Events
This week
Wednesday 16 May
World Premiere – Sonata No. 2 in three movements by Larry Sitsky
Composed for and performed by pianist Adam Cook
“In a dark time where much Australian music (art and otherwise) is in some kind of bizarre Hellerian stranglehold, is frighteningly unimaginative and increasingly commonplace, and its success holds no tangible correlation to its musical value...
Coming up
Thursday 24 May
Lunchbox Concert
Chamber Music
The Lunchbox concerts are a great way to spend your lunch hour. Grab a coffee and sandwich from Biginelli Cafe located on Level 5 of the School of Music, then enjoy music performances by current and past students of the School.
Thursday 24 May
Trio Dali
Young, glamourous and very French.
Trio Dali is taking the chamber music world by storm. The new kid on the block has already won awards and turned heads from Osaka to Frankfurt with original and compelling performances, and now it makes its Australian debut. From Gordon Kerry to...
Friday 25 May
Soundproof Concert
Showcasing ANU School of Music Composition Students
This concert focuses on high-quality performances of new works composed by composition students of the School of Music. This concert is a collaboration between composition and performance students of the School.
Tuesday 29 May
University House
Chamber Music
Music at Lunchtime in the Great Hall of University House is a perfect place to enjoy a variety of musical styles performed by staff and students from the School of Music. These concerts are approximately 60 minutes and include a light lunch and...
Wednesday 30 May
String Soiree
Showcasing students from the String Area
Coordinated by the String Area, these hour long musical moments feature talented staff and students performing music to both relax and inspire you as you indulge in a complimentary glass of champagne or orange juice.
Wednesday 27 June
Takacs Quartet
The Grand Masters of the string quartet.
Founded in Budapest and steeped in the Hungarian tradition, the Takács Quartet is arguably the best string quartet in the world. Now based in the United States, it perfectly straddles the old and new worlds. Years of playing and touring...
Saturday 7 July
Canberra Symphony Orchestra
ACTEW Grand Gala: An Evening with George Gershwin
In 2012, we present a very special Gala event – An evening with George Gershwin. Effervescent pianist Piers Lane joins us for a bewitching rendition of Rhapsody in Blue and Canberra-favourite, Trisha Crowe sings some of the most beloved show...
Saturday 21 July
ACO - Trout Quintet & Quartet for the End of Time
SCHUBERT Piano Quintet, “Trout”
MESSIAEN Quartet for the End of Time
Helena Rathbone Violin
Christopher Moore Viola
Timo-Veikko Valve Cello
Maxime Bibeau Double Bass
Paul Dean Clarinet
Saleem Abboud Ashkar Piano
This concert pairs...
Tuesday 24 July
Amarcord
Renaissance choir meets boy band.
If you could fuse together the Backstreet Boys and an East German Lutheran boys’ choir, you’d probably end up with something like Amarcord. This internationally acclaimed a cappella group owes much of its success, and its rich,...
Saturday 4 August
ACO – Beethoven 9, Ode to Joy
MESSIAEN Prayer of Christ ascending towards his Father, from L’Ascension
BRAHMS Geistliches Lied
BEETHOVEN Calm Sea and Prosperous...
Wednesday 22 August
Canberra Symphony Orchestra St George Corporate & Business Bank Llewellyn Series 12:3
Wednesday 22nd & Thursday 23th August @ 7:30pm
In Llewellyn 3 Chief Conductor and Artistic Director Nicholas Milton returns for a massive concert of astrological proportions. The evening begins as the didgeridoo and orchestra blend with soaring lyricism in Sculthorpe’s moving Earth Cry...
Monday 10 September (All day) - Friday 14 September (All day)
All Things Vibraphone
An international conference focussing on the Vibraphone, past, present and future
Conference Convener, Associate Professor Gary France
International virtuoso vibraphone artist Joe Locke (USA) headlines this 5 - Day international seminar and conference focusing on the Vibraphone.
Musicians, scholars and educators will celebrate...
Thursday 20 September
Kuss Quartet & Naoko Shimizu
The best of Berlin.
Germany and Japan are renowned for great cars and great pianos. Industrious and serious, it’s no wonder they produce exceptional musicians. Making their Australian debut, Berlin’s most fascinating quartet meets this internationally...
Saturday 6 October
ACO – Mozart, Handel & Vivaldi Concertos
CORELLI Concerto Grosso, Op.6 No.1
CASTELLO Two Sonatas, “per stromenti d’arco”
BIBER Battalia
VIVALDI Violin Concerto, RV190
MOZART Piano Concerto No.12
HANDEL Concerto Grosso, Op.6 No.1
Richard Egarr Guest Director,...
Wednesday 24 October
Canberra Symphony Orchestra St George Corporate & Business Bank Llewellyn Series 12:4
Wednesday 24th & Thursday 25th October @ 7:30pm
In this final Llewellyn blockbuster for 2012 we open with Berlioz's dazzling 'Roman Carnival' before being joined by one of Australia's most scintillating artists, cellist Julian Smiles. His interpretation of the remarkable ‘...
