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    • Melbourne Recital Centre: Claire Edwardes – Dual Attractor Album Launch

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Claire Edwardes OAM is a force of nature in Australian music. With infectious enthusiasm and the moniker of ‘sorceress of percussion,’ she has built a trailblazing career in new music by asking what percussion can be and how it can boldly reflect the world we inhabit. Drawing inspiration from chaos…

    Melbourne Recital Centre: Five Pathways to Love

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    A transcendent celebration of Sufi music from Pakistan, the Arab world, Andalusia, Iran, and Turkey. Performed by the mystical lineage of legendary Sufi musician and poet Hazrat Amir Khusro, Five Pathways to Love brings together the hauntingly beautiful vocals of Ustaad Fareed Ayaz and Abu Muhammad Qawwals, one of Pakistan's leading Sufi…

    • Melbourne Recital Centre: Echoes of Vienna

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    A program reflecting the rich musical currents that flowed through the cultural crossroads of fin-de-siècle Vienna. The evening begins with Sergei Prokofiev’s spirited Overture on Hebrew Themes, written for Russian-Jewish musicians in New York and drawing on folk melodies whose roots stretch back to Eastern Europe. The program also features the…

    Melbourne Recital Centre: AMEB Sound Insights: Woodwinds

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    This unique series of events at Melbourne Recital Centre will provide learners with the chance to hear syllabus favourites played by AMEB examiners. Witness the discussion of pieces, descriptions from current composers, and essential insights to assist and inspire developing musicians. Sound Insights: Woodwinds will feature AMEB examiner, musicologist, and composer…

    Melbourne Recital Centre: AMEB Sound Insights: Piano

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    This unique series of events at Melbourne Recital Centre will provide learners with the chance to hear syllabus favourites played by AMEB examiners. Witness the discussion of pieces, descriptions from current composers, and essential insights to assist and inspire developing musicians. Sound Insights: Piano will feature AMEB examiner and concert pianist…
    Radiohead for Solo Piano

    Melbourne Recital Centre: Josh Cohen – Radiohead for Solo Piano II

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Master of improvisation, Berlin-based Australian pianist Josh Cohen takes on legendary rock band Radiohead in this live show of remarkably inventive covers from the group’s famous back catalogue – interpretations that have gone viral on YouTube with more than ten million views and counting. Performing against a visual installation custom-built…

    Melbourne Recital Centre: Kutcha Edwards – 60 cycles around the sun

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    For one night only, multi-award-winning singer-songwriter Kutcha Edwards will offer audiences a rare opportunity to experience his music and stories in an unforgettable setting. The acclaimed Mutti Mutti, Yorta Yorta, Nari Nari Songman, has long been recognised as one of the nation's most powerful and soulful voices. Since emerging in the 90s,…
    Tarilindy String Quartet – Relaxed Performance

    Melbourne Recital Centre: Tarilindy String Quartet – Relaxed Performance

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Emerging as one of Australia's most outstanding young quartets, the Tarilindy String Quartet has a fierce passion for chamber music. Performing both nationally and internationally, this award-winning ensemble studied under the guidance of Sophie Rowell at the Australian National Academy of Music. The Tarilindy String Quartet (TSQ) formed in 2021 as students…
    Tarilindy String Quartet – Relaxed Performance

    Melbourne Recital Centre: Tarilindy String Quartet – Relaxed Performance

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Emerging as one of Australia's most outstanding young quartets, the Tarilindy String Quartet has a fierce passion for chamber music. Performing both nationally and internationally, this award-winning ensemble studied under the guidance of Sophie Rowell at the Australian National Academy of Music. The Tarilindy String Quartet (TSQ) formed in 2021 as students…

    • Melbourne Recital Centre: The Spooky Men’s Chorale – 25 Years of Pointless Grandeur

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    The Spooky Men’s Chorale is a magnificent, many-headed beast that has single-handedly turned the world of men’s singing upside down. Bypassing well-trodden avenues, they carve out new territories of mighty man sounds, exquisite tenderness, and charming stupidity to both celebrate masculinity and mock it. Celebrating their 25th birthday, The Spooky…

    Melbourne Recital Centre: Leonkoro Quartet

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Berlin's Leonkoro Quartet arrives with the fearless intensity their Esperanto name promises – 'lion-heart' – and a reputation that has electrified the international chamber music world since their 2019 formation. Fresh from claiming top prizes at Wigmore Hall and earning Concertgebouw's Young Talent Award, these four musicians deliver performances that…

    Melbourne Recital Centre: Springs in the City – Postcards from Ukraine

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    A concert of virtuosic folk music from across the world, much of it featured on a brand new album Postcards from Ukraine from the UK based Toccata classics. Join violinist Markiyan Melnychenko and pianist Stewart Kelly with works for violin and piano from Ukraine, the United States, Bohemia, Ireland and Germany by…