More of What’s in Store in “The Love of the Nightingale”




The Seraphim Trio performs Memories, a concert of nostalgic European Romantic music – with an Australian twist as part of the Independent Theatre’s Prelude in Tea series. Smetana, the father of Czech music, forms the centrepiece of Memories, the ensemble’s first “Prelude” concert for 2019. In his Piano Trio in G minor, opus 15, Smetana expresses grief…
Acacia Quartet Acacia Quartet presents Testament, a spectacular concert that ranges from the classical to the contemporary via the impressionistic. Testament features a searing work of the same name by Lebanese-Armenian composer Tigran Mansurian as well as string quartet by Mozart, Debussy and celebrated young Australian composer Alice Chance. Mansurian’s piece is a five-minute Lento,…
Australian String Quartet. Image Jacqui Way The Australian String Quartet (ASQ) welcomes the return of its cellist Sharon Grigoryan who has been on parental leave after the birth of her and husband Slava Grigoryan’s first child. The ASQ comprising violinists Dale Barltrop and Francesca Hiew and violist Stephen King are thrilled to be once again…
Percussionist Claire Edwardes joins The Song Company as guest artist for their August tour Sunken Dreams, evoking an aquatic soundscape with her use of water percussion. Sunken Dreams features two contrasting performances that fuse the contemporary and classical influences. The Song Company’s Artistic Director Roland Peelman explains, “The two halves of the concert represent opposite…
Opera star Emma Matthews, soprano, performs a programme of Mozart arias with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra conducted by Umberto Clerici and led by Andrew Haveron. The orchestra will also perform stand-alone orchestral works by Schubert. One of Australia’s most beloved performers and brightest opera stars, Emma Matthews’ versatility, charisma and exquisite coloratura soprano are the…
A capella vocal ensemble The Idea of North have had a crackerjack year, celebrating 20 years of fabulous music making, the release of their 10th album Smile, and to crown it all, the ARIA Award for 2013 Best Jazz Album Winners for Smile. The Idea of North presents two concerts of seasonal music with Christmas Songs at St. Stephen’s on Saturday…