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    • Tempo Rubato: Anna da Silva Chen – Obsession

    Tempo Rubato 34 Breese St, Brunswick, VIC, Australia
    Mostly unknown yet strangely familiar gems from three centuries of solo violin music, featuring composers whose voices are too singular to be ignored. Works by Nicola Matteis Jr, Thomas Green, Max Reger, Johann Georg Pisendel and Eugène Ysaÿe. Anna da Silva Chen is widely regarded as one of Australia’s most…

    Courtenay Cleary, Connor D’Netto: Reminiscence

    Tempo Rubato 34 Breese St, Brunswick, VIC, Australia
    Violinist Courtenay Cleary performs works from her debut album "Reminiscence", joined by Connor D’Netto on synth/electronics. Featuring works by Stephen Chin, Connor D'Netto, Elena Kats-Chernin, Missy Mazzoli, Chris Perren, and Katherine Rawlings.

    • Tempo Rubato: Australian Harp Fest: Mark 2

    Tempo Rubato 34 Breese St, Brunswick, VIC, Australia
    Australian Harp Fest: Mark 2... the celebration continues! Harpists and composers Natalia Mann (Queensland), Paul Nicolaou (NSW) and Katia Mestrovic (VIC), converge at Tempo Rubato, to share an exciting program of new music for harp solo and trio. All of the works are Australian, from Lisa Cheney, Ross Edwards, Nigel…

    Ensemble Mania: Michael Finnissy @ 80

    Tempo Rubato 34 Breese St, Brunswick, VIC, Australia
    A portrait concert to celebrate the 80th birthday of renowned English composer and friend of the ensemble, Michael Finnissy. Soloists and chamber groups will present works from across Finnissy’s diverse output, including several composed while in Australia, showcasing the composer’s significant contributions to contemporary music and his continued influence on…

    • Tempo Rubato: Lee Dionne Solo Piano Recital: States of the Soul

    Tempo Rubato 34 Breese St, Brunswick, VIC, Australia
    In 1898 Scriabin composed his Third Sonata depicting a soul’s journey, “” With successive works, his spiritual explorations reached new heights, culminating in his ‘Insect’ Sonata (No. 10), which he imbued with the “ceaseless activity, fluttering, illumination, and seduction” of insects, imagining them as potent symbols of enlightenment. In this…

    Tempo Rubato: The King’s Cello

    Tempo Rubato 34 Breese St, Brunswick, VIC, Australia
    Clare Juan and Nicholas Kennedy share a unique musical background: both were trained jointly as cellists and pianists, before pursuing specialised studies on their current primary instruments in Australia and the UK. Together they bring world-class performance to their home cities, performed on the cello that belonged to two British…

    • Tempo Rubato: In Celebration of Phillip Miechel

    Tempo Rubato 34 Breese St, Brunswick, VIC, Australia
    To celebrate Phillip Miechel's incredible influence on clarinettists throughout Australia, International clarinettist and (past student of Phillip) Marc Naylor is joining Australian clarinettist/composer Brigid Burke and pianist Victoria Bilogan to perform works by: J.Albrechtsberger (arr. Phillip Miechel): Scherzo Franz Danzi: Sonata in B flat Major F.X. Sussmayr (realised by Marc Naylor):…

    • Tempo Rubato: Australian Harp Fest: solo and trio

    Tempo Rubato 34 Breese St, Brunswick, VIC, Australia
    All of the music in this program has been written by contemporary, Australian composers, mostly harpists themselves. They all share an intimate knowledge of the instrument and its techniques. The works are inspired by the Yoruba Religion, the Australian landscape, bamboo forests, the Earth’s vibrations, Greek modes and rhythms. The…

    Mad Vantage: Mad Vantage (Solo Piano Show)

    Tempo Rubato 34 Breese St, Brunswick, VIC, Australia
    Acclaimed composer and instrumentalist SOLUNE has released MINUTIAE., the debut full-length album from her genre-defying project Mad Vantage on Art As Catharsis Records. A searing blend of progressive metal, nu-jazz, and electronic textures, the record positions SOLUNE as a formidable new voice in heavy music; bursting unapologetically into the scene…

    Tempo Rubato: Slowness

    Tempo Rubato 34 Breese St, Brunswick, VIC, Australia
    Sink into an evening of immersive ambient sound. Settle in with a drink from the bar, bring your crafts, or wear an eye mask—however you choose to experience it, this is your invitation to float away. Two distinct sonic journeys will wash over you, blending electronic textures with organic instrumentation…