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 →

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: 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 →

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 →

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