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    • 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 Recital Centre: Zoë Black, Caroline Henbest and Molly Kadarauch

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    One of J.S. Bach’s great works; reimagined for string trio. Watch as three of Australia's most experienced chamber musicians – violinist Zoë Black, violist Caroline Henbest and cellist Molly Kadarauch – reunite as a trio. This Beacon Bach morning is devoted entirely to one work: Dimitri Sitkovetsky's arrangement of the…

    • Melbourne Recital Centre: KIN – Lotte Betts-Dean and Joseph Havlat

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Folksong reimagined across generations, borders, and eras. After forging a close musical bond in contemporary repertoire, Lotte Betts-Dean and Joseph Havlat turn to a tradition that is anything but fixed. KIN explores folksong as a living, evolving art, melodies and stories passed between generations, reshaped by memory, place, and imagination.…
    Editor's Choice Noël! Noël

    Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Noël! Noël

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    ABO’s beloved Christmas concert returns, brimming with festive joy, angelic voices and a denser continuo section – that means more theorbos plus Baroque and Classical guitars galore! Paul Dyer conducts a program of timeless carols, rare festive works and contemporary classics, bringing together the Brandenburg Choir, Argentinian mezzo-soprano María Eugenia…
    Editor's Choice Noël! Noël

    Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Noël! Noël

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    ABO’s beloved Christmas concert returns, brimming with festive joy, angelic voices and a denser continuo section – that means more theorbos plus Baroque and Classical guitars galore! Paul Dyer conducts a program of timeless carols, rare festive works and contemporary classics, bringing together the Brandenburg Choir, Argentinian mezzo-soprano María Eugenia…
    Noël! Noël!

    Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Noël! Noël!

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Step into the wonder of the season with Noël! Noël!, the Brandenburg’s cherished annual tradition, reimagined each year with our signature flair. More than just a Christmas concert, Noël! Noël! is where centuries-old carols and festive gems meet bold new interpretations. Led by Paul Dyer and performed by the radiant…
    Noël! Noël!

    Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Noël! Noël!

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Step into the wonder of the season with Noël! Noël!, the Brandenburg’s cherished annual tradition, reimagined each year with our signature flair. More than just a Christmas concert, Noël! Noël! is where centuries-old carols and festive gems meet bold new interpretations. Led by Paul Dyer and performed by the radiant…
    Creation of the World

    Selby & Friends: Creation of the World

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Our 2026 Season-ending concert program highlights one of Selby & Friends’ most important commitments – to foster the talents and experiences of the next generations of Australia’s artists. With this program, we welcome two young newcomers in Louise Turnbull and Ariel Postmus, and welcome back the superb skills of Kristian…

    Melbourne Recital Centre: Tara Clerkin Trio

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Bristol’s Tara Clerkin Trio make their Australian debut performing their acclaimed album, Somewhere Good. Tara Clerkin Trio are Pat Benjamin, Sunny Joe Paradisos and Tara Clerkin, three musicians involved in cult Bristol bands over the years before confidently settling down in triangle formation. Drawing on jazz, trip hop, electronica, psychedelia,…
    Bach’s Christmas Oratorio

    Australian Chamber Orchestra: Bach’s Christmas Oratorio

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    A performance of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio is a transformative experience. Sublime choral and orchestral magic culminate in a feast for the senses. Bach wrote his Christmas cantatas to be performed on six different days. Here, you will immerse yourself in his masterpiece over one night. In partnership with The Song Company, the…

    Melbourne Recital Centre: Genesis Baroque – Cantatas for Christmas

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Experience a festive baroque feast. Internationally renowned French soprano Myriam Arbouz, one of the most distinguished 17th and 18th-century vocal specialists of her generation, joins Genesis Baroque for a festive baroque feast. The program celebrates the Christmas season with Graupner’s astonishingly beautiful cantata  Angst und Jammer, a poignant depiction of…