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SUMMARY:Sumi Jo Returns To Sydney
DESCRIPTION:Grammy Award-winning stellar soprano Sumi Jo returns to Sydney for A Night of Glory – Sumi Jo 40th Jubilee in Sydney in a special concert commemorating her distinguished artistic career and extraordinary achievements on the global stage. This Sydney performance will be Sumi Jo’s long-awaited return to Sydney after nearly eight years\, and will be her third performance in the city. Celebrated on the world’s leading opera stages\, Sumi Jo has inspired audiences globally for decades through her exceptional artistry and musical excellence. \nThe evening will feature a distinguished selection of operatic arias and classical masterpieces\, alongside special guest artists and collaborative performances with the Koralia Youth Choir\, connecting cultures and generations through music. Beyond being an anniversary gala\, the event represents an important international cultural project between Korea and Australia\, celebrating artistic exchange and the future growth of young musical talent within Sydney’s multicultural arts environment. \nBookings \n 
URL:https://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/sumi-jo-returns-to-sydney/
LOCATION:Sydney Town Hall\, 483 George Street\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Elysian Fields Fuses North And South\, Jazz And Classical
DESCRIPTION:Acclaimed Norwegian jazz pianist and composer Jan Gunnar Hoff will make his Australian debut in two Sydney concerts  in October in collaboration with Sydney-based Scandinavian-inspired ensemble Elysian Fields. \nThe Sydney concerts mark the culmination of a long-standing creative partnership between Hoff and Sydney-based viola da gambist Jenny Eriksson\, founder and leader of Elysian Fields. \nOne of the leading figures in European jazz\, Steinway Artist Hoff served as arranger\, pianist and musical director for the Grammy-nominated album Quiet Winter Night (2013) and was nominated for a Norwegian Grammy in 2014. \nThe Utzon Room program Northern Lands (Saturday 3\, October)\, features Hoff’s signature composition Fly North\, a jazz interpretation of the Beach Boys’ God Only Knows and Barndomsminne fra Nordland\, a traditional song deeply connected to Norwegian cultural identity. Duos with Jenny Eriksson include Hoff’s Living and Vaapstenjeanoe (Big River) along with a new arrangement of the Scottish Australian folk song\, Johnny Faa. \nOn Friday 9 October at 7:30pm\, Hoff and Elysian Fields will unite for Northern Lights – Southern Cross at The Lounge\, Concourse Theatre\, one-night-only of soaring soundscapes and musical poetry\, fusing Nordic jazz\, folk lyricism and neo-baroque. The performance will feature the world premiere of a new work by Jan Gunnar Hoff commissioned by Eriksson and Elysian Fields\, and Hoff’s Living and Meditatus\, Elysian Fields featured both works on its 2020 FIKA album. \nElysian Fields musicians performing with Hoff at The Concourse include Susie Bishop (voice/violin)\, Loretta Palmeiro (saxophones)\, Jenny Eriksson (electric viola da gamba)\, Jacques Emery (double bass) and Rease Cameron (drums). \nRead our review of Elysian Fields’ 2020 FIKA album. \nNorthern Lands – Jan Gunnar Hoff piano with Jenny Eriksson on electric viola da gamba \nVenue: Sydney Opera House\, Utzon Room\nDate & Time:4pm 3 October 2026 \nBook tickets here \nNorthern Lights – Southern Cross \nJan Gunnar Hoff joins Sydney’s Scandinavian-inspired six-piece ensemble Elysian Fields \nVenue: The Concourse\, The Lounge\nDate & Time: 7:30pm\, Friday 9 October 2026 \nBookings \n 
URL:https://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/elysian-fields-fuses-north-and-south-jazz-and-classical/
LOCATION:Various. See below.
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SUMMARY:IFAC Handa ASC Gala Finals Concert
DESCRIPTION:The Gala Finals Concert of the IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition will feature five outstanding emerging singers who will compete for Australia’s most coveted award for opera and classical singing\, the Marianne Mathy Scholarship (‘The Mathy’) and an array of prizes\, scholarships and awards. \nThe finalists are sopranos Hannah Burton and Sky (Haneul) Kim\, both 25 from NSW\, soprano Emily Davis 24\, from WA\, bass Leyland Jones\, 23\, from Victoria and mezzo-soprano Aylish Ryan\, 23 from QLD. They will be adjudicated by a national panel led by Donna Balson. \nThe singers will perform with the Opera Australia Orchestra conducted by Dr Nicholas Milton\, AM. \nPrevious winners include Jessica Pratt\, Stuart Skelton\, Emma Pearson and Anna Dowsley. \nDoors open 6.30 pm. Concert begins 7 pm. \nBookings \n 
URL:https://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/ifac-handa-asc-gala-finals-concert/
LOCATION:The Concourse Concert Hall\, 409\, Victoria Avenue\, Chatswood\, NSW\, 2067\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Gavrylyuk And Tognetti in Recital
DESCRIPTION:Two compelling musicians join forces in an evening of extraordinary chamber music. Acclaimed Ukrainian-Australian pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk and visionary violinist Richard Tognetti share the stage in a brilliant and intimate recital. \nThe program opens with Szymanowski’s Mythes\, Op. 30\, three evocative tone poems rich in colour and mystery\, followed by Prokofiev’s Violin Sonata No. 2\, a work of striking lyricism and intensity. The evening culminates in Brahms’ Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor\, a passionate and powerful masterpiece. \nBookings \nTickets: $30 – $169 \n  \n 
URL:https://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/gavrylyuk-and-tognetti-in-recital/
LOCATION:City Recital Hall\, 2 Angel Place\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Verdi In The City
DESCRIPTION:The Opera Room in partnership with the Castlereagh Boutique Hotel presents Verdi in the City in Cello’s Grand Dining Room at the Castlereagh Boutique Hotel. \nThe concert features acclaimed tenor and Sydney favourite Diego Torre singing highlights from two of Giuseppe Verdi’s greatest operas\, Il Trovatore and Don Carlo. Opera Australia regular stars mezzo-soprano Angela Hogan\, baritone Michael Honeyman\, bass Richard Anderson\, soprano Louise Keast and bass Anthony Mackey round out the cast with pianist Bradley Gilchrist. This is an event not to be missed for lovers of Italian opera. \nMore information. \nTICKETS $109 + Booking fee \n 
URL:https://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/verdi-in-the-city/
LOCATION:The Castlereagh Boutique Hotel\, 169\, Castlereagh Street\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261113T193000
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SUMMARY:Salut! Baroque Charms in Musick
DESCRIPTION:Salut! Baroque presents Charms in Musick\, inspired by the gatherings of musicians\, poets and intellectuals in Florence in the late 16th century\, modelling ancient Greek theatre to create the dramatic new musical form of Opera\, incorporating music\, poetry\, theatre and visual arts. \nIt was both a culmination of composition for voice over centuries and a starting point for what evolved during the baroque period and beyond of exceptional compositions showcasing the magnificence of the voice\, affirming Aristotle’s (c350 BC) belief in the voice being an instrument with a soul. \nThere are two concerts\, one in Canberra on Friday\, 13 November\, 7.30pm Wesley Church\, Forrest \nBookings \nand one in Sydney on Sunday 15 November\, 3.00pm Verbrugghen Hall\, Conservatorium of Music \nBookings \nThe performers: Anna Fraser\, Soprano/ Sally Melhuish\, Recorder/ Alana Blackburn\, Recorder/ Jane Downer\, Baroque Oboe/ Stephen Freeman\, Baroque Violin/Julia Russoniello\, Baroque Violin/Brad Tham\, Baroque Viola/ Tim Blomfield\, Baroque Cello/Jude Hill\, Baroque Double Bass/Monika Kornel\, Harpsichord \nThe Program: Georg Frideric Handel – Air Guardian Angels\, Oh Protect me (1757)/ Johann Friedrich Fasch – Orchestral Suite in G Minor FWV K:g 2 (c1740)/Barbara Strozzi – Aria Che si può fare Op. 8 No. 6 (1664)/John Dowland – Shall I strive with words to move from A Pilgrim’s Solace (1612)/John Dowland – Fine knacks for ladies from Second Booke of Songes (1600)/Christoph Graupner – Ouverture-Suite in E minor GWV 442 (c1735)/Giovanni Battista Pergolesi – Aria Lieto Così Talvolta (1734)/Georg Philipp Telemann – Concerto in A minor TWV 53:a1 (c1721)/Christoph Graupner – Aria Seufzt und weint\, ihr matten Augen (1711)/Mateo Flecha – from El fuego (c1550?)
URL:https://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/salut-baroque-charms-in-musick/
LOCATION:Various. See above.
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SUMMARY:Stars Join For Song Recital Tour
DESCRIPTION:Legendary mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter returns to Australia for four special recitals\, her first Australian visit in eight years. Joined by acclaimed pianist Kristian Bezuidenhout\, this is a rare opportunity to experience two extraordinary artists together on stage. There are no concerts in Sydney but if you’re travelling interstate\, it’s well worth hearing these artists in collaboration in an intimate program centred on Franz Schubert\, with Swedish songs by Adolf Fredrik Lindblad\, reflecting Anne Sofie’s own musical heritage. \nPay What You Can: choose your seat\, then choose what you pay\, from $40 for anyone who needs it. \nBrisbane – 16 November/ Queensland Conservatorium/ Book Tickets  \nMelbourne – 18 November/ Melbourne Recital Centre/Book Tickets \nCanberra – 21 November/Snow Concert Hall/ Book Tickets \nAdelaide – 25 November/Elder Hall/ Book Tickets \nPay What You Can: choose your seat\, then choose what you pay\, from $40 for anyone who needs it. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/stars-join-for-song-recital-tour/
LOCATION:Various
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261124T193000
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SUMMARY:Le Basque Trio Performs Beethoven & Friends
DESCRIPTION:Le Basque Trio comprising tenor Benjamin Oxley\, French horn player Robert Johnson (former principal horn\, Sydney Symphony Orchestra)\, and pianist Cheryl Oxley\, presents a programme of music written by Beethoven and other composers of his era. \nPresented by Lane Cove Music\, the line-up includes Beethoven’s Horn Sonata Opus 17\, lieder by Schubert and Schumann\, and music by Brahms\, Liszt and Richard Strauss. \nMore information. \n  \n 
URL:https://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/le-basque-trio-performs-beethoven-friends/
LOCATION:St Andrew’s Church\,\, 47A Kenneth Street\, Longeuville\, NSW\, 2088\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261218T193000
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DTSTAMP:20260914T031621Z
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SUMMARY:A River City Christmas
DESCRIPTION:River City Voices presents A River City Christmas: Peace and Light\, a unique Christmas program like no other with songs of light from around the world\, featuring music in Ukranian\, Hindi\, Tagalog and more… \nThis is a celebration of the music\, languages and traditions that make the festive season in Parramatta vibrant and unique. \nLed and programmed by Lanneke Jones\, River City Voices\, will perform a lively program of music drawn from the cultures\, languages and people of River City Voices and Parramatta. This is a celebration of the many festive traditions that all live and thrive in our wonderful city. \nRiver City Christmas: Peace and Light draws on a variety of music from Bach to Australian ocmposer Ruth Mccall\, Britten to works in Ukranian\, Arabic and Hindi all celebrating what it is to live\, celebrate and sing in Parramatta. Performed in the sublime acoustic of St Patrick’s Cathedral join us to celebrate what makes Christmas in Parramatta unlike anywhere else. \nBookings
URL:https://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/a-river-city-christmas/
LOCATION:St Patrick’s Cathedral\, 1\, Marist Place\, Parramatta\, New South Wales\, 2150\, Australia
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