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-ou...
Join us as we kickstart the Chevron Lighthouse season with a celebration of hip hop power, Bad Apples style. With Briggs – one half of ARIA award-winning duo A.B Original – at the helm, we’re dropping a house party you’ll never forget. Briggs and his special guests, including NT-raised Butch...
PLEASE NOTE: Saturday 8 February event time has changed to 7pm.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...
Chevron Lighthouse
Celebrate the passion and talent of our Indigenous youth with Spinifex Gum. Marliya – an ensemble of Aboriginal and Torres Strait teenage singers – come together with The Cat Empire’s Felix Riebl and Ollie McGill and special guest artists for a powerful collaboration of voice, sound, movement ...
Chevron Lighthouse
A beacon of future soul and vocal prowess, Papua New Guinea-born Ngaiire is charismatic, flamboyant and mesmerising. With lashings of pop and electronica underpinning her soulful strides, it is her astonishing voice that truly mesmerises. An artist that teases the mainstream, Ngaiire is uncompromisi...
Presented by Music on the Terrace and Perth Festival
Guitar brilliance and incandescent vocals shine in this exquisite suite of children's songs and lullabies performed in Noongar. Award-winning music duo Gina Williams and Guy Ghouse has firmly established a reputation for their fresh, modern take on ancient traditions, performing here alongside bril...
Chevron Lighthouse
If music is the lifeblood of New Orleans, the Treme neighbourhood is the very heartbeat. It’s here that local favourites Treme Brass Band revel in the traditions of street parades and jam sessions, paying homage to their hometown heritage. An eclectic mix of seasoned and younger musicians, led by ...
“Come one, come all. There'll be some very poor music and maybe a little construction mayhem. No hard hat necessary. Hope to see you there.” Kevin McCloudBAFTA award winning broadcaster, TV host, writer, environmentalist, amateur balloonist and storyteller, Kevin McCloud is all that and a bit m...
Chevron Lighthouse
Purveyors of urgent and passionate guitar pop, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever are an indie-rock force to be reckoned with. With the DNA of The Go-Betweens baked into their propulsive rhythm section and explosive triple guitars, this equal parts thrilling and wistfully melancholic Melbourne quintet ...
Paul Kelly, James Ledger, Alice Keath & Seraphim Trio
Australian music legend Paul Kelly and Western Australia's leading composer James Ledger are joined on stage by singer-songwriter Alice Keath and Seraphim Trio, with Anna Goldsworthy on piano, Helen Ayres on violin and Tim Nankervis on cello, for an evocative song cycle inspired by birds.Birds have ...
Creating music akin to being awake in a dream, psychedelic synth rockers Moon Duo float along with buoyancy and groove that is hypnotic. Recently embracing disco as they push the boundaries of psych-rock, the San Francisco duo espouse a sense of organised chaos, fusing liquid guitar riffs with key...
A man, a piano, and you: experience the sublime finesse of this legendary American solo recitalist in beautiful, intimate programs.
Chevron Lighthouse
Capturing the angry tension of being alive, Kate Tempest is the unflinching spoken word artist of our times. Punching listeners in the gut with her raw, unsentimental observations, she is a hurricane of truth – unforgiving, claustrophobic and gripping. While she makes us confront the stark reality...
With West Australian Symphony Orchestra
PLEASE NOTE:Cabaret Tables are numbered, with four seats (A-D) at each table; seats are sold individually, limited availability.To view the seating map, click here International siren and comedienne extraordinaire Meow Meow opens our Kabarett Haus accompanied by the full force of West Australian S...
Down Solo Wainwright
PLEASE NOTE:Cabaret Tables are numbered, with four seats (A-D) at each table; seats are sold individually, limited availability.To view the seating map, click here Praised by The New York Times for his ‘genuine originality’, Rufus Wainwright performs an intimate show especially created for Per...
There Will Be No Intermission
PLEASE NOTE:Cabaret Tables are numbered, with four seats (A-D) at each table; seats are sold individually, limited availability.To view the seating map, click here A night of piano, pain and laughter from an artist that defies definition. Adored by fans of the inventive punk cabaret and darkly ori...
Chevron Lights
Courting the realms of quirk-pop and experimental indie, Yeasayer are constantly reinventing themselves, carving a niche in the sphere of Brooklyn cool along the way. With sweeping harmonies, hints of psychedelia and tribal beats, they embrace art-rock stylings, sharing sonic territory with the like...
Storytelling at its Finest
PLEASE NOTE:Cabaret Tables are numbered, with four seats (A-D) at each table; seats are sold individually, limited availability.To view the seating map, click here Neil Gaiman, superstar of the writing world and award-winning author of Sandman, American Gods, The Ocean at the End of the Lane and N...
Chevron Lighthouse
Dark, mystical and ferociously tender, Weyes Blood is an indie charmer. Her lilting melodies and complex harmonies will have you drowning in sound as she meshes electronic burbles with the golden age of pop in a delicate but powerful fusion. With a voice of old-school beauty, at times conjuring Kare...
Chevron Lighthouse
A disco diva with a giant voice, Evelyn King earned the nickname ‘Champagne’ for her trademark vocal bursts full of bubbles and froth on every dancefloor hit she dropped. With a voice that oozes R’n’B sensuality, King was the dance star of the early MTV era and her unbridled performances hav...
Beethoven 250
Celebrating the 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven’s birth, Fidelio is presented as a hallmark work of the 2020 Perth Festival.
Highly eccentric and blisteringly beautiful, Aldous Harding is a gothic folk sprite. Embodying the deeply idiosyncratic wonders of artists such as Kate Bush and PJ Harvey, Harding is luminously and uniquely her own. Mysterious, complex and drenched in darkness, this stony-gazed wonder has broken thr...
Chevron Lighthouse
Embodying a gospel groove that has thrived throughout their vibrant 70-year history, the Blind Boys transcend race and genre, injecting an unparalleled spirit into their music. Mischievous and entertaining, the multi Grammy award-winning Blind Boys are veterans of the ol’ razzle dazzle. Experience...
Chevron Gardens
Mavis Staples is as fiery, fearless and funky as ever. Once the forefront of the American civil rights movement, Staples’ mighty voice has lost none of its heartfelt expression and depth. Drawing from the faithful conviction of gospel as well as the populist activism of folk, this living legend is...
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
Music on the Terrace
Grab your hamper from the house, relax in the glorious surroundings of the Government House Gardens and soak up the Jazzy vibes of some of Perth’s best Jazz musicians. There is simply no finer way to enjoy your time in the heart of the city than with sunshine and shade, friends, fine food, laughte...
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.
Music on the Terrace
Bring your own or borrow some children to witness this stunning adaptation of Dvořák’s Rusalka especially for children. The ballroom will be transformed and the stage set for this magical and accessible storytelling for children and the young at heart by Freeze Frame Opera including the famous ...
Based on the true story of Tupaia, a Tahitian star navigator who sailed with James Cook on the Endeavour, this beautiful and haunting work explores the 1770 meeting of two master mariners. Each is from a vastly different place and culture. As they journey together the understanding they develop high...
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...
The Performing Arts Perspectives is an important educational event on the annual calendar of Year 11 and 12 Performing Arts students. Showcasing a selection of the highest standard of student performance, the event provides benchmarks of excellence in Dance, Drama and Music from Public, Independen...
Great art and the Soviet regime. Joy and creativity can’t be held down forever, so even in the darkest decades of cruel oppression that spread from Soviet Russia through Eastern Europe in the 20th century, music bloomed and imaginations flew. Humour, black as some of it may have been, also thriv...
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.
"The last time I toured I was still smarter than my phone. Things have definitely taken a funny turn."Ben Elton exploded onto the comedy scene over 30 years ago, hosting Channel 4’s groundbreaking Saturday Live. Since then Elton has achieved huge success as a stand-up comic, author, playwright, a...
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...
The Ultimate Tribute
The ultimate tribute including Marty Rhone performing his own mega hits including, 'Denim & Lace, A Mean Pair of Jeans plus the #1 songs from his 'outstanding' first US country Album.
Music on the Terrace
Hailed as “the most exciting young quartet on the block”, “the real deal” and the first Australian string quartet ever to sign with Universal Music, the masterful Orava Quartet will take your breath away with a salute to Beethoven's 250th anniversary. Having toured extensively in North...
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.
Music on the Terrace
If you love to dance then put on your dancing shoes and enjoy the finest ballroom in the state. The Government House Ballroom doors are open once more and invite you to enjoy an afternoon of dancing and high tea. The gala event is on the last Sunday of the month, featuring a live orchestra WAYJO and...
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.
Music on the Terrace
Once every four years the Olympics of the piano is presented by the prestigious Sydney International Piano Competition. 32 young pianists from around the world travel to Sydney to battle it out and be crowned the Grand First Prize Winner, with the crème de la crème of pianists launching themselves...
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.
& the Kanneh-Mason Family
Image: The Kanneh-Masons Sheku Kanneh-Mason shot to global fame after his mesmerising performance at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in 2018. The winner of the BBC Young Musician award in 2016, and now one of the brightest stars in classical music, the brilliant cellist is also one of...
Music on the Terrace
The Irwin Street Collective, featuring internationally celebrated guest artist David Greco and principal players of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra will present exquisite works for voice and chamber ensemble, performed on period instruments Proudly presented in association with UWA Conse...
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.
Music on the Terrace
On the first Saturday in October, the city of Paris lights up and celebrates White Night. Wishing to recreate this exceptional evening of art, festivities and music, Artistic Director Fiona Campbell has envisioned an opulent evening of long table dining, interspersed with a sumptuous feast of French...
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
Asher Fisch conducts The Rite of Spring.
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.
