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2026 Chamber Music Festival – From Verona to Manhattan: Romeo and Juliet in Music

by Heather Leviston 27th April, 2026

by Heather Leviston 27th April, 2026

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		1 event 1 1 event, 1 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Melbourne Recital Centre & the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) Mostly Mozart – Mannheim to Paris April 1 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Melbourne Recital Centre & the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) Mostly Mozart – Mannheim to Paris Mozart's self-described best. Musicians from the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM), alongside director and ANAM horn alum Carla Blackwood, present… $52 – $59	2 events 2 2 events, 2 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm Australian National Academy of Music: Sacred: Seven Last Words April 2 @ 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm Australian National Academy of Music: Sacred: Seven Last Words In this unique Chapel concert, Affinity Quartet are returning to Haydn, the widely acknowledged father of string quartet music as we know… $25 – $65, 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm Affinity Quartet and the Australian National Academy of Music: Haydn – Seven Last Words April 2 @ 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm Affinity Quartet and the Australian National Academy of Music: Haydn – Seven Last Words In this unique Chapel concert, Affinity Quartet are returning to Haydn, the widely acknowledged father of string quartet music as we know… $25 – $45	1 event 3 1 event, 3 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm Melbourne Bach Choir St Matthew Passion April 3 @ 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm Melbourne Bach Choir St Matthew Passion The Melbourne Bach Choir and Melbourne Baroque Orchestra conducted by Rick Prakhoff present the St Matthew Passion by J.S. Bach, sung… $55 – $139	0 events 4 0 events, 4	0 events 5 0 events, 5
0 events 6 0 events, 6	0 events 7 0 events, 7	1 event 8 1 event, 8 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm Lunchtime Concert: Gabriel Liu (cello) and Leigh Harrold (piano) April 8 @ 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm Lunchtime Concert: Gabriel Liu (cello) and Leigh Harrold (piano) Gabriel Liu, 14, is a cellist at Camberwell Grammar, studying with David Berlin and Rachel Atkinson. In 2025, he attended Cello-Akademie… Donation	1 event 9 1 event, 9 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Ensemble Liaison & Friends: Echoes of Vienna April 9 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Ensemble Liaison & Friends: Echoes of Vienna Ensemble Liaison opens its 2026 series with Echoes of Vienna. A program reflecting the rich musical currents that flowed through the cultural… $42 – $53	3 events 10 3 events, 10 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra presents Disney’s Beauty and the Beast in Concert April 10 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra presents Disney’s Beauty and the Beast in Concert Be our guest as the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra performs the score to Disney’s animated film classic, Beauty and the Beast, live in… $66.30, 8:00 pm - 10:30 pm Paco Peña: Flamenco in Concert April 10 @ 8:00 pm - 10:30 pm Paco Peña: Flamenco in Concert Paco Peña is internationally acclaimed as the greatest living exponent of flamenco guitar. For over five decades, he has transformed the… $88 – $142, 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Leigh Harrold’s Post-Premiere Birthday Bash April 10 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Leigh Harrold’s Post-Premiere Birthday Bash Leigh Harrold commemorates turning 50 with a retrospective concert of solo works drawn from those that he has been fortunate enough… $20 – $30	2 events 11 2 events, 11 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra presents Disney’s Beauty and the Beast in Concert April 11 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra presents Disney’s Beauty and the Beast in Concert Be our guest as the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra performs the score to Disney’s animated film classic, Beauty and the Beast, live in… $66.30, 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra presents Disney’s Beauty and the Beast in Concert April 11 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra presents Disney’s Beauty and the Beast in Concert Be our guest as the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra performs the score to Disney’s animated film classic, Beauty and the Beast, live in… $66.30	2 events 12 2 events, 12 9:00 am - 10:30 am St John’s Southgate: Bach Cantata Service April 12 @ 9:00 am - 10:30 am St John’s Southgate: Bach Cantata Service J.S. Bach's Easter Oratorio "Kommt, eilet und laufet" (BWV 249) for 4 soloists, chorus, strings, flute, 2 recorders, 2 oboes, 3… Free, 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm Lyric Opera of Melbourne: Songs of Devotion & Desire April 12 @ 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm Lyric Opera of Melbourne: Songs of Devotion & Desire If you’re feeling the pace of the world right now, this is your invitation to step away for a moment. Our… $40 – $50
0 events 13 0 events, 13	0 events 14 0 events, 14	2 events 15 2 events, 15 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Masterclass with Sergei Nakariakov April 15 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Masterclass with Sergei Nakariakov Sergei Nakariakov has established himself as one of the most sought-after trumpet players on the international stage. Named “The Paganini of the trumpet”, Nakariakov… $15, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Josh Cohen – Radiohead for Solo Piano II April 15 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Josh Cohen – Radiohead for Solo Piano II Radiohead reimagined in an audiovisual spectacle. Master of improvisation, Berlin-based Australian pianist Josh Cohen takes on legendary rock band Radiohead in… $49 – $69	3 events 16 3 events, 16 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Choral Splendour April 16 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Choral Splendour Bach. Telemann. Handel. Majesty. This is Baroque at its most jubilant. Join the full force of the Brandenburg Choir and Orchestra… $36 – $167, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Mahler & Tchaikovsky featuring Sergei Nakariakov April 16 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Mahler & Tchaikovsky featuring Sergei Nakariakov This performance is filled to the brim with musical highlights, but it’s likely that your eyes darted straight to the word… $20 – $139, 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Tempo Rubato: Lee Dionne – States of the Soul April 16 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Tempo Rubato: Lee Dionne – States of the Soul Lee Dionne, piano In 1898 Scriabin composed his Third Sonata depicting a soul’s journey, “” With successive works, his spiritual explorations…	3 events 17 3 events, 17 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Mahler & Tchaikovsky featuring Sergei Nakariakov April 17 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Mahler & Tchaikovsky featuring Sergei Nakariakov This performance is filled to the brim with musical highlights, but it’s likely that your eyes darted straight to the word… $20 – $139, 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Divisi: Human Instrument April 17 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Divisi: Human Instrument What is the voice capable of? The Human Instrument is a bold concert experience exploring the full expressive range of the human… $19 – $49, 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Tempo Rubato: Bronzewing – The Shadow of the Living Light April 17 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Tempo Rubato: Bronzewing – The Shadow of the Living Light Bronzewing weaves old and new together in a spectacular, raucous combination. Donald Nicolson (synths) and Katie Yap (baroque viola and vocals)… $20 – $35	4 events 18 4 events, 18 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Divine Quotidian April 18 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Divine Quotidian An Art Etc production,Divine Quotidian, explores the beauty hidden in everyday life through songs and arias by Samuel Barber, Margaret Sutherland,… $20 – $30, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Mahler & Tchaikovsky featuring Sergei Nakariakov April 18 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Mahler & Tchaikovsky featuring Sergei Nakariakov This performance is filled to the brim with musical highlights, but it’s likely that your eyes darted straight to the word… $20 – $139, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Choral Splendour April 18 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Choral Splendour Bach. Telemann. Handel. Majesty. This is Baroque at its most jubilant. Join the full force of the Brandenburg Choir and Orchestra… $40 – $186, 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Tempo Rubato: Michael Leslie – Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert April 18 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Tempo Rubato: Michael Leslie – Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert "When Michael Leslie sits down at the piano one is compelled by the magnetism of the playing. Leslie does not play… $25	4 events 19 4 events, 19 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Tempo Rubato: MATTUTINO Transfigured Ensemble: Bach’s Goldberg Variations April 19 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Tempo Rubato: MATTUTINO Transfigured Ensemble: Bach’s Goldberg Variations Zoë Black, violin Caroline Henbest, viola Molly Kadarauch, cello Transfigured Ensemble presents Bach's monumental Goldberg Variations, arranged for string trio by… $27, 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm Heidelberg Choral Society: Classic Choruses April 19 @ 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm Heidelberg Choral Society: Classic Choruses Classic Choruses : from Messiah, Elijah, The Creation, St John Passion, Carmina Burana & more $65 – $70, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm AEQUALES ENSEMBLE AT ARMADALE BAPTIST CHURCH April 19 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm AEQUALES ENSEMBLE AT ARMADALE BAPTIST CHURCH Aequales Ensemble, Edwina Kayser (violin), Danny Neumann (viola) and Sarah Cuming (cello), will once again have the pleasure of working with… $30 – $40, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Choral Splendour April 19 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Choral Splendour Bach. Telemann. Handel. Majesty. This is Baroque at its most jubilant. Join the full force of the Brandenburg Choir and Orchestra… $40 – $186
1 event 20 1 event, 20 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Classical Music Australia: Pinchas Zukerman in Recital April 20 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Classical Music Australia: Pinchas Zukerman in Recital With a celebrated career spanning five decades, virtuoso violinist Pinchas Zukerman remains one of today’s most sought-after and versatile musicians. He… $40 – $189	1 event 21 1 event, 21 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm fortyfivedownstairs Chamber Music Festival: Opening Night – Hamlet, Ophelia and a Midsummer Night April 21 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm fortyfivedownstairs Chamber Music Festival: Opening Night – Hamlet, Ophelia and a Midsummer Night Opening Night: Hamlet, Ophelia and a Midsummer Night To open the 2026 Chamber Music Festival, pianists Coady Green, Ian Munro and… $38 – $48	1 event 22 1 event, 22 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm fortyfivedownstairs Chamber Music Festival 2026: Dante’s Lovers and Visionaries April 22 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm fortyfivedownstairs Chamber Music Festival 2026: Dante’s Lovers and Visionaries Dante’s Lovers and Visionaries Inspired by Dante’s La Commedia, this evocative program traces a journey from the torments of Inferno to the… $38 – $48	1 event 23 1 event, 23 7:30 pm - 8:45 pm fortyfivedownstairs Chamber Music Festival 2026: Beethoven 9th Symphony arranged by Franz Liszt April 23 @ 7:30 pm - 8:45 pm fortyfivedownstairs Chamber Music Festival 2026: Beethoven 9th Symphony arranged by Franz Liszt Beethoven 9th Symphony arranged by Franz Liszt Legendary Australian pianist Michael Leslie returns from Germany to join Melbourne virtuoso Peter de Jager… $38 – $48	1 event 24 1 event, 24 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm fortyfivedownstairs Chamber Music Festival 2026: My Favourite Penis Poems (and Other Love Stories) April 24 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm fortyfivedownstairs Chamber Music Festival 2026: My Favourite Penis Poems (and Other Love Stories) My Favourite Penis Poems (and Other Love Stories) Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Del Tredici was one of the first major classical… $38 – $48	1 event 25 1 event, 25 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm fortyfivedownstairs Chamber Music Festival 2026: From Verona to Manhattan – Romeo and Juliet in Music April 25 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm fortyfivedownstairs Chamber Music Festival 2026: From Verona to Manhattan – Romeo and Juliet in Music From Verona to Manhattan: Romeo and Juliet in Music Opening with Bellini’s rarely heard overture on the warring Montagues and Capulets,… $32 – $42	6 events 26 6 events, 26 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Acord Mediaeval Performance Ensemble: Peace Acord April 26 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Acord Mediaeval Performance Ensemble: Peace Acord TICKETS: $20, $10 Available at the dorr $10 – $20, 11:00 am - 12:15 pm MSO Chamber: Music for harp & winds April 26 @ 11:00 am - 12:15 pm MSO Chamber: Music for harp & winds This delightful chamber program where harp and wind instruments gather in unique and colourful combinations, brings together music by composers from… $20 – $58, 2:30 pm - 6:00 pm The Rake Punished or Don Giovanni April 26 @ 2:30 pm - 6:00 pm The Rake Punished or Don Giovanni Melbourne Opera is staging a timely production of Don Giovanni (The Rake Punished) from 26 April - 3 May at the Athenaeum Theatre. This staging…, 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm 2026 National Liederfest Final April 26 @ 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm 2026 National Liederfest Final The National Liederfest, Australia’s most prestigious German Art Song competition, is a celebration of the art of Lieder performance for singers… $20 – $25, 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm Melbourne Opera: Don Giovanni April 26 @ 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm Melbourne Opera: Don Giovanni Don Giovanni is hailed as one of Mozart’s greatest and most demanding operas. Melbourne Opera has assembled a world class cast… $49 – $119, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Choristry – A Tapestry of Voices April 26 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Choristry – A Tapestry of Voices Choristry welcomes you to our first concert series of 2026! Join Choristry as we step into a rich soundscape weaving together…
0 events 27 0 events, 27	1 event 28 1 event, 28 7:30 am - 9:00 pm fortyfivedownstairs Chamber Music Festival 2026: Brahms, Liszt & Mendelssohn – Hungarian Fire and Italian Light April 28 @ 7:30 am - 9:00 pm fortyfivedownstairs Chamber Music Festival 2026: Brahms, Liszt & Mendelssohn – Hungarian Fire and Italian Light Performers Josephine Vains (cello), Sofija Kirsanova (violin), Coady Green (piano), and Ricardo Roche Idini (piano) combine forces in this expansive celebration… $32 – $48	2 events 29 2 events, 29 7:30 pm - 11:00 pm The Rake Punished or Don Giovanni April 29 @ 7:30 pm - 11:00 pm The Rake Punished or Don Giovanni Melbourne Opera is staging a timely production of Don Giovanni (The Rake Punished) from 26 April - 3 May at the Athenaeum Theatre. This staging…, 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Melbourne Opera: Don Giovanni April 29 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Melbourne Opera: Don Giovanni Don Giovanni is hailed as one of Mozart’s greatest and most demanding operas. Melbourne Opera has assembled a world class cast… $49 – $119	0 events 30 0 events, 30

There are no events on this day.

March 31

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

Flinders Quartet – From Silence & Snow

April 1

April 1 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Melbourne Recital Centre & the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) Mostly Mozart – Mannheim to Paris

April 2

April 2 @ 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm

Australian National Academy of Music: Sacred: Seven Last Words

April 2 @ 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm

Affinity Quartet and the Australian National Academy of Music: Haydn – Seven Last Words

April 3

April 3 @ 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Melbourne Bach Choir St Matthew Passion

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There are no events on this day.

There are no events on this day.

There are no events on this day.

April 8

April 8 @ 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Lunchtime Concert: Gabriel Liu (cello) and Leigh Harrold (piano)

April 9

April 9 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Ensemble Liaison & Friends: Echoes of Vienna

April 10

April 10 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra presents Disney’s Beauty and the Beast in Concert

April 10 @ 8:00 pm - 10:30 pm

Paco Peña: Flamenco in Concert

April 10 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Leigh Harrold’s Post-Premiere Birthday Bash

April 11

April 11 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra presents Disney’s Beauty and the Beast in Concert

April 11 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra presents Disney’s Beauty and the Beast in Concert

April 12

April 12 @ 9:00 am - 10:30 am

St John’s Southgate: Bach Cantata Service

April 12 @ 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm

Lyric Opera of Melbourne: Songs of Devotion & Desire

There are no events on this day.

There are no events on this day.

April 15

April 15 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Masterclass with Sergei Nakariakov

April 15 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Josh Cohen – Radiohead for Solo Piano II

April 16

April 16 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Choral Splendour

April 16 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Mahler & Tchaikovsky featuring Sergei Nakariakov

April 16 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Tempo Rubato: Lee Dionne – States of the Soul

April 17

April 17 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Mahler & Tchaikovsky featuring Sergei Nakariakov

April 17 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Divisi: Human Instrument

April 17 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Tempo Rubato: Bronzewing – The Shadow of the Living Light

April 18

April 18 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Divine Quotidian

April 18 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Mahler & Tchaikovsky featuring Sergei Nakariakov

April 18 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Choral Splendour

April 18 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Tempo Rubato: Michael Leslie – Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert

April 19

April 19 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Tempo Rubato: MATTUTINO Transfigured Ensemble: Bach’s Goldberg Variations

April 19 @ 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Heidelberg Choral Society: Classic Choruses

April 19 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

AEQUALES ENSEMBLE AT ARMADALE BAPTIST CHURCH

April 19 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Choral Splendour

April 20

April 20 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Classical Music Australia: Pinchas Zukerman in Recital

April 21

April 21 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

fortyfivedownstairs Chamber Music Festival: Opening Night – Hamlet, Ophelia and a Midsummer Night

April 22

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

fortyfivedownstairs Chamber Music Festival 2026: Dante’s Lovers and Visionaries

April 23

April 23 @ 7:30 pm - 8:45 pm

fortyfivedownstairs Chamber Music Festival 2026: Beethoven 9th Symphony arranged by Franz Liszt

April 24

April 24 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

fortyfivedownstairs Chamber Music Festival 2026: My Favourite Penis Poems (and Other Love Stories)

April 25

April 25 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

fortyfivedownstairs Chamber Music Festival 2026: From Verona to Manhattan – Romeo and Juliet in Music

April 26

April 26 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Acord Mediaeval Performance Ensemble: Peace Acord

April 26 @ 11:00 am - 12:15 pm

MSO Chamber: Music for harp & winds

April 26 @ 2:30 pm - 6:00 pm

The Rake Punished or Don Giovanni

April 26 @ 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm

2026 National Liederfest Final

April 26 @ 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Melbourne Opera: Don Giovanni

April 26 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Choristry – A Tapestry of Voices

There are no events on this day.

April 28

April 28 @ 7:30 am - 9:00 pm

fortyfivedownstairs Chamber Music Festival 2026: Brahms, Liszt & Mendelssohn – Hungarian Fire and Italian Light

April 29

April 29 @ 7:30 pm - 11:00 pm

The Rake Punished or Don Giovanni

April 29 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Melbourne Opera: Don Giovanni

May 2

May 2 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Choristry – A Tapestry of Voices

May 3

May 3 @ 2:30 pm - 6:00 pm

The Rake Punished or Don Giovanni

May 3 @ 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Melbourne Opera: Don Giovanni

April 29

April 29 @ 7:30 pm - 11:00 pm

The Rake Punished or Don Giovanni

April 29 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Melbourne Opera: Don Giovanni

There are no events on this day.

There are no events on this day.

May 2

May 2 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Choristry – A Tapestry of Voices

May 3

May 3 @ 2:30 pm - 6:00 pm

The Rake Punished or Don Giovanni

May 3 @ 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Melbourne Opera: Don Giovanni