2025 dates, venues and times

PC #1:

All Saints Ainslie 21 March 2025, 7pm

Hunter Baillie 22 March 2025, 2pm

Robert Knox CCC 23 March 2025, 2pm

PC #2:

Wesley Uniting Church 13 June 2025, 7pm

Hunter Baillie 14 June 2025, 2pm

Robert Knox CCC 15 June 2025, 2pm

ABOUT

“Exquisite translucence” - Limelight Magazine | “Dynamic… captivating” – City News | “Triumphant” – Canberra Times

Phoenix Collective is one of Australia’s most versatile and dynamic ensembles. Formed in 2018 by violinist Dan Russell, Phoenix rapidly became a fixture of the musical landscape with their own series of concerts, touring Sydney, Canberra, Newcastle and the Central Coast. Their schedule includes Candlelight concerts for international events company Fever, for whom they have performed many diverse programs from Beethoven and Mozart string quartets to Daft Punk, Taylor Swift and sold-out Studio Ghibli programs. 

Phoenix’s innovative approach has seen them collaborate with artists in a variety of genres, including cabaret and opera superstar the late Jacqui Dark, singer/songwriter Martha Marlow, Katie Noonan, the late Archie Roach and Tibetan traditional musician Tenzin Choegyal. They performed in the opening and closing concerts at the 2022 National Folk Festival and presented their own program of Nordic folk music. In 2023 they performed at the National Multicultural Festival, debuted at the Melbourne Recital Centre and Art Gallery of NSW, later that year Phoenix performed for the Australia Awards with superstar didjeridu player William Barton at Old Parliament House and opera singer Shauntai Sherree Abdul Rahman at the Sydney Opera House and gave a presentation for TedX at Canberra Theatre, "A Language Without Words - How Music Conveys Contrasting Emotions". 

Phoenix Collective also champions new music, bringing it to audiences through their touring concert series. 2022 saw them perform world premieres by Australian composers Sally Whitwell and Mace Francis, and in 2023 they featured the music of Ella Macens and rising star Emma Greenhill. They have broadcast through the Australian Digital Concert Hall, and have produced their own digital content with the help of grants provided by the Australia Council for the Arts and the Australian Culture Fund. Their sixth and seventh CDs will be released this year.

Phoenix also presents an ongoing series of concerts for the homeless and vulnerable at Wayside Chapel under the auspices of Judith Neilson AM.

With an ever-increasing recording and external workload, Phoenix Collective is one of Australia’s busiest string quartets. 2024 will see them tour nationally for the Musica Viva Australia in schools program, return to the Art Gallery of New South Wales and begin a series of themed concerts for the Australian War Memorial.

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Phoenix Collective recorded live 2019 - 2020 @ Phoenix Central Park.

PC | Digital Sessions recorded 2020.

2024 calendar

Jan

5/1 - Candlelight Concerts @ St Stephen’s Uniting Church, Sydney

6/1 - Candlelight Concerts @ St Stephen’s Uniting Church, Sydney

13/1 - Candlelight Concerts @ Sydney Masonic Centre, Sydney

18/1 - Candlelight Concerts @ Sydney Masonic Centre, Sydney

19/1 - Candlelight Concerts @ Sydney Masonic Centre, Sydney

20/1 - Candlelight Concerts @ Uniting Church of Australia, Wollongong

26/1 - Candlelight Concerts @ St Stephen’s Uniting Church, Sydney

27/1 - Candlelight Concerts @ St Stephen’s Uniting Church, Sydney

FEB

1/2 - Candlelight Concerts @ Sydney Masonic Centre, Sydney

2/2 - Candlelight Concerts @ Sydney Masonic Centre, Sydney

3/2 - Candlelight Concerts @ Sydney Masonic Centre, Sydney

8/2 - Candlelight Concerts @ Avoca Beach Theatre, Central Coast

9/2 - Candlelight Concerts @ National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

16/2 - Candlelight Concerts @ St Stephen’s Uniting Church, Sydney

17/2 - Candlelight Concerts @ St Stephen’s Uniting Church, Sydney

24/2 - Candlelight Concerts @ Uniting Church of Australia, Wollongong

MAR

7/3 - Candlelight Concerts @ Avoca Beach Theatre, Central Coast

9/3 - Candlelight Concerts @ St Stephen’s Uniting Church, Sydney

15/3 - Candlelight Concerts @ National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

16/3 - Candlelight Concerts @ National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

22/3 - PC #1 @ All Saints Ainslie, Canberra

23/3 - PC #1 @ Hunter Baillie Presbyterian Church Annandale, Sydney

24/3 - PC #1 @ Anglican Community Church Kincumber, Central Coast

25/3 - PC #1 @ Wayside Chapel Potts Point, Sydney

APR

5/4 - Candlelight Concerts @ St Stephen’s Uniting Church, Sydney

6/4 - Candlelight Concerts @ Avoca Beach Theatre, Central Coast

12/4 - Candlelight Concerts @ St Stephen’s Uniting Church, Sydney

13/4 - Candlelight Concerts @ St Stephen’s Uniting Church, Sydney

18/4 - Candlelight Concerts @ National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

19/4 - Candlelight Concerts @ National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

20/4 - Candlelight Concerts @ National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

24/4 - Candlelight Concerts @ Sydney Masonic Centre, Sydney

25/4 - Candlelight Concerts @ Uniting Church of Australia, Wollongong

26/4 - Candlelight Concerts @ Sydney Masonic Centre, Sydney

27/4 - Candlelight Concerts @ Sydney Masonic Centre, Sydney

MAY

4/5 - PCQ @ Laneway Lounge, Stanmore

5/5 - PCQ @ Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney

6/5 - 16/5 PCQ Musica Viva Australia in Schools tour, ACT

11/5 - Candlelight Concerts @ St Stephen’s Uniting Church, Sydney

16/5 - Candlelight Concerts @ National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

17/5 - Candlelight Concerts @ National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

19/5 - Candlelight Concerts @ Avoca Beach Theatre, Central Coast

20/5 - 24/5 - PCQ Musica Viva Australia in Schools tour, NSW South West Sydney

24/5 - Candlelight Concerts @ Big Top - Luna Park, Sydney

25/5 - Candlelight Concerts @ Sydney Masonic Centre, Sydney

31/5 - Candlelight Concerts @ National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

JUN

1/6 - Candlelight Concerts @ National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

7/6 - Candlelight Concerts @ Sydney Masonic Centre, Sydney

8/6 - Candlelight Concerts @ Big Top - Luna Park, Sydney

9/6 - Candlelight Concerts @ Big Top - Luna Park, Sydney

14/6 - PC #2 @ Wesley Uniting Church Forrest, Canberra

15/6 - PC #2 @ Hunter Baillie Presbyterian Church Annandale, Sydney

15/6 - Candlelight Concerts @ Big Top - Luna Park, Sydney

16/6 - PC #2 @ Anglican Community Church Kincumber, Central Coast

17/6 - PC #2 @ Wayside Chapel Potts Point, Sydney

20/6 - Candlelight Concerts @ National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

22/6 - Candlelight Concerts @ National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

27/6 - Candlelight Concerts @ Sydney Masonic Centre, Sydney

28/6 - Candlelight Concerts @ Sydney Masonic Centre, Sydney

JUL

5/7 - Candlelight Concerts @ National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

6/7 - Candlelight Concerts @ National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

12/7 - Candlelight Concerts @ St Stephen’s Uniting Church, Sydney

13/7 - Candlelight Concerts @ St Stephen’s Uniting Church, Sydney

19/7 - Candlelight Concerts @ National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

20/7 - Candlelight Concerts @ National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

22/7 - 2/8 - PCQ Musica Viva Australia in Schools tour, Geraldton & Perth WA

AUG

1/8 - 2/8 - PCQ Musica Viva Australia in Schools tour, Perth WA

TBC - more to come

12/8 - 21/8 - PCQ Musica Viva Australia in Schools tour, Sydney metro & East NSW

17/8 - Candlelight Concerts @ Adamstown Arts, Newcastle

22/8 - Candlelight Concerts @ National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

23/8 - Candlelight Concerts @ National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

24/8 - Candlelight Concerts @ National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

26/8 - PCQ @ Wayside Chapel Potts Point, Sydney

SEP

TBC - more to come

20/9 - PC #3 @ All Saints Ainslie, Canberra

21/9 - PC #3 @ Hunter Baillie Presbyterian Church Annandale, Sydney

22/9 - PC #3 @ Anglican Community Church Kincumber, Central Coast

23/9 - PC #3 @ Wayside Chapel Potts Point, Sydney

29/9 - PCQ in Braidwood, NSW

OCT

TBC - more to come

14/10 - 18/10 - PCQ Musica Viva Australia in Schools tour, Melbourne VIC

NOV

TBC - more to come

15/11 - PC #4 @ Wesley Uniting Church, Forrest, Canberra

16/11 - PC #4 @ Hunter Baillie Presbyterian Church Annandale, Sydney

17/11 - PC #4 @ Anglican Community Church Kincumber, Central Coast

18/11 - PC #4 @ Wayside Chapel Potts Point, Sydney

DEC

TBC - more to come

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Please note, we are a concert performance ensemble and do not play as background music for functions. We can be booked to perform at events, conferences, launches, festivals, music societies, etc. but only when it’s a performance situation/ listening audience/ seated concert. Thank you - PC