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Maestro Umberto Clerici conducting the QSO in the QPAC Concert Hall

Classic Live: Verdi's Requiem with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra

From the terrifying Dies Irae to the serene Libera Me, Verdi’s Requiem is a journey through grief, hope, and transcendence.

Join Ed Le Brocq live from the QPAC Concert Hall as the Queensland Symphony Orchestra perform this towering work of drama and devotion.

Led by conductor Umberto Clerici and chorus master Graeme Morton, 160 voices from the Brisbane Chamber Choir Collective join the orchestra, alongside soloists Eleanor Lyons, Deborah Humble, Matteo Desole and Warwick Fyfe.

Ahead of the broadcast, take a deep dive into the world of requiems on Music Class with Ed and Genevieve Lang.

1pm, Saturday October 4

Australian conductor Richard Bonynge in a blue jacket, sitting on a green felted chair.

Richard Bonynge at 95

Celebrate the 95th birthday of beloved maestro Richard Bonynge with music by Puccini, Ponchielli, Gounod, Handel, Verdi, Rossini, Donizetti, Offenbach and more, including iconic performances by artists like Joan Sutherland, Marilyn Horne and Luciano Pavarotti.

The Opera Show

Birds singing on a branch in front of the sun with ocean waves in the foreground

Be part of the Classic Choir

Classic Choir is back with a new song by Joseph Twist: Christmas in the Sun. Since 2020, we have commissioned six new choral works by Australian composers, from Deborah Cheetham Fraillon to Elena Kats-Chernin, for us all to sing together. Spread the joy of singing and get your choir involved in 2025.

Classic Choir

The sport of music

It often feels like sport and music sit on completely opposite ends of the spectrum, but they have far more in common than you'd expect. Explore some unexpected connections as we approach another grand final weekend.

Music Class

Lunchtime Concert with Umberto Clerici

This week Umberto Clerici, cellist and Chief Conductor of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, has shared five of his favourite QSO performances. Hear a Puccini marathon as well as soloists including Stephen Hough, Natsuko Yoshimoto, and Karin Schaupp. Tune in from 1pm today for Mahler's moving Sixth Symphony.

Listen again

Gary Bartz in the 1970s performing on-stage with his alto saxophone.

Boundary-pushing jazz saxophonist Gary Bartz

Gary Bartz isn't someone who believes in genres or boundaries, and it shows. Eric Ajaye explores his free-spirited, fresh approach ahead of Bartz's Australian performances later this month.