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MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 22 September, 2025 Ensemble Kaboul and Van Diemen’s Band: Khaled Arman, Siar Hashimi, Masud Hashimi — Where Everything is Music, Brisbane Powerhouse, 5 October Van Diemen’s Band and Ensemble Kaboul present a powerful cross-cultural concert at Brisbane Powerhouse Queensland audiences will have a rare opportunity to experience one of Australia’s most acclaimed cross-cultural collaborations when Van Diemen’s Band and Ensemble Kaboul bring Where Everything is Music to the Brisbane Powerhouse on Sunday 5 October, 6:30pm . Created for MONA FOMA 2023 and performed to sold-out audiences across the country, this project reunites Tasmania’s leading baroque ensemble with legendary masters of Persian-Afghan music for a program that is both an artistic dialogue and an act of cultural resistance. Drawing its title from the Persian mystic and poet Rumi, the concert explores profound connections between Persian-Afghan traditions and Western classical music forms...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1 September, 2025 Orchestra Victoria Presents Meet @ the Market – Carlo Antonioli Leads a Captivating Night of Contrasts Friday 12 September 2025, 7:00pm | The Meat Market, North Melbourne Orchestra Victoria invites audiences behind the scenes for an evening of music, conversation, and connection in Meet @ the Market — the orchestra’s intimate and energetic concert series in its new home at the iconic Meat Market, in the heart of North Melbourne. On Friday 12 September at 7:00pm , dynamic conductor Carlo Antonioli leads the orchestra in a program brimming with contrast and colour. Audiences will be transported from the refined elegance of Sergei Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 1 ‘Classical’ , to the soaring, elemental power of William Barton’s Elements of the Earth , before experiencing the gripping emotional journey of Dmitri Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 1, performed by Orchestra Victoria’s Section Principal Cello, Melissa Chominsky. Known for his precision, ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1 September, 2025 Orchestra Victoria Presents At Spring’s Edge – A Night of Contrast and Colour Saturday 13 September 2025, 7:30pm | Hanson Dyer Hall, The Ian Potter Southbank Centre Orchestra Victoria’s 2025 Southbank Series continues with At Spring’s Edge , an evening of striking contrasts and emotional depth led by, Carlo Antonioli , and featuring the orchestra’s Section Principal Cello Melissa Chominsky . The program opens with the neo-classical brilliance of Sergei Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 1 ‘Classical’ , a work that marries wit, elegance, and precision. This is followed by William Barton’s Elements of the Earth , a powerful and evocative piece that channels the energy, spirit, and connection of the Australian landscape. The evening culminates in Dmitri Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 1 , a masterpiece of intensity and lyricism, showcasing Chominsky’s virtuosity and expressive depth. Momentum is building across our 2025 Southbank Series, and audiences are...