Snow Concert Hall’s 2025 season will offer a variety of music genres from local and international artists across six shows.

The season at the venue, located at Canberra Grammar School’s Red Hill campus, kicks off with the Balanas Sisters, a dynamo Latvian violin and cello sister duo.

This will be followed by the uplifting Mozart music from Krisan Bezuidenhout and the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra.

The program also features an all-female a cappella ensemble from Leipzig, Sjaella, as well as virtuosic Chopin and Ravel by British classical pianist Benjamin Grosvenor.

The season concludes with a performance by flautist Ana de la Vega, during which the 2026 season will also be announced.

Ms de la Vega, the venue’s artistic director (AD), said the concerts showcased an extremely varied program.

“My dream with this hall has always been to nurture a reputation for Canberra as a hub for classical music,” she said.

“I’m thrilled that after two years of delivering on the promise of bringing top artists from all over the world to Canberra, we’re continuing to do so in 2025.”

“Our international series showcases artists of an eye-wateringly high calibre.”

Ms de la Vega said after spending 16 years performing on stages across Europe, her mission was to host international artists in Canberra.

“Mine and Snow’s (Terry Snow AM, a former student of the College who gifted the building) dream was to add the acts to the regular touring route of artists to Australia which wasn’t always the situation before the Snow Concert Hall,” she said.

“They (the artists) do come through but typically expect to go to Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Brisbane.”

Ms de la Vega said she has received calls from performers around the world who want to perform at the venue, which opened in 2022. She said the number of subscribers to the venue had this year already grown to almost five times the number it had in 2024.

In their Australian debut, the Balanas Sisters will perform at the Snow Concert Hall on 20 February at 7pm.

The duo has taken Europe by storm, having collaborated with world-class orchestras at iconic venues, including Carnegie Hall in New York City and Royal Albert Hall in London.

They will perform music from their homeland, works by French impressionist magnates Ravel and Debussy, the notorious ‘Passacaglia’ by Handel/Halvorsen, and their signature arrangement of Vivaldi’s dramatic and evergreen Four Seasons.

The Balanas Sisters said they were excited to perform in Australia for the first time.

“Sharing our music in legendary venues such as the Sydney Opera House, Melbourne Recital Centre and the new Snow Concert Hall in Canberra is a dream come true,” they said.

“We can’t wait to experience it all.”

For more information on the season and to purchase tickets, head to snowconcerthall.com

What’s next:

Freiburg Baroque Orchestra and Kristian Bezuidenhout, 29 March

For more than three decades, Germany’s Freiburg Baroque Orchestra has been one of the leading period ensembles in the world. Performing in Canberra for the first time, they will present Mozart’s most popular works with famed Australian fortepiano soloist Kristian Bezuidenhout, as well as music by Johann Sebastian Bach.

Sjaella, 23 July

Unprecedented in the musical world, Sjaella is an a capella group of six young women from Leipzig whose beautifully blended voices and engaging manner hold audiences spellbound around the globe. Sjaella is from the Scandinavian word for soul.

Anthony Marwood and James Crabb, 25 September

Accordion virtuoso James Crabb and British violinist Anthony Marwood bring a distinctive and engaging musical experience to the Snow Concert Hall. Combining the lyrical qualities of the violin with the rich, versatile sounds of the accordion, this unique mega duo is a thrilling and unprecedented collaboration.

Benjamin Grosvenor, 16 October

Britain’s superstar pianist comes to Snow Concert Hall with some of the greatest works ever written for piano. Regarded as one of the most important pianists to emerge in several decades, Gramophone recently acknowledging him as one of the top 50 pianists ever on record!

Ana de la Vega and Grace Kim,15 November

Hailed as “one of the most outstanding artists of our time” by the Berlin Morning Post, the Australian flautist close the season with My Paris – a concert whose accompanying album was Amazon Number 1 Best Sellers worldwide.

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