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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:https://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/bach-akademie-australia-presents-bachs-motets/
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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:https://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/omega-ensemble-starburst/
LOCATION:City Recital Hall\, 2 Angel Place\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
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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:https://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: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:https://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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