2016 Concert Season (Brisbane / Sydney)
Below is a schedule of hand-picked concerts in 2016 with leading international performers to inspire and expand your musical experience and repertoire. All students are encouraged to go to as many of these concerts as possible.
JANUARY
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FEBRUARY
13-02-16 (8:00pm): Sydney Opera House- SSO - Beethoven Triumphant
Beethoven Piano Concerto No 5 Emperor
Beethoven Symphony No 4
Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy
Piano: Garrick Ohlsson
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
http://www.sydneysymphony.com/production-pages/2016/concert-season/beethoven-triumphant.aspx
Beethoven Piano Concerto No 5 Emperor
Beethoven Symphony No 4
Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy
Piano: Garrick Ohlsson
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
http://www.sydneysymphony.com/production-pages/2016/concert-season/beethoven-triumphant.aspx
Vladimir Ashkenazy - Symphony No 4 Finale (13-2-2016)
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Marc and Vladimir Ashkenazy (13-2-2016)
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Marc and Garrick Ohlsson (13-2-2016)
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MARCH
24-03-16 (7:30pm): QPAC - QSO Choral
Conductor: Ainars Rubikis
Soprano: Kiandra Howarth
Mezzo Soprano: Deborah Humble
Tenor: Kang Wang
Bass: Christopher Richardson
Ensemble-in-Residence: The Australian Voices
Mozart Requiem K626
https://www.qpac.com.au/event/qso_mozart_requiem_16.aspx
25-03-16 (7:00pm): St John's Catherdral, Brisbane (373 Ann Street, Brisbane City)
FREE CONCERT
Handel Messiah
Brisbane Chamber Choir
Directed by Graeme Morton
http://4mbs.com.au/4mbs-music-diary
Conductor: Ainars Rubikis
Soprano: Kiandra Howarth
Mezzo Soprano: Deborah Humble
Tenor: Kang Wang
Bass: Christopher Richardson
Ensemble-in-Residence: The Australian Voices
Mozart Requiem K626
https://www.qpac.com.au/event/qso_mozart_requiem_16.aspx
25-03-16 (7:00pm): St John's Catherdral, Brisbane (373 Ann Street, Brisbane City)
FREE CONCERT
Handel Messiah
Brisbane Chamber Choir
Directed by Graeme Morton
http://4mbs.com.au/4mbs-music-diary
QPAC Concert - Mozart Requiem K626 (Ainars Rubikis, QSO, QSO Chorale et al) (24-3-2016)
APRIL
16-04-16 (3:00pm): Brisbane Boys' College, Kensington Terrace, Toowoong
17-04-16 (3:00pm): Lake Kawana Community Centre, 114 Sportsmans Parade, Bokarina, Sunshine Coast
Violin Graeme Jennings
Cello Patrick Murphy
Brisbane Symphony Orchestra
Brahms Symphony No. 1
Nielsen Maskarade Overture
Brahms Double Concerto for violin and cello:
http://sc.brisbanesymphony.org.au/uploaded/2016/BSO_Season%201%202016_A4%20poster.jpg
http://brisbanesymphony.org.au/concert-calender
http://www.eventfinda.com.au/2016/brahms/sunshine-coast/bokarina
http://4mbs.com.au/event/bso-brahms-sat16apr-1500
26-04-16 (7:00pm): QPAC - Musica Viva International Series
Piano Stephen Hough
Schubert Piano Sonata no 14, D.784
Franck Prelude, Chorale and Fugue
Hough Piano Sonata III Trinitas
Liszt Valse Oubliées no 1 and 2
Liszt Transcendental Études
http://www.musicaviva.com.au/whatson/international-concert-season-2016/musicians/stephen-hough
17-04-16 (3:00pm): Lake Kawana Community Centre, 114 Sportsmans Parade, Bokarina, Sunshine Coast
Violin Graeme Jennings
Cello Patrick Murphy
Brisbane Symphony Orchestra
Brahms Symphony No. 1
Nielsen Maskarade Overture
Brahms Double Concerto for violin and cello:
http://sc.brisbanesymphony.org.au/uploaded/2016/BSO_Season%201%202016_A4%20poster.jpg
http://brisbanesymphony.org.au/concert-calender
http://www.eventfinda.com.au/2016/brahms/sunshine-coast/bokarina
http://4mbs.com.au/event/bso-brahms-sat16apr-1500
26-04-16 (7:00pm): QPAC - Musica Viva International Series
Piano Stephen Hough
Schubert Piano Sonata no 14, D.784
Franck Prelude, Chorale and Fugue
Hough Piano Sonata III Trinitas
Liszt Valse Oubliées no 1 and 2
Liszt Transcendental Études
http://www.musicaviva.com.au/whatson/international-concert-season-2016/musicians/stephen-hough
MAY
12-05-16 (7:30pm): Qld Conservatorium - Conservatorium Theatre
Australian Piano Quartet
Schumann Piano Quintet
Brahms Piano Quartet.
http://www.conevents.com.au/australian-piano-quartet/
21-05-16 (7:30pm): QPAC - Maestro Series - Beethoven Cycle #1
Conductor Vassilis Christopoulos
Piano Nikolai Demidenko, Soloist-in-Residence
Beethoven Piano Concerto No.1
Beethoven Piano Concerto No.3
Beethoven Coriolan Overture
Beethoven Piano Concerto No.4
https://qso.com.au/events/maestro-series/beethoven-cycle-1
22-05-16 (3:00pm): QPAC - Medici Concert Series - Chopin by Candlelight
Piano Piers Lane
Chopin
Impromptu No 1 in A flat major, Op 29
Fantaisie in F minor, Op 49
Etude in E major, Op 10 No 3
Ballade No 3 in A flat major, Op 47
Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op 60
Nocturnes Op 9 Nos 1 & 2, Op 62 Nos 1 & 2
Mazurka Op 17 No 4
Polonaise in F sharp minor, Op 44
http://mediciconcerts.com.au/piano-series/piers-lane
10-05-16 to 21 June 2016: 4MBS Festival of Classics
http://4mbs.com.au/festival-classics
Australian Piano Quartet
Schumann Piano Quintet
Brahms Piano Quartet.
http://www.conevents.com.au/australian-piano-quartet/
21-05-16 (7:30pm): QPAC - Maestro Series - Beethoven Cycle #1
Conductor Vassilis Christopoulos
Piano Nikolai Demidenko, Soloist-in-Residence
Beethoven Piano Concerto No.1
Beethoven Piano Concerto No.3
Beethoven Coriolan Overture
Beethoven Piano Concerto No.4
https://qso.com.au/events/maestro-series/beethoven-cycle-1
22-05-16 (3:00pm): QPAC - Medici Concert Series - Chopin by Candlelight
Piano Piers Lane
Chopin
Impromptu No 1 in A flat major, Op 29
Fantaisie in F minor, Op 49
Etude in E major, Op 10 No 3
Ballade No 3 in A flat major, Op 47
Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op 60
Nocturnes Op 9 Nos 1 & 2, Op 62 Nos 1 & 2
Mazurka Op 17 No 4
Polonaise in F sharp minor, Op 44
http://mediciconcerts.com.au/piano-series/piers-lane
10-05-16 to 21 June 2016: 4MBS Festival of Classics
http://4mbs.com.au/festival-classics
JUNE
10-05-16 to 21 June 2016: 4MBS Festival of Classics
http://4mbs.com.au/festival-classics
14-06-16: (7:30pm): QPAC - Mis-Season Gala - Lang Lang
Conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto
Piano Lang Lang
De Falla Three-Cornered Hat Suite (arr. Prieto)
Prokofiev Piano Concerto No.3
Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. Ravel)
https://qso.com.au/special-events/mid-season-gala-lang-lang
12-06-16 (3:00pm): Conservatorium Theatre, South Bank - Medici Concert Series - Alexander Gavrylyuk
Piano Alexander Gavrylyuk
Schubert
Sonata in A major, D 664
Chopin
Fantaisie in F minor, Op 49
Nocturne in C minor, Op 48 No 1
Polonaise in A flat major, Op 53 Heroic
Prokofiev
Sonata No 3 in A minor, Op 28
Rachmaninov
Etudes-tableaux, Op 39 Nos 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9
Balakirev
Islamey – Oriental Fantasy
http://mediciconcerts.com.au/piano-series/alexander-gavrylyuk
http://4mbs.com.au/festival-classics
14-06-16: (7:30pm): QPAC - Mis-Season Gala - Lang Lang
Conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto
Piano Lang Lang
De Falla Three-Cornered Hat Suite (arr. Prieto)
Prokofiev Piano Concerto No.3
Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. Ravel)
https://qso.com.au/special-events/mid-season-gala-lang-lang
12-06-16 (3:00pm): Conservatorium Theatre, South Bank - Medici Concert Series - Alexander Gavrylyuk
Piano Alexander Gavrylyuk
Schubert
Sonata in A major, D 664
Chopin
Fantaisie in F minor, Op 49
Nocturne in C minor, Op 48 No 1
Polonaise in A flat major, Op 53 Heroic
Prokofiev
Sonata No 3 in A minor, Op 28
Rachmaninov
Etudes-tableaux, Op 39 Nos 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9
Balakirev
Islamey – Oriental Fantasy
http://mediciconcerts.com.au/piano-series/alexander-gavrylyuk
JULY
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AUGUST
19-08-16 (7:30pm): QSO Maestro Series - QSO Plays Tchaikovsky
Conductor Yu Long
Piano Javier Perianes
Qigang Chen Enchantements oubliés
Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No.5 The Egyptian
Tchaikovsky Symphony No.5
https://qso.com.au/events/maestro-series/qso-plays-tchaik-5
20-08-16 (7:00pm): QPAC Te Deum
Piano Stephen Emmerson
Tenor Phillip Prendergast
Brisbane Chorale
The Queensland Choir
Brisbane Concert Choir
Auckland Choral
Voices of Birralee Children’s Choir
Kevin Power, Piano
Emily Cox, Director of Choirs
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 24
Berlioz Te Deum
http://www.eventfinda.com.au/2016/te-deum/brisbane
27-08-16 (7:30pm): QPAC Carmina Burana
Conductor: Jacques Lacombe
Soprano: Milica Ilic
Tenor: Henry Choo
Baritone: David Wakeham
Ensemble-in-Residence: The Australian Voices
Carl Orff Carmina Burana
http://www.eventfinda.com.au/2016/carmina-burana/brisbane
Conductor Yu Long
Piano Javier Perianes
Qigang Chen Enchantements oubliés
Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No.5 The Egyptian
Tchaikovsky Symphony No.5
https://qso.com.au/events/maestro-series/qso-plays-tchaik-5
20-08-16 (7:00pm): QPAC Te Deum
Piano Stephen Emmerson
Tenor Phillip Prendergast
Brisbane Chorale
The Queensland Choir
Brisbane Concert Choir
Auckland Choral
Voices of Birralee Children’s Choir
Kevin Power, Piano
Emily Cox, Director of Choirs
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 24
Berlioz Te Deum
http://www.eventfinda.com.au/2016/te-deum/brisbane
27-08-16 (7:30pm): QPAC Carmina Burana
Conductor: Jacques Lacombe
Soprano: Milica Ilic
Tenor: Henry Choo
Baritone: David Wakeham
Ensemble-in-Residence: The Australian Voices
Carl Orff Carmina Burana
http://www.eventfinda.com.au/2016/carmina-burana/brisbane
SEPTEMBER
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OCTOBER
04-10-16 (7:00pm): Conservatorium Theatre, South Bank - Medici Concert Series - Freddy Kempf
Piano Freddy Kempf
Chopin
Polonaise in C minor, Op 40 No 2
Polonaise in F sharp minor, Op 44
Sonata No 3 in B minor, Op 58
Tchaikovsky
Grand Sonata in G major, Op 37
http://mediciconcerts.com.au/piano-series/freddy-kempf
15-10-16 (7:30pm): QPAC - Maestro Series - Beethoven Cycle #2
Conductor Vassilis Christopoulos
Piano Nikolai Demidenko, Soloist-in-Residence
Beethoven Egmont Overture
Beethoven Piano Concerto No.2
Beethoven Leonore Overture No.3
Beethoven Piano Concerto No.5 Emperor
https://qso.com.au/events/maestro-series/beethoven-cycle-2
15-10-16 (8:00pm): Sydney Opera House- SSO - Beethoven Heroic
Beethoven Piano Concerto No.4
Beethoven Symphony No.3, Eroica
Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy
Piano Jayson Gillham
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
http://www.sydneysymphony.com/production-pages/2016/concert-season/beethoven-heroic.aspx
22-10-16 (8:00pm): Sydney Opera House- SSO - Beethoven Pastorale
Beethoven Piano Concerto No.3
Beethoven Symphony No.6, Pastoral
Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy
Piano Nobuyuki Tsujii
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
http://www.sydneysymphony.com/production-pages/2016/concert-season/beethoven-pastoral.aspx
29-10-16 (8:00pm): Sydney Opera House- SSO - Beethoven Triumphant
Beethoven Symphony No 2
Beethoven Symphony No 9 Choral
Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
- Christiane Oelze soprano
- Fiona Campbell mezzo-soprano
- Steve Davislim tenor
- Teddy Tahu Rhodes baritone
- Sydney Philharmonia Choirs
http://www.sydneysymphony.com/production-pages/2016/concert-season/beethoven-finale.aspx
NOVEMBER
05-11-16 (7:30pm): QPAC - Maestro Series - QSO Plays Grieg
Conductor Alondra de la Parra (Music Director designate)
Piano Hannes Minnaar
Strauss Till Eulenspiegel
Grieg Piano Concerto
Respighi Pines of Rome
https://qso.com.au/events/maestro-series/qso-plays-grieg
29-11-16 (7:30pm): QPAC - Season Finale - Vengerov
Conductor Jonathan Brett
Violin Maxim Vengerov
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
Conductor Maxim Vengerov
Tchaikovsky Symphony No.6
https://qso.com.au/special-events/season-finale-vengerov
Conductor Alondra de la Parra (Music Director designate)
Piano Hannes Minnaar
Strauss Till Eulenspiegel
Grieg Piano Concerto
Respighi Pines of Rome
https://qso.com.au/events/maestro-series/qso-plays-grieg
29-11-16 (7:30pm): QPAC - Season Finale - Vengerov
Conductor Jonathan Brett
Violin Maxim Vengerov
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
Conductor Maxim Vengerov
Tchaikovsky Symphony No.6
https://qso.com.au/special-events/season-finale-vengerov
DECEMBER
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