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    • Pekka Kuusisto – Legends & Luminaries

    Australian Chamber Orchestra: Pekka Kuusisto – Legends & Luminaries

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Pekka Kuusisto returns to the ACO after nearly a decade to direct music from four prodigious talents. Kuusisto is an artist unbound by convention, who embodies an artistic freedom that is unexpected and thrilling. As a renowned virtuoso and boundary-crossing composer, he pushes the limits of performance into exciting new…
    Paul Lewis – Mozart+

    Musica Viva Australia: Paul Lewis – Mozart+

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Acclaimed British concert pianist Paul Lewis is celebrated for his interpretations of the great piano works of Beethoven and Schubert. He now turns his laser-like focus and insightful musicianship to Mozart. When Paul Lewis puts Mozart under the microscope he discovers within the details an expansive universe of wonders. Explore with…

    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…

    Sarah Grunstein: Bach’s Goldberg Variations

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Praised by The New York Times for her “penetrating musical intelligence”, internationally acclaimed Australian pianist Sarah Grunstein has performed in the United States, Austria, Hungary, Italy, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and her homeland. Reviews have likened her performances to those of Dame Myra Hess, Harold Samuel, and Wanda Landowska.…
    Twilight Dialogues

    Melbourne Chamber Orchestra: Twilight Dialogues

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    We draw our Chamber Season to a close with a deeply expressive program. Clarinettist David Griffiths joins us for Ian Munro’s Songs from the Bush, evoking the unique rhythms and cadences of the Australian landscape. The series concludes with one of the crown jewels of the chamber repertoire — Brahms’ Clarinet…

    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.…
    Editor's Choice Voyager

    Australian String Quartet: Voyager

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Garth Knox’s Satellites opens Voyager with a kaleidoscopic exploration of sound and texture that expands the sonic possibilities of the string quartet. Bartók’s arresting String Quartet No.4, a tour de force of rhythmic energy, then takes you to a playground of Hungarian folk influences and raw emotion. Beethoven’s monumental String Quartet in B-flat Major,…

    Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Night Music

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    When you commission a new work, you want everyone to have the chance to hear it. That’s why the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is touring the world premiere of Joe Chindamo’s Flute Concerto. It will feature under the hands of Australia’s charismatic flutist Eliza Shephard. Whether you appreciate an artist’s theatrical…

    • First Things First

    Selby & Friends: First Things First

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    This concert was especially requested by guest artists, Timo-Veikko Valve and Andrew Haveron – both principal leaders in two of Australia’s finest large ensembles. S&F is thrilled to have them both back again, especially in this blockbuster program dedicated to the chamber music of the mighty Johannes Brahms. Incredibly soulful,…
    First Things First

    Selby & Friends: First Things First

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    This concert was especially requested by guest artists, Timo-Veikko Valve and Andrew Haveron – both principal leaders in two of Australia’s finest large ensembles. S&F is thrilled to have them both back again, especially in this blockbuster program dedicated to the chamber music of the mighty Johannes Brahms. Incredibly soulful,…

    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…