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    • Melbourne Recital Centre: Katie Yap

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Timeless Bach with one of Australia’s great modern violists. Brisbane-born, Melbourne-based violist Katie Yap brings her signature warmth to a morning of Bach in The Peter and Ruth McMullin Beacon. The flowing arpeggios of J.S Bach’s Cello Suite No.1, reimagined for viola, give way to the quiet familiarity of Bach's…

    Melbourne Recital Centre: Schumann and Faure Piano Quartets

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Two iconic masterpieces for the piano quartet. Witness Schumann and Fauré in the hands of Kristian Chong and three of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra's principal musicians, Associate Concertmaster Tair Khisambeev, Associate Principal Cello Elina Faskhi, and Principal Viola Christopher Moore. Schumann's glorious Piano Quartet is one of the joys of…

    Melbourne Recital Centre: Peter Knight and TL;DR

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    ‘TL;DR carves space for deep listening, sonically drifting in ways that invite the listener in’ – Jazzwise ARIA-nominated Melbourne quartet TL;DR make hypnotic, minimal, groove-based music drawing on Brian Eno, Jon Hassell, and The Necks, weaving these influences into a sound that defies categorisation. Led by trumpeter and composer Peter…

    Melbourne Recital Centre: Chad Lawson & Priya Singh-Kaushal

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Across two separate sets, immerse yourself in an evening of original piano music by Chad Lawson and Priya Singh-Kaushal, where contemporary classical music meets stillness, reflection, and quiet beauty. Chad Lawson is an American pianist and composer whose music has been heard more than a billion times worldwide. A Steinway…

    Australian National Academy of Music: Mostly Mozart – Piano Concerto No.21

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Mozart's most beloved concerto. Under the direction of pianist and ANAM alum Stefan Cassomenos and the baton of Philip Arkinstall (Associate Principal Clarinet, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra), musicians from the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) present the final Mostly Mozart of 2026, centred on Mozart's much loved Piano Concerto No.21.…

    • Melbourne Recital Centre: Lamia Yared and Efrén López

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Lebanese-born singer Lamia Yared and Spanish multi-instrumentalist Efrén López perform music from the Arab world and medieval Iberia. Lebanese-born singer and oud player Lamia Yared unveils her third album, From Minho to Euphrates, a sweeping musical journey that interlaces sacred and secular traditions from Iberia to Mesopotamia. Joined by acclaimed…
    Nat Bartsch – Acceptance Does Not Mean Surrender

    Melbourne Recital Centre: Nat Bartsch – Acceptance Does Not Mean Surrender

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    A powerful musical response to our climate crisis. Celebrate the release of award-winning pianist and composer Nat Bartsch's tenth album, Acceptance Does Not Mean Surrender, a powerful musical response to our climate crisis. Inspired by conversations with eight climate scientists, hear their voices embedded in Nat’s evocative works, along with…
    Nat Bartsch – Acceptance Does Not Mean Surrender

    Melbourne Recital Centre: Nat Bartsch – Acceptance Does Not Mean Surrender

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    A powerful musical response to our climate crisis. Celebrate the release of award-winning pianist and composer Nat Bartsch's tenth album, Acceptance Does Not Mean Surrender, a powerful musical response to our climate crisis. Inspired by conversations with eight climate scientists, hear their voices embedded in Nat’s evocative works, along with…

    Melbourne Recital Centre: Australian String Quartet x Parvyn

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    A genre-defying performance where contemporary Punjabi music meets the string quartet. The Australian String Quartet teams up with award-winning singer Parvyn and multi-instrumentalist Josh Bennett for a concert that blends the sounds of contemporary Punjabi music with the string quartet. Hear Parvyn’s vocals soar in a set of her own…

    Changing Wilds Ensemble: 85 Seconds to Midnight

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    A space for contemplation and agency at a time when every second counts. On January 27, 2026, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists set the Doomsday Clock to 85 seconds before midnight, the closest it has ever been to the symbolic threshold of global catastrophe. This unprecedented setting reflects a…

    Melbourne Recital Centre: Kee’ahn

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Experience the lush melodies and rich vocals of Kee’ahn. Kee’ahn is an award-winning Kuku Yalanji, Jirrbal, Torres Strait Islander songwriter from North Queensland. Gifted their name ‘kee’an,’ a Wik word meaning to dance and to play, Kee’ahn has been performing since childhood, deeply loving the sounds of soul, R&B, and…

    Melbourne Recital Centre: Andrea Keller & Stephen Magnusson

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Two of Australia’s finest jazz artists unite. Andrea Keller is one of Australia’s most influential voices in improvised jazz and art music. A multi-award-winning pianist and composer, she has released over 20 albums, forging a distinct sound defined by fearless creativity and cross-disciplinary collaboration. Acclaimed musician Stephen Magnusson is known…