Image credit: Pier Andrea Morolli Garrick Ohlsson in recital 1 June 2023 Conservatorium Theatre, South Bank Musica Viva Australia is delighted to present Garrick Ohlsson in recital, an exhilarating national tour opening in Brisbane and concluding in Perth, featuring one of the world’s finest pianists. A native of White Plains, New York, Ohlsson has been... Continue Reading →
What’s On: Utopias (Australian String Quartet)
Image credit: Jacqui Way Utopias 19 May 2023 Queensland Conservatorium Theatre The Australian String Quartet (ASQ) brings an imaginative and moving musical journey to Brisbane audiences during their national tour of Utopias. The Utopias programme features a carefully curated selection of works that explore the themes of imagined worlds and inner reflections, showcasing the ASQ’s... Continue Reading →
Review: Heartstrings (Camerata)
Camerata performs Heartstrings at the QPAC Concert Hall, with guest pianist Alex Raineri, photographed by Alex Jamieson Camerata opened their 2023 season with Heartstrings, a collection of romantic and passionate pieces from Europe and North America. The program was curated by Camerata Artistic Director and Principal Violin Brendan Joyce, and the Brisbane concert was dedicated... Continue Reading →
What’s On: Kaleidoscope (Riverbend Ensemble)
Kaleidoscope 5 May 2023 St. Thomas’ Anglican Church, Toowong Riverbend Ensemble will also perform Kaleidoscope at Maleny Community Centre on 7 May. Riverbend Ensemble will begin its 2023 season with a concert of classical music ranging across five centuries and both hemispheres - a kaleidoscope of string music. The Brisbane-based independent professional ensemble, led by... Continue Reading →
Review: Dance Around the World (Queensland Symphony Orchestra)
Chief Conductor Umberto Clerici conducts Queensland Symphony Orchestra, photographed by Peter Wallis Queensland Symphony Orchestra’s first Music on Sundays concert of 2023, Dance Around the World, was an exciting and energetic collection of dance pieces, from classical ballet to waltzes, folk dance, and tango, at the QPAC Concert Hall, under the baton of new Chief... Continue Reading →
What’s On: Heartstrings (Camerata)
Heartstrings 25 February 2023 QPAC Concert Hall, South Bank Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra will open 2023 with a passionate, energetic program that showcases the radiance of strings. Heartstrings will showcase Tchaikovsky’s romantic Serenade for Strings, Frank Martin’s rarely-performed Etudes for Strings (no.2), and the Camerata debut of Jessie Montgomery's Starburst for string orchestra. Camerata... Continue Reading →
Review: Contra Schubert (Contra Concerts & Southern Cross Soloists)
Jonathan Henderson, Vatche Jambazian, Shikara Ringdahl, and Hyung Suk Bae perform Contra Schubert, photographed by Stephen Henry With a programme including Schubert, Sculthorpe, and Ravel, Contra Schubert was an intimate and evocative chamber concert that allowed each piece to be drawn out and savoured. Presented in association with Southern Cross Soloists, Contra Concerts have been... Continue Reading →
Review: Mozart’s Clarinet (Queensland Symphony Orchestra)
Queensland Symphony Orchestra and Section Principal Clarinet play Mozart's clarinet concerto, conducted by Johannes Fritzsch. Photographed by Sam Muller. Queensland Symphony Orchestra’s Mozart’s Clarinet Maestro concert brought together an interesting and varied program including a short work from an Australian composer, the titular clarinet concerto, and Bohuslav Martinů’s rollercoaster of a first symphony. Queensland Symphony... Continue Reading →
What’s On: QSO Favourites (Queensland Symphony Orchestra)
Brenda Sullivan, photographed by Sarah Marshall QSO Favourites 1:30pm & 7:30pm, 12 February 2022 Concert Hall QPAC Queensland Symphony Orchestra will begin 2022 with QSO Favourites, a concert of favourites as requested by fans and musicians, including a world premiere from one of the orchestra's own. The concert has been curated by and for Queenslanders... Continue Reading →
Review: Beethoven and Sibelius (Queensland Symphony Orchestra)
Grace Clifford plays Sibelius’ violin concerto with Queensland Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Alexander Briger. Photographed by Peter Wallis. Queensland Symphony Orchestra delivered an invigorating concert with Beethoven and Sibelius, conducted by Alexander Briger AO and featuring violinist Grace Clifford. In conjunction with the concert, QSO also launched their 2022 season under the tagline Powered by... Continue Reading →
Queensland Symphony Orchestra launches 2022 season
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 →
Review: Queensland’s Finest (Queensland Symphony Orchestra & Brisbane Festival)
Dane Lam conducts Queensland Symphony Orchestra. Photographed by Peter Wallis. Queensland Symphony Orchestra and Brisbane Festival brought together three brilliant Queensland musicians for their recent concert, aptly named Queensland’s Finest: conductor Dane Lam, who grew up in Brisbane and is now nationally and internationally acclaimed; award-winning pianist Jayson Gillham, raised in Dalby and now performing... Continue Reading →