ArtSound FM’s Concert Hall brings you the finest live classical and chamber music recorded in and around Canberra — and occasionally, somewhere rather more remote. Two months of exceptional programming lie ahead, from harpsichord extravagance to a barn in regional New South Wales.
June 2026
7 June
A Handel Celebration – Canberra Choral Society sings arias and choruses from his greatest works.
14 June
Birds Of the Alps – Margaret Legge-Wilkinson (piano) plays works by Nico Muhly, Lili Boulanger, Grazyna Bacewicz, Stephanos Malikidis and Oliver Messaien
The Complete Roll-Bag – Apeiron Baroque
21 June
Garden of Earthly Delights – Luminescence Chamber Singers sing works by John Cage, Hildegard of Bingen, Gavin Bryars and Nicole Murphy.
28 June
Masterpieces for Violin and Piano – Jimmy Park (violin) and Alexander Yau (piano) play Stravinsky, Schubert, Beethoven and Kreisler.
July 2026
5 July
Little Sounds. Great Noises. – Apeiron Baroque play 19 works by composers including Purcell, Corelli, Tartini and Geminiani interspersed with Shakespeare’s Sonnets spoken by Duncan Driver and with Rylee De Salis, solo soprano.
12 July
The Bridal Kiss, a Goose’s Tale and Auto Sales – Polifemy and Block Sounds. Fun , Frolic and Festivity with Polifemy and Block Sounds singing works by Norman Luboff, Sören Sieg and Willem Wander van Nieuwkerk
19 July
Easter Oratorio – Canberra Bach Ensemble with soloists Greta Claringbould (Soprano), Maartje Sevenster (Alto), Timothy Reynolds (Tenor), Andrew Fysh (Bass) present easter works by Bach and Heinrich Schütz.
26 July
Symphony Fantastique – National Capital Orchestra – With Louis Sharpe (conductor), the orchestra plays the Symphony Fantastique by Berliosz, preceded by works by Miriam Hyde and Rebecca Clarke.
Concert Hall airs on ArtSound FM. Check artsound.fm for broadcast times and listen-again details.
