3MBS and Artistic Director, Chris Howlett celebrate the 10th anniversary of the annual 3MBS Marathon. After an extraordinary ten years as curator of this event, Chris Howlett turns his artistic vision to Russia to honour the musical world of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. From chamber to concerto, from ballet to song, the 3MBS Marathon showcases this great ... Read more
3MBS and Artistic Director, Chris Howlett celebrate the 10th anniversary of the annual 3MBS Marathon. After an extraordinary ten years as curator of this event, Chris Howlett turns his artistic vision to Russia to honour the musical world of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. From chamber to concerto, from ballet to song, the 3MBS Marathon showcases this great ... Read more
3MBS and Artistic Director, Chris Howlett celebrate the 10th anniversary of the annual 3MBS Marathon. After an extraordinary ten years as curator of this event, Chris Howlett turns his artistic vision to Russia to honour the musical world of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. From chamber to concerto, from ballet to song, the 3MBS Marathon showcases this great ... Read more
3MBS and Artistic Director, Chris Howlett celebrate the 10th anniversary of the annual 3MBS Marathon. After an extraordinary ten years as curator of this event, Chris Howlett turns his artistic vision to Russia to honour the musical world of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. From chamber to concerto, from ballet to song, the 3MBS Marathon showcases this great ... Read more
3MBS and Artistic Director, Chris Howlett celebrate the 10th anniversary of the annual 3MBS Marathon. After an extraordinary ten years as curator of this event, Chris Howlett turns his artistic vision to Russia to honour the musical world of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. From chamber to concerto, from ballet to song, the 3MBS Marathon showcases this great ... Read more
3MBS Fine Music Melbourne proudly presents MUSIC, SHE WROTE following a sold-out inaugural festival in 2021. The festival moves from the suburbs to the city, held over three nights from April 6-8 at the stunning Chapter House on Flinders Lane, with a whole new line-up of Melbourne’s most celebrated, imaginative, and engaging classical, baroque and ... Read more
3MBS Fine Music Melbourne proudly presents MUSIC, SHE WROTE following a sold-out inaugural festival in 2021. The festival moves from the suburbs to the city, held over three nights from April 6-8 at the stunning Chapter House on Flinders Lane, with a whole new line-up of Melbourne’s most celebrated, imaginative, and engaging classical, baroque and ... Read more
3MBS Fine Music Melbourne proudly presents MUSIC, SHE WROTE following a sold-out inaugural festival in 2021. The festival moves from the suburbs to the city, held over three nights from April 6-8 at the stunning Chapter House on Flinders Lane, with a whole new line-up of Melbourne’s most celebrated, imaginative, and engaging classical, baroque and ... Read more
Following two highly acclaimed festivals in 2021 and 2022, Music, She Wrote arrives at the Malvern Banquet Hall this September. Joining the festival’s April 2022 line-up of Melbourne’s most imaginative and engaging classical, baroque and folk musicians is Evergreen Ensemble, presenting world premieres by sought-after Australian composer, Alice Chance. More info and bookings
Following two highly acclaimed festivals in 2021 and 2022, Music, She Wrote arrives at the Malvern Banquet Hall this September. Joining the festival’s April 2022 line-up of Melbourne’s most imaginative and engaging classical, baroque and folk musicians is Evergreen Ensemble, presenting world premieres by sought-after Australian composer, Alice Chance. More info and bookings
Following two highly acclaimed festivals in 2021 and 2022, Music, She Wrote arrives at the Malvern Banquet Hall this September. Joining the festival’s April 2022 line-up of Melbourne’s most imaginative and engaging classical, baroque and folk musicians is Evergreen Ensemble, presenting world premieres by sought-after Australian composer, Alice Chance. More info and bookings
Classically Kids Join Melbourne’s most celebrated ensembles as they bring to life the extraordinary musical masterpieces of the great classical composers for children aged 5-11 and their grown-ups. Discover the magical melodies of Maurice Ravel’s Mother Goose suite performed by Arcadia Winds. Be captivated by Sleeping Beauty in the wood; follow Little Tom Thumb on his adventures in ... Read more
3MBS Classically Kids Join Inventi Ensemble as they explore the musical world of Camille Saint-Saëns’ comedic musical masterpiece The Carnival of the Animals and beyond. See instruments up close and learn about making music. This event is fun for all ages, create musical instruments and even play with the musicians as part of the performance! Inventi is a ... Read more
The 2023 Marathon TOGETHER allows the community to experience the electric outpouring of musical creativity from all over Melbourne during one extraordinary day. Seven concerts, individually crafted by Artistic Director, Wilma Smith, celebrate the Marathon’s ten-year history by featuring beloved works from past Marathons. These great works from the past are paired with great works of ... Read more
A natural sense of adventure drives Collide so it’s fitting that this virtuosic trio of saxophone, cello and piano opens this brand new 3MBS Marathon. After a mesmerising encounter with the expressive guzheng (Chinese zither) of Mindy Meng Wang, enter the temple of Schubert’s incomparable String Quintet – to many, the greatest work of chamber ... Read more
Chamber music royalty, Slava and Sharon Grigoryan may call Adelaide home but they are Melbournians of old and are welcomed back to open the second concert in the 2023 Marathon. From Bach’s arrangement of Marcello, travel forward to a selection of Bach’s Goldberg Variations as Bach never heard them alongside Joe Chindamo’s homage to Haydn ... Read more
In the hands of David Griffiths with Artamidae Quartet, Mozart’s iconic Clarinet Quintet will scale expressive heights leading naturally to the communicative power of the human voice as magnificently displayed by the Consort of Melbourne. Finally, bouzouki virtuoso, Pantelis Krestas, and his band will captivate and inspire with the spirit of Greek Melbourne. Livestreamed on ... Read more
Deborah Cheetham AO and Stefan Cassomenos ignite their joint creative chemistry especially for this concert with a set of songs including one of Deborah’s own. Wilma Smith joins them for Strauss’s poignantly beautiful Morgen. They pave the way for a Marathon highlight, a performance of Beethoven’s epic last piano sonata Op. 111 by Melbourne’s own ... Read more
Opening with Arcadia Winds playing Ravel and the engaging Animalia by Australian composer, Natalie Williams, the concert then segues to the different and exquisitely expressive sound world of Melbourne veena master, Hari Sivanesan, and his Indian classical trio. No chamber music party is complete without the masterpiece written by the 16-year-old Felix Mendelssohn and this ... Read more
Plexus is a hub of fizzing creativity, inspiring legions of composers. They’ve chosen to play a sensational piece by Brisbane’s Richard Grantham, commissioned for them by Melbourne’s Lyrebird Society. Quercus, another creative trio passionate about encouraging repertoire for their special combination of horn, violin and piano perform the prototype, the utterly masterful Horn Trio by ... Read more
Firebird Trio brings to life the Spanish-flavoured fantasia by Cassadó, a work full of bravura and colour with spicy harmonies and catchy rhythms. Melbourne Chamber Orchestra directed by Sophie Rowell presents a fabulous program of luscious string music and an incredible day of celebration is wrapped up with Ensemble Anja & Zlatna in a program ... Read more
3MBS ART & MUSIC 3MBS presents the inaugural Art & Music Series at Villa Alba in Kew - the next event in the Made in Melbourne program. Enjoy an evening or afternoon of gorgeous music paired with artwork and a collector's discussion at the historical Villa Alba. Titled Portrait of a Lady, the event will ... Read more
3MBS ART & MUSIC 3MBS presents the inaugural Art & Music Series at Villa Alba in Kew - the next event in the Made in Melbourne program. Enjoy an evening or afternoon of gorgeous music paired with artwork and a collector's discussion at the historical Villa Alba. Titled Portrait of a Lady, the event will ... Read more