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Esmé Quartet 13 May 2024 QLD Conservatorium Theatre, South Bank Musica Viva Australia presents the Australian debut of one of the world’s finest young string ensembles, the award-winning Germany-based Esmé Quartet, in a seven-city national tour. The quartet will perform a program of works by Webern, Mendelssohn, Debussy, and Frerer. Named after the medieval French word... Continue Reading →
Southern Cross Soloists' Divine Alchemy, photographed by Darren Thomas Southern Cross Soloists (SXS) opened 2024 with Divine Alchemy, a concert full of strong emotional imagery and a program inspired by the transfiguration of suffering into beautiful art. Alongside classical composers like Mozart, Bach, and Debussy, Divine Alchemy included a number of premieres honouring loved ones... Continue Reading →
Casino Royale in Concert 15 March 2024 Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, South Bank Queensland Symphony Orchestra (QSO) is serving up a musical martini, presenting Casino Royale in Concert and performing the live musical score perfectly synchronised with the iconic film on the big screen. Casino Royale marked Daniel Craig's first appearance as the legendary MI6 operative,... 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 →
Divine Alchemy 3 March 2024 QPAC Concert Hall, South Bank Southern Cross Soloists' Divine Alchemy concert will delve into the realm of beauty emerging from unexpected sources, presenting a musical journey forged in the crucible of adversity. This concert also features guest soloists, award-winning Pianist Konstantin Shamray and prize-winning NZ violinist Amalia Hall. The concert... 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 →
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 →
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 →
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