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    • Nat Bartsch – Acceptance Does Not Mean Surrender

    Melbourne Recital Centre: Nat Bartsch – Acceptance Does Not Mean Surrender

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    A powerful musical response to our climate crisis. Celebrate the release of award-winning pianist and composer Nat Bartsch's tenth album, Acceptance Does Not Mean Surrender, a powerful musical response to our climate crisis. Inspired by conversations with eight climate scientists, hear their voices embedded in Nat’s evocative works, along with…
    Nat Bartsch – Acceptance Does Not Mean Surrender

    Melbourne Recital Centre: Nat Bartsch – Acceptance Does Not Mean Surrender

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    A powerful musical response to our climate crisis. Celebrate the release of award-winning pianist and composer Nat Bartsch's tenth album, Acceptance Does Not Mean Surrender, a powerful musical response to our climate crisis. Inspired by conversations with eight climate scientists, hear their voices embedded in Nat’s evocative works, along with…

    Melbourne Recital Centre: Australian String Quartet x Parvyn

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    A genre-defying performance where contemporary Punjabi music meets the string quartet. The Australian String Quartet teams up with award-winning singer Parvyn and multi-instrumentalist Josh Bennett for a concert that blends the sounds of contemporary Punjabi music with the string quartet. Hear Parvyn’s vocals soar in a set of her own…

    Changing Wilds Ensemble: 85 Seconds to Midnight

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    A space for contemplation and agency at a time when every second counts. On January 27, 2026, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists set the Doomsday Clock to 85 seconds before midnight, the closest it has ever been to the symbolic threshold of global catastrophe. This unprecedented setting reflects a…
    Brahms Festival

    Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Chamber Music by Brahms

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    While the Brahms Festival explores the composer’s large scale works, it’s also the perfect opportunity to present a special chamber performance of his more intimate works – plus, a few ‘Songs without words’ for solo piano by Felix Mendelssohn to set the scene.

    Melbourne Recital Centre: Kee’ahn

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Experience the lush melodies and rich vocals of Kee’ahn. Kee’ahn is an award-winning Kuku Yalanji, Jirrbal, Torres Strait Islander songwriter from North Queensland. Gifted their name ‘kee’an,’ a Wik word meaning to dance and to play, Kee’ahn has been performing since childhood, deeply loving the sounds of soul, R&B, and…

    Melbourne Recital Centre: Andrea Keller & Stephen Magnusson

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Two of Australia’s finest jazz artists unite. Andrea Keller is one of Australia’s most influential voices in improvised jazz and art music. A multi-award-winning pianist and composer, she has released over 20 albums, forging a distinct sound defined by fearless creativity and cross-disciplinary collaboration. Acclaimed musician Stephen Magnusson is known…
    Beethoven’s Pastoral

    Australian Chamber Orchestra: Beethoven’s Pastoral

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    To see Richard Tognetti and the ACO perform Beethoven is to experience a ‘magnificent unanimity’* of vision, drama and expressive force. In this majestic and uplifting finale to our 2026 National Concert Season, Richard and an expanded ACO perform an all-Beethoven program that takes audiences on a journey through creation…

    Melbourne Recital Centre: Yasamin Shahhosseini

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    New poetics for the oud. Yasamin Shahhosseini is an Iranian artist who aspires to redefine the cultural and stylistic possibilities of the oud for a new generation. Steeped in the traditions of Persian classical music, she brings an intuitive, exploratory spirit to a form often bound by convention. Yasamin's playing…
    Drifting Currents

    Melbourne Chamber Orchestra: Drifting Currents

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Experience the world premiere of Alice Humphries’ deeply moving Cello Concerto, written especially for celebrated MCO cellist Blair Harris. Known for his emotional depth and fearless artistry, Harris brings this new work to life in a performance that highlights his long-standing collaboration with the composer. The program also features Respighi’s…

    Melbourne Chamber Orchestra: Drifting Currents

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Experience the world premiere of Alice Humphries’ deeply moving Cello Concerto, written especially for celebrated MCO cellist Blair Harris. Known for his emotional depth and fearless artistry, Harris brings this new work to life in a performance that highlights his long-standing collaboration with the composer. The program also features Respighi’s…