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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Cybec 21st Century Australian Composers’ Showcase

by Julie McErlain 26th January, 2026

by Julie McErlain 26th January, 2026

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Circa: Duck Pond

by Paris Wages 16th January, 2026

by Paris Wages 16th January, 2026

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Saturday Night Fever – Athenaeum Theatre

by Julie Houghton 13th January, 2026

by Julie Houghton 13th January, 2026

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Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2026 – Ensemble Offspring: Nature Stories; Every Plant Has Its Own Dreaming

by Julie McErlain 11th January, 2026

by Julie McErlain 11th January, 2026

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Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2026 – Schumann: Dichterliebe

by Julie McErlain 8th January, 2026

by Julie McErlain 8th January, 2026

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Peninsula Summer Music festival: Opera Gala

by Julie McErlain 4th January, 2026

by Julie McErlain 4th January, 2026

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Royal Melbourne Philharmonic: Carols in the Cathedral 2025

by Nicholas Tolhurst 21st December, 2025

by Nicholas Tolhurst 21st December, 2025

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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Handel’s Messiah

by Stephen Marino 16th December, 2025

by Stephen Marino 16th December, 2025

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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: A Symphonic Christmas

by Sophie Arnold 14th December, 2025

by Sophie Arnold 14th December, 2025

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Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra: Handel’s Messiah

by Julie McErlain 8th December, 2025

by Julie McErlain 8th December, 2025

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			1 0 events, 1	2 0 events, 2	3 1 event, 3 7:30 pm - 9:10 pm Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2026: Opera Gala January 3 @ 7:30 pm - 9:10 pm Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2026: Opera Gala Step into a world of myth, love and enchantment as the Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2026 opens with a celebration of… $90	4 1 event, 4 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2026: MuseArt January 4 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2026: MuseArt Live music and live art painting Live music and art! Join us in the St John’s Garden to hear a brand… $50
5 1 event, 5 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2026: THE BAMBOOS January 5 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2026: THE BAMBOOS THE BAMBOOS Twilight Sessions at Montalto Now into their 25th year,The Bamboos have maintained their worldwide reputation as trailblazers of Funk… $85 – $250	6 2 events, 6 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2026: DAVID GRECO & CHAD KELLY – SCHUMANN: DICHTERLIEBE January 6 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2026: DAVID GRECO & CHAD KELLY – SCHUMANN: DICHTERLIEBE SCHUMANN: DICHTERLIEBE Acclaimed Australian baritone David Greco and UK-born keyboardist and conductor Chad Kelly reunite for a spellbinding recital of art… $70, 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2026: DAVID GRECO & CHAD KELLY – SCHUMANN: DICHTERLIEBE January 6 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2026: DAVID GRECO & CHAD KELLY – SCHUMANN: DICHTERLIEBE SCHUMANN: DICHTERLIEBE Acclaimed Australian baritone David Greco and UK-born keyboardist and conductor Chad Kelly reunite for a spellbinding recital of art… $70	7 2 events, 7 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2026: ENSEMBLE OFFSPRING – Nature Stories January 7 @ 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2026: ENSEMBLE OFFSPRING – Nature Stories Nature Stories showcases the soundscapes of our natural environment with works written especially for Ensemble Offspring. Kate Moore’s Rose of Roses,… $70 – $150, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2026: ENSEMBLE OFFSPRING – Nature Stories January 7 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2026: ENSEMBLE OFFSPRING – Nature Stories Nature Stories showcases the soundscapes of our natural environment with works written especially for Ensemble Offspring. Kate Moore’s Rose of Roses,… $70 – $150	8 2 events, 8 11:00 am - 11:45 am Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2026: Family Concert January 8 @ 11:00 am - 11:45 am Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2026: Family Concert Join Ensemble Offspring, Australia’s leading new-music group celebrated for their creativity and adventurous spirit, in a joyful interactive concert for kids!… Free, 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2026: Karin Schaupp January 8 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2026: Karin Schaupp Set within the breathtaking elegance of Port Phillip Estate, this intimate recital is the perfect pairing of music and place. Guitarist… $180	9 1 event, 9 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2026: Ensemble Offspring – Every Plant Has its Own Dreaming January 9 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2026: Ensemble Offspring – Every Plant Has its Own Dreaming Ensemble Offspring joins with acclaimed First Nations composer/Noongar man AaronWyatt to present a powerful new work inspired by the dreaming of… $55	10 2 events, 10 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2026: Young Artist – Theonie Wang, Violin January 10 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2026: Young Artist – Theonie Wang, Violin This performance showcases a dynamic and expressive program through the voice of violin and piano. Beethoven’s fiery Kreutzer Sonata contrasts beautifully… $50, 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2026: KARIN SCHAUPP January 10 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2026: KARIN SCHAUPP Renowned for her flawless technique and radiant musicality, guitarist Karin Schaupp is celebrated as one of Australia’s most captivating performers. Her… $55	11 2 events, 11 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2026: Cedar Collective – String Quartets January 11 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2026: Cedar Collective – String Quartets Experience three perspectives on the string quartet: Joseph Haydn’s Op.76 No.1 in G Major, Caroline Shaw’s Plan & Elevation, and Fanny… $60, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2026: Ensenble 642 – BAROQUE BY CANDLE LIGHT January 11 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2026: Ensenble 642 – BAROQUE BY CANDLE LIGHT Plucked-string virtuosi Ensemble 642 is the inspired pairing of Hannah Lane (Baroque harp) and Nicholas Pollock (theorbo, lutes, baroque guitar), two… $70
12 0 events, 12	13 0 events, 13	14 0 events, 14	15 1 event, 15 5:00 pm - 6:45 pm Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Baroque Masters January 15 @ 5:00 pm - 6:45 pm Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Baroque Masters The icons. The energy. The essence of the Brandenburg. The 2026 Season opens with a vibrant tribute to the composers who… $36 – $186	16 1 event, 16 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Melbourne Youth Orchestras MYO Summer School Showcase Concert 1 January 16 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Melbourne Youth Orchestras MYO Summer School Showcase Concert 1 Celebrate Victoria's next generation of musical talent with Melbourne Youth Orchestras. Join MYO for a series of unforgettable concerts - celebrating… $22 – $46	17 3 events, 17 11:00 am - 12:45 pm Melbourne Youth Orchestras MYO Summer School Showcase Concert 2 January 17 @ 11:00 am - 12:45 pm Melbourne Youth Orchestras MYO Summer School Showcase Concert 2 Celebrate Victoria's next generation of musical talent with Melbourne Youth Orchestras. Join MYO for a series of unforgettable concerts - celebrating… $22 – $46, 2:30 pm - 4:45 pm Melbourne Youth Orchestras MYO Summer School Showcase Concert 3 January 17 @ 2:30 pm - 4:45 pm Melbourne Youth Orchestras MYO Summer School Showcase Concert 3 Celebrate Victoria's next generation of musical talent with Melbourne Youth Orchestras. Join MYO for a series of unforgettable concerts - celebrating… $22 – $46, 7:00 pm - 8:45 pm Melbourne Youth Orchestras MYO Summer School Showcase Concert 4 January 17 @ 7:00 pm - 8:45 pm Melbourne Youth Orchestras MYO Summer School Showcase Concert 4 Celebrate Victoria's next generation of musical talent with Melbourne Youth Orchestras. Join MYO for a series of unforgettable concerts - celebrating… $22 – $46	18 0 events, 18
19 0 events, 19	20 0 events, 20	21 0 events, 21	22 1 event, 22 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Forest Collective: My Heart by Danaë Killian January 22 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Forest Collective: My Heart by Danaë Killian An expressionist solo piano adventure. 'Nights I wander the world's city streets, looking for you and talking to you, my heart.'… $45 – $55	23 0 events, 23	24 0 events, 24	25 0 events, 25
26 0 events, 26	27 0 events, 27	28 0 events, 28	29 1 event, 29 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Harry Hodgman – Solo Piano January 29 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Harry Hodgman – Solo Piano Harry Hodgman is a contemporary songwriter for solo piano based in Melbourne, originally from New Zealand. His latest output has been… $22 – $25	30 1 event, 30 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Rieko Makita: Night & Reflections January 30 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Rieko Makita: Night & Reflections Having performed internationally, in venues like the Sydney Opera House and The City Recital Hall, Rieko Makita is an award-winning pianist… $20 – $30	31 1 event, 31 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Signature Choir x MSO Mana Moana – Spirit of the ocean January 31 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Signature Choir x MSO Mana Moana – Spirit of the ocean Experience the Spirit of the Ocean Under the Stars There is no place in Melbourne quite like the lawn of the… $49

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January 3

January 3 @ 7:30 pm - 9:10 pm

Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2026: Opera Gala

January 4

January 4 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2026: MuseArt

January 5

January 5 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2026: THE BAMBOOS

January 6

January 6 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2026: DAVID GRECO & CHAD KELLY – SCHUMANN: DICHTERLIEBE

January 6 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2026: DAVID GRECO & CHAD KELLY – SCHUMANN: DICHTERLIEBE

January 7

January 7 @ 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2026: ENSEMBLE OFFSPRING – Nature Stories

January 7 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2026: ENSEMBLE OFFSPRING – Nature Stories

January 8

January 8 @ 11:00 am - 11:45 am

Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2026: Family Concert

January 8 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2026: Karin Schaupp

January 9

January 9 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2026: Ensemble Offspring – Every Plant Has its Own Dreaming

January 10

January 10 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2026: Young Artist – Theonie Wang, Violin

January 10 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2026: KARIN SCHAUPP

January 11

January 11 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2026: Cedar Collective – String Quartets

January 11 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2026: Ensenble 642 – BAROQUE BY CANDLE LIGHT

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January 15

January 15 @ 5:00 pm - 6:45 pm

Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Baroque Masters

January 16

January 16 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Melbourne Youth Orchestras MYO Summer School Showcase Concert 1

January 17

January 17 @ 11:00 am - 12:45 pm

Melbourne Youth Orchestras MYO Summer School Showcase Concert 2

January 17 @ 2:30 pm - 4:45 pm

Melbourne Youth Orchestras MYO Summer School Showcase Concert 3

January 17 @ 7:00 pm - 8:45 pm

Melbourne Youth Orchestras MYO Summer School Showcase Concert 4

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January 22

January 22 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Forest Collective: My Heart by Danaë Killian

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January 29

January 29 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Harry Hodgman – Solo Piano

January 30

January 30 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Rieko Makita: Night & Reflections

January 31

January 31 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Signature Choir x MSO Mana Moana – Spirit of the ocean

January 30

January 30 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Rieko Makita: Night & Reflections

January 31

January 31 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Signature Choir x MSO Mana Moana – Spirit of the ocean

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