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Takács Quartet & Angie Milliken 20 August 2025 QPAC Concert Hall, South Bank In a celebration of two major anniversaries, the Grammy Award-winning Takács Quartet returns to Australia this August to present the world premiere of Sonnet in Emigration, Australian composer Cathy Milliken’s new work for string quartet and spoken voice, narrated by Australian screen legend and... Continue Reading →
Trilogy 3pm, 30 March 2025 Elm House, Mt Glorious Celebrate the start of Ensemble Trivium's new season with a concert full of lyricism, elegance, and passion in their return to the cozy setting of Elm House. The program opens with Dvořák’s Terzetto, a warm and lyrical piece alive with playful, folk-inspired themes, adapted from its original... Continue Reading →
Camerata & Brendan Joyce: Schumann Thursday, 13 March 2025, 7:30pm Concert Hall, QPAC Share in the joy, passion, and love of music with Camerata’s opening 2025 concert, featuring Camerata’s very own Artistic Director and leader Brendan Joyce on solo violin for Schumann’s Violin Concerto (arranged from the Cello Concerto). In this concert, Camerata will also... Continue Reading →
Camerata & Davide Monti: Baroque Labyrinth Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 7pm Concert Hall, QPAC, Brisbane Baroque Labyrinth sees the long-awaited return of one of Camerata’s favourite collaborators, the Italian Baroque violin virtuoso Davide Monti. A much sought-after director, soloist, and chamber musician, Davide teams ups with Camerata to uncover a labyrinth of bold, adventurous baroque... Continue Reading →
Luminsecence 28 September 2024 Old Government House, QUT Gardens Point Campus Float away from the mundane and find yourself adrift in an ethereal soundscape of some of the most beautiful works written for flute, viola and harp. Experience a soothing Telemann Sonata, Ravel’s luscious Sonatine en Trio and bathe in the exquisite stillness of Takemitsu’s And I Knew ‘twas Wind,... Continue Reading →
Esmé Quartet, photographed by Tony McDonough Touring Australia for the first time, Berlin-based string ensemble Esmé Quartet made their Brisbane debut with a concert that revolved thematically around youth and passion, performed for one night only at the Conservatorium Theatre in South Bank. This is the ninth year of the Esmé Quartet, which is comprised... Continue Reading →
Pianist Alex Raineri performs with Camerata, photographed by Alex Jamieson Camerata – Queensland's Chamber Orchestra were joined by guest pianist Alex Raineri to open their 2024 mainstage season, with an exciting concert including works by Beethoven and Wagner as well as an unusual vocalist and unexpected new arrangement for piano. Founded in 1987 by Elizabeth... Continue Reading →
Camerata & Alex Raineri - Beethoven 17 February 2024 QPAC Concert Hall Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra is a two-time Helpmann Award nominated ensemble performing without a conductor. Camerata’s Artistic Associates and guest artists take ownership of their music-making to form a refreshing and acclaimed voice that empowers artists, inspires audiences, and enriches communities through... Continue Reading →
Southern Cross Soloists perform with guest artist John Jorgenson (front, centre) and SXS Didgeridoo Artist in Residence Chris Williams (front, far right), photographed by Darren Thomas Southern Cross Soloists closed the year with a vibrant concert that promised audiences a journey to The New World – the name that European colonists applied to the Americas... Continue Reading →
Reverie - music for clarinet and strings 20 August, 2023 St David’s Anglican Church, Chelmer Professional chamber music collective Riverbend Ensemble, led by Oxley resident and violinist Helen Carvolth, will present a concert of music for clarinet and strings at St David's Anglican Church, including the world premiere of a new piece by Alys Rayner.... Continue Reading →
Viva Violin 5 August 2023 QPAC Concert Hall, South Bank Camerata will present an enchanting evening of chamber music by Mendelssohn and Rossini, featuring Queensland-born violinist Catherina Lee, home from Vienna, for Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto and performed, as always for Camerata, without a conductor. Rossini's famed Barber of Seville Overture will open the performance, diving straight into... Continue Reading →
Spirited 17 August 2023 Old Museum, Fortitude Valley Brisbane chamber music collective Ensemble Trivium present an evening of high-spirited, virtuosic and folk inspired Bohemian masterpieces, along with a freshly composed work by one of Brisbane’s favourites, John Rotar. As well as the world premiere of Rotar's Bromeliad Dances for flute, viola & double bass, be... Continue Reading →
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