Events
Paul Lewis: Mozart+
Friday 9th Oct - 7:00 PM
Musica Viva Australia is thrilled to welcome back the inimitable Paul Lewis to the stage.
Pekka Kuusisto: Legends & Luminaries
Saturday 17th Oct - 7:30 PM
Singular artist Pekka Kuusisto makes his long-awaited return to direct the Australian Chamber Orchestra in music that transcends age and time.
Verdi‘s Requiem
Wednesday 4th Nov - 7:30 PM, Thursday 5th Nov - 7:30 PM
Verdi‘s awe-inspiring Requiem brings the drama of opera to a powerful expression of grief
Verdi‘s Requiem
Wednesday 4th Nov - 7:30 PM, Thursday 5th Nov - 7:30 PM
Verdi‘s awe-inspiring Requiem brings the drama of opera to a powerful expression of grief
Latvian Radio Choir & Genevieve Lacey
Saturday 14th Nov - 7:00 PM
The Latvian Radio Choir spread their wings and fly with Australia’s own recorder queen, Genevieve Lacey.
AN EVENING WITH LEE ASHER
Wednesday 20th Jan - 7:30 PM
What happens when you give an animal a second chance? For Lee Asher, the answer changed his life.
BEN FOLDS with Canberra Symphony Orchestra
Friday 22nd Jan - 7:00 PM, Saturday 23rd Jan - 7:00 PM
Ben Folds brings his charm, storytelling and genre-bending music to the stage with CSO.
BEN FOLDS with Canberra Symphony Orchestra
Friday 22nd Jan - 7:00 PM, Saturday 23rd Jan - 7:00 PM
Ben Folds brings his charm, storytelling and genre-bending music to the stage with CSO.
NICOLAS ALTSTAEDT
Wednesday 17th Feb - 7:30 PM
Experience infinite possibility and extraordinary kinetic energy when the world-renowned cellist directs the Australian Chamber Orchestra.
Van Diemen's Band & Bertrand Cuiller
Thursday 18th Feb - 7:00 PM
Virtuosity and curiosity at the frontiers of the Baroque.
ARVO PÄRT MASTERWORKS
Saturday 17th Apr - 7:30 PM
The Australian Chamber Orchestra is joined by the remarkable Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir for a triptych of Pärt’s most iconic works.
The Romantics
Thursday 29th Apr - 7:00 PM
Three formidable artists converge for an evening of astonishing music-making.
ALINA IBRAGIMOVA PLAYS TCHAIKOVSKY’S VIOLIN CONCERTO
Saturday 8th May - 7:30 PM
The exhilarating virtuoso returns to direct the Australian Chamber Orchestra in a program full of intensity and passion.
Quatuor Van Kuijk
Saturday 5th Jun - 7:00 PM
Introducing Quatuor Van Kuijk, the French quartet described by Gramophone as ‘addictively good’.
RICHARD TOGNETTI DIRECTS MOZART
Saturday 19th Jun - 7:30 PM
Witness alchemy at play when pianist Alexander Melnikov joins the Australian Chamber Orchestra for a celebration of Classical titans.
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge & William Barton
Thursday 15th Jul - 7:00 PM
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge returns to Australia for a unique collaboration with composer, performer and visionary William Barton.
ACO IN MOTION
Saturday 7th Aug - 7:30 PM
Experience the Orchestra in full flight in this irrepressible program featuring Death and the Maiden and Different Trains.
Javier Perianes
Thursday 9th Sep - 7:00 PM
A musical odyssey across daring harmonies, restless beauty and exotic landscapes, with Spain's leading pianist, Javier Perianes.
THE JOHN ADAMS ALMANAC
Saturday 11th Sep - 7:30 PM
Music is a living tradition in this specially curated celebration from one of the world’s great composers.
STRAUSS’ FOUR LAST SONGS
Wednesday 24th Nov - 7:30 PM
Soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha brings her magnificent voice to Strauss’ exploration of what it means to be human.
Vision by Vision
Thursday 25th Nov - 7:00 PM
You can trust the Vision String Quartet to see things differently.
Acknowledgment of Country
The Australian National University acknowledges, celebrates and pays our respects to the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people of the Canberra region and to all First Nations Australians on whose traditional lands we meet and work, and whose cultures are among the oldest continuing cultures in human history.