Instrument: Ensemble

In their Sydney season-opener, the ACO with guest players from ANAM deliver a thoroughly satisfying account of two 19th-century standards and introduce two new works to Australian audiences.

An late evening of shorter works from the Chineke! Orchestra provided a varied and exciting programme from baroque works to a world première.

Well known for their genre-busting and boundary-defying music, Bang on the Can delivered a splendid Late Night Prom.

Serpents steal the show in one of Istanbul’s most charming shopping centres. 

A musically sensitive account of Monteverdi’s Poppea, with simple staging and 1950s costumes, sees singing triumph noticeably over the relative theatrical inexperience of HGO’s talented young cast. 

An unwavering pattern of sound, insistent in its energy and commitment.

Exuberant celebration of La Cenerentola's 200th anniversary by Cecila Bartoli and her colleagues at the Concertgebouw.