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Umberto Clerici conducts the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, photographed by Darren Thomas Queensland Symphony Orchestra closed the 2023 season with their tenth and final Maestro concert, featuring a program of musical works under half an hour each, from Classical heavyweights Rossini, Mozart, Schubert, and Prokofiev. Conducted by QSO Chief Conductor Umberto Clerici, Micro Masterpieces began with... Continue Reading →
Otto Trausk conducts the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, photographed by Stephen Stewart Queensland Symphony Orchestra curated a program of “life affirming music” for their ninth Maestro concert of 2023, Heartland Classics, including works by renowned composers from Central Europe: Kodály, Mendelssohn, and Dvořák. Heartland Classics was conducted by Dutch conductor and Music Director of Vancouver Symphony... Continue Reading →
Guest soloist, pianist Jayson Gillham, and guest conductor Joseph Swensen with Queensland Symphony Orchestra, photographed by Joel Tronoff As the name suggests, Queensland Symphony Orchestra presented two concerts featuring works by Ludwig Van Beethoven and Sir Edward Elgar in July. Guest conductor Joseph Swensen led the orchestra with dynamism and large, forceful gestures, and acclaimed... Continue Reading →
Sergio Tiempo and the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, photographed by Sarah Marshall For their aptly named Magnificent Piano Maestro concert, Queensland Symphony Orchestra welcomed back former Artist in Residence, Venezuelan-Argentine pianist Sergio Tiempo, to perform Grieg’s piano concerto. Tiempo played the brand new, one-of-a-kind Steinway & Sons Grand piano that QSO have been fundraising for since... 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 →
Wildschut & Brauss 23 November 2023 QLD Conservatorium Theatre, South Bank Musica Viva Australia is thrilled to present the Australian debut of two of Europe’s finest young soloists in a star-studded musical partnership: 22-year-old Dutch violinist Noa Wildschut and 28-year German pianist Elisabeth Brauss. Artistic Director Paul Kildea has described the duo as “one of... Continue Reading →
Brisbane Music Festival Part One – October 23-29, 2023 Part Two – December 4-10, 2023 FourthWall Arts, 540 Queen Street, Brisbane City Curated by Alex Raineri, the annual Brisbane Music Festival (BMF) is now its sixth year. Celebrating eclectic approaches to programming, the BMF is a cross-cultivation of musical offerings from the old and familiar... Continue Reading →
Australian String Quartet, photographed by Jacqui Way Florescence 19 October, 2023 Ithaca Auditorium, Brisbane City Hall The Australian String Quartet's latest concert celebrates the string quartet across continents and contexts. A dramatic proclamation sets the scene as Australian composer Justin Williams’ Movement for String Quartet begins this concert with an exploration of distinct and juxtaposing musical material.... Continue Reading →
Camerata and Catherina Lee perform Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor, photographed by Michael Marston. Camerata - Queensland's Chamber Orchestra and QPAC presented a thrilling and evocative concert of music by Mendelssohn and Rossini, Viva Violin, including an electric performance by guest soloist Catherina Lee and the premiere of a new work by Camerata’s 2023... 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 →
Chopin's Piano 13 July 2023 QPAC Concert Hall, South Bank Musica Viva Australia is thrilled to present Chopin’s Piano, a fusion of chamber music and theatrical performance honouring Frederick Chopin’s revolutionary 24 Preludes, as well as the history of a small, craftsman’s pianino. Pianist Aura Go, a Musica Viva Australia FutureMakers alumnus, returns to the... Continue Reading →
Photographed by Darren Thomas, courtesy of QPAC and SXS Southern Cross Soloists opened 2023 with a dynamic concert inspired by the city of lights and love, including a programme of classical pieces by composers who had experienced life in Paris: French composers Debussy and Ravel, but also German composer Gluck, Austrian composer Mozart, and Russian... Continue Reading →
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