Cantate Deo Ticket Giveaway​​​​​​​

When: Saturday 16 December at 4pm
Where: Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music
Tickets: $30
Bookings: www.trybooking.com

Founded in 2018, Cantate Deo Youth Orchestra is a Christian youth orchestra run independently by its members, with a mission to revitalise the joy of classical music amongst their own generation.
Consisting of high school and university students of a diverse range of majors,

Cantate Deo will present a magnificent evening of classical pieces, including works of Beethoven and Grieg, uplifting Indonesian classics and selections from Handel's Messiah, along with a special arrangement of How Great Thou Art.

Fine Music News subscribers have the chance to win one of two double passes.

AHE is back from the USA with Haydn's Times of Day

When: Friday 15 December at 7pm
Where: City Recital Hall
Tickets: from $25

The Australian Haydn Ensemble is back!

From Carnegie Hall to City Recital Hall, AHE brings you the delightful Times of Day Symphonies, plus a premiere 250 years in the making as Laura Vaughan introduces the baryton to Sydney audiences.

Dont miss the toast of New York!

Carols at the House
Sydney Philharmonia Choirs

When: Friday 15 and Saturday 16 December at 8pm
Where: Sydney Opera House
Tickets: from $45, concessions available.

Join Sydney Philharmonia Choirs for Carols at the House!

Sydney Philharmonia’s 600-voice Christmas Choir fills the Sydney Opera House with joyous seasonal music and favourite carols you can sing along with.

Hear highlights from Handel’s Messiah, O Holy Night, Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker suite, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas.... and much more. The Choirs will also be joined by star soprano Julie Lea Goodwin, and legendary stage icon John Bell with some thoughtful, inspiring readings.

There’s something for the whole family to enjoy. 

Traditional Christmas Messiah

When: Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 December at 3pm
Where: Sydney Town Hall
Tickets: $45 - $60 

Radio Community Chest present their annual Christmas performance of Messiah in Sydney's historic Town Hall.

With professional soloists and an orchestra the 400 voice choir will be accompanied by the world renowned grand organ for these breath taking performances of Handel’s immortal oratorio.

Bach's Christmas Oratorio
Sydney Philharmonia Choirs

When: Saturday 16 December at 2pm
Where: Sydney Opera House
Tickets: from $45, concessions available, $30 for 30 and under.

Celebrate this Christmas with the splendour of JS Bach’s inspiring Christmas Oratorio at the Sydney Opera House. Hear Sydney Philharmonia Choirs’ virtuoso Chamber Singers along with a star cast of soloists and orchestra, all led by conductor Brett Weymark.

The Christmas Oratorio is easily one of the most inspired musical enactments of the Nativity. For this concert, Brett Weymark has chosen the first three parts of this magnificent work, from the exultant opening to the tender scenes in the stable and the festive arrival of the shepherds.

Enjoy lunch by the harbour before the matinee concert, or a drink and sunset afterwards.

Plan your tropical escape to the Australian Festival of Chamber Music

When: 26 July - 4 August 2024
Where: Townsville/Gurambilbarra
Tickets: $39 - $110

Enjoy a magical holiday experience at the Australian Festival of Chamber Music next winter.

From 26 July to 4 August, more than 30 musicians from around the world will perform in stunning concerts in Townsville/Gurambilbarra.

Save the date, sign up to Festival enews and become an AFCM Friend now to enjoy early access to the program and priority booking from 1 February.

Find out more.

Piano+ unveils thrilling 2024 recital season

Subscribe now to a concert series package to unlock exclusive benefits!

In 2024 Piano+ celebrates the joy of piano playing in all its forms. Explore a dazzling array of national concert touring, beloved repertoire and innovative collaborations performed by the very best Australian and International pianists from around the world.  

The Piano+ 2024 season brings four exceptional international pianists to Australian audiences giving solo recitals in the International Recital Series, while the Emerging Artists Series showcases three captivating winners from the explosive 2023 Sydney International Piano Competition.

In Conversation with
Julie Lea Goodwin 

Soprano Julie Lea Goodwin performs across opera, musical theatre, and classical cross-over. She has played Musetta in La Bohème and Maria in West Side Story for Opera Australia.

She performed opposite Anthony Warlow in Phantom of the Opera, and has sung as a soloist with many of Australia’s Symphony Orchestras.

With Christmas in the air, she’ll be joining the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs for Carols at the House for two concerts on 15 and 16 December in the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House.

Julie Lea knew she wanted to be a performer from a very early age, and tells stories of singing to the horses on the family’s property out of Brisbane and enjoying the old Hollywood musicals on video. She charts her career from her remarkable early break as Christine in Phantom of the Opera, through making her debut with Opera Australia and singing with orchestras and ensembles around the country.