Camerata & Brendan Joyce: Schumann March 13, 2025, QPAC, Brisbane, QLD After a wild weekend where Cyclone Alfred lashed Brisbane with heavy winds and torrential rain, the sun finally emerged, and we were able to return to ‘normal life’. For me, this meant...
Articles + Reviews By Claire Matthews
A sparkling 30th Birthday Concert for SXS in Brisbane
Southern Cross Soloists | 30 Years of Music-Making 23 February, 2025, QPAC, Brisbane, QLD Southern Cross Soloists celebrated their milestone 30th birthday with a joyous concert in the QPAC Concert Hall on Sunday afternoon. A sparkling chandelier, confetti and...
Camerata Take Us on a Journey Through a Labyrinth
Camerata, Queensland's Chamber Orchestra | Davide Monti: Baroque Labyrinth November 14, QPAC, Brisbane, QLD As yet another Brisbane thunderstorm rolled in, pelting Southbank with rain, I sought refuge in the QPAC Concert Hall for an evening of baroque chamber music. ...
Orava marks a ten-year milestone with a stunning, fun performance
Orava Quartet | A Dream within a Dream September 20, 2024 Brisbane, QLD Overlooking the Brisbane river, the State Library of Queensland’s Edge auditorium was the perfect setting for an evening of chamber music on Friday night. Presented as part of Brisbane Festival,...
Standing ovations for Southern Cross Soloists’ inaugural Mountain Showcase
Southern Cross Soloists | Mountain Showcase August 18, 2024 | Shambala Estate, Mt Tamborine, QLD Southern Cross Soloists presented a day of fine chamber music on Sunday, in the natural beauty of Mount Tamborine. Their Soloists’ Mountain Showcase was a reinvention of...
Southern Cross Soloists take us on a captivating journey around the world
Southern Cross Soloists | Perfumes of the East Sunday June 2, 2024, QPAC, Brisbane, QLD Southern Cross Soloists took audiences on a captivating journey around the world on Sunday afternoon, showcasing chamber music gems from home and afar. Brisbane’s cultural centre...
Karin Schaupp + Camerata presented an evening of sensitive chamber music
Camerata & Karin Schaupp: Serenade 23 May, 2024, QPAC, Brisbane, QLD Camerata joined forces with guitarist Karin Schaupp for an evening of sensitive chamber music on Wednesday night in the QPAC concert hall. It was the perfect mid-week escape, carving out a space...
Camerata’s Sprightly Start to the Year
Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra | Alex Raineri: Beethoven February 17, 2024, QPAC, Brisbane Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra, kicked off their 2024 performance season with a sprightly and joyous concert on Saturday night in the QPAC Concert Hall. ...
Southern Cross Soloists celebrate the year and ring in 2024
Southern Cross Soloists | Sunset Soiree 5 & 2024 Season Launch November 18, 2023, Judith Wright Centre, Fortitude Valley, QLD Southern Cross Soloists held their final sunset soiree for the year on Saturday afternoon in the Judith Wright centre. Featuring Nick...
Brisbane Music Festival, getting back to the roots of chamber music
Brisbane Music Festival | Gala Concert 2 October 27, 2023, Fourthwall Arts, Brisbane, QLD Nestled in the heart of Brisbane’s pulsing CBD, Fourthwall Arts is an intimate theatre space for chamber music recitals. This is the new home of the Brisbane Music Festival,...