performed live and authentically with an 80-piece symphony orchestra. \nThe program features iconic selections from Tamil and Hindi films including: Dil Se\, Lagaan\, Ponniyin Selvan\, Muthu\, and more! \nFood available at the venue. \nBookings. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:http://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/aio-presents-the-music-of-a-r-rahman-in-symphony/
LOCATION:Verbrugghen Hall\, Sydney Conservatorium\, Macquarie Street\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251012T170000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251012T170000
DTSTAMP:20260602T022146
CREATED:20250724T020704Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250724T020704Z
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SUMMARY:The Tallis Scholars Return
DESCRIPTION:Elite British vocal ensemble The Tallis Scholars under founding Artistic Director Peter Phillips\, return to the Sydney Opera House after 25 years\, presenting a transcendent program inspired by the timeless beauty of Gregorian chant. \nThe program will journey through the visionary chants of 12th-century abbess Hildegard von Bingen and the shimmering polyphony of Renaissance masters to the minimalism of Arvo Pärt’s hypnotic Da Pacem.  \nYou will hear Allegri’s soul-stirring Miserere\, Flemish composer Jacob Obrecht’s iconic Salve Regina and Josquin des Prez’s Renaissance masterpiece Praeter rerum seriem.  \nFounded in 1973 by Peter Phillips\, the ensemble is renowned for its pure\, exquisite a cappella performances and pioneering role in the early music revival\, with a lasting influence on the global movement of sacred choral music from medieval to contemporary. \nBookings \n  \n 
URL:http://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/the-tallis-scholars-return/
LOCATION:Concert Hall\, Sydney Opera House\, Bennelong Point\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251005T150000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251005T150000
DTSTAMP:20260602T022146
CREATED:20250901T012545Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250903T000543Z
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SUMMARY:Glebe Music Festival Special Bach Concert
DESCRIPTION:The Glebe Music Festival presents a Special Concert\, Bach’s Universe with two harpsichords\, Michael Tsalka and Diana Weston in performance. \nTheir line-up includes music by the baroque greats\, JS Bach\, WF Bach\, Telemann\, Vivaldi and others. \nTickets: $20 full price\, $10 concessions; 21 years of age and under free entry. Tickets are also available at the door. \nIncludes afternoon tea \n 
URL:http://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/glebe-music-festival-special-bach-concert/
LOCATION:Glebe Town Hall\, 160 St Johns Rd\, Glebe\, NSW\, 2037\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251002T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251002T193000
DTSTAMP:20260602T022146
CREATED:20250328T000713Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250328T000713Z
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SUMMARY:Luminescence Chamber Singers Garden of Earthly Delights
DESCRIPTION:Luminescence Chamber Singers’ Garden of Earthly Delights draws a garden teeming with temptation and desire\, grotesque creatures and improbable scenes of surrender: the uninhibited world of Hieronymus Bosch’s 500-year-old triptych De tuin der lusten. \nBaffling his Dutch contemporaries and the casual tourists in Madrid’s Prado in equal measure\, not to mention generations of art critics\, Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights is ever-enigmatic. Whether it is interpreted as a paradise of indulgence or as a stark warning about moral decay during a time of rapid change\, this art exudes dread and seduction in equal measure. \nLuminescence Chamber Singers comprises Artistic Director and mezzo-soprano AJ America with sopranos Michelle Ryan\, Rachel Mink\, bass-baritone Alasdair Stretch\, tenor Dan Walker and bass Lucien Fischer\, under Artistic Mentor Roland Peelman AM. turn this surreal feast of the senses into an aural tapestry as pleasurable and perilous as Bosch’s vision. Drawn from the vaults of Renaissance raunch\, Medieval monasterial excess and daring modern transgressions\, Garden of Earthly Delights offers a vocal cornucopia of surprise and surreptitiously cheeky delight. \nProgram to include music by Josquin\, Banchieri\, Gallus and new works by Nicole Murphy and Archie Tulk. \nBookings
URL:http://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/luminescence-chamber-singers-garden-of-earthly-delights/
LOCATION:Utzon Room\, Sydney Opera House\, Circular Quay East\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250928T150000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250928T150000
DTSTAMP:20260602T022146
CREATED:20250814T011847Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250818T233543Z
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SUMMARY:Sydney Chamber Choir Presents Connections
DESCRIPTION:Sydney Chamber Choir presents Connections\, celebrating the rich diversity of human wisdom as they explore the great traditions of sacred and secular music\, reflected and refracted through time and place. \nUnder the batons of three of their presents and former Artistic Directors\, Sam Allchurch\, Nicholas Routley and Paul Stanhope\, the choir embraces the passionate solemnity of the Renaissance\, the transcendent beauty of the Baltic composers\, alongside intensely dramatic Australian works as Aija Draguns brings her Latvian musical heritage to a First Nations prayer of thanksgiving in Dawn of Creation\, Clare Maclean and Joe Twist capture the infinite grandeur of creation in Et misericordia and Sunrise on the Coast\, Meta Cohen and Harry Sdraulig encourage us to look to the skies in Meteora and Evening Star\, and Nigel Butterley proves that there is nothing as joyful as a choir in Surrexit Dominus from The True Samaritan. \nTravel with the Sydney Chamber Choir across centuries and continents\, guided by the musical directors who have shaped the choir from its beginning to the present day – and beyond! \nThe Program: Antoine Brumel
 Sicut lilium/ Nigel Butterley ‘Surrexit Dominus’ from The True Samaritan/ Meta Cohen 
Meteora/ Aija Draguns
 Dawn of Creation/ Ẽriks Ešenvalds Long Road/ Josquin des Prez Agnus Dei III from Missa l’homme armé sexti toni /Clare Maclean Et misericordia/ Nicholas Routley Sicut lilium/ Harry Sdraulig Evening Star / Urmas Sisask Benedictio/ Joseph Twist ‘Sunrise On The Coast’ from Timeless Land: An Australian Song Cycle \nBookings  \nor call SCC Box Office 1300 661 738 \nMore information \n  \n  \n 
URL:http://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/sydney-chamber-choir-presents-connections/
LOCATION:Verbrugghen Hall\, Sydney Conservatorium\, Macquarie Street\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250927T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250928T150000
DTSTAMP:20260602T022146
CREATED:20250916T020133Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T020133Z
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SUMMARY:Pacific Opera Studio Farewells the Class of 2025
DESCRIPTION:Pacific Opera Studio’s Celebrations – An evening of Opera Favourites farewells the 2025 season in an unforgettable evening of opera favourites\, season highlights and more\, presented by their talented 2025 Young Artists. \nThe event promises to be perfect for opera lovers and newcomers alike as the young performers are joined by the Modést Orchestra to present this magical evening. The 24-piece orchestra will be conducted by Panagiotis Karamanos. \nCelebrations is the perfect way for us to hear the Class of 2025 as they head off to the next steps in their exciting careers. \nTickets: GA $60 / Concession $50 / Student $30 \nRead our review of Pacific Opera Studio’s performance of Handel’s Samson earlier this year.
URL:http://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/pacific-opera-studio-farewells-the-class-of-2025/
LOCATION:Tom Mann Theatre\, Level 5/136 Chalmers Street\, Surry Hills\, NSW\, 2010\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250926T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250926T193000
DTSTAMP:20260602T022146
CREATED:20250725T014041Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250725T014041Z
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SUMMARY:Bach Akademie Australia Presents The Art of Violin
DESCRIPTION:Bach Akademie Australia presents The Art of Violin featuring violinists Rafael Font and Simone Slattery with violinist and Artistic Director Madeleine Easton and the Bach Akademie Australia. \nThe violin concerto has taken its place as one of the most popular and exciting genres of all music. At the end of the 17th century\, the violin as we know it was born\, with Stradivarius amongst others creating masterful instruments that continue to be played today. Italy was alive with excitement for the violin\, and this fever spread to its European neighbours\, with the Baroque violin concerto serving as stimulus for both violin technique and repertoire development\, raising the profile of both performer and composer and rivalling opera in popularity. This program shines a light on how German\, Italian and French composers interpreted this genre with concertos by Telemann\, Leclair\, Handel\, Vivaldi and Bach performed by Artistic Director Madeleine Easton\, Rafael Font and Simone Slattery. \nThe program: Vivaldi Violin Concerto RV 208 in D major\, ‘Il grosso mogul’/ J.M. Leclair Violin Concerto No.1 Op.7 in D minor/ G.F. Handel Violin Concerto in B flat major HWV 288/ G. Telemann Violin Concerto in A minor TWV 51:A1/ J.S. Bach Violin Concerto in E major BWV 1042 \nBookings \nor call 1300 785 377 \n 
URL:http://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/bach-akademie-australia-presents-the-art-of-violin/
LOCATION:Utzon Room\, Sydney Opera House\, Circular Quay East\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250925T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250925T190000
DTSTAMP:20260602T022146
CREATED:20250822T022619Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250822T022619Z
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SUMMARY:Finalists Announced IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition
DESCRIPTION:Five outstanding emerging singers have been selected to perform in the 2025 IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition. They are soprano Sophie Blades (24) and tenor Wesley Haotian Yu (23) from NSW\, and from Victoria\, mezzo-sopranos Sidra Nissen (23) and Brittney Northcott (24)\,  baritone Aidan Hodder (25) and mezzo-soprano Sidra Nissen (23). Baritone Jeffrey Black served as National Adjudicator. \nThese incredible young singers will compete for Australia’s most coveted award for opera and classical singing\, the Marianne Mathy Scholarship (‘The Mathy’) in the gala finals concert in Sydney on 25 September.  they will perform with the Opera Australia Orchestra conducted by Natalie Murray Beale. Anna Dowsley\, winner of the 2012 Mathy Scholarship and 2019 Opera Awards will be the guest artist. \nYou can soon see their Semi-Finals performances on the IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition YouTube Channel. \nBookings
URL:http://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/finalists-announced-ifac-handa-australian-singing-competition/
LOCATION:The Concourse Concert Hall\, 409\, Victoria Avenue\, Chatswood\, NSW\, 2067\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250921T150000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250921T150000
DTSTAMP:20260602T022146
CREATED:20250916T022704Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T022704Z
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SUMMARY:The Eight Cellists of The Metropolitan Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:The renowned Eight Cellists of The Metropolitan Orchestra return to the beautifully restored Leichhardt Town Hall for a unique performance in an afternoon chamber concert when these outstanding musicians deliver their refreshing take on a wide range of music from classic masterworks to some of the best-known pop songs\, all re-orchestrated to accentuate the beautiful sounds of the cello. \nThe program will include music by Schubert\, Rachmaninov\, Kate Moore\, Lennon/McCartney\, Freddie Mercury/Queen\, Hans Zimmer and more. One performance only. Limited seating in this intimate venue\, so bookings are recommended. \nDuration: Approx 60 minutes no interval \nAll tickets $30.00 each. Children under 7 free. \nTickets and more information.
URL:http://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/the-eight-cellists-of-the-metropolitan-orchestra/
LOCATION:Leichhardt Town Hall\, Corner of Marion and Norton Streets\, Leichhardt\, New South Wales\, 2040\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250912T200000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250912T200000
DTSTAMP:20260602T022146
CREATED:20250313T000839Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250313T000839Z
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SUMMARY:Ray Chen Returns To Australia
DESCRIPTION:Ray Chen\, the Taiwanese-Australian violinist with a global following will return to Australia this September\, performing music by Ludwig van Beethoven\, Camille Saint-Saëns\, Johann Sebastian Bach\, Antonio Bazzini\, Antonín Dvořák and Chick Corea with Julio Elizalde at the piano. \nChen will perform recitals at Arts Centre Melbourne’s Hamer Hall on 8 September\, Sydney Opera House’s Concert Hall on 12 September and the QPAC Concert Hall in Brisbane on 14 September. \nChen’s new Australian tour follows a huge 2024\, with the release of his album Player 1 on the Deutsche Grammophon label and the growth of Tonic\, the artist’s independent startup that is building a global community via a free platform for musicians and learners to practice their craft together. \nBorn in Taiwan and raised in Brisbane Australia\, Ray Chen has performed with the foremost orchestras and concert halls around the world\, as well as at major media events such as France’s Bastille Day\, live to 800\,000 people\, the Nobel Prize Concert in Stockholm which was telecast across Europe and the BBC Proms. \nHe features on the Forbes list of 30 most influential Asians under 30\, has secured a multi-year partnership with Giorgio Armani\, appeared in major streaming series Mozart in the Jungle and in Vogue magazine. Ray is also a music consultant for Riot Games\, the leading esports company best known for League of Legends. \nBookings \n 
URL:http://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/ray-chen-returns-to-australia/
LOCATION:Concert Hall\, Sydney Opera House\, Bennelong Point\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Live At Lunch Presents Ladies of the Night
DESCRIPTION:Pacific Opera Studio and Jane Rutter present Ladies of the Night: Streetwalkers\, Strumpets & Their Suitors! a light-hearted musical exploration of iconic ‘fast’ women in opera and musicals. \nRutter is joined by a superb lineup of artists\, including special guest bass-baritone Peter Coleman-Wright AO\, pianist John Martin\, and rising stars from the Pacific Opera Studio: sopranos Galatea Kneath and Brea Holland\, mezzo-soprano Amelia Bland\, tenor Michael Kauffman and baritone James Pinneri. \nThe sparkle of Paris\, the drama of the opera stage and the allure of music’s most beguiling heroines take centre stage in this Live at Lunch program curated by flautist Jane Rutter. From fiery gypsies to dangerous seductresses\, from wit to whimsy\, the concert delves into music’s most captivating portraits of love\, intrigue\, longing\, and mischief. Audiences will be swept up in arias\, songs\, and instrumental works drawn from opera\, operetta\, cabaret\, French Baroque\, and even Broadway. \nProgram highlights include Quando men vo (La Bohème – Puccini)/  Card Trio and Quintet (Carmen – Bizet)/•Der Hölle Rache (The Magic Flute – Mozart)/ Meditation (Thaïs – Massenet)/ Stars (Les Misérables – Schönberg/Boublil)/ Mack the Knife (The Threepenny Opera – Weill)/ Comic gems from The Gondoliers & The Pirates of Penzance (Gilbert & Sullivan\nfavourites from Verdi\, Couperin\, and Kander & Ebb \nFrom Carmen to Sweet Charity\, from La Traviata to Threepenny Opera\, from La boheme to Chicago! Emerging Opera stars Pacific Opera Studio soloists\, pianist John Martin and flautist Jane Rutter\, take a serious and light-hearted look at music’s fast women and their villains and beaux\, with a special guest appearance by renowned bass-baritone Peter Coleman-Wright AO. \nLADIES OF THE NIGHT: STREETWALKERS\, STRUMPETS AND THEIR SUITORS!\nJane Rutter – Flute/ Peter Coleman-Wright – Bass-Baritone/John Martin – Piano/Galatea Kneath – Soprano/Brea Holland – Soprano/Amelia Bland – Mezzo Soprano/Michael Kauffman – Tenor/James Pinneri – Baritone \nLive at Lunch is Jane Rutter’s successful ‘social inclusion’ concert series\, now in its 13th year. Audiences can join Jane and the performers for lunch after the concert by purchasing a lunch and concert ticket package. \nTickets \n 
URL:http://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/live-at-lunch-presents-ladies-of-the-night/
LOCATION:The Concourse Concert Hall\, 409\, Victoria Avenue\, Chatswood\, NSW\, 2067\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Teodor Doré Performs Rachmaninoff Variations
DESCRIPTION:Teodor Doré\, pianist and composer makes his Sydney Opera House debut with his program Rachmaninoff Variations alongside his own compositions. \nCrimean-born and London-based\, Doré premiered the Rachmaninoff Variations at Carnegie Hall last January and now performs them for Australian audiences for the first time. It is a bold and deeply personal reimagining of Rachmaninoff’s music\, praised internationally for its emotional power and originality. \nDoré is the first musician authorised by the Rachmaninoff family to orchestrate the composer’s long-lost Suite in D minor\, a four-movement orchestral work composed in 1891\, lost for more than a century\, and rediscovered in 2001. While the orchestral premiere will take place later this year in Europe\, the Sydney recital will provide audiences with a rare insight into the creative process and vision behind this historic project. This program of solo piano transcriptions of Rachmaninoff’s works (as a prologue of the piano trio program) will be performed alongside his own compositions. Doré’s album Rachmaninoff Variations recorded at Abbey Road Studios continues to receive international acclaim. \nBookings
URL:http://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/teodor-dore-performs-rachmaninoff-variations/
LOCATION:Utzon Room\, Sydney Opera House\, Circular Quay East\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
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