Editor's Choice Event Series Blackheath Chamber Music Festival 2024

Blackheath Chamber Music Festival: Symphony Sept

Phillips Hall, Blackheath Blackheath, NSW, Australia
Now in its fourth year, the Blackheath Chamber Music Festival returns with a rich program including Ensemble Offspring and Eliza Shephard’s world premiere performance of a newly commissioned quartet by Harry Sdraulig; the NSW premiere of Elena Kats-Chernin’s For Theodora by Orava Quartet; harpist Louise Johnson’s journey through the history of music;…

UKARIA: Momentum Ensemble with Christoph Altstaedt and Rachelle Durkin

Ukaria Cultural Centre 119 Williams Rd, Mt Barker Summit, SA, Australia
Momentum Ensemble is a group of dynamic orchestral performers powered by the Australian Youth Orchestra (AYO). Dedicated to bringing new interpretations and unconventional works to venues that transcend the boundaries of the traditional concert hall, the program acts as a revolutionary training platform for talented young musicians at the cusp…
Event Series Light + Shade

Melbourne Chamber Orchestra: Light + Shade

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Music enriches our lives with its incredible array of moods, textures and timbres. Sophie Rowell has curated this program of vivid colours and strong contrasts, to showcase the versatility of Melbourne Chamber Orchestra. The vigour of CPE Bach rubs shoulders with the intimate Romanticism of Ukrainian composer Ivan Silvestrov; the…
Event Series Arioso Ten

Arioso Chamber Ensemble: Arioso Ten

Cooroy Memorial Hall 23 Maple Street, Cooroy, QLD, Australia
Step into the enchanting world of Baroque music as Arioso Chamber Ensemble commemorates a decade of musical brilliance with their 10th anniversary concert series: Arioso Ten. Judit Molnár (soprano) will perform a selection of beautiful works including the cantata “Rotte L’Aspre Catene” by Italian composer Antonio Caldara, Vivaldi’s “Mentre Dormi”,…

Music in the Regions: Acacia Quartet and International Guests

Tocumwal War Memorial Hall 50-54 Deniliquin St,, Tocumwal, NSW
Australia’s finest string ensemble, Acacia Quartet, paired with phenomenal international guests, Emile Cantor and Laurentiu Sbarcea, form an incomparable string sextet touring the Riverina and South-West NSW this April. Performing two of the most beautiful and well-loved string sextets, Dvorak’s Op. 48 and Brahms’ Op. 36, this tour also includes the world…

Apeiron Baroque: Shipwrecked!

Wesley Uniting Church, Forrest 20-22 National Circuit, Forrest, ACT, Australia
Is Love a Shipwreck? For our first concert in our 2024 chamber series, we are kicking off with an all-Canberra cast of players! Countertenor Tobias Cole will be joined by a small band of strings (and harpsichord!) to present stormy vocal works by Baroque composers Ariosti, Vivaldi, Handel, and Hasse.…

Team of Pianists: The Hollywood Connection at Como House & Garden

Como House & Garden Corner Williams Rd & Lechlade Ave, South Yarra, VIC
Join Vivien Hamilton - mezzo-soprano, Josephine Vains - cello, Robert Chamberlain - piano, for a Hollywood-inspired recital in the elegant yet intimate Ballroom at Como House and Garden, still furnished with family heirlooms from the Armytage family, who lived there for nearly a century. Enjoy fabulous works for various combinations of voice, cello and piano by…

Music at the Basilica: Agatha in Vivaldi’s Venice

Basilica of St Mary of the Angels Yarra Street, Geelong, VIC, Australia
Agatha, born without the fingers of her left hand, was abandoned to the Venetian orphanage known as the Ospedale della Pietà, where Vivaldi was working to establish an incomparable music education program. In 2022 the ACC premiered Agatha’s Cantata, newly completed after three centuries of silence. In 2024, they will…
Editor's Choice Event Series Blackheath Chamber Music Festival 2024

Blackheath Chamber Music Festival: Goldner String Quartet and Orava Quartet

Phillips Hall, Blackheath Blackheath, NSW, Australia
Now in its fourth year, the Blackheath Chamber Music Festival returns with a rich program including Ensemble Offspring and Eliza Shephard’s world premiere performance of a newly commissioned quartet by Harry Sdraulig; the NSW premiere of Elena Kats-Chernin’s For Theodora by Orava Quartet; harpist Louise Johnson’s journey through the history of music;…

Bill & Libby McIntyre: Duo Evocaciones

17 Astelia Place Rivett, ACT, Australia
Presenting a vibrant musical duo from Italy: Duo Evocaciones. “Evocaciones” refers to the desire to evoke something loved or held close. The duo is comprised of cellist Martina Biondi, whois one of Italy's most promising young cellists and Pietro Locatto, first italian winner of the Adelaide guitar competition in 2020. The pair have put together a program…

Quartz: Schubert’s Cello Quintet

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Acclaimed Melbourne string quartet Quartz unites violinists Kathryn Taylor and Philippa West, violist Merewyn Bramble, and cellist Zoe Wallace in refreshing concerts featuring classical and contemporary repertoire. Collaborating with sought-after Australian artists, Quartz’s performances are a confluence of Australian musical talent and world-class technique. Their exciting yet sensitive interpretations of…

RAZ Music: Lior – A Preview of The Blue Parade

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
In an exclusive performance, witness Lior up close and personal as he previews a selection of songs from his highly anticipated forthcoming album, The Blue Parade. In an exclusive performance, witness Lior up close and personal as he previews a selection of songs from his highly anticipated forthcoming album, The…

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