Crystalline clarity and dazzling technique carry Clara-Jumi Kang through a sublime Brahms’ Violin Concerto with WA Symphony Orchestra and Vasily Petrenko at Perth Concert Hall.
David Cusworth
There’s plenty to love about being swept away in WA Ballet’s latest production of a beloved classic, The Sleeping Beauty. Dazzling costumes, grand sets, exquisite dancing — this is a ballet that has it all.
Melinda Webster
Fond farewell and rollicking sendoff in Australian Chamber Orchestra’s last 2024 visit to Perth Concert Hall with guitarist Sean Shibe and Scotland Unbound.
WA Symphony Orchestra is serving up a double helping of festive fun with free concerts on two successive weekends in December.
Spanish violin virtuoso Lina Tur Bonet and Musica Alchemica quartet farewell Perth Concert Hall with early music charms.
Just 42 sleeps out, St George’s Consort celebrates with Ave Rex: A Musical Journey of Advent to Christmas under Joseph Nolan’s baton.
Salute to WA Symphony Orchestra violinist Akiko Miyazawa celebrates five years of her string ensemble project, Cygnus Arioso, at Holmes a Court Gallery.
A fresh take on traditional storytelling brings Mark Atkins and Errki Veltheim to southern WA for a regional tour exploring themes and dreams of the night.
Old and new, borrowed and blue might be the motif for WA Opera’s 2025 season, on sale from November 7.
Germinating a homegrown story with international relevance makes for a riveting theatrical ride in Black Swan State Theatre Company’s final production for 2024, The Seed.
Tanya MacNaughton
A young prodigy and a romantic master provide the repertoire for Fremantle Chamber Orchestra’s last traditional concert of 2024.
Halloween special from ASQ violinist Francesca Hiew and pianist Andrea Lam brings treats and tricks to St George’s, Perth.
Composer Lachlan Skipworth brings two world premieres of his Homage: Sonata for Cello and Piano plus a new album to Grove Classics’ season finale.
Acrobatic dancers and laser-focused principals, with dazzling light and design amid a rich musical tapestry, couch WA Opera’s Orpheus and Eurydice in success at His Majesty’s Theatre.
Opera and musical theatre in battle of the brands with Chelsea Burns and Lainey O’Sullivan in West Coast Philharmonic’s Carmen to Phantom pastiche at Perth Concert Hall.
Baroque’s French origins shine through HIP Company’s homage to Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre at Fremantle’s Old Customs House.
Perth International Jazz Festival breaks out top-line tourists, first-time visitors, WA regulars, a bumper opening party, album launches and more.
Australian String Quartet is singing the praises of WA soprano Sara Macliver ahead of ASQ’s 40th season next year, featuring the WA Opera diva in a Margaret River Weekend of Music.
WASO sends off chorus director Andrew Foote with a rousing rendition of Mozart’s Requiem at Perth Concert Hall.
Sharon and Slava Grigoryan brought a soiree of Latin rhythms and Baroque beats for Sunday’s launch of Grove Classics’ 14th spring season.
Australian Chamber Orchestra plans just three Perth performances in 2025, its 50th year, amid closure of Perth Concert Hall for renovations and high demand for UWA’s Winthrop Hall.
Jeonghwan Kim matches power with pathos in Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto with Mark Coughlan and OpusWA Arts Orchestra at Government House.
Romanian-born Alexandra Dariescu’s account of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No.21 ‘Elvira Madigan’ graces Perth Concert Hall with Fabien Gabel and WA Symphony Orchestra.
Musica Viva Australia’s 2025 program celebrates refugees from World War II whose traditions of chamber music resonate in the foundation’s 80th season.
