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Image supplied by Southern Cross Soloists Wonder 12 October 2025 QPAC Concert Hall, South Bank Step into a world where friendship, love, and artistry intertwine. More than a classical concert, Wonder explores the poignant story of the entwined lives of Robert and Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms through music, movement and the words of their letters. From Clara’s Romances to Robert’s haunting Ghost... Continue Reading →
Pearls 3pm, 1 June 2025 QPAC Concert Hall, South Bank Experience music that transcends time and embraces the soul when Southern Cross Soloists return to QPAC's Concert Hall this June with Pearls — a luminous program with guest soloists, pianist and composer Joe Chindamo OAM, soprano Nina Korbe (pictured above), alongside Southern Cross Soloists. Featuring... Continue Reading →
Magic, Mystique and Melancholy 20 October 2024 Concert Hall, QPAC, South Bank Drawing inspiration from Stravinsky's enchanting yet poignant ballet Petrushka and the iconic Ballets Russe, this program evokes an atmosphere of enchantment and allure whilst embracing the bittersweet essence of the human experience. From Russian émigré maestros to the dazzling Belle Époque era of... Continue Reading →
Hyung Suk Bae in Recital 4 May 2024 Judith Wright Arts Centre, Fortitude Valley Hyung Suk Bae, Acting Principal Cello of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, is a graduate of Julliard and has performed on the stages of Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the Sydney Opera House. Take a journey and see the evolution of solo cello... 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
A city that intrigues, beguiles and enamours like no other, Paris has kindled rich inspiration for composers of all nationalities from across the globe, making it a mecca for creativity for centuries. Southern Cross Soloists' City of Lights: From Paris, with Love, the first concert in their 2023 QPAC Concert Series, explores this elusive magical... Continue Reading →
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