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    • Australian National Academy of Music: Schubert Octet

    Abbotsford Convent 1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford, VIC, Australia
    Franz Schubert composed his Octet as a commission from Ferdinand Troyer for whom the clarinet part was written for. One hour, six movements, and eight musicians, the Octet is Schubert’s largest chamber composition. Having undertaken this significant work in 2025, ANAM musicians are proud to present the complete work in…

    Australian National Academy of Music: Mirrors in Mirror

    Abbotsford Convent 1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford, VIC, Australia
    Spiegel im Spiegel is one of Arvo Pärt’s most well-known and most performed minimalist works. Evoking the spectacular image of ‘a mirror in a mirror’, allow our ANAM musicians to lull you into a state of meditation and tranquillity to start this evening. Australian composer Kate Moore’s The Art of Levitation presents an…

    • Sacred: Seven Last Words

    Australian National Academy of Music: Sacred: Seven Last Words

    Abbotsford Convent 1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford, VIC, Australia
    Based in Melbourne, and originally comprising of musicians who all once graced the halls of ANAM, Affinity Quartet have blazed their own trail internationally. They make their return to ANAM after representing Australia at Rheingau Music Festival with acclaimed violist, composer and former ANAM Artistic Director, Brett Dean, where they…
    Sacred: Seven Last Words

    Australian National Academy of Music: Sacred: Seven Last Words

    Abbotsford Convent 1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford, VIC, Australia
    Based in Melbourne, and originally comprising of musicians who all once graced the halls of ANAM, Affinity Quartet have blazed their own trail internationally. They make their return to ANAM after representing Australia at Rheingau Music Festival with acclaimed violist, composer and former ANAM Artistic Director, Brett Dean, where they…

    • ELISION Ensemble: Sorcerer

    Abbotsford Convent 1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford, VIC, Australia
    The culimination of a three-year residency at ANAM, ELISION Ensemble returns with a program that captures the precision, intensity and imagination that define their work. Recognised as Australia’s leading new music ensemble, ELISION unites musicians based across Europe, the United States and Australia, known for their technical mastery and commitment…

    ELISION Ensemble: Silent Noise

    Abbotsford Convent 1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford, VIC, Australia
    ELISION’s three-year partnership with ANAM has become a meeting point between generations of performers who share a drive to explore new forms of musical expression. At the centre of Silent Noise is Helmut Lachenmann’s Mouvement (– vor der Erstarrung) (1982–84), a work that transforms the smallest gestures into sound —…