CONCERT HALL, QPAC

New York-based Shen Yun returns to the Brisbane as part of its global tour with an all-new show. 

To Barbra With Love , the highly successful celebration of the inimitable  Barbra Streisand , is set to be remounted in Brisbane with  Camerata – ...

Australias leading lady of stage, Lucy Durack is an unashamed fan of rom-coms and their soundtracks that tug at your heartstrings. And now with best ...

Pushed to the boiling point by their boss, three female co-workers concoct a plan to get even with the sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot they ...

The TEN Tenors respectfully tip their hats to their classical roots and share with audiences unique renditions of the genre’s best love pieces, but they ...

Take a trip down memory lane with Rydell High’s class of ’59 for this special performance of the iconic musical Grease, performed by Queensland Conservatorium...

Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Paulini, Rob Mills, Alexander Lewis and Mark Furze star in a gripping concert-style production of Chess The Musical touring Australia. With music by ...

Hoos birfdays are it? It's yours and we're about to give you the gift you've been begging for. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the ...

Art carries the very essence of a civilisation, and can bring the brilliance and wisdom of a lost culture back to life. Shen Yun’s unique ...

Before he was an Emmy-winning TV and film actor, Mandy Patinkin was already a Tony-winning Broadway star. Patinkin, star of the hit television series Homeland ...

Russell Howard, one of the UK’s most successful live comedians, will return to Australia in 2017. After completely selling out his Wonderbox tour in 2014, ...

All-new 2017 show with live orchestra Imagine a performance so profound, so inspiring, it touches your soul. Let Shen Yun take you on an extraordinary ...

A 140-member QYO Alumni Orchestra, including many of Australia’s leading professional musicians, performs Mahler’s mighty Symphony No. 5 to conclude QYO’s 50th anniversary year concert ...

The word 'gypsy' means different things to different people. It is laden with stereotypes, but it's the association with unabashed, passionate music-making and a nomadic ...

For the very first time, Southern Cross Soloists welcomes ARIA Award winning Australian singer Sara Macliver for a sparkling concert of master works for the ...

A musical play within a play, Kiss Me, Kate is set among a theatre troupe performing the Bard's The Taming of the Shrew. With a ...

Strauss Till Eulenspiegel Grieg Piano Concerto Respighi Pines of Rome QSO concludes its 2016 Maestro series with three brilliant works. New star pianist Hannes Minnaar ...

Although only 25, Julia Lezhneva has earned standing ovations internationally for her poise and prowess as a performer of the most challenging repertoire. Her 2014 ...

Just imagine standing on an iconic city street corner: you’re immersed in a sea of light, beaming down from the dazzling neon signs adorning some ...

Stephen Layton is one of the leading choral directors of our time. His 'home' choir is at Trinity College, Cambridge, where the fresh young voices ...

Mahler Symphony No.4 Mahler Das Lied von der Erde Never before have these two works by Mahler been paired in a concert in Australia. These ...

QYS Alumnus Dene Olding was the violin soloist in the first QYS international tour in 1972. He has a distinguished career as a soloist in ...

After a sell-out Australian tour in 2015, the Queen of the Queens and winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race, Bianca Del Rio is back with her ...

Piers Lane’s sold-out 2010 Chopin Nocturnes by Candlelight recital beautifully evoked the intimate atmosphere of the Parisian salons of the nineteenth century. In a candlelit ...

Beethoven Piano Concerto No.3 Beethoven Coriolan Overture Beethoven Piano Concerto No.4 Arrive early to enjoy a complimentary morning tea. This is a rare opportunity to ...

The Art of Fugue was Bach’s last major project and this definitive exploration of the possibilities of counterpoint is perhaps his most ambitious undertaking, transcending ...

The full concert hall experience, with a presenter guiding you through the performance. Experience the essence of symphonic music, from a symphony by Haydn at ...

A program of crystalline symphonies and two of the most vibrant and atmospheric scores of the twentieth century. QSO brings the gifted Louis Schwizgebel to ...

A program of crystalline symphonies and two of the most vibrant and atmospheric scores of the twentieth century. QSO brings the gifted Louis Schwizgebel to ...

Multi-award winning Irish comedian Tommy Tiernan returns to Australia following his hugely successful sold out tour of Australia and New Zealand in 2013. Now entering ...

Brisbane Baroque is honoured to present the exclusive Australian concert debut of the internationally renowned American virtuoso mezzo soprano Vivica Genaux. Our tripartite celebration of ...

Bach was an ordinary man who wrote extraordinary music. Asked for the secret of his musical success, he replied: "I was obliged to be industrious; ...

A beguiling and crystalline evening. The drama of Peter Shaffer's Amadeus brought to Mozart's Requiem a popularity that could never have been achieved through the ...

Mozart Symphony No.31 Paris Mozart Violin Concerto No.5 Turkish Mozart Violin Concerto No.3 Strasbourg Mozart Symphony No.41 Jupiter An impeccable pairing for a joyous all-Mozart ...

Ireland The Show is an innovative and exciting new Celtic production celebrating the very best of Irish heritage and culture showcased by a cast of ...

Strap yourself in for a morning of operatic passion, dastardly betrayals, tragedy, triumph and the rare happy ending. Adding sublime beauty to the madness will ...

The first movement has the greatest climax of all, and the effect is devastating. Join the Queensland Symphony Orchestra and renowned Mahler conductor Alondra de ...

Award-winning comedy power couple Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation) and Megan Mullally (Will and Grace) are bringing their real-life relationship to the stage. Best known ...

Dawn French, the award-winning actor, best-selling novelist and all round very funny lady, has written a new show, based on her life and career, called ...

New Year’s Eve at QPAC see one of the best night’s entertainment audiences in Brisbane will find to celebrate the year gone and welcome the ...

We will gather together an exceptional line up of artists, musicians and voices to celebrate the festive season in song. Presented in the grandeur of ...

An intimate portrayal of Tchaikovsky Bright Stars Shone For Us invites you to explore the inner world of Tchaikovsky, unveiling the soul of the composer ...

By overwhelming demand Kitty Flanagan is returning to Brisbane this December therefore if you haven’t had an opportunity to see this sold out season of ...

Vengerov. The name alone promises a live concert experience where drama and innovation, musical adventurism and genre-crossing interpretive insight combine in a compelling display of ...

Basel Chamber Orchestra make their Australian debut in these special performances that form part of an exchange that sees the ACO reciprocate with concerts in ...

The story of Gallipoli is everlasting. It is a story of endeavour, courage, tragedy, great achievements and great sacrifices; a story of young nations and ...

Great Legends with Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Bass-Baritone / Jayson Gillham, Piano The final performance in the Southern Cross Soloists' superb 20th birthday season at QPAC ...

Composed in just three weeks Handel's Messiah has enthralled and transported people of all faiths for more than 250 years. This work has proven to ...

Ah, music,' he said, wiping his eyes. 'A magic beyond all we do here!' – J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Music might ...

An Audience with His Grace features Ireland’s best loved comedian, Brendan Grace. Famous for his “Irish wedding” send up, “Bottler” character, vocalist impersonations, Grace is ...

You hear the distant sound of snare drum, barely discernible at first, then coming closer, each time a little louder, until at the end of ...

You hear the distant sound of snare drum, barely discernible at first, then coming closer, each time a little louder, until at the end of ...

You hear the distant sound of snare drum, barely discernible at first, then coming closer, each time a little louder, until at the end of ...

A highlight of the Brisbane concert calendar, the QYO Finale concert presents performances by 470 musicians aged 8 to 24 in seven QYO orchestras and ...

Riccardo Minasi possesses a formidable technique and a fearless, yet lyrical style. Working all over the world as conductor, soloist, academic, teacher and leader of ...

Following the highly acclaimed 13th series of RocKwiz (RocKwiz Salutes The Decades) Australia’s favourite television music trivia show is once again going on the road ...

Conductor Warwick Potter showcases the versatility of The University of Queensland Symphony Orchestra, in a performance full of evocative works. From the vistas conjured in ...

Two of the most famous openings in all music herald Shlomo Mintz’s debut as a conductor with QSO. Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto is searching, questing, intensely ...

The world’s most successful dance show storms into Brisbane in October with a spectacular new staging of Michael Flatley’s masterpiece – Lord of the Dance: ...

To celebrate his 25 years at the helm of the ACO, Richard Tognetti directs the Orchestra in a triumphant performance of Mozart’s last symphonic masterworks. ...

The wait is over - after much persuasion, television and movie legend William Shatner has agreed to bring his Broadway smash hit show to Australia. ...

The Celtic worlds will combine in this extravaganza of music from Scotland, Ireland, Wales and the broader Celtic nations. Featuring the Queensland Police Pipes and ...

Join award winning conductor and singer Jonathon Welch AM in the School of Hard Knocks first spectacular concert in Brisbane, featuring Australian music theatre and ...

For over 25 years, Into the Woods has been enchanting audiences of all ages, first as a Tony Award winning musical on Broadway, then in ...

The Imperial Russian Ballet Company 2015 performance of Swan Lake marks their eighth visit to Australia. This magnificent company has built a formidable reputation from ...

Will it be two hammer blows, meaning hope, or three, foretelling doom, at the end of Mahler’s epic Sixth Symphony? He leaves the choice to ...

270 years ago, Handel penned this classic with its thrilling peaks and choruses. Each year in the countdown to Christmas, it inspires sell-out audiences all ...

Acclaimed British violinist Anthony Marwood is loved by audiences, critics and players for his distinctive playing, golden sound and inspiring leadership. An excellent opening for ...

A spectacular highlight of the Brisbane concert calendar, the QYO Finale Concert is a “best of 2014” presentation by each orchestra and ensemble in Queensland’s ...

Hilarious German folklore prankster Till Eulenspiegel is the inspiration for Travels of a Trickster which follows the rogue journeys and merry pranks of the comic ...

Rachmaninov's beautiful nationalistic symphony, Medtner's challenging test of Demidenko's extraordinary stamina and olympian facility, and Tchaikovsky's famous showstopper boosted by brass, bells and volleys of ...

“To write a symphony is for me to construct a world,” Mahler said. How true this is of this intensely cast blockbuster. Of Herculean scale, ...

Breeze through the folk-inspired territories of Copland and Sibelius. Bask in Tchaikovsky's radiant score and be uplifted by Tchivzhel's pursuit of perfection. With the QSO's ...

In our double-billed concerto special, the internationally esteemed conductor Gerard Schwarz leads his son Julian as he interprets one of the most poignant moments in ...

Holst’s trademark work, The Planets, is sure to excite and stimulate, with movements such as Mars, the Bringer of War, and Jupiter, the Bringer of ...

A rising star among Australian conductors, Northey has an affinity with classical, experimental and jazz genres. Perfect then to join forces with pianist and composer ...

In a dramatic collaboration with Bell Shakespeare, we perform Janá?ek's Intimate Letters and Smetana's From My Life, sharing the stage with esteemed actors who give ...

Conductor Solyom makes his Queensland debut with Ghosts in the Orchestra, a daring work that removes the boundaries between singer and musician. In Hamilton's work ...

With a global reputation rich in musical history and English choral tradition, the Choir of King's College Cambridge bring a vibrant program of favourite choral ...

Ever wished in the throes of a performance of Don Giovanni, Tosca or La Bohème to hear an encore of a special aria? Then this ...

Aadland returns to conduct an exquisite evening of music. Following Brahms' beautifully crafted Variations we bring you one of Strauss' greatest and most sublime works, ...

The world famous Glenn Miller Orchestra will be returning to Brisbane next year to the Concert Hall on Saturday 12th July for two performances only. ...

Experience poetic beauty as QSO’s Principal First Violin Glenn Christensen takes to the stage in Mendelssohn’s most romantic of concertos. And next, a symphonic adventure. ...

Sparks will fly in Sibelius' Fifth Symphony under Gamba's brilliant command, a British conductor notorious for marshalling first class performances. The 'Rach 3', well known ...

Sparks will fly in Sibelius’ Fifth Symphony under Gamba’s brilliant command, a British conductor notorious for marshalling first class performances. The ‘Rach 3’, well known ...

Richard Tognetti's critically acclaimed and award-winning direction of our large-scale orchestral concerts are an annual highlight. Under his direction, our Beethoven 9 concerts won Limelight's ...

Long-lasting legends and fascinating fantasies feature in the Southern Cross Soloists’ second concert for 2014, Virtuoso. Featuring international violin sensation and first Concertmaster of the ...

Witness this astonishing collaboration between the QSO, chanteuse Katie Noonan and Sydney Dance Company - partnering with us for the very first time - as ...

Queensland Youth Symphony (QYO) presents an evening full of light and illumination. The program begins with the world premiere of a new work by Australian ...

Lose yourself in the drama and beauty of Brahms’ final work for orchestra as our QSO soloists set violin against cello in a lively duel ...

A kaleidoscopic surge through forty-two thousand years of music, Timeline traces the evolution of music, from the ancient Australian Aboriginal musical heritage of c.40,000 BC ...

Let us ferry you to Spain and France with these sumptuous classics. The critically acclaimed Gonzalez and Brisbane-based, internationally crowned poet of the guitar Karin ...

Russell Howard, one of the UK’s most successful live comedians will embark on his first ever-national tour of Australia next May. He will perform his ...

Enjoy a chocolate box selection of dreamy music including Dvo'rák’s nostalgic Songs My Mother Taught Me. There’s more, including an amazing sequence of Nora the ...

Olivier and Tony Award Winning actress Patricia Routledge - best known as Hyacinth in Keeping up Appearances - stars alongside renowned classical pianist Piers Lane ...

In six years as QSO's Chief Conductor, Fritzsch has reigned over major achievements and mentored players like QSO's Wilson. Hear her brilliance in this sparkling ...

A fun, larrikin slant on the lighthearted and traditional Proms farewell. Take some classics, add a scoop of nationalism and a few sea shanties, some ...

One of the greatest cello pieces ever written, Haydn's C major cello concerto is a crowd favourite and the ideal showpiece for passionate Italian cellist ...

Don Quixote, a retired gentleman, travels the roads of Spain searching for glory and grand adventure. Accompanying him is a somewhat bewildered labourer named Sancho ...

Strap yourself in. Petite powerhouse Marina Yakhlakova’s combustible virtuosity will astonish in Saint-Saens’ glorious work. Winner of the International Franz Liszt Piano Competition, Yakhlakova makes ...

Southern Cross Soloists entice you to Kiss Me, Katharina with works influenced by William Shakespeare’s comedies that explore the art of seduction. An alluring program ...

Australian composer Stefan Cassomenos’ adventurous work, the Double Violin Concerto for acoustic, semi-acoustic and electric violins, will be performed by violin soloists Monica and Sarah ...

Led by the Greek conductor Christopolous, we begin in a blaze of colour with Enesco's rhythmic showpiece. Gomyo's astonishing technique and interpretive panache will prove ...

Following the sell out success of his long-awaited return to stand up, Alan Davies debuts his highly anticipated follow up show, Little Victories, with a ...

Shakespeare's plays fascinate composers. Some of the most enduring arias ever written are set to versions of Shakespeare's words. More than 200 operas are based ...

Following a hugely successful US tour and a critically acclaimed recording, we bring you the Australian premiere of Winter Morning Walks, featuring four-time Grammy Award-winner ...

Two of classical music’s superstars and repertoire by compositional giants. In a monumental start to the Queensland Symphony Orchestra's 2014 season, young directs the Orchestra ...

From her humble beginnings of consecutive wins on eighties talent show 'Star Search', O'Donnell's brashness and boldness quickly found itself on the big screen, standing ...

It's back! Here's your chance to see the future of magic, as the greatest superheroes of stage illusion hit Brisbane for this summer's entertainment spectacular. ...

Everyone's favourite little star Angelina Ballerina pirouettes live onto the stage in her brand new musical - a magical show packed full of singing and ...

This year there will be two concerts. For those who don’t like to be out late there will be a 6.00pm performance and will finish ...

The halls will be decked, the stockings hung. December means Spirit of Christmas with all our favourite carols to be sung. Featuring guest soloists Mitchell ...

Handel's timeless emotive masterpiece with its blazing Hallelujah chorus is integral to the festive season across Australia. As well as celebrating Christ, the libretto surveys ...

Begin the festive season with the most celebrated music of the Baroque, Bach's Brandenburg Concertos. To perform this extroverted, colourful music, the Australian Chamber Orchestra ...

Ray Chen captivates audiences with his youthful, charismatic and authoritative performances and his fondness for sharing a joke with the audience. Chen's formidable technique and ...

Broadway legend Mandy Patinkin and opera super-star Nathan Gunn combine their musical talents to create a unique and powerful evening. The eclectic programme features solos ...

Since its first concert in 1888, the Concertgebouw Orchestra has been special. Resident in the opulent Amsterdam Concertgebouw (Dutch for concert hall), the Royal Concertgebouw ...

Since its first concert in 1888, the Concertgebouw Orchestra has been special. Resident in the opulent Amsterdam Concertgebouw (Dutch for concert hall), the Royal Concertgebouw ...

Joe Chindamo is an astonishing jazz player with a formidable classical technique. Mozart's sublime Piano Concerto No.27 with Chindamo powering the keys is bound to ...

Last Night of the Proms is based on the final concert of London's BBC Proms in the Royal Albert Hall. These days, the Prom concerts ...

Composers like conjuring birds and beasts in their music. Be amazed by the depictions of fish, wolves, bees and revealing spider suppers, aquariums and balletdancing ...

The Academy of Ancient Music is one of the world's great period-instrument bands. To celebrate 40 years of performances that have touched hearts and inspired ...

470 musicians aged 9 to 25 perform in 7 orchestras and ensembles: three symphony orchestras, two wind orchestras, a string orchestra and a big band. ...

Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra is a beguiling exploration of all of the orchestra's instruments through a set of variations on a catchy theme ...

The Fourth is Brahms' final powerful symphonic statement. Here, Brahms takes flight, as he melds the soaring sounds of Romanticism to classical structure in a ...

The Southern Cross Soloists finish their season on a high note with the brilliance and refined musicality of cellist Li-Wei Qin. An exclusive Universal Music ...

Italy; a land of good food, fine wine and great music, birthplace of orchestral music and opera, this is a country which deserves to be ...

Lola Astanova's emotionally charged and theatrical style harks back to phenomenal nineteenth century recitalists like Franz Liszt and Clara Schumann. Yet, Astanova also exploits contemporary ...

Lola Astanova's emotionally charged and theatrical style harks back to phenomenal nineteenth century recitalists like Franz Liszt and Clara Schumann. Yet, Astanova also exploits contemporary ...

Enjoy a selection of glittering orchestral jewels conducted by Marco Zuccarini renowned for his brilliant shaping, ensemble precision and responsive direction of soloists. One of ...

You may not recognise Nigel Westlake's name but it could be you've hummed tunes from the award-winning soundtrack of Babe or the title song from ...

Spanish pianist Javier Perianes is a rising international star and adored in his homeland. Hear how his startling imagination and vibrant drive breathes life and ...

Young Queenslander Jayson Gillham is making waves on the international music scene. In winning the UK's Commonwealth Musician of the Year Gold Medal at the ...

Frank Sinatra is still one of the music industry's most famous contributors and Tom Burlinson is renowned for his tribute show to the great man. ...

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Benjamin Britten’s birth, QYS performs his extraordinary War Requiem. The text below is adapted from information from the Britten-Pears ...

Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto is so embedded in our culture, it's surprising the composer experienced such a crisis of confidence when composing it. Lush, teeming ...

Suk admired the music of Dvo?ák, his father-in-law, and this richly orchestrated, feel-good Scherzo is a charming fantasy with shimmering harmonies in the vein of ...

A free spirit who approaches music with an unquenchable sense of fun and discovery, violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja is a joy to play with and watch. ...

Bernstein's toe-tapping West Side Story sets the tone for the heady flavours of James Morrison's trumpet, the clarinet of Julian Bliss and Marian Petrescu's piano ...

Southern Cross Soloists take a spin in a new direction with the addition of rhythm and dance to their traditional chamber repertoire. Movement and percussion ...

ACO2, the Australian Chamber Orchestra's precocious little sister, brings together Australia's finest young string players and ACO musicians, creating a combined ensemble with a fresh, ...

Listening to the Argentinian firebrand Sergio Tiempo perform not one but two Ravel piano concertos is a not to be missed opportunity. Experience Tiempo's edge-of ...

Sensational pianist and YouTube phenomenon Valentina Lisitsa is set to make her Australian debut. With her multi-faceted and expressive playing described as 'dazzling', Ukrainian-born Valentina ...

Queensland Youth Symphony (QYO) perform a romanic concert inspired by true love and sumptuious melodies. Opening the concert is the premiere of a new work, ...

"... one of the best in the world in this genre" Il Tempo "Performances of astonishing precision and refinement... [Moscow Soloists] held the audience transfixed" ...

Be swept away by a selection of classical pieces pressed into the service of the magnificent world of film. Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D ...

This special event takes audiences on an incredible journey through the life and career of one of the world’s most popular icons. From her London ...

Confessional, disciplined and wild, Shostakovich's first Cello Concerto was written for his friend Mstislav Rostropovich. Pieter Wispelwey, the garlanded Dutch poet of the cello takes ...

Anh Do's bestselling book The Happiest Refugee has made readers laugh and cry, and was described by Russell Crowe as "the most surprising and inspiring ...

Barry Humphries selects, presents and performs music from the Weimar Republic, a time between the World Wars where German art and music leaked into the ...

With a wonderful selection of music by the world's most celebrated composers including Tchaikovsky, Puccini, Mozart, and Johann Strauss, Novaya Opera will take you on ...

Full of contrasts, the old and the new, the serious and funny, frenetic and calm this program puts the spotlight on opposites; the melodic in ...

In the early part of the last century, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II collaborated for the first time on a ground-breaking new "book musical" ...

This concert is always a fantastic celebration of the music and composers of Great Britain like Elgar, Holst and Lloyd – Webber. This year the ...

Cirque de la Symphonie pairs the magic and excitement of circus with the vibrancy and enchantment of orchestra. Some of the most amazing international circus ...

Elaine Paige is set for a month-long concert tour of Australia, beginning in Perth on Oct 20th and ending in Brisbane on Oct 29th. Paige ...