• Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Masterclass with Kirill Gerstein

    Iwaki Auditorium 130 Southbank Blvd, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Fascination for musical discovery combined with boundless curiosity, imagination, and virtuosity have established Kirill Gerstein as one of today’s most prolific and compelling performers. He is currently Professor of Piano at Berlin’s Hanns Eisler Hochschule and coaches at the Verbier Festival Academy. This masterclass is a unique opportunity for pianists…
  • Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: First Voices Showcase

    Iwaki Auditorium 130 Southbank Blvd, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    MSO's annual program for emerging First Nations composers aims to enhance cultural vibrancy through collaboration and the nurturing of talent. First Voices offers participants an orchestral music commission along with the opportunity to workshop intensively with musicians and staff from the orchestra and guest composer mentors. You'll hear the world…
  • Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Old Ideas, New Stories

    Iwaki Auditorium 130 Southbank Blvd, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    In our current culture, artistic lines between different voices are increasingly blurred. We draw inspiration from one another across nations and time, but this may be a double-edged sword. New stories are difficult to tell when like begets like. Composers today walk a fine line between old and new ideas.…
  • Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Masterclass with Sheku Kanneh-Mason

    Iwaki Auditorium 130 Southbank Blvd, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason’s mission is to make music accessible to all, whether that's performing for children in a school hall, at an underground club, or in the world’s leading concert venues. Sheku is a graduate of London’s Royal Academy of Music where he studied with Hannah Roberts and in May…

    Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Snare Drum Award

    Iwaki Auditorium 130 Southbank Blvd, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Established by MSO percussionist Robert Cossom in 2004, the MSO Snare Drum Award is designed to encourage the pursuit of excellence in snare drum performance in Australia and New Zealand. Join us to see the next generation of percussionists compete! The MSO Snare Drum Award is supported by Cecilie Hall…
  • Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Chamber Music for Strings

    Iwaki Auditorium 130 Southbank Blvd, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Two modern works are contrasted with Brahms’ masterful Second String Quartet in this sublime morning of chamber music. David Lang’s Wed is a bittersweet work originally composed for the Kronos Quartet, which oscillates between consonance and dissonance to create an equilibrium between tragedy and hope. Caroline Shaw’s string quartet Plan…