Event Series Light + Shade

Melbourne Chamber Orchestra: Light + Shade

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Music enriches our lives with its incredible array of moods, textures and timbres. Sophie Rowell has curated this program of vivid colours and strong contrasts, to showcase the versatility of Melbourne Chamber Orchestra. The vigour of CPE Bach rubs shoulders with the intimate Romanticism of Ukrainian composer Ivan Silvestrov; the…

Melbourne Recital Centre: Andrea Lam – Sad Piano

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Hailed as a ‘real talent’ by the Wall Street Journal, Australian pianist Andrea Lam makes a stunning return to the stage following two decades in New York. Having performed with leading orchestras including the Hong Kong Philharmonic and San Francisco Ballet Orchestra, Andrea’s pianism is a hypnotic blend of flawless…
Event Series Re:Classical

Omega Ensemble: Re:Classical

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Max Richter’s chart-topping global sensation, Four Seasons Recomposed, leads this performance of groundbreaking classical music from Australia’s most exciting and forward-thinking chamber music group. This foot-stomping performance also includes a world premiere by leading American composer Jessie Montgomery, whose infectious music celebrates dance and movement, and a re-imagining of Elena…

University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Sibelius

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Experience nature’s beauty through music with the University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’. Join The University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra on a journey to experience all the adventure and beauty of nature. Maria Grenfell’s River Mountain Sky ‘celebrates a landscape of rivers and mountains, painted by orange and pink skies at…

Melbourne Recital Centre: JACK Quartet – String Creatures

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Champions of 20th and 21st-century string quartet music, JACK Quartet has been described by its home-city publication as being the ‘expert in the most ferociously difficult modern scores’ (The New Yorker), and for good reason. Since first joining forces almost 20 years ago, JACK Quartet’s reputation for being one of…

Piano+: Reuben Tsang

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Experience the mesmerising talent of Reuben Tsang, Cairns-born piano prodigy who astounded audiences at the 2016 Sydney International Piano Competition with his renditions of Chopin and Beethoven. He was only 12 years old. There is no doubt a stellar career awaits him. As the second youngest semi-finalist in the 2023…

Melbourne Recital Centre: Sarah Grunstein – Beethoven’s Last Piano Sonatas

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Praised by The New York Times for her “penetrating musical intelligence”, internationally acclaimed Australian pianist Sarah Grunstein has performed in the United States, Austria, Hungary, Italy, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and her homeland. Reviews have likened her performances to those of Dame Myra Hess, Harold Samuel, and Wanda Landowska.…

Melbourne Recital Centre: Meshell Ndegeocello

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
GRAMMY® Award-winning artist Meshell Ndegeocello returns to the Elisabeth Murdoch Hall stage to present a stunning career retrospective. A multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter, Ndegeocello takes audiences on an epic journey spanning three decades and 13 albums with her distinct blend of hip-hop, soul, rock and R&B. Performing songs from her…
Event Series Víkingur Ólafsson

Melbourne Recital Centre: Víkingur Ólafsson & Consortium

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
One of the world’s most exciting and must-see pianists of the moment. Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson is internationally lauded as ‘a pianist of rare technical brilliance and interpretive depth’ (The New York Times). He epitomises both virtuoso and storyteller with a magnetism that enraptures audiences across the world. Under Ólafsson’s distinctive musicality…

Melbourne Recital Centre: J&Y Piano Duo

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Experience fascinating pianism with J&Y Piano Duo on the chronology of four-hand works. Experience a captivating musical journey as Janice and Younmi Duo, accomplished Korean pianists based in Melbourne, take the stage to perform a dynamic program of four-hand featuring works by Mozart, Mendelssohn, Debussy, and Kapustin. Delve into a…