If you want your pianistic preconceptions to be challenged, to hear familiar music made new, Venezuelan-born piano virtuoso Sergio Tiempo is the musician...
Making her Australian debut, Lady Rizo, the New York cabaret superstar, comedienne and chanteuse, revives the genre by combining vintage arrangements and...
Motown royalty and founding member of The Supremes, Mary Wilson, stars in this epic production that follows the life and career of Hollywood’s first...
In this beguiling program, songstress Mary Carewe explores the diversity of the American Songbook with her long-time collaborator and arranger, Philip...
- Last October Australian singer songwriter PAUL KELLY released his 19th studio album ‘Spring And Fall’. This July and August he will be touring cities...
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Sydney Opera House Melbourne Recital Centre present Mahler Chamber Orchestra One of the world’s best chamber orchestras to visitAustralia for the first...
A collaboration between internationally acclaimed musicians Bobby Singh (Tabla), Adrian McNeil (Sarod) and Damian Wright (Flamenco Guitar), Rasa Duende's...
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In a unique and original collaboration, master Australian-Chinese musician Wang Zheng-Ting collaborates with some of Melbourne's finest musicians and...
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Beethoven - Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano op.38 (arranged from Septet) A selection of improvisations and arrangements of works by Bach, Sondheim,...
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Hyde Fantasy Trio; Hyde String Quartet in E minor; Hyde Trio for flute, oboe and piano; and Hyde Toccata for 2
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Schultz Stick Dance II; Schultz Twelve Variations for piano duet Gesangvoll mit innigster Empfindung; Schultz Suspended Preludes; Schultz After Nina; and...
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A new cross-platform work by Red Stitch Actors Theatre and Flinders Quartet (world premiere)* Franz Schubert String Quartet D810 in D minor Death and the...
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Join the finest piano students of the Monash University's School of Music Conservatorium and Kate Lawson Gould as they recreate the unique world of...
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"McCarthy's writing and the atmosphere he creates has a sparseness, detachment and tension and is always touched with a dry wit. He presents both the...
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Zoë Knighton and Amir Farid return to the Salon for the second installment of Beethoven's Cello. As the cellist of Flinders Quartet and pianist of Benaud...
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Hear the music of Mozart - Pipe Dreams at The Melbourne Recital Centre on July 25. Artist: Orchestra Victoria Time: 11:30am Visit the website below for...
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Flinders Quartet explore how composers deal with impending deafness and how it enhances or cripples their creativity. Presented with readings alongside...
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It was one of those rare moments at a live gig when you realise you've been in the presence of greatness, - Michael Hubbard, Music OMHWith a live review...
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Westlake Rare Sugar; Westlake Tall Tales But True; Westlake Piano Sonata No.1; and Westlake High Tension Wires
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In the words of pop music luminary Brian Eno, Penguin Café is "eccentric, charming, accommodating, surprising, seductive, warm, reliable, modest and...
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Presented By Melbourne Recital Centre & The Australian Youth Orchestra Artist(s) The Australian Youth Orchestra Christopher Hogwood - conductor Program...
The February 2012 Season of The Australian Youth Orchestra (AYO) culminates in three concerts with English conductor Christopher Hogwood at the Eastbank...
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The Australian Youth Orchestra, brimful of energy, passion and commitment, brings to life the brilliance of a young genius in two programs of...
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Three-time ARIA Award winning jazz pianist Andrea Keller is acclaimed for her original ensemble 'The Andrea Keller Quartet'. However, in this special...
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Don’t miss the Brentano String Quartet, named after Antonie Brentano, the woman many scholars consider was Beethoven's unnamed, intended recipient of his...
Australian composer and classical pianist Kristofer Spike pays homage to our nation’s first conservation victory in his latest CD and upcoming concerts to...
Joanna Newsom, the pure and strikingly voiced harpist whose sprawling music has earned her international fame, will return to Australia in March. Writing...
Following sell-out shows in 2008, the Canadian chanteuse returns to Australia with her band this summer, touring the country and playing the Perth...
"Noonan's soaring, beautifully phrased high notes, ultra-musical communication of meaning and expressive use of the microphone and digital technologies...
Imagine a forum and festival that was out of the ordinary... that pushed the boundaries... Creative Innovation 2010 is the place to learn from world...
Following David’s Hobson’s recent success with his new album ‘Enchanted Way’ rocketing straight into the top 20 of the ARIA chart, Opera Australia is...
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