David Suchet makes his eagerly-awaited return to Australian stages in POIROT AND MORE: A RETROSPECTIVE. Join us in conversation with the man, the actor and his many roles in an unmistakably unique event. A retrospective look at David’s career will have you witness some of his most beloved pe...
Special Event
From Vivaldi to Gershwin and Ravel, we’ve pulled out all the stops, so come on down, grab a drink and relax with the perfect addition to your summer soundtrack.
The youngest winner of the International Chopin Competition, YUNDI LI is coming to Perth! Hailed by over 10 million fans worldwide as the most flamboyant, original, and talented virtuoso on the planet, pianist Yundi is a true virtuoso with over 19.75 million followers in China alone.After a sold-...
BUNGGULGurrumul's Mothers Bunggul Gurrumul's Grandmother’s Bunggul Gurrumul's ManikayYolngu don’t have books or computers. They carry it here (in the heart) in their song, their dance, their paintings. – Don Wininba GanambarrA Bunggul is a ceremony, a gathering ground: A meeting place of dan...
A man, a piano, and you: experience the sublime finesse of this legendary American solo recitalist in beautiful, intimate programs.
Beethoven 250
Celebrating the 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven’s birth, Fidelio is presented as a hallmark work of the 2020 Perth Festival.
Morning Symphony Series
A thrilling classical journey.
MSWA Masters Series
WASO with the Australian String Quartet.
Morning Symphony Series
Sparkling French Flair: enchanting and seductive.
MACA Limited Classics Series
Dances with Daphnis Plus Liszt's Second Piano Concerto
One of the major music influencers of his generation, piano pop sensation Ben Folds delivers a cavalcade of hits backed by the full power of the West Australian Symphony Orchestra.
MSWA Masters Series
Exquisite lyricism and raw power.
The Violent Femmes are back on Australian shores this coming March 2020 for their first national tour since 2017. This time they come with a brand new album - their 10th - Hotel Last Resort, which resides among the band’s finest work, simultaneously refining and redefining their one-of-a-kind take...
Special Event Classical
Here we celebrate their reign as one of the world’s most successful Broadway writing teams with two of the brightest shining stars in musical theatre today, all backed by WASO.
Australia's most recognised and beloved pianist joins his dear friends in a national tour that marks the Quartet's 25th anniversary.
Special Event Classical
Mozart’s Haffner Symphony was originally written as party music for Salzburg, then transformed into a symphony of drama, crackling energy, and tireless invention for Vienna.
Morning Symphony Series
The final masterpiece from the master of melody
MACA Limited Classics Series
Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique Plus Bin Huang plays Mozart.
Naked Classics
Conductor and presenter extraordinaire Guy Noble will ignite this red hot program that expresses through music the awesome power of fire to destroy, create or illuminate a night sky in dazzling techni
Mindfulness, well-being and the restorative powers of music. Music’s ability to lift us from despair or deep pain, or at least express our response to spiritual and physical wellness, are neither new nor new age, as 12th-century composer and healer Hildegard von Bingen well understood. English v...
One of chamber music’s most illustrious partnerships can at last be heard by Australian audiences: touchingly expressive, technically spectacular, altogether unforgettable.
MACA Limited Classics Series
Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony plus Britten’s Guide to the Orchestra.
MSWA Masters Series
An unrivalled dramatic masterpiece.
Afternoon Symphony Series
If you’ve ever paid a visit to Heirisson Island at dusk, you’ll know that feeling when you hear the call of the swan; awestruck, contented, inspired.
MACA Limited Classics Series
Expansive wonder of Sibelius and Rautavaara.
MSWA Masters Series
Dvořák and a World Premiere.
A cappella singing of a rare kind, as 12 male voices blend in enchanting music that ranges across centuries.
Special Events Classical
Combining moving poetry, two choirs, orchestra and the platform of the Requiem mass, a history of heartbreak and horror is revealed in this monumental new work.
Special Events Classical
Bring your best voice and party spirit as we raise the roof at Perth Concert Hall with WASO’s annual barnstorm of flag-waving favourites.
MACA Limited Classics Series
Mozart's Elvira Madigan Concerto with Petrenko's Shostakovich.
Featuring Polkina Leschenko and Richard Tognetti performing Mendelssohn's Double Concerto. Polina Leschenko is already a favourite of both the Orchestra and Australian audiences from her previous collaborations with the ACO. With playing described as both exhilarating and sweet-toned, and techniqu...
Special Event Pops
Sometimes we’re dressed in black playing Mozart and sometimes we’re breeding raptors and in cosplay! We’re bringing old favourites and new surprises for our third year running.
Naked Classics
Join presenter Paul Rissmann as he explores the motivation behind four landmark works, in a playlist that ranges from classical beauty to unadulterated horror.
WASO's Summer Classics
Inspired by Grahame Baker-Smith’s poignant story FArTHER, this soaring concert for the whole family features music by Paul Rissmann set to stunning animations by Victor Craven in a concert program als
The music is (mostly) old, the players are young, and together it’s seriously brilliant!
Morning Symphony Series
Hollywood calling to Paris with love.
MSWA Masters Series
Baiba Skride's beguiling violin.
MACA Limited Classics Series
Asher Fisch Discovery Concert.
The dazzling and timeless music of Bach, Vivaldi, Geminiani and Handel. Is it possible that all roads lead from La Folia? Probably the oldest known musical theme of European culture, it has resonated through the centuries, from Corelli, Liszt and Beethoven, through to the artists of today. In what...
Afternoon Symphony Series
Acclaimed Scottish pianist Steven Osborne makes his much-anticipated WASO debut with Ravel’s piano concerto, a joyous work of jazz-inspired rhythms, lyrical beauty and exhilarating vitality.
MSWA Masters Series
Steven Osborne's sensuous Ravel.
MACA Limited Classics Series
Carmina Burana plus Dances with Devils.
Audience favourites the Eggner Trio join one of Australia’s most renowned musicians, oboist Diana Doherty, in an exciting virtuoso collaboration.
Morning Symphony Series
A symphony to encompass the whole world.
MSWA Masters Series
Elgar's Cello Concerto Plus Mahler's First Symphony.
The Maltese Tenor
“His rock-solid yet ever-malleable voice and blazing stage presence could light a thousand lamps.” – IndependentJoseph Calleja is one of the most exciting lyric tenors in the world today. Blessed with a golden-age voice that routinely inspires comparisons to legendary singers from earlier ...
Naked Classics
Conductor Christopher Dragon leads us through music of vivid imagery and immense power to celebrate extraordinary landscapes and mother nature’s glory and fury.
250 years of Beethoven, in six chapters and seven composers. What might link Mozart and Vaughan Williams? Schubert and George Crumb? Signposting every 50 years from Beethoven’s birth with a significant composition of each era, this is an opportunity to grasp the sheer magnitude of Beethoven’s en...
Morning Symphony Series
Young American violinist Benjamin Beilman performs Bruch’s ever-popular violin concerto, which is filled with rich harmonies, irresistible melodies and an exhilarating finale.
MACA Limited Classics Series
Bruch's Violin Concerto plus Bohemian Homelands.
MSWA Masters Series
A symphony to encompass the whole world.
The extraordinary French baroque ensemble pairs with Australian soprano Siobhan Stagg in a program fit for 18th-century royalty.
Beethoven 250
A playful spirit awakens with passion, wit and charm. In this concert we begin the journey with the wistful youth and romance of the first concerto, and the beauty of his third.
Beethoven 250
An explosive dialogue between soloist and orchestra. In this concert we continue our journey through Beethoven's piano concertos with the second and triumphant fourth.
Beethoven 250
Performing the full cycle is the dazzling Uzbek pianist Behzod Abduraimov, one of the finest of his generation.
