ANAM AT BELEURA With an outstanding track record of success, ANAM alumni work in orchestras and chamber ensembles around the world, performing as soloists, contributing to educating the next generation of musicians, and winning major national and international awards. More info and bookings
THE BEGINNING OF THE WORLD The two great gardens of English music, separated by two centuries, are the theme of this concert experience co-curated by Sophie Rowell and the incomparable Genevieve Lacey. The beautiful, intricate music of Elizabethan & Stuart England is an escape to a world far from our own. In this first flowering ... Read more
TEMPO QUEER 4 Miranda Hill, double bass An Australian legend in LGBTIQ+ music, join Miranda Hill - double bass - for what will be an exciting program of works by LGBTIQ+ composers. More info and bookings
SERENITY A concert of French and German music spanning two centuries, including Duruflé’s Requiem (1948) as well as shorter works by JS Bach, Brahms, Duruflé, Fauré, Messiaen and Rheinberger, performed by the Melbourne Bach Choir and Chamber Choir, under the direction of artistic director Rick Prakhoff, with John O'Donnell on the organ. Soloists are: Christopher Hillier, ... Read more
Having a passion for travel, violinist Tair Khisambeev has worked as an orchestral musician in many different countries, exploring the diversity of the world’s cultures and the performing arts inherent in every place he visited. In this concert he brings together his wife, cellist Elina Faskhi, and pianist Konstantin Shamray, who was his childhood schoolmate ... Read more
THE BEGINNING OF THE WORLD The two great gardens of English music, separated by two centuries, are the theme of this concert experience co-curated by Sophie Rowell and the incomparable Genevieve Lacey. The beautiful, intricate music of Elizabethan & Stuart England is an escape to a world far from our own. In this first flowering ... Read more
Described as a “national treasure” and “New Zealand’s most indispensable ensemble” (William Dart, NZ Herald), NZTrio is renowned for its eclectic repertoire, outstanding talent and warm kiwi stage presence. Any preconceptions of classical music being stuffy or intimidating are smashed by edgy repertoire, venue ambience, and post-concert manaakitanga. Bringing together three incredibly accomplished artists: Amalia ... Read more
Rachel Bullen, oboe Matthew Kneale, bassoon Georgina Lewis, piano More info and bookings
TEMPO QUEER 5 Coady Green, piano With special guest Adrian Tamburini, bass-baritone Tempo Queer Artistic Director and pianist Coady Green presents a program of world premieres, Australian premieres and beloved classics by LGBTIQ+ composers from across the world. With music by Tchaikovsky, Connor d'Netto, Nico Muhly, Ned Rorem, Jane Hammond, Meta Cohen and many more. ... Read more
SERENITY A concert of French and German music spanning two centuries, including Duruflé’s Requiem (1948) as well as shorter works by JS Bach, Brahms, Duruflé, Fauré, Messiaen and Rheinberger, performed by the Melbourne Bach Choir and Chamber Choir, under the direction of artistic director Rick Prakhoff, with John O'Donnell on the organ. Soloists are: Christopher Hillier, ... Read more
Lieder Horse to Water Luke Carbon, clarinet, bass clarinet Alex Raineri, piano Art songs reinterpreted for the clarinets + piano More info and bookings
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER MUSIC COMPETITION ROUND 1 Round One opens this prestigious competition live at Hawthorn Arts Centre. String Quartets are required to perform a complete quartet by Haydn, Mozart or Beethoven Op.18; and a complete 20th century quartet. Piano Trios are required to perform a complete trio by Haydn, Mozart or Beethoven Op.1; and ... Read more
Melbourne Recital Centre opens the doors of its intimate Primrose Potter Salon on one day each month from March to December for FREE open rehearsals featuring the very best of Melbourne’s chamber musicians. On each selected day the artists will use this opportunity to rehearse new works, new programs and try out new ideas for you, in ... Read more
MUSIC MATINEE Chai Jie Low - piano Brienne Gawler - oboe Chris Haycroft - bassoon More info
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER MUSIC COMPETITION ROUND 2 Watch Round Two of this incredible competition live at Hawthorn Arts Centre. String Quartets and Piano Trios are required to perform the MICMC commissioned work; and a complete 19th or 20th century Romantic work. In addition to the required repertoire above, all competitors may perform a work of ... Read more
ECSTATIC DANCES When Ross Edwards composed his first Ecstatic Dance in 1978, he discovered an idiosyncratic and kinetic way of writing. It was a formative moment, from which emerged the composers’ iconic and infectiously jubilant style that defined a generation of Australian classical music. In his 80th birthday year, Omega Ensemble gives the world premiere ... Read more
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER MUSIC COMPETITION SEMI FINAL Following highly competitive Live Rounds, five String Quartets and five Piano Trios perform in the Semi Final concerts at Hawthorn Arts Centre. String Quartets and Piano Trios will all perform a complete quartet by Beethoven or Schubert. Following the Semi Finals, the jury will select three (3) string ... Read more
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER MUSIC COMPETITION GRAND FINAL Grand Finalists of MICMC 2023 perform Live in Concert from the Melbourne Recital Centre competing for a prize pool of over $150,000, and a Grand Prize worth $30,000. Piano Trio Grand Final - 1pm Piano Trios perform one complete work of the trio’s own choice. String Quartet Grand ... Read more
LANGSAMER Quartz present emotional works for the string quartet by Webern and Beethoven. Anton Webern’s utterly ravishing Langsamer Satz (Slow Movement) for string quartet was written when he was madly in love. Inspired by a hiking trip in the Austrian mountains with his future wife, the influence of Brahms in both romanticism and tonality are evident ... Read more
ICONIC 'FATHERS' Selby & Friends’ is delighted to welcome back Natalie Chee and Julian Smiles after a Covid- interrupted tour in 2022. In this special program, Kathy and her friends present three iconic trailblazing composers whose influence exploded previous conceptions to pave an entirely new path forward. Haydn was a prolific piano trio composer who ... Read more
ICONIC 'FATHERS' Selby & Friends’ is delighted to welcome back Natalie Chee and Julian Smiles after a Covid- interrupted tour in 2022. In this special program, Kathy and her friends present three iconic trailblazing composers whose influence exploded previous conceptions to pave an entirely new path forward. Haydn was a prolific piano trio composer who ... Read more
OTTOMAN BAROQUE Beautiful, graceful, peaceful – the Whirling Dervishes of the Sufi Mevlevi Order from Konya, Turkey join the Brandenburg onstage. The lights dim and the mystic ceremony begins. The sounds of the Ottoman instruments, rare, pure and ravishing, the choral sounds of the Brandenburg Choir chanting the poems of Jalaluddin Rumi, the exotic mystic ... Read more
"It tells a lot about the dedication of Affinity Quartet and about the quality of the individual players that after less than a year of playing together, they were awarded 3rd Prize at the 2022 Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition in London, an incredible achievement. They continue to further their development at prestigious international ... Read more
The success of any collaboration is dependant on a myriad of factors, some obvious, others less tangible. Sharon & Slava Grigoryan are an example of such a synergy, resulting in music that connects deeply with the listener. Perhaps it is their union professionally and in life that provides the intangible factor fuelling their passionate and ... Read more
OTTOMAN BAROQUE Beautiful, graceful, peaceful – the Whirling Dervishes of the Sufi Mevlevi Order from Konya, Turkey join the Brandenburg onstage. The lights dim and the mystic ceremony begins. The sounds of the Ottoman instruments, rare, pure and ravishing, the choral sounds of the Brandenburg Choir chanting the poems of Jalaluddin Rumi, the exotic mystic ... Read more
A FEAST OF SONG Multi-faceted vocalist and composer Shauntai Sherree Batzke joins forces with pianist Stefan Cassomenos for a feast of song. Effortlessly inhabiting the worlds of opera, inspirational soul and gospel, classical composition, and theatre making, Shauntai has appeared as a soloist for Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Victorian Opera, Sydney Opera House, Sidney Myer Music ... Read more
OTTOMAN BAROQUE Beautiful, graceful, peaceful – the Whirling Dervishes of the Sufi Mevlevi Order from Konya, Turkey join the Brandenburg onstage. The lights dim and the mystic ceremony begins. The sounds of the Ottoman instruments, rare, pure and ravishing, the choral sounds of the Brandenburg Choir chanting the poems of Jalaluddin Rumi, the exotic mystic ... Read more
MUSIC MATINEE - ANAM ALUMNI Oliver Russell - Cello Caleb Salizzo - Piano More info
THE BEAUTIFUL MILLER'S DAUGHTER Songmakers Australia celebrate 200 years of Die schöne Müllerin (The Fair Maid of the Mill), a song cycle based on 20 poems written by Wilhem Müller. ‘I feel myself to be the most unhappy and wretched creature in the world. Imagine a man whose health will never be right again, and who ... Read more
NOCTURNE Visions, dreams and fantasies in music of the night It’s always a special pleasure to experience the artistry of pianist Timothy Young, whether as founding member of Ensemble Liaison or as soloist or chamber musician performing regularly at Australia’s major music festivals. Now, following his recent, acclaimed recital at Melbourne Recital Centre with soprano ... Read more
MID-WINTER AT MONTSALVAT "The chance to play one of Beethoven’s incomparable Op. 59 Razumovsky quartets, named after their commissioner, Count Razumovsky, the Russian Ambassador in Vienna, is something akin to a religious experience for quartet players, such is the consummate artistry of Beethoven in his middle period. I’m excited to pair Maconchy’s Quartet No. 5 with ... Read more
"The chance to play one of Beethoven’s incomparable Op. 59 Razumovsky quartets, named after their commissioner, Count Razumovsky, the Russian Ambassador in Vienna, is something akin to a religious experience for quartet players, such is the consummate artistry of Beethoven in his middle period. I’m excited to pair Maconchy’s Quartet No. 5 with Beethoven’s Opus 59. ... Read more
"The chance to play one of Beethoven’s incomparable Op. 59 Razumovsky quartets, named after their commissioner, Count Razumovsky, the Russian Ambassador in Vienna, is something akin to a religious experience for quartet players, such is the consummate artistry of Beethoven in his middle period. I’m excited to pair Maconchy’s Quartet No. 5 with Beethoven’s Opus 59. ... Read more
International award-winning Melbourne ensemble Trio Anima Mundi (TAM) presents an alluring programme of German Romantic piano trios. The haunting 'ghost' Trio of Beethoven is coupled with the dramatic 'grand' Fourth trio of Carl Reissiger, part of TAM's world-first The Reissiger Project - presenting all 28 piano trios of Reissiger. A new arrangement of Invitation to ... Read more
A DECADE OF RHYTHM! Tin is the traditional metal marking a 10-year anniversary. So, too, is it the flashy and proud symbol of a decade of percussion at ANAM. When the percussion program launched in 2013, we achieved our goal of offering training on every orchestral instrument. To celebrate, our percussion musicians, faculty, and alumni ... Read more
Affinity Quartet return to the Primrose Potter Salon for a program featuring two seminal string quartets. Opening with Haydn’s String Quartet Op.50, No.5 ‘Dream’, this work beautifully showcases the dance between violin, viola and cello. Beethoven’s String Quartet No.11 however, was considered an experiment on compositional techniques of the time with the composer himself rumoured ... Read more
A BREATH FROM PARADISE Dazzling flautist Wendy Clarke performs Bradshaw’s beguiling ‘Zarqa’ for solo flute as well as Prokofiev’s adored sonata arranged for flute and quartet. There is evidence to suggest that Prokofiev had visions for his piano writing to be reimagined as a string score. Beethoven’s first Quartet completes this collection of deeply nourishing ... Read more
The Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig is the world’s oldest orchestra, and this performance is the ultimate opportunity to witness some of Germany’s most in-demand musicians presenting an intimate performance of Schubert’s Octet in F, and of Danish composer Hans Abrahamsen’s arrangement of Schubert’s Six Moments Musicaux – originally written for solo piano, but in an arrangement ... Read more
Sophie Gent – Baroque Violin Genesis Baroque welcomes back one of its most cherished guest artists, the stunning Australian ex-patriate violinist Sophie Gent, following her collaboration with the ensemble for its 2020 recording of Arcangelo Corelli’s Concerti Grossi. Gent returns to direct and solo with the ensemble in a sublime program of Johann Sebastian Bach’s works ... Read more
Sophie Gent – Baroque Violin Genesis Baroque welcomes back one of its most cherished guest artists, the stunning Australian ex-patriate violinist Sophie Gent, following her collaboration with the ensemble for its 2020 recording of Arcangelo Corelli’s Concerti Grossi. Gent returns to direct and solo with the ensemble in a sublime program of Johann Sebastian Bach’s works ... Read more