Helpmann Awards 2018 Nominees – Act 1 & Act II Still to Come
Today there are 42 categories for nominees in the Helpmann Awards, showcasing the scale, style and health of the live performance industry in Australia in 2018
Music
Eugéne Delacroix – Devoted to his Craft at The Met, New York
The Met Fifth Avenue has 2 outstanding exhibitions in 2018, celebrating the genius of French Romantic artist Eugéne Delacroix; Devotion to Drawing and Delacroix
Australian Brandenburg Visiting Karakorum: A Musical Journey
La Camera delle Lacrime joins the Brandenburg for a performance about one man’s quest to convert the Great Khan to Christianity in the Mongol capital, Karakorum
Alliance Francaise and La Fete de la Musique, Melbourne 2018
Organisers at the Alliance Francaise in Melbourne have found the perfect place to hold Le Fete de la Musique festival, June 21 in the Eildon Mansion at St Kilda
Melbourne International Festival of Lieder and Art Song
Melbourne International Festival of Lieder and Art Song will take place July 7 – 13, 2018, Melba Hall, Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, Melbourne University
Sheku Kanneh-Mason – New Cello Rockstar at the Royal Wedding
Youthful virtuoso cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason wows global audience with Royal Wedding performance said the headlines, a day after dazzling guests at the nuptials
The Idea of North – A Premier Contemporary Cappella Ensemble
Pitch, dynamics, rhythm, blend and layering are the demands of a cappella group The Idea of North, attributes gloriously adhered to in concert, says Rose Niland
MEL & NYC Winter Festival 2018 – Tell a Tale of Two Cities
This winter, coinciding with MoMA at NGV: 130 Years of Modern and Contemporary Art in Melbourne, citizens can celebrate tales of two of the world’s great cities
Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Kate Amos and Melbourne Welsh Choir: Sing
Bass Baritone Teddy Tahu Rhodes, lyric soprano Kate Amos and Melbourne Welsh Male Choir will perform, 23 June at Melbourne Recital Centre and 24 June at Bendigo
Xavier de Maistre Harpist & Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
Xavier de Maistre Harpist and the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra ensured everyone left their concert on a high note one so ethereal it was right off the scale
Australian Haydn Ensemble at TDRF House Museum & Gallery
Australian Haydn Ensemble will play a ‘bespoke’ program of sublime music at The David Roche Foundation House Museum & Gallery, Nth Adelaide for its 2nd birthday
Handel’s Athelia – A Poet of the Human Heart, Pinchgut Opera
Acclaimed five-star early music company the Pinchgut Opera presents early music delights and Handel’s oratorio Athalia with Emma Pearson, is in Sydney this June
Elysian Fields: Electrifying Australian Music Repertoire
Established in 2015 by Sydney musicians Jenny Erikkson Matt Keegan and Matt McMahon Australia’s only electric viola da gamba band Elysian Fields is electrifying
Brandenburg Quartet – Home Town Tour 2018: Music Sublime
Brandenburg Quartet musicians offered a sublime experience; exquisite violins, ingenious viola and a cello triumphant for their first Home Town Tour, Melbourne
Brandenburg Quartet: Period Instrument Quartet Ensemble Tour
Performing exclusively on gut string instruments, the Brandenburg Quartet, will perform in Sydney, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia in April 2018
Tribute to Sir Nicholas Shehadie – Selby, Clifford & Newman
A Tribute to Sir Nicholas Shehadie by Kathryn Selby on piano, Grace Clifford violin and Clancy Newman cello at City Recital Hall was an exquisite moving concert