SYNTHONY No.3. Boasting a star-studded line up, the celebration of dance music continues with a fresh array of anthemic dance tracks performed with a live Orchestra, guest vocalists, instrumentalists, and DJs.

Melbourne’s own Jazzlab Orchestra presses re-set on the big band tradition: creating visionary, original, genre-bending jazz music with a focus on diversity and inclusivity.

Following sell-out performances in 2018, The Australian Conservatoire of Ballet is delighted and proud to once again present one of Tchaikovsky’s most famous compositions and popular Christmas ballet presentations, The Nutcracker, with choreography by former Principal Artist of the Australian Ballet, Christine Walsh.

Following sell-out performances in 2018, The Australian Conservatoire of Ballet is delighted and proud to once again present one of Tchaikovsky’s most famous compositions and popular Christmas ballet presentations, The Nutcracker, with choreography by former Principal Artist of the Australian Ballet, Christine Walsh.

Following sell-out performances in 2018, The Australian Conservatoire of Ballet is delighted and proud to once again present one of Tchaikovsky’s most famous compositions and popular Christmas ballet presentations, The Nutcracker, with choreography by former Principal Artist of the Australian Ballet, Christine Walsh.

Royal Melbourne Philharmonic (RMP) presents its ever-popular “Carols in the Cathedral” – Melbourne’s premier concerts of traditional Christmas music, carols, and readings, in the stunning setting of St Paul’s Cathedral. A magnificent feast of spectacular fanfares and carols, and glorious Christmas music and verse, performed by massed choirs, superb soloists and majestic brass and percussion.

Royal Melbourne Philharmonic (RMP) presents its ever-popular “Carols in the Cathedral” – Melbourne’s premier concerts of traditional Christmas music, carols, and readings, in the stunning setting of St Paul’s Cathedral. A magnificent feast of spectacular fanfares and carols, and glorious Christmas music and verse, performed by massed choirs, superb soloists and majestic brass and percussion.

Two piano concertos that never fail to delight an audience are on this program: Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Entertaining, witty, scintillating and virtuosic all in one, these Rhapsodies contain exciting music and some of the most famous melodies ever written.

Melbourne’s own Jazzlab Orchestra presses re-set on the big band tradition: creating visionary, original, genre-bending jazz music with a focus on diversity and inclusivity.

Richard Strauss wrote Tod und Verklärung as the music for his own passing – a rebirth into the next life perhaps. An intensely emotional work deserves its own half of the programme with the whole orchestra being the soloist and star of the show. To finish the year, one of Tchaikovsky’s lesser known symphonies will make you wonder why this incredible work is not played more often!

Melbourne’s own Jazzlab Orchestra presses re-set on the big band tradition: creating visionary, original, genre-bending jazz music with a focus on diversity and inclusivity.

Melbourne’s own Jazzlab Orchestra presses re-set on the big band tradition: creating visionary, original, genre-bending jazz music with a focus on diversity and inclusivity.

For Haydn, The Creation was a summation of his religious convictions as well as his life's work as a composer. And even in our world, two centuries later, when science has called the foundation of the composer's beliefs into question, The Creation still speaks eloquently to believer and non-believer alike.

Melbourne’s own Jazzlab Orchestra presses re-set on the big band tradition: creating visionary, original, genre-bending jazz music with a focus on diversity and inclusivity.

The Australian Discovery Orchestra presents a perspective on Stalin’s Russia and a contemporary Australian symphonist. Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No.9 was a work reflecting and mocking the strictness of Stalin’s Soviet Union. Ben Bates is a contemporary Australian symphonist workshopping and expanding his original Symphony No.1 for full orchestra.

‘So in all, the work is something of a road trip, developed and refined on computer back in Moonee Ponds’- Stuart Greenbaum

Shostakovich's ninth symphony, often referred to as the "Leningrad" Symphony, was originally intended to be a celebration of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. Undoubtedly one of Shostakovich's most celebrated works, the ninth symphony is small in scale and full of humour instead of heroism. Shostakovich himself said, "Musicians will love to play it and critics will delight in blasting it."

An exciting night filled with the music of Stan Kenton and his iconic jazz orchestra! Kenton was an American jazz pianist, composer, and pioneering bandleader. Known for his powerful bands which played a broad range of swing, Afro-Cuban, and progressive jazz, Kenton holds levels of influence on big band music comparable to jazz legends such as Duke Ellington and Count Basie.

The Australian Discovery Orchestra presents two symphonic gems of the 20th century British repertoire. Malcolm Arnold’s Symphony No.8 was one of the last major works he composed and showed the darkness he was facing inwardly. George Lloyd’s Symphony No.6 has more emotional self-control and is a stylish compact work.

We are excited to announce our next concert under our new Music Director, Peter Bandy. It will be a full Mozart programme with our Star Chorale Orchestra featuring the Overture to Lucio Silla K135, The Coronation Mass in C, and the timeless Mozart Requiem.

The Stonnington Symphony Orchestra presenting a beautiful evening of music alongside guests. Enjoy magnificent classics in glorious garden surrounds.

SYNTHONY is a breathtaking collision of electronic dance music, sixty-piece orchestra, DJs, vocalists and dazzling laser-light show.

Recreating the epic anthems by artists like Avicii, Fatboy Slim, Daft Punk and Fisher; SYNTHONY will move you like never before.

Kicking off in 2021 with multiple SOLD out shows across Australia, we’re excited to continue the party with Adelaide added to the line-up and bring the new Synthony No.2 show to Melbourne, with more venues to be announced.

The ANJO Youth Big Band brings together our brightest and youngest stars from around the country for the first time to form a truly national youth Big Band. Entry to the ANJO Youth Big Band is by competitive, blindfold audition with the successful candidates travelling to Sydney for a week long intensive including rehearsals, performances, and sectionals. Personally selected by Australian National Jazz Orchestra Youth Big Band Artistic Directors, Mace Francis, Nadje Noordhuis and David Theak, these incredible young musicians debut this groundbreaking project at the 2021 Sydney Con Jazz Festival.

Macbeth is a famous vehicle for a star soprano and baritone, is packed with wonderful arias, choruses and magnificent ensembles and was one of Verdi’s greatest early successes. It’s a masterpiece to which he returned later in life and it is his superb later revised version which Melbourne Opera will present.