Australian music at it's finest. These must-see concerts feature some of the greatest Australian composers, instrumentalists, vocalists and musicians. Take your pick – you will not be disappointed!

The concerts

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New Beginnings: Season Opening Gala

MSO First Nations Creative Chair, Deborah Cheetham AO, collaborates with William Barton for the first time, to create a powerful new work for orchestra and didgeridoo.

MSO + Spinifex Gum

Spinifex Gum: Marliya – a choir of young Indigenous women and girls from North Queensland and the Torres Strait, Felix Riebl and Ollie McGill (The Cat Empire), and choreography of Deborah Brown.

Metropolis: Immortal Diamond

Absorbing and compelling. Featuring Australia's Paul Grabowsky AO on piano, with Lisa Gerrard ranging freely on vocals, and sixteen wordless singers alongside the orchestra. A must-see!

Beethoven Fives

Australian composer, violist and conductor, Brett Dean's undertakes his Australian premiere of Gneixendorf Music, A Winter's Journey.

Metropolis: The Lost

Acclaimed Australian composer Mary Finsterer explores the narrative interpretations of myths and ancient rituals in her concerto for viola and cello with orchestra and electro-acoustics.

Season 2022: Australian Music Headliners