Buxtehude’s monumental meditation on suffering and the human body reimagined with contemporary Indigenous choreography from Karul Projects, and a major new Australian work from Chris Williams, setting words by Behrouz Boochani.
The Semi-Finals Public Concert of the IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition returns with 10 emerging singers vying for a place in the finals. Five finalists will be selected to proceed to the Finals Concert on Saturday 1 October at The Concourse, Chatswood.
Selby & Friends tours an immersive concert program entitled “In the Shadow of War” to Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Adelaide, Turramurra and the NSW Southern Highlands from August 20th to 29th.
AVÉ - Australian Vocal Ensemble presents Tumbling Like Stars, featuring world premiere performances from AVÉ’s David Malouf 12 piece song cycle showcasing Australia’s finest contemporary composers, alongside new arrangements of Renaissance and Baroque greats Bach, Handel and Tomás Luis de Victoria.
Living legend, Maestro Zubin Mehta return to Australia to conduct the Australian World Orchestra in two unmissable and much anticipated performances at Melbourne’s Hamer Hall on 31 August and the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall on 2 September.
Willoughby Symphony Orchestra’s Last Night of the Proms extravaganza returns with its unbridled enthusiasm as the orchestra and choir combine with the artists of Pacific Opera in an amazing concert under the baton of Louis Sharpe.
The Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra presents La Danza, a program of sultry, romantic, hypnotic dance music, finally on the stage after being twice delayed by COVID lockdowns. .
Pinchgut Opera, Australia’s specialists in Baroque vocal and orchestral music, presents Women of the Pietà by Vivaldi, performed in both Sydney and Melbourne and featuring and ensemble of female singers with soloist Miriam Allan and curated by Erin Helyard.
Inspired by returning to the live stage, Ensemble Offspring presents a micro-festival bringing together some of Australia’s most inspiring musicians. In Listen Up!, a smorgasbord of contemporary-classical, jazz virtuosi, First Nations artists and art music fiends come together over two hard hitting concerts.
Pianist Sarah Grunstein, returns to the Sydney Opera House to perform two concerts of music by Beethoven and J S Bach.
Bach Akademie Australia led by its Artistic Director, early music specialist and virtuoso violinist, Madeleine Easton, continues its 2022 season with In Bach’s Orbit: the nature and nurture of true genius. Presented in two Sydney concerts also streamed on Australian Digital Concert Hall, the programe celebrates the music of J S Bach and the composers who influenced and inspired him. The performances feature renowned Australian countertenor Russell Harcourt. The first concert will also be livestreamed on Australian Digital Concert Hall.
The North Sydney Symphony Orchestra joined by the exceptional vocal ensemble Bel a Cappella, will be performing a special, one-off concert titled A Hebrew Celebration, which will focus on Jewish and Hebrew themed orchestral and choral music.