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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260603T183000
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SUMMARY:Ensemble Offspring Presents Two Premieres
DESCRIPTION:Ensemble Offspring is led by Dutch based American conductor Clark Rundell\, in a concert featuring its expanded 14-piece sinfonietta-sized ensemble in The Oracle. Concerts In Sydney and Canberra. \nWe will be premiering two of Kate Moore’s works\, written specifically for Ensemble Offspring. The first is titled Rose of roses\, flower of flowers\, first heard in New York in 2025 and now presented in Australia to celebrate the 70th birthday of its commissioner\, Mark Wakely. The second piece is a highly anticipated percussion concerto written for and performed by Claire Edwardes! \nSydney: Wednesday 3 June\, 6.30 pm\, The Neilson\, ACO On the Pier \nCanberra: Friday  5 June\, 6.30 pm The Street\, Canberra \nBookings
URL:https://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/ensemble-offspring-presents-two-premieres/
LOCATION:The Neilson\, ACO On the Pier\, Hickson Road\, Dawes Point\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260606T170000
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SUMMARY:Serenade & Symphony At St James'
DESCRIPTION:The Fellows of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra join The Choir of St James’ in a one-off orchestral concert Serenade & Symphony. \nThis is a rare collaboration between this historic choral ensemble and the emerging stars of the Sydney Symphony\, performing choral orchestral works in the iconic St James’ Church. Poulenc’s Organ Concerto is a perfect opportunity to hear the grandeur of St James’ new Bicentennial Pipe Organ. \nThe program: J S Bach Magnificat/ Poulenc Organ Concerto/ Vaughan Williams’ Serenade to Music. \nTickets \n 
URL:https://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/serenade-symphony-at-st-james/
LOCATION:St James’ Church\, King Street\, 173 King Street\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260606T190000
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SUMMARY:Flare With The Metropolitan Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:The Metropolitan Orchestra’s (TMO) second Met Concert for 2026\, Flare\, led by Chief Conductor Sarah-Grace Williams\, promises a night of dazzling colour and elemental rhythm. \nFlare showcases the TMO’s longtime support for talented Australian musicians with a world premiere work from composer Graeme Brown titled Endangered Species. Rimsky-Korsakov’s sparkling Capriccio Espagnol is inspired by Spanish folk melodies and characterized by its brilliant use of orchestral colour to unleash Spanish fire on the audience\, while Ravel’s exquisite Pavane offers a moment of poised beauty in this nostalgic and evocative piece\, notable for its beautifully moving theme. The concert will blaze with shimmering magic with a performance of Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite\, a masterpiece of orchestral brilliance. \nThe program: Brown – Endanger\,ed Species *World Premiere*/ Rimsky-Korsakov – Capriccio Espagnol/ Ravel – Pavane pour une infante défunte/ Stravinsky – The Firebird Suite \nConductor: Sarah-Grace Williams \nBookings \n  \n 
URL:https://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/flare-with-the-metropolitan-orchestra/
LOCATION:Verbrugghen Hall\, Sydney Conservatorium\, Macquarie Street\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260609T200000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260610T200000
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SUMMARY:TwoSet Violin Returns To Sydney Opera House
DESCRIPTION:The irrepressible global classical music phenomenon TwoSet Violin performs its Sacrilegious Games World Tour with The Metropolitan Orchestra\, conducted by Sarah-Grace Williams. \n\n\nComprising Australian violinists Brett Yang and Eddy Chen\, TwoSet Violin returns to the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall following their sold-out Opera House concert in 2024. The wildly popular and irreverent duo will perform two high-energy\, virtuosic performances that playfully challenge tradition with their signature razor-sharp wit and infectious stage presence.\n\nThrough their YouTube channel\, TwoSet Violin have built a massive following across social platforms\, with more than 1.5 billion views worldwide. After giving up their spots in the Sydney and Queensland Symphony Orchestras in 2016 and embarking on the first-ever crowd-funded classical world tour in 2017\, Yang and Chen have revolutionised the presentation of classical music\, gaining fans around the globe.\n\n\nTheir collaborators include with internationally acclaimed soloists such as Lang Lang\, Hilary Hahn\, Janine Jansen\, James Ehne and Maxim Vengerov. Known for their viral musical challenges\, candid embrace of “imperfection” and deep respect for the artform\, Yang and Chen have become powerful ambassadors for classical music in the digital age.\n\n\nThe programme: Mozart: Marriage of Figaro Overture (orchestra only)/ Vivaldi: Four Seasons ‘Summer’/ Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen/ Gardel: Por una cabeza/ Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee/ Paganini: 24 Caprices\, Op. 1\, No. 24 in A Minor\, Finale/ Paganini: La Campanella/ Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D Minor\, Op.47/ Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major\, Op. 35/ Vivaldi: Four Seasons ‘Winter’/ Nicholas Ma: Anti-Brainrot Concerto/ Sarasate: Navarra Op. 33\n\nTICKETS: From $129 + booking fee\nInsiders pre-sale: Tuesday 24 February\, 9am\nWhat’s On pre-sale: Wednesday 25 February\, 9am\nArtist pre-sale: Thursday 26 February\, 9am\nGeneral Public on-sale: Friday 27 February\, 9am\n\nBookings: sydneyoperahouse.com // +61 2 9250 7777
URL:https://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/twoset-violin-returns-to-sydney-opera-house/
LOCATION:Concert Hall\, Sydney Opera House\, Bennelong Point\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Early Music From The Palaces Of Spain
DESCRIPTION:The Early Music Collective Sydney\, presents El Palacio Español\, an evening devoted to the rich and vibrant sound world of Renaissance and Baroque Spain. \nThe programme features an exceptional range of music by composers including Francisco de la Torre\, Juan del Encina\, Diego Ortiz and Gaspar Sanz\, ranging from expressive vocal works and intricate instrumental pieces to lively and rhythmic dances. It offers a vivid journey through one of the most distinctive musical cultures of the period.  The combination of voices and period instruments creates a colourful and engaging sound world. \nThe ensemble: Josie Ryan – soprano/ Michael Wyborn and Cooper Rand – sackbuts Susan Sukkar and Karen Carey – recorders\nJennifer Eriksson and Catherine Upex – viols/ Shaun Ng – viol\, guitar\, theorbo/ Joanna Butler – harpsichord/ Brian Nixon – percussion \nTickets: https://www.trybooking.com/DKOTB
URL:https://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/early-music-from-the-palaces-of-spain/
LOCATION:St James’ Church\, King Street\, 173 King Street\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Salut! Baroque's Bohemian Rhapsody
DESCRIPTION:Salut! Baroque’s Bohemian Rhapsody showcases the legacy of generous patrons who capitalised on the region’s excellent education system in which music was a core subject\, resulting in an exceptionally musically cultured society where creativity flourished. Concerts in Canberra (Friday\, 12 June\, 7.30pm Wesley Church\, Forrest) and Sydney (Sunday 14 June\, 3.00pm Verbrugghen Hall\, Conservatorium of Music). \nThis specialist Baroque ensemble of ten musicians performs music in style by Biber\, Vivaldi\, Zelenka\, Caldara and others. \nThe musicians: Sally Melhuish and Alana Blackburn\, Recorders/ Rachael Beesley and Julia Russoniello\, Baroque Violins/ Marianne Yeomans and Brad Tham\, Baroque Violas/ Tim Blomfield\, Baroque Cello/ Jude Hill\, Baroque Double Bass/ George Wills Theorbo/ Baroque Guitar/ Monika Kornel\, Harpsichord \nThe program:\nHeinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber – Sonata I in B minor\nAntonio Vivaldi – Largo from Concerto in D major RV 93/ Antonio Vivaldi – Allegro from Concerto in D minor\, RV535\nJan Dismas Zelenka – Hipocondrie à 7 concertanti\, ZWV 187\nAntonio Bertali – [Passacaglia] from Sonata a 4 in D minor\nJohann Joseph Fux – Ouverture-Suite in G minor Op. 1 No. 4\nAntonio Caldara – Sinfonia No.12 in A minor\nJohann Heinrich Schmelzer – Sonata à 5 in D minor\nJohann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer – Ouverture-Suite in G minor Op. 1\, No.7\nFrantišek Jiránek – Grave from Concerto in D minor for Violin\nJan Josef Ignác Brentner – Capriccio; Trio from Concertus in F major Op. IV No. V \nBookings
URL:https://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/salut-baroques-bohemian-rhapsody/
LOCATION:Verbrugghen Hall\, Sydney Conservatorium\, Macquarie Street\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260620T143000
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SUMMARY:Bel a cappella Reaches for The Sun\, Moon and Stars
DESCRIPTION:Monica Buckland conducts Bel a cappella in Sun\, Moon and Stars\, a celebration of light\, darkness and the shifting skies above us. \n Sun\, Moon and Stars traces a radiant choral arc from dawn to dusk and back again. With works exploring love\, loss\, longing and the turning of the earth\, this evocative program features music inspired by the solstice\, the sun and the Australian landscape and brings together Australian and international voices in a shimmering homage to the heavens. \nThe program: Paul Fincham – Awen / Dan Walker – Midwinter/ Sarah MacDonald – Brother Sun\, Sister Moon/ Alice Chance – Aurora Eora / Iain Grandage – Three Australian Bush Songs\, nos. 1 (Dawn) & 2 (Birds)/ Melissa Dunphy – Totality/ Charles Wood – As the Moon’s Soft Splendour/ Antonín Dvořák\, arr. John Chorbajian – Rusalka’s Song to the Moon/ Robert Schumann – An die Sterne/ Daniel Brinsmead – He wishes for the cloths of heaven/ Edward Elgar – My love dwelt in a northern land/ Coleridge-Taylor – All my stars forsake me/ Nigel Butterley – Morning fanfare \nTickets: online $50 | $40 | $20 \nBookings \n 
URL:https://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/bel-a-cappella-reaches-for-the-sun-moon-and-stars/
LOCATION:Glebe Town Hall\, 160 St Johns Rd\, Glebe\, NSW\, 2037\, Australia
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260621T170000
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SUMMARY:The Gesualdo Six Sing With St The Choir Of St James'
DESCRIPTION:The award-winning British vocal ensemble The Gesualdo Six joins The Choir of St James’ for two choral concerts\, Lux Aeterna on  Saturday 20 June at 7pm\, and Hemispheres on Sunday 21 June at 5pm. \nLux Aeterna features Tallis’ In jejunio et fletu\, alongside the astonishing harmonies of Gesualdo in Plange quasi virgo. From more recent times\, there is the effortless poetic settings of Joanna Marsh and Richard Rodney Bennett with pieces by Tavener and Morales. \nHemispheres presents a program of rich sacred music. \nBookings \n  \n 
URL:https://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/the-gesualdo-six-sing-with-st-the-choir-of-st-james/
LOCATION:St James’ Church\, King Street\, 173 King Street\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260627T133000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260627T153000
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SUMMARY:Mozart In Manly
DESCRIPTION:Sydney Harbour Ensemble is delighted to present Mozart in Manly\, conducted by Benjamin Crowe\, featuring acclaimed soloist Anna da Silva Chen playing Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5. Anna is a core member of the Australian Chamber Orchestra. \nAlso on the programme are  Berlioz’s exhilarating Hungarian March from The Damnation of Faust and Schumann’s uplifting Symphony No. 1. \nThe performance is set against one of the most picturesque views of Sydney Harbour. \nThe program: BERLIOZ Hungarian March from The Damnation of Faust/ MOZART Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major\, K. 219 -Allegro aperto -Adagio -Rondeau – Tempo di minuetto/ Interval/ SCHUMANN -Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major\, Op. 38 “Spring” -Andante un poco maestoso – Allegro molto vivace- Larghetto -Scherzo: Molto vivace -Allegro animato e grazioso \nSydney Harbour Ensemble is a newly founded not-for-profit orchestra with an exciting mission: to bring new life to the historic and culturally significant locations along Sydney Harbour through live performances. After its inaugural concert in January 2026 at Sub Base Platypus\, it aims to present a series of concerts across landmark harbour venues\, inviting new audiences and local communities to experience exceptional live music alongside history\, nature\, and culture. \nTickets and getting to the venue \n  \n 
URL:https://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/mozart-in-manly/
LOCATION:North Head Sanctuary
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260629T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260629T150000
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SUMMARY:Free Opera House Concert Features American Youth Orchestras
DESCRIPTION:The Music Masters Concert Series will present A Musical Voyage\, a free concert at the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall on Monday 29 June 2026\, bringing together two of the United States’ most accomplished youth orchestras in an exhilarating celebration of orchestral music. \nThis concert offers free access to a world-class orchestral experience in one of the world’s most iconic venues. Experience the exhilarating sound of the 120-piece Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies (Minneapolis\, Minnesota)\, led by Maestro Mark Russell Smith and featuring the thunderous resonance of six timpani. Joining them is the 40-piece Spokane Youth Symphony (Washington State)\, under the direction of Dr Philip Baldwin. \nA Musical Voyage is an inspiring program spanning masterpieces by Wagner\, Brahms\, Haydn and Prokofiev\, alongside music by Copland\, John Williams and contemporary American composers. \nThe program will feature a moving tribute to Australia’s servicemen and women\, with a special performance by one of Australia’s leading bagpipers and buglers\, including The Ode\, The Last Post\, and a Lone Piper’s Lament. \nDoors open: 12.00pm Concert commences: 12.30pm Run time: 150 minutes\nFree tickets: Book Here
URL:https://soundslikesydney.com.au/event/free-opera-house-orchestral-concert-features-american-youth-orchestras/
LOCATION:Concert Hall\, Sydney Opera House\, Bennelong Point\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
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