4mbs festival of classics
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The annual 4MBS Festival of Classics is Australia’s largest classical music festival, proudly highlighting Queensland musicians. The 2021 theme ‘Beethoven & Friends’ weaves through over 20 performances in cultural and community spaces across Brisbane.
The Festival opens on 23 May, launching with a ‘Beethoven Marathon’ of his beloved powerful works, performed by the exuberant Ensemble Q. The following fortnight of events will feature Beethoven’s grand 9th Symphony (including ‘Ode To Joy’), plus charming chamber music performed by the exceptional musicians of Camerata, Opus 5, and more, in intimate recitals and a sumptuous dinner concert. Superb pianists venture out for ‘Sonatas in the Suburbs’ and award-winning actor Eugene Gilfedder brings the dramatic words of Beethoven to life in his play ‘Beethoven’s Letters.’
Queensland’s top opera stars will end the festival on a high note, joining forces with the Brisbane Symphony Orchestra in a lush ‘Opera Spectacular’ in the splendour of City Hall on Queensland Day, 6 June.
The Festival opens on 23 May, launching with a ‘Beethoven Marathon’ of his beloved powerful works, performed by the exuberant Ensemble Q. The following fortnight of events will feature Beethoven’s grand 9th Symphony (including ‘Ode To Joy’), plus charming chamber music performed by the exceptional musicians of Camerata, Opus 5, and more, in intimate recitals and a sumptuous dinner concert. Superb pianists venture out for ‘Sonatas in the Suburbs’ and award-winning actor Eugene Gilfedder brings the dramatic words of Beethoven to life in his play ‘Beethoven’s Letters.’
Queensland’s top opera stars will end the festival on a high note, joining forces with the Brisbane Symphony Orchestra in a lush ‘Opera Spectacular’ in the splendour of City Hall on Queensland Day, 6 June.
FREE EVENTS IN BRISBANE CITY COUNCIL LIBRARIES - 10 TO 14 MAY 2021
BEETHOVEN - THE MAN, THE MUSIC
Join 4MBS General Manager, Gary Thorpe OAM and the Sanctuary String Quartet for a one hour presentation celebrating the recent 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth in Bonn in December 1770. Discover Beethoven's great impact on classical music while enjoying live presentations of some of his masterpieces. It's FREE to attend but prior registrations are required.
Monday
Wednesday Friday |
10 May
12 May 14 May |
1.00 pm
11.00 am 11.00 am |
Toowong Library
Mt Ommaney Library Carindale Library |
Toowong Village Shopping Centre, 9 Sherwood Road
Mt Ommaney Shopping Centre, 171 Dandenong Road Westfield Carindale, 1151 Creek Road |
Call 3403 2590
Call 3407 7010 Call 3407 1490 |
F E S T I V A L E V E N T S 2 0 2 1
BEETHOVEN & BEYOND MARATHON
Event 1
Event 2 Event 3 Event 4 Events 1-4 |
Sun
Sun Sun Sun Sun |
23 May
23 May 23 May 23 May 23 May |
10.00 am
11.45 am 2.00 pm 4.30 pm From 10 am |
Old Museum Concert Hall, Bowen Hills
Old Museum Concert Hall, Bowen Hills Old Museum Concert Hall, Bowen Hills Old Museum Concert Hall, Bowen Hills Day pass for all four Marathon concerts |
OTHER EVENTS
Event 5
Event 6 Event 7 Event 8 Event 9 Event 10 Event 11 Event 12 Event 13 Event 14 Event 15 Event 16 Event 17 Event 18 Event 19 Event 20 Event 21 Event 22 Event 23a Event 23 |
Sun 23 May
Tue 25 May Tue 25 May Wed 26 May Thu 27 May Fri 28 May Sat 29 May Sat 29 May Sun 30 May Sun 30 May Sun 30 May Sun 30 May Wed 2 Jun Wed 2 Jun Thu 3 Jun Fri 4 Jun Sat 5 Jun Sat 5 Jun Sun 6 Jun Sun 6 Jun |
2.00 pm
2.00 pm 7.00 pm 6.00 pm 2.00 pm 7.00 pm 2.00 pm 6.00 pm 9.00 am 2.30 pm 3.00 pm 5.00 pm 11.00 am 7.00 pm 2.00 pm 7.00 pm 1.00 pm 4.00 pm 10.00 am 3.00 pm |
Ode to Joy: Beethoven 9
Sonatas in the Suburbs Opus 5 The Italian Connection Sonatas in the Suburbs Beethoven & Friends Beethoven Violin Sonata Cycle CenTENORy Dinner Concert Kids' Classics: Mini Musical From Leipzig with Love The Bells Let Us Garlands Bring Sonatas in the Suburbs Beethoven Gems CenTENORy Concert Beethoven & Schubert Lieder Beethoven's Letters Beethoven's Letters A Day at City Hall Opera Spectacular |
QPAC Concert Hall, South Bank
St Mary's Church, Kangaroo Point 4MBS Perf. Studio, Coorparoo 4MBS Perf. Studio, Coorparoo 4MBS Perf. Studio, Coorparoo 4MBS Perf. Studio, Coorparoo 4MBS Perf. Studio, Coorparoo Method to the Madness, Kenmore 4MBS Perf. Studio, Coorparoo City Tabernacle Church, Spring Hill QPAC Concert Hall, South Bank 4MBS Perf. Studio, Coorparoo SunPAC Theatre, Sunnybank 4MBS Perf. Studio, Coorparoo 4MBS Perf. Studio, Coorparoo 4MBS Perf. Studio, Coorparoo Ron Hurley Theatre, Seven Hills Ron Hurley Theatre, Seven Hills Brisbane City Hall Brisbane City Hall |
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FESTIVAL POSTLUDE
Sat 12 Jun
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7.30 pm
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The Cooktown Cantata
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Judith Wright Centre, Fortitude Valley
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EVENT 1
Sunday 23 May, 10.00 am (OPENING CONCERT OF THE BEETHOVEN & BEYOND MARATHON) APPROX DURATION: 1hr 15min Old Museum Concert Hall 480 Gregory Terrace BOWEN HILLS Natsuko Yoshimoto violin Anne Horton violin Imants Larsens viola Trish Dean cello Ensemble Q Haydn String Quartet No 62, Op 76 No 3 (Emperor) Beethoven Sextet in E flat for Winds, Op 71 Ries Trio for Piano, Clarinet & Cello in B flat, Op 28 PRICES FOR EVENT 1 ONLY $25 Adult $25 Seniors Card $20 Concession Card $20 4MBS Subscriber $10 Full-time student BOOKINGS click here to book & print ticket(s) for event 1 only . . . or click here to book & print tickets for all 4 marathon events Please call 4MBS Ticketing on 3847 1717, 9 - 5, 7 days a week if unable to book online |
EVENT 2
Sunday 23 May, 11.45 am (SECOND CONCERT OF THE BEETHOVEN & BEYOND MARATHON) APPROX DURATION: 1hr 15min Old Museum Concert Hall 480 Gregory Terrace BOWEN HILLS Trish Dean cello Stephen Emmerson piano Alex Raineri piano Ensemble Q Clementi Piano Sonata in F sharp minor, Op 25, No 5 Beethoven Cello Sonata No 3 in A, Op 69 Reicha Wind Quintet (tba) PRICES FOR EVENT 2 ONLY $25 Adult $25 Seniors Card $20 Concession Card $20 4MBS Subscriber $10 Full-time student BOOKINGS click here to book & print ticket(s) for event 2 only . . . or click here to book & print tickets for all 4 marathon events Please call 4MBS Ticketing on 3847 1717, 9 - 5, 7 days a week if unable to book online |
EVENT 3
Sunday 23 May, 2.00 pm (THIRD CONCERT OF THE BEETHOVEN & BEYOND MARATHON) APPROX DURATION: 1hr 15min Old Museum Concert Hall 480 Gregory Terrace BOWEN HILLS Natsuko Yoshimoto violin Daniel de Borah piano Ensemble Q Beethoven Violin Sonata No 9 in A, OP 47 (Kreutzer) Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A minor, K 581 PRICES FOR EVENT 3 ONLY $25 Adult $25 Seniors Card $20 Concession Card $20 4MBS Subscriber $10 Full-time student BOOKINGS click here to book & print ticket(s) for event 3 only . . . or click here to book & print tickets for all 4 marathon events Please call 4MBS Ticketing on 3847 1717, 9 - 5, 7 days a week if unable to book online |
EVENT 4
Sunday 23 May, 4.30 pm (FINALCONCERT OF THE BEETHOVEN & BEYOND MARATHON) APPROX DURATION: 1hr 30min Old Museum Concert Hall 480 Gregory Terrace BOWEN HILLS Alex Raineri piano Ensemble Q Members of the Queensland Youth Orchestra CONDUCTED BY Simon Hewett Beethoven Piano Concerto No 5 in E flat (Emperor) Beethoven Symphony No 7 in A PRICES FOR EVENT 4 ONLY $25 Adult $25 Seniors Card $20 Concession Card $20 4MBS Subscriber $10 Full-time student BOOKINGS click here to book & print ticket(s) for event 4 only . . . or click here to book & print tickets for all 4 marathon events Please call 4MBS Ticketing on 3847 1717, 9 - 5, 7 days a week if unable to book online |
EVENTS 1 TO 4
Day pass to all 4 events in the Beethoven & Beyond Marathon Sunday 23 May, 10.00 am - 6.00 pm Old Museum Concert Hall 480 Gregory Terrace BOWEN HILLS PRICES FOR 4 EVENT DAY PASS $90 Adult $90 Seniors Card $75 Concession Card $75 4MBS Subscriber BOOKINGS click here to book & print tickets for all 4 marathon events Please call 4MBS Ticketing on 3847 1717, 9 - 5, 7 days a week if unable to book online |
EVENT 6
Tuesday 25 May, 2.00 pm APPROX DURATION: tba St Mary's Church 455 Main Street KANGAROO POINT Sonatas in the Suburbs John Granger Fisher piano Beethoven Piano Sonata No 14 in C sharp minor (Moonlight) Chopin tba Brahms tba Liszt tba Rachmaninov tba PRICES $25 Adult $25 Seniors Card $20 Concession Card $20 4MBS Subscriber BOOKINGS NOTE: All general seating for this event. COVID distancing requirements to be observed. click here to book and print ticket(s) for event 6 Please call 4MBS Ticketing on 3847 1717, 9 - 5, 7 days a week if unable to book online |
EVENT 7
Tuesday 25 May, 7.00 pm APPROX DURATION: tba 4MBS Performance Studio 384 Old Cleveland Road COORPAROO Opus 5 Chamber Music Recital Opus 5 (4MBS Ensemble-in-Residence) Margaret Connolly violin Nicholas Tomkin viola Deborah Davis cello Rianne Wilschut clarinet Mark Hooper piano Beethoven Clarinet Trio in B flat, Op 11 PLUS Beethoven-inspired 4MBS commissioned works by . . . Murphy tba Kopetz tba Bonetti tba Seeto tba PRICES $25 Adult $25 Seniors Card $20 Concession Card $20 4MBS Subscriber BOOKINGS click here to book & print ticket(s) for event 7 Please call 4MBS Ticketing on 3847 1717, 9 - 5, 7 days a week if unable to book online |
EVENT 8
Wednesday 26 May, 6.00 pm APPROX DURATION: tba 4MBS Performance Studio 384 Old Cleveland Road COORPAROO The Italian Connection Belinda Manwaring baroque cello Camilla Tafra baroque cello Gabrieli Canon a due violoncelli in D Porpora Cello Sonata in F Supriani Toccata Cervetto Divertimento No 1 for 2 cellos Dall'Abaco Capriccio No 4 in D minor Dall'Abaco Cello Sonata in D minor Cirri Duetto No 4 for Two Cellos, Op 8 PRICES $28 Adult $28 Seniors Card $23 Concession Card $23 4MBS Subscriber $15 Child (with paying adult) BOOKINGS click here to book & print ticket(s) for event 8 Please call 4MBS Ticketing on 3847 1717, 9 - 5, 7 days a week if unable to book online |
EVENT 9
Thursday 27 May, 2.00 pm APPROX DURATION: tba 4MBS Performance Studio 384 Old Cleveland Road COORPAROO Sonatas in the Suburbs Mark Hooper piano Beethoven Piano Sonata No 30 in E Chopin Berceuse in D flat, Op 57 Chopin Nocturne, Op 15, No 2 in F sharp Chopin Nocturne, Op 27, No 2 in D flat Chopin Nocturne, Op 32, No 1 in B Chopin Nocturne, Op 55, No 1 in F minor PRICES $25 Adult $25 Seniors Card $20 Concession Card $20 4MBS Subscriber BOOKINGS click here to book & print ticket(s) for event 9 Please call 4MBS Ticketing on 3847 1717, 9 - 5, 7 days a week if unable to book online |
EVENT 10
Friday 28 May, 7.00 pm APPROX DURATION: tba 4MBS Performance Studio 384 Old Cleveland Road COORPAROO Beethoven & Friends Enharmonie Chamber Ensemble . . . Bernard Wheaton tenor Graham Simpson violin Allan Hall cello Lee Norrell flute Tertia Hogan piano James Hogan narrator Excerpts from letters & contemporary accounts with musical excerpts from . . . Haydn Piano Trio No 32 in A, Hob XV:18 Beethoven Piano Trio in C minor, Op 1, No 3 Ries Cello Sonata in C, Op 20 Czerny Rondines Élégans sur des motifs favoris de Beethoven. Op 458 Hummel Flute Sonata in D, Op 50 Beethoven Adelaide, Op 46 Beethoven Six Songs, Op 75 Schubert The contented man, D 320 Schubert The fair maid of the mill, Op 25, D 795 Beethoven (arr Hummel) Symphony No 3 in E flat (Eroica) PRICES $25 Adult $25 Seniors Card $20 Concession Card $20 4MBS Subscriber $10 School student (with paying adult) BOOKINGS click here to book & print ticket(s) for event 10 Please call 4MBS Ticketing on 3847 1717, 9 - 5, 7 days a week if unable to book online |
EVENT 11
Saturday 29 May, 2.00 pm APPROX DURATION: 1hr 30min 4MBS Performance Studio 384 Old Cleveland Road COORPAROO Camerata & the 4MBS Festival of Classics present the Launch of the Beethoven Violin Sonata Cycle Concerts 2 & 3 of the Violin Sonata Cycle ON SALE HERE Brendan Joyce violin Alex Raineri piano Beethoven Violin Sonata No 1 in D Beethoven Violin Sonata No 2 in C minor Beethoven Violin Sonata No 5 in F, Spring PRICES $35 Adult $35 Seniors Card $30 Concession Card $30 4MBS Subscriber BOOKINGS click here to book & print ticket(s) for event 11 Please call 4MBS Ticketing on 3847 1717, 9 - 5, 7 days a week if unable to book online |
EVENT 12
Saturday 29 May, 6.00 pm APPROX DURATION: 3hr 30min Method to the Madness Restaurant 3/9 Marshall Lane KENMORE CenTENORy Dinner Concert Celebrating the 100th anniversaries of . . . Enrico Caruso, Franco Corelli, Giuseppe Di Stefano & Mario Lanza Raffaele Pierno tenor Leanne Warne piano Leslie Martin narrator Excerpts from . . . Puccini La bohème Puccini Tosca Flotow Martha Mascagni Cavalleria rusticana Verdi Rigoletto . . . plus popular works by Brodszky, Tosti & others PRICES (incl dinner) $95 Adult $95 Seniors Card $90 Concession Card $85 4MBS Subscriber $85 Per person (group of 6) $85 Person in wheelchair $75 Full-Time Student $55 Companion Card (for carer of disabled patron) BOOKINGS click here to book & print ticket(s) for event 12 Please call 4MBS Ticketing on 3847 1717, 9 - 5, 7 days a week if unable to book online All general seating for this event Table seating will be allocated on admission within COVID requirements |
EVENT 13
Sunday 30 May, from 9.00 am APPROX DURATION: Pretty much all day by the look of it 4MBS Performance Studio 384 Old Cleveland Road COORPAROO Kids' Classics - The Mini Musical SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN AGED 9 TO 5 WITH AN ACCOMPANYING ADULT Bring a soft toy animal (and an adult) to sing and act along with pianist & musical director, Mark Hooper, in the delightful 20 minute mini musical Animals to the Rescue then perform it for your family & friends. Workshop commences at 9.30 am. Concert commences at 2.00 pm. PRICES $20 Per participating/observing child $20 Per accompanying adult BOOKINGS click here to book & print ticket(s) for event 13 Please call 4MBS Ticketing on 3847 1717, 9 - 5, 7 days a week if unable to book online |
EVENT 14
Sunday 30 May, 2.30 pm APPROX DURATION: tba City Tabernacle Church 163 Wickham Terrace (cnr Upper Edward Street) SPRING HILL From Leipzig with Love Queensland Baroque soloists tba Bach tba Telemann tba Hassé tba Graupner tba Kuhnau tba CPE Bach tba PRICES (A RESERVE) $50 Adult PRICES (B RESERVE) $35 Adult $25 Concession Card $25 4MBS Subscriber $10 Full Time Student details |
EVENT 15
Sunday 30 May, 3.00 pm APPROX DURATION: tba QPAC Concert Hall SOUTH BANK The Bells Brisbane Chorale Queensland Youth Symphony Conducted by Simon Hewett Rotar Symphony No 1 (premiere) Rachmaninov The Bells PRICES $42 and concessions BOOKINGS click here to book online or call 136 246 |
EVENT 16
Sunday 30 May, 5.00 pm APPROX DURATION: tba 4MBS Performance Studio 384 Old Cleveland Road COORPAROO Let Us Garlands Bring Jeffrey Black baritone Roger Cui piano Schubert Schwanengesang, Excerpts Brahms Der Tod, das ist die kühle Nacht Brahms An die Nachtigall Brahms Serenade Tchaikovsky None but the lonely heart arr Britten The Salley Gardens arr Britten The Foggy, Foggy Dew Britten Oliver Cromwell Finzi Let us Garlands Bring PRICES $28 Adult $28 Seniors Card $23 Concession Card $23 4MBS Subscriber $15 Child (with paying adult) BOOKINGS click here to book & print ticket(s) for event 16 Please call 4MBS Ticketing on 3847 1717, 9 - 5, 7 days a week if unable to book online |
EVENT 17
Wednesday 2 June, 11.00 am APPROX DURATION: tba SunPAC Theatre 470 McCullough Street SUNNYBANK Sonatas in the Suburbs John Granger Fisher piano Beethoven Piano Sonata No 14 in C sharp minor (Moonlight) Chopin tba Liszt tba Balakirev tba PRICES $35 and concessions BOOKINGS click here to book online or call 3323 9560 |
EVENT 18
Wednesday 2 June, 7.00 pm APPROX DURATION: tba 4MBS Performance Studio 384 Old Cleveland Road COORPAROO Beethoven Gems Fragments . . . Judit Molnar soprano Frank Fodor violin/viola György Déri cello Janet Brewer piano Beethoven O wär ich schon mit dir vereint from Fidelio Beethoven Romance in F, Op 50 Beethoven Twelve variations on Handel's 'Judas Maccabaeus' Beethoven Piano Trio No 4 in B flat (Gassenhauer) PRICES $35 Adult $35 Seniors Card $30 Concession Card $30 4MBS Subscriber BOOKINGS click here to book & print ticket(s) for event 18 Please call 4MBS Ticketing on 3847 1717, 9 - 5, 7 days a week if unable to book online |
EVENT 19
Thursday 3 June, 2.00 pm APPROX DURATION: tba 4MBS Performance Studio 384 Old Cleveland Road COORPAROO CenTENORy Concert Celebrating the 100th anniversaries of . . . Enrico Caruso, Franco Corelli, Giuseppe Di Stefano & Mario Lanza Raffaele Pierno tenor Leanne Warne piano Leslie Martin narrator Excerpts from . . . Puccini La bohème Puccini Tosca Flotow Martha Mascagni Cavalleria rusticana Verdi Rigoletto . . . plus popular works by Brodszky, Tosti & others PRICES $40 Adult $40 Seniors Card $35 Concession Card $30 4MBS Subscriber $30 Person in wheelchair $20 Full-Time Student FREE Child under 5 years FREE Companion Card (for carer of disabled patron) BOOKINGS click here to book & print ticket(s) for event 19 Please call 4MBS Ticketing on 3847 1717, 9 - 5, 7 days a week if unable to book online |
EVENT 20
Friday 4 June, 7.00 pm APPROX DURATION: tba 4MBS Performance Studio 384 Old Cleveland Road COORPAROO Beethoven & Schubert Lieder Who did it better? Rebecca Cassidy soprano Amber Evans soprano Catherine Lynagh piano Program tba PRICES $35 Adult $35 Seniors Card $30 Concession Card $30 4MBS Subscriber $20 Full Time Student BOOKINGS click here to book & print ticket(s) for event 20 Please call 4MBS Ticketing on 3847 1717, 9 - 5, 7 days a week if unable to book online |
EVENT 21
Saturday 5 June, 1.00 pm APPROX DURATION: tba Ron Hurley Theatre Seven Hills Hub 28 Tallowwood Street SEVEN HILLS Beethoven's Letters Eugene Gilfedder's poignant adaptation of Beethoven's own correspondence. PRICES $35 Adult $35 Seniors Card $30 Concession Card $30 4MBS Subscriber $15 Child (with paying adult) BOOKINGS click here to book & print ticket(s) for event 21 Please call 4MBS Ticketing on 3847 1717, 9 - 5, 7 days a week if unable to book online |
EVENT 22
Saturday 5 June, 4.00 pm APPROX DURATION: tba Ron Hurley Theatre Seven Hills Hub 28 Tallowwood Street SEVEN HILLS Beethoven's Letters Eugene Gilfedder's poignant adaptation of Beethoven's own correspondence. PRICES $35 Adult $35 Seniors Card $30 Concession Card $30 4MBS Subscriber $15 Child (with paying adult) BOOKINGS click here to book & print ticket(s) for event 22 Please call 4MBS Ticketing on 3847 1717, 9 - 5, 7 days a week if unable to book online |
EVENT 23
Sunday 6 June, 3.00 pm APPROX DURATION: tba Main Auditorium Brisbane City Hall King George Square BRISBANE Opera Spectacular Eva Kong soprano Milijana Nikolic mezzo Rosario La Spina tenor Kang Wang tenor José Carbó baritone Brisbane Symphony Orchestra Conductors - Dane Lam & Antoni Bonetti Popular excerpts from . . . Verdi La traviata, Rigoletto Puccini La bohème Bizet Carmen, The Pearlfishers Delibes Lakmé Donizetti Lucia da Lammermoor . . . and more PRICES BALCONY - PREMIUM $89 BALCONY - A RESERVE $75 Adult $75 Seniors Card $65 Concession Card $65 4MBS Subscriber $25 Full Time Student STALLS - PREMIUM $89 STALLS - A RESERVE $60 Adult $60 Seniors Card $55 Concession Card $55 4MBS Subscriber $25 Full Time Student STALLS - B RESERVE $50 Adult $50 Seniors Card $45 Concession Card $45 4MBS Subscriber $25 Full Time Student BOOKINGS ('PHONE) Call 4MBS Ticketing on 3847 1717 nine to five seven days a week BOOKINGS (ONLINE) click here to book & print ticket(s) for event 23 Please call 4MBS Ticketing Customer Service on 3847 1717 nine to five seven days a week if experiencing difficulties booking online |
FESTIVAL POSTLUDE
THE COOKTOWN CANTATA
BOTANICAL REFLECTIONS Judith Wright Centre 420 Brunswick Street FORTITUDE VALLEY Saturday 12 June, 7.30 pm (EXPECTED DURATION: 1hr, 15min) Conceived by Creative Director, Jan Black, as a work of reconciliation - a vocal chamber work which weaves together the stories of three individuals from our northern Australian history . . . Vera Scarth-Johnson portrayed by soprano, Margaret Schindler Tulo Gordon portrayed by Guugu Yimithir singer/songwriter, Derek Rosendale Joseph Banks portrayed by baritone, Jeffrey Black . . . with the Louise Denson Ensemble and Dora Gibson & Gaynor Hooper Composer Louise Denson Libretto Jan Black PRICES $35 Adult $30 Seniors Card $30 Concession Card $30 4MBS Subscriber $20 Full-Time Student FREE Child (with paying adult) click here to book & print ticket(s) for this event Please call 4MBS Ticketing on 3847 1717, 9 - 5, 7 days a week if unable to book online |
about the festival
Every year in May/June, 4MBS Classic FM produces the 4MBS Festival of Classics - Australia's largest classical music festival. Orchestras, choirs, ensembles and soloists from south-east Queensland perform concerts centred around a theme - whether it be to mark the anniversaries of specific composers, or simply celebrate the wonderful music that has come out of a particular location. Past themes have included Great Russian Masters, the British Connection, the Glory of Vienna, the French Connection and many more.
On average, the Festival features 20-30 concerts in 10-15 venues, predominantly in Brisbane but throughout south-east Queensland. The Festival also extends to the airwaves, where we broadcast featured music programs surrounding that year's theme. |
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