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Epic symphonies from the classical canon, world premieres by Australian composers, and concerts that joyously celebrate modern music-makers headline Queensland Symphony Orchestra’s 2022 Season. It’s a season that shines the spotlight on its own with spine-tingling solos, and promises special moments for music lovers of all ages across all of Queensland as the Orchestra celebrates... Continue Reading →
Australian Vocal Ensemble (L-R) David Greco, Katie Noonan, Fiona Campbell, and Andrew Goodwin. Image supplied. On Saturday evening we attended the launch of new acapella quartet the Australian Vocal Ensemble (AVÉ) at the Queensland Conservatorium theatre - a gorgeous 80-minute concert including the world premiere of an array of new works inspired by the poetry... Continue Reading →
Image supplied Another Ed Sheeran Tribute 24 April 2021 Sandgate Town Hall, Sandgate For a one-night-only performance, Another Ed Sheeran Tribute will fill the Sandgate Town Hall with a journey through the love songs of the ever-talented British ginger. First performed as part of Your Theatrics International Cabaret at the Brisbane Powerhouse in 2015, the... Continue Reading →
QSO Conductor Laureate Johannes Fritzsch and pianist Daniel de Borah. Photographed by Peter Wallis. It was a delight to be able to return QPAC’s Concert Hall on Friday night for Queensland Symphony Orchestra’s stirring final Maestro concert of 2020 - Beethoven’s Emperor. As well as being the 2020 season finale, this concert marks the end... Continue Reading →
Birds of Tokyo, in concert with Queensland Symphony Orchestra February 12 & 13 2021 QPAC Concert Hall To mark the release of contemporary Australian rock band Birds of Tokyo’s brand-new string-laden album, Human Design, two special concerts will be performed with Queensland Symphony Orchestra. Tickets are now on sale for these shows, part of a handful... Continue Reading →
Band of Brothers 20 February 2020 Brisbane Powerhouse Band of Brothers, an ensemble made up of two sets of talented siblings, the Grigoryan Brothers (4 ARIA Awards) and the Tawadros Brothers, with each duo having their own local and international careers, will be kicking off their tour on Thursday 20 February 2020, performing for one night only at Brisbane Powerhouse. Four internationally acclaimed musicians,... Continue Reading →
Raise ‘Em Up Saturday 25 January The Tivoli, Fortitude Valley Tickets: $50 - 200 (donate what you can) Brisbane’s The Tivoli will host an all-star line-up including Megan Washington, Matt Corby, and The Kite String Tangle for Raise ‘Em Up benefit gig to raise $100,000 for Australian bushfire relief. Asha Jefferies, Ngaiire and The Riot are... Continue Reading →
A rainbow of memories from this year - I saw over 60 shows in 2019, from big openings to backyard performances, through comedy, musicals, dance, theatre, music, and (for the first time) opera. It's been an incredible year in Brisbane performing arts and the calibre of shows has been high, so this list was a... Continue Reading →
Queensland Symphony Orchestra farewelled outgoing Music Director Alondra de la Parra and 2019 Artist in Residence Paul Lewis in a spectacular concert that showcased the best of both. In an exciting first for Queensland Symphony Orchestra, the concert was also livestreamed globally via Facebook and to venues across the state, reaching a potential audience of... Continue Reading →
Christmas is all around at La Boite with their current season of the raucous and touching cabaret-style Christmas Actually by The Little Red Company. Created by Naomi Price and Adam Brunes, the show features all of the songs from the iconic soundtrack of British romcom Love Actually as well as incorporating some of the film's... Continue Reading →
Queensland Symphony Orchestra gave an impressive performance last Friday night with Tchaikovsky and Beethoven, delivering an outstanding concert despite a last-minute change of conductor and concert schedule. The pre-concert talk was delivered by QSO Marketing and Publications Coordinator Celia Casey, having recently completed her PhD in Musicology at the University of Queensland and who wrote... Continue Reading →
David Megarrity is a Brisbane creative of many talents - theatre-maker, composer, musician, and writer, having won the Queensland Premier's Drama Award 2018-2019 for his play The Holidays which will premiere as part of Queensland Theatre's 2020 season. David is also one half of duo Tyrone and Lesley, and has written, composed for, and will... Continue Reading →
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