
2025 CONCERT SEASON
WHAT’S ON
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18thC UnPacked - The Birth of Song
April 22, 6pm @ the State Library of NSW
Join us for our newest venture - 18th Century UnPacked - A relaxed concert/talk event series in the Friends Room at the State Library - Next up is an evening with David Greco and musicians of the AHE as they explore the birth of the form of Song with music of Haydn, Beethoven and Schubert.
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Schubert Songs
May, 1-3 CIMF, State Library of NSW, 2025
Renowned Australian baritone David Greco is featured in a dark and moving program of Schubert's Lieder with string quartet at the Canberra International Music Festival and in the Pictures Galleries of the State Library of New South Wales.
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Mozart's Salzburg & Linz
June 20 - 22, 2025
Erin Helyard joins AHE to perform Mozart piano concerto No. 6 and his early concerto No. 3 after J.C. Bach along with the Linz Symphony.
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Haydn's Miracle
August, 2025
AHE present Haydn's Miracle Symphony arranged by Salomon along with his 'fantasia' string quartet, Op. 76 No. 5 and Schubert's Rosamunde.
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Beethoven's Eighth
November, 2025
AHE completes its cycle of Beethoven Symphonies in historical chamber arrangement with the mighty classical Eighth Symphony along with a new commission from Australian Composer, Ella Macens.

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★★★★ 1/2 “…AHE never fails to enchant, surprise and offer music that transcends time and space.”
Limelight, 2024
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“…an extended standing ovation. … the Australian Haydn Ensemble is not to be missed.”
Carnegie Hall, New York Concert Review, 2023
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“Australian Haydn Ensemble joy and expertise. This is their first American presence. Let it not be the end.”
The Classical Music Network, 2023
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★★★★1/2 - “Led by Artistic Director Skye McIntosh, the six members of the Ensemble were in sparkling form for a programme that both moved and uplifted in equal measure."
Limelight, 2023
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"The Haydn Ensemble, led by director and violinist Skye McIntosh … played with crisply articulated stylishness, strong bass, and attentively unanimous ensemble playing."
Sydney Morning Herald, 2024
THE MOZART ALBUM
Featuring Erin Helyard, Skye McIntosh and the AHE Orchestra performing Mozart’s Prague Symphony, Elvira Madigan Piano Concerto and the Violin Concerto No. 3.
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