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Live At Lunch 2026

Gershwin, Porter & More

Simon Tedeschi (piano), and George Washingmachine (jazz vocals, violin) with presenter, Jane Rutter, flutes

The Concourse, Concert Hall

Ellington Jazz Club presents

HETTY KATE SWINGS THE STANDARDS

Nurtured in Melbourne’s vibrant jazz scene, Hetty’s musical journey has since spanned 28 countries, with performances at major international festivals and a significant tenure as the featured vocalist in Australian jazz luminary James Morrison’s touring bands, including his award-winning symphonic concert The A to Z of Jazz. Tonight Hetty is joined by the upper echelons of Perth Jazz – Ray Walker on guitar and Tom Berkmann on double bass.

TAC JAZZ presents

HETTY KATE QUARTET

Art Gallery Society of NSW presents

HETTY KATE: NEW WAVE – REIMAGINED

Jazz At The Lounge 2026

Concert 2: JAMES MORRISON QUARTET with special guest, vocalist DARREN PERCIVAL

[SOLD OUT]

Melbourne Conservatorium of Music

Hanson Dyer Hall Concert Series presents:

Southbank Trio

Three outstanding members of the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music faculty — pianist Andrea Lam, cellist Richard Narroway and violinist Sophie Rowell — join together for a program of romantic depth and contemporary reflection. Felix Mendelssohn’s storm-swept D minor Trio sits alongside Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel’s equally passionate D minor Trio, a work of lyrical power and individuality. Between them, Stuart Greenbaum’s evocative The Year Without a Summer reflects on a world unsettled by nature’s forces, casting a modern light on Romantic ideals of beauty and fragility.

PROGRAM

Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel (1805 – 1847)
Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 11
I. Allegro molto vivace
II. Andante espressivo
III. Lied: Allegretto
IV. Finale: Allegro moderato

Stuart Greenbaum
The Year Without a Summer

Felix Mendelssohn (1809 – 1847)
Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49
I. Molto allegro ed agitato
II. Andante con moto tranquillo
III. Scherzo: Leggiero e vivace
IV. Finale: Allegro assai appassionato

CREDITS
Andrea Lam – Piano
Sophie Rowell – Violin
Richard Narroway – Cello

Can be watched streamed live here: finearts-music.unimelb.edu.au/about-us/mcm/melbourne-conservatorium-of-music-concerts

2026 Powerhouse Matinee Concert Series

Gershwin & More

Simon Tedeschi (piano), and George Washingmachine (jazz vocals, violin)

Salut! Baroque 2026 season

Invitation to the Dance

“Music and dance are all you need.” Molière: Le bourgeois gentilhomme (1670)

Dance and diplomacy were inseparable at Louis XIV’s opulent palace in Versailles. Every aspect of the palace was designed to reinforce the King’s absolute authority, and Louis protected his political power through pageantry. In appointing the Italian-born musician, composer and dancer Jean-Baptiste Lully as Master of the King’s Music, Louis chose a political manipulator whose ruthlessness matched his own. Their control over music, dance and opera was enforced by complex social etiquette, with failure to conform being devastating to ambition – ensuring that the arts had the single purpose of glorifying the King and France.

Guest artist: Sally Walker, baroque flute

Salut! Baroque 2026 season

Invitation to the Dance

“Music and dance are all you need.” Molière: Le bourgeois gentilhomme (1670)

Dance and diplomacy were inseparable at Louis XIV’s opulent palace in Versailles. Every aspect of the palace was designed to reinforce the King’s absolute authority, and Louis protected his political power through pageantry. In appointing the Italian-born musician, composer and dancer Jean-Baptiste Lully as Master of the King’s Music, Louis chose a political manipulator whose ruthlessness matched his own. Their control over music, dance and opera was enforced by complex social etiquette, with failure to conform being devastating to ambition – ensuring that the arts had the single purpose of glorifying the King and France.

Guest artist: Sally Walker, baroque flute

Music at VJ’s

Simon Tedeschi (piano) ‘By Requests’ with special guest, violinist Ben Adler

The Pavilion presents

ANCIENT LETTERS

Tamara-Anna Cislowska, piano

Join ABC Classic presenter and ARIA award-winning pianist Tamara Anna-Cislowska on an unparalleled journey of musical reflection. Hailed as an Australian treasure with dazzling virtuosity and poetic sensitivity, Cislowska crafts and explores a program designed to inspire and move.

Experience the sublime, meditative Adagio of Beethoven’s Emperor Piano Concerto and the ethereal magic of Debussy’s Clair de lune. Tamara’s celebrated partnership with Elena Kats-Chernin shines through with the evocative Unsent Love Letters and the quiet, dignified lament 1720. The program is completed by the romantic grandeur of Schumann’s Fantasie and the charming elegance of Gershwin’s Embraceable You.