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    • Roberto Fonseca – La Gran Diversión

    Arts Projects Australia: Roberto Fonseca – La Gran Diversión

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Grammy-nominated pianist, composer, and Cuban music trailblazer, Roberto Fonseca, makes his highly anticipated return to Melbourne Recital Centre in March 2026 for the first time in over a decade, with a national tour showcasing his critically acclaimed album, La Gran Diversión, along with songs spanning his storied career. Released in 2023, La…
    Australian Haydn Ensemble 2026 Season

    Australian Haydn Ensemble: Mozart’s Spring

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    ★★★★1/2 "...elegance, invention and emotional depth.‍” Limelight, 2025 The Australian Haydn Ensemble opens the 2026 season with Haydn’s chirpy and charming quartet Op. 33 No. 3, known as the "Bird".  Named after an unidentified avian, it features a spirited finale and a second movement that’s wild even by Haydn’s standards!…
    Misicians playhing flamenco

    Melbourne Recital Centre: Barcelona Trio

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Barcelona Guitar Trio & Dance presents a mesmerising tribute to the legendary Paco de Lucía, bringing together three of Spain's finest guitarists, Xavier Coll, Luis Robisco, and Alí Arango, alongside world-renowned flamenco dancers Carolina Morgado and José Manuel Álvarez, with percussionist Lucas Balbo. Celebrated for over 1,200 concerts worldwide and…
    The Devil’s Violin

    Australian Chamber Orchestra: The Devil’s Violin

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    The devil played the violin for Tartini in a dream. The music was charismatic, electrifying, fiendishly difficult and utterly transfixing. Tartini awoke and transcribed the melody, penning the Devil’s Trill sonata. It can only be played by someone astounding. Ilya Gringolts is that player, returning with his dazzling virtuosity and commanding stage presence for…
    The Devil’s Violin

    Australian Chamber Orchestra: The Devil’s Violin

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    The devil played the violin for Tartini in a dream. The music was charismatic, electrifying, fiendishly difficult and utterly transfixing. Tartini awoke and transcribed the melody, penning the Devil’s Trill sonata. It can only be played by someone astounding. Ilya Gringolts is that player, returning with his dazzling virtuosity and commanding stage presence for…

    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…

    Premier Artists: What Was Left reimagined – Clare Bowditch

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the seminal work that first brought the name Clare Bowditch into our orbit with newly-imagined arrangements by Iain Grandage. 'Many moons ago, much of Australia fell in love with Clare Bowditch and her band The Feeding Set as they released their ARIA-winning album What Was Left.…

    Hoang Pham Productions: The Poetry of Piano Duo

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Gala celebrating the artistry and brilliance of two piano. Acclaimed piano duo Daniel Le and Allie Xinyu Wang present an afternoon dedicated to the brilliance of the two-piano repertoire. Two concert grand pianos share the stage in a program that traverses centuries and styles-from the elegance of Haydn and the Romantic depth of Brahms…

    Hoang Pham Productions: Chopin Piano Recital

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    A Chopin piano recital is an opportunity to enter and remain within a special world. Chopin wrote music of tremendous power and depth, almost exclusively for the piano. He was and remains the poet of the piano. There is incredible variety in the style of works that Chopin wrote. In…

    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…

    Flinders Quartet: From Silence and Snow

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    This program is as eclectic as it is rewarding. For Flinders Quartet violinist Wilma Smith, Beethoven’s Op.18 No.4 marks a personal premiere after a lifetime of quartet playing, its fiery spirit adding a special milestone to the season opener. Finland’s premier composer, Olli Mustonen’s String Quartet No.2 receives its first…

    • Flamenco dancer and musicians
    Featured Paco Peña – Flamenco in Concert

    Abstract Touring: Paco Peña – Flamenco in Concert

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Flamenco today captivates audiences worldwide, many of whom are unfamiliar with its traditions yet instantly connect with its themes of oppression, anguish, passion, and joy. With maestros such as Paco Peña performing in the world’s greatest theatres and opera houses, it is no wonder this art form continues to inspire…