Ticket Giveaway
Inner Landscapes

When and Where:

• Saturday 11 July at 7pm at Newcastle City Hall
• Wednesday 15 July at 7pm at City Recital Hall, Sydney
• Thursday 16 July at 7pm at The Joan, Penrith

Tickets: from $49 (concessions available)

Step into the rich and evocative sound world of Omega Ensemble’s Inner Landscapes this July.

Mirroring the composer's own inner turmoil, Franz Schubert’s stirring String Quartet No. 14, 'Death and the Maiden' has long captured the imagination of listeners with its thrilling climaxes, tortured freneticism and darkly romantic source material.

2MBS Fine Music Sydney subscribers have an exclusive opportunity to win one double pass to see Omega Ensemble’s Inner Landscapes on Thursday 16 July at 7pm at The Joan in Penrith.

Ticket Giveaway
Die Fledermaus

When and Where:

• Saturday 11 July at 7.30pm and Sunday 12 July at 2pm at Ashfield Town Hall, Ashfield
• Saturday 18 July at 7.30pm and Sunday 19 July at 2pm at Springwood High School, Faulconbridge

Tickets: $40 – $50

Join Opera Lirica for, Die Fledermaus, a fun evening of mischief, mayhem, hilarity and hijinks.

This new production features a cast of young and exciting artists under the direction of Maestro Glenn Amer. Die Fledermaus is a witty effervescent operetta of romance, flirtation and playful revenge...

2MBS Fine Music Sydney subscribers have an exclusive opportunity to win one of two double passes to see Opera Lirica’s Die Fledermaus in Faulconbridge either on Saturday 18 July, 7.30pm or Sunday 19 July, 2pm.

Ticket Giveaway
Colours of Time

Release Date: in cinemas Thursday 23 July
Duration: 126 minutes 
Classification: M | Censorship Advice: Mature themes, coarse language, drug use and nudity.  
Trailer: click Here

Brought together by the unexpected inheritance of an abandoned house in rural Normandy, four cousins discover they share a mysterious family history.

In 1895, their ancestor Adèle, then aged 21, leaves her hometown to search for her mother in Paris. She discovers a city on the cusp of modernity, bustling with new-found avant-garde creativity, with the rise of photography and the birth of Impressionist painting...

2MBS Fine Music Sydney subscribers have an exclusive opportunity to win one of ten double passes to see Colours of Time in selected cinemas from 23 July.

CD of The Week
A Thing of Beauty

Tune in to 2MBS Fine Music Breakfast between 6 – 9am Friday 10 July to hear highlights from A Thing Of Beauty.

Emily Granger’s newest solo harp album is 'A Thing of Beauty'.
In a world that rarely slows down, this latest collection – featuring the work of Australian women composers – is an invitation to pause and reflect.

From gentle lullabies to portraits of vivid landscapes, A Thing Of Beauty is both a celebration and a statement... 

2MBS Fine Music Sydney subscribers have the chance to win a copy of Emily Granger’s A Thing of Beauty.

Jazz CD of The Week
Soul Journey

Listen on demand the interview of Chris McNulty in A Jazz Hour with Barry O'Sullivan broadcast on Friday 5 June.

Australian songstress, Chris McNulty, has had a place in the New York jazz scene for almost three decades.

Acclaimed by musicians, peers and critics alike, she has been hailed as an artist with a unique vision, boundless creative energy,and a distinctive style...

2MBS Fine Music Sydney subscribers have the chance to win a copy of Chris McNulty‘s, Soul Journey.

Guy Noble's Very Serious
Guide to Classical Music

When: Friday 24 July at 6.30pm
Where: City Recital Hall, Sydney
Tickets: $49 – $69

Guy Noble fires up the Steinway and takes you on a laugh-filled journey through the amazing world of classical music. Featuring music of JS Bach, Wagner, Mozart, Schubert and many others. 

With special guest star bass-baritone Jud King Arthur, and introducing Sicily's favourite mezzo-Soprano Ophelia Ciabatta, Guy Noble’s Very Serious Guide to Classical Music might just be the most fun you’ve ever had at a classical concert. 

Australian Romantic &
Classical Orchestra
Love, Loss & Madness

When: Thursday 16 July at 7.30pm
Where: Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music
Tickets: $25 - $125

Join the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra for Romantic bel canto tales of love, loss and madness from 19th-century Italy, told by four of Australia’s most brilliant singers and co-directed by Rachael Beesley and Neal Peres Da Costa.

Dive into an imagined opera of arias, recitatives and sinfonias, sung with all the chiaroscuro and passion of the human voice against a lush backdrop of historical strings, winds and brass...

Nocturne at Pier Pavilion
Karin Schaupp

When: Friday 10 July and Saturday 11 July at 6pm
Where: Pier Pavilion, 3 Barangaroo Avenue
Tickets: free (limited seating available)

Karin Schaupp is one of the most outstanding guitarists on the international scene.  She performs widely on the international stage as a recitalist, concerto soloist and festival guest, and has given countless recitals in Australia, Europe, Asia, the US, Mexico and Canada. 

Karin’s playing receives the highest acclaim from critics and audiences alike and she is held in great esteem by her peers worldwide. 
Her unique stage presence and magical, passionate playing have inspired several composers to write works especially for her. 

Bastille Day
A Celebration of the Arts

When: Thursday 16 – Sunday 19 July from 4.30pm
Where: Circular Quay and The Rocks
Tickets: free

Four days. One harbour. Zero reasons to stand still.

Sydney's biggest French celebration brings together live bands, cabaret, dance and more, all completely free.

With over 110 free performances transforming the city into a stage, there's something for every age, every taste and every mood.

This year's festival goes further than ever, weaving music and performance through the quays and into the streets, so the energy finds you wherever you are...

A Jazz Hour
Darren Heinrich

When: Friday 10 July at midday
Where: 102.5FM, DAB+ and Online

This Friday on A Jazz Hour, Barry O’Sullivan talks to Darren Heinrich.
Darren is a versatile Sydney-based organist, pianist and educator who holds a 1st class Honours degree in Jazz from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.

He has recently completed his PhD research in Jazz Organ Improvisation. His influences incorporate the entire spectrum of the Jazz idiom, from its earliest ragtime roots to modern jazz...

Internationally acclaimed American violinist Benjamin Beilman joins In Conversation while in Sydney to perform Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Renowned for the intensity and poetry of his playing, Ben reflects on his remarkable musical journey, from singing as a choirboy in Atlanta and beginning violin lessons through the Suzuki method, to studying at the Curtis Institute of Music with some of the world's most promising young musicians...

In Conversation
Benjamin Beilman

Benjamin Beilman performs with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra 9-11 July.