Events
This week
Tuesday 25 June
The RMC Band at Lunchtime
Band of the Royal Military College, Duntroon
The ANU School of Music proudly presents the Band of the Royal Military College, Duntroon.
Featuring works by Grainger, Holst and Mozart performed one of Australia's leading military bands.
Associated events
Sunday 23 June
Canberra Youth Orchestra & Queensland Youth Orchestra 2
Orchestral Inspirations
Canberra Youth Orchestra, Conductor Rowan Harvey-Martin
Smetana The Moldau
Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 1
Soloist Emily Buckley
Queensland Youth Orchestra 2, Conductor Sergei V Korschmin
Grieg Peer Gynt Suite No. 2
Soprano Xenia Puskarz-...
Thursday 4 July
Jian Wang & Bernadette Harvey
Presented by Musica Viva
Prodigious Chinese cellist joins with ardent Australian pianist in wild and passionate works by Brahms, Bach, Vine, Puts and Schnittke.
Repertoire:
BACH Suite for unaccompanied cello no 6 in D major, BWV1012
SCHNITTKE Cello Sonata no 1 (1978)...
Saturday 6 July
Canberra Symphony Orchestra ACTEW Grand Gala
Berstein On Broadway
Nicholas Milton – Conductor
Lorina Gore- Soprano
The CSO’s Gala concerts have over the five years of their existence become the hottest tickets in town. Each of the events dating back to 2007 have sold out - some, like last year’...
Saturday 27 July
Australian Chamber Orchestra
Barefoot Fiddler
BACH Concerto for three violins, BWV1064
MOZART Adagio and Fugue, D645
GINASTERA Concerto for strings
MENDELSSOHN Concerto in D Minor
Patricia Kopatchinskaja - Guest Director and Violin
Australian Chamber Orchestra
A free spirit who approaches...
Sunday 11 August
Cory Band
World's Best in Brass heading for their first ever tour of Australia
Cory Band, the current World ranked Number 1 band, World Champions, 2012 Brass In Concert Champions, and Welsh Champions and undoubtedly one of the World’s outstanding brass bands is heading down under for their first ever Australian...
Sunday 18 August
PAUL KELLY 'Spring And Fall' National Australian Tour
Presented by Live Nation by arrangement with Artist Voice
Last October Australian singer songwriter PAUL KELLY released his 19th studio album ‘Spring And Fall’. This July and August he will be touring cities and towns around Australia performing the record in its entirety, followed by a...
Wednesday 21 August - Thursday 22 August
Canberra Symphony Orchestra presents Llewellyn Series 13:3
From the New World
Nicholas Milton – Conductor
Virginia Taylor - Flute
Nicholas Milton’s performances of Dvořák with the CSO are always inspirational and moving experiences and our extraordinary Chief Conductor has become particularly renowned for...
Thursday 5 September
Elias String Quartet
Presented by Musica Viva
Leading British ensemble the Elias String Quartet make history with a Hindson premiere and masterpieces from Haydn and Beethoven.
Repertoire:
HAYDN String Quartet in F major, op 77 no 2
HINDSON String Quartet no 3 (2013)
BEETHOVEN String Quartet...
Saturday 21 September
Canberra Symphony Orchestra presents Canberra Weekly Matinee Magic
Strike Up the Band!
Nicholas Milton – Conductor
The Band of the Royal Military College, Duntroon
Imagine the magnificent power of a gigantic symphony orchestra - now, imagine the raw explosive power of Australia’s proudest military band. And now, imagine...
Tuesday 8 October
Angela Hewitt
Presented by Musica Viva
The pre-eminent Bach pianist of our time performs the Art of Fugue.
Repertoire:
BACH (arranged for piano by Eugen d’Albert) Passacaglia in C minor, BWV582
BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata no 31 in A flat major, op 110
BACH The Art of Fugue, BWV1080...
Saturday 19 October
Australian Chamber Orchestra
Brahms 4 & Steven Isserlis
DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto No.1
BRAHMS Symphony No.4
Richard Tognetti - Director & Violin
Steven Isserlis - Cello
Australian Chamber Orchestra
The Fourth is Brahms' final powerful symphonic statement. Here, Brahms takes flight, as he...
Wednesday 30 October - Thursday 31 October
Canberra Symphony Orchestra presents Llewellyn Series 13:4
Carmina Burana
Nicholas Milton – Conductor
Tobias Cole – Music Director
CCS Massed Chorus
Hundreds were turned away from the Canberra Symphony Orchestra’s last performance of Carmina Burana. It was an extraordinary musical event that sold out...
Thursday 14 November
Academy of Ancient Music & Sara Macliver
Presented by Musica Viva
Hear enchanting soprano Sara Macliver and the finest period-instrument orchestra in the world perform glorious music by Handel and Purcell.
Repertoire:
LOCKE Incidental music from The Tempest
PURCELL Instrumental & vocal suite from The Fairy...
Saturday 16 November
Australian Chamber Orchestra
Mozart Clarinet Concerto
RAUTAVAARA A Finnish Myth
DENISOV Selections from Paganini Caprices
G FRÖST New Work
BROADSTOCK New Work for String Orchestra
MOZART Symphony No.21
MOZART Clarinet Concerto
Satu Vänskä - Lead Violin
Martin Fröst - Clarinet...
