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SUMMARY:Melba Masterclass with Caitlin Hulcup
DESCRIPTION:Share the intimate experience of a vocal Masterclass with internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano Caitlin Hulcup.\nGuiding the Melba Artists over this two hour session\, join us for rare insights and wonderful teaching moments. \nOne of Australia’s great vocalists\, Caitlin Hulcup is renowned for her captivating stage presence\, luminous voice and expressive power. With an illustrious career throughout Europe\, Hulcup’s stunning sonority has resonated throughout the world’s leading stages such as the Wiener Staatsoper\, Royal Opera House Covent Garden and Bolshoi Theatre. \n\nWednesday 28 February 2024 6pm;  MRC\, Primrose Potter Salon \nDuration: 2 hours (no interval) Please note\, running times are approximate and subject to change. \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $10
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melba-masterclass-with-caitlin-hulcup/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre\, Primrose Potter Salon\, 31 Sturt St\, Southbank VIC 3006\, Australia\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3929\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Divisi Chamber Singers: a love is a love is a love
DESCRIPTION:‘A love letter to queerness and the LGBTQIA+ community.’ – Meta Cohen\nDivisi is a youth-led not-for-profit organisation that supports early-career creative artists. Through commissioning and performing innovative works and projects\, Divisi strives to break down established norms of classical music. Their groundbreaking debut album\, Spectrum\, stands as a testament to their unwavering dedication\, being the first classical record in Australian history exclusively devoted to LGBTQIA+ composers. As part of Midsumma Festival 2024\, Divisi continue to amplify the voices of local LGBTQIA+ artists as they present a vibrant program of works by acclaimed Australian queer composers Meta Cohen\, Sally Whitwell\, and Connor D’Netto. \nWinner of the 2021 ABC Composer Commissioning Award\, Cohen’s ‘a love is a love is a love’\, is a poignant cycle of queer love songs based on the poetry of Australian queer writers. Whitwell’s Spectrum is a multi-movement masterpiece\, artfully reflecting the varying shades of the queer experience. In a world premiere\, Connor d’Netto’s latest work draws from Bastian Fox Phelan’s moving narrative Stove Photography\, as featured in the award-winning podcast Queerstories by Maeve Marsden. \nJoin Divisi Chamber Singers as they continue to break barriers and inspire in this celebration of queer voices and perspectives. \n\nSaturday 3 February 2024 7pm;  MRC\, Primrose Potter Salon \nDuration: 1 hour (no interval) Please note\, running times are approximate and subject to change. \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $37 ($30 Concession)
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/divisi-chamber-singers-a-love-is-a-love-is-a-love/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre\, Primrose Potter Salon\, 31 Sturt St\, Southbank VIC 3006\, Australia\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3929\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Syzygy Ensemble – Joy Ride
DESCRIPTION:Don’t we all just want to be happy?\nIn their second series installment Syzygy invites listeners to strap in for an exhilarating road trip featuring musical fusion from around the globe. Joy Ride is a thrilling hedonistic romp. Fast rides. Loud machines. Shiny things. Instant satisfaction. High-level distraction. Tomorrow be damned\, let’s have some fun. \nGuillaume Connesson Techno Parade for Flute\, Clarinet and Piano; Daniel Schnyder Impetus \nHolly Harrison Slipstream; Svante Henryson Suite Off Pist; Su Min Chasing Shadows \nThursday 30 November 2023 6pm;   MRC\, Primrose Potter Salon \n\nDuration: 1 hour (no interval) Please note\, running times are approximate and subject to change. \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $37 ($30 Concession)
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/syzygy-ensemble-joy-ride/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre\, Primrose Potter Salon\, 31 Sturt St\, Southbank VIC 3006\, Australia\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3929\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Duo Niels Bijl and Brian Chapman
DESCRIPTION:Witness the saxophone’s expressive power and astonishing versatility.\nExperience the enchanting melodies of Dutch saxophonist Niels Bijl and esteemed concert pianist Brian Chapman as they breathe new life into classical masterpieces. Renowned for his mastery of the tenor saxophone\, Bijl made his debut onto the Australian music scene after an illustrious career throughout Europe. Bijl’s critically acclaimed recordings\, Chant du Saxophone Ténor and Mozaik features both original compositions and exquisite transcriptions\, showcasing his profound dedication to the instrument. \nRevered concert pianist Brian Chapman is a pillar of Melbourne’s music scene with over 55 years of experience across three continents. Chapman’s extensive discography\, including over 100 studio recordings and broadcasts for the ABC highlight his exceptional talent and artistry. \nAbout the concert\nTogether\, Bijl and Chapman take audiences on a journey with Chant du Saxophone Ténor (The Song of the Tenor Saxophone). Exploring timeless masterpieces by Beethoven\, Schubert\, Schumann\, and Glazunov\, the saxophone defies all preconceived notions with its expressive power and astonishing versatility. Invented by Adolphe Sax in 1840\, the often-misunderstood instrument was designed to combine the warmth of brass with the virtuosity of wind instruments. Through reimagined masterpieces\, enjoy the rich heritage of the saxophone as Bijl and Chapman pay homage to its remarkable qualities. \n\nTuesday 21 November 2023 6pm;   MRC\, Primrose Potter Salon \nDuration: 1 hour (no interval) Please note\, running times are approximate and subject to change. \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $25 ($20 Concession)
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/duo-niels-bijl-and-brian-chapman/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre\, Primrose Potter Salon\, 31 Sturt St\, Southbank VIC 3006\, Australia\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3929\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Coco's Lunch and The Sai Brothers – Raising Rhythms
DESCRIPTION:‘Inordinately\, preposterously\, almost slanderously talented.’ – ABC Radio National\nExperience the electrifying cross-cultural collaboration of Raising Rhythms as Coco’s Lunch and The Sai Brothers unite in a groundbreaking fusion of East and West. A bold exploration of creativity\, they forge a distinct language and style that demands an intimate understanding of both traditions. For the first time\, witness this captivating performance as it brings together the vocal textures of Coco’s Lunch with the rhythmic energy of The Sai Brothers on mridangam and kanjira. \nWith Lisa Young’s mastery as a konnakol (South Indian vocal percussion) artist and a shared lineage between Coco’s Lunch and The Sai Brothers\, this collaboration unveils a new dimension of artistic expression. Be immersed in beloved works such as Tha Thin Tha from their celebrated album\, Misra Chappu\, and be spellbound by Young’s award-winning composition\, Other Plans\, which was recently showcased as the opening choral piece of Bjork’s performance at the Perth International Arts Festival. \nRenowned for their rhythmic prowess\, South Indian vocal percussion\, soulful lyrics and skintight harmonies\, this is a must-see show for fans of Coco’s Lunch seeking an expansion of Misra Chappu’s stunning repertoire. Embark on a transcendent musical experience that resonates locally and globally. \n\nTuesday 14 November 2023 6pm;  MRC\, Primrose Potter Salon \nDuration: 1 hour (no interval) Please note\, running times are approximate and subject to change. \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $37 ($30 Concession)
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/cocos-lunch-and-the-sai-brothers-raising-rhythms/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre\, Primrose Potter Salon\, 31 Sturt St\, Southbank VIC 3006\, Australia\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3929\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Jack Liebeck
DESCRIPTION:Momentum Ensemble unites with Jack Liebeck for an evening of enthralling music.\nMomentum Ensemble are a dynamic group of performers powered by the Australian Youth Orchestra. Momentum Ensemble aims to democratize classical music\, bring new interpretations and unconventional works to audiences\, and perform in venues that transcend the boundaries of the traditional concert hall. \nIn an exciting collaboration\, the ensemble will be joining forces with internationally acclaimed British/German violinist and director Jack Liebeck. Jack has performed as a soloist with orchestras across the world and his recording career features titles with Sony Classics\, Hyperion Records\, and Albion Records. He is currently the Royal Academy of Music’s first Emie Sauret Professor of Violin and Artistic Director of festivals such as the Australian Festival of Chamber Music and Oxford May Music. \nThis performance will reimagine the barriers between the artist and the audience. Jack and a string orchestra of fifteen spirited young musicians will move through an enthralling program of works by Vaughan Williams\, Ravel\, and Australian composers Richard Meale and Frederick Septimus Kelly. \n\nMonday 13 November 2023 6pm; MRC\, Primrose Potter Salon \nDuration: 1 hour 15 mins (no interval) Please note\, running times are approximate and subject to change. \n\n\n\n\nA promo code is required to book tickets. \nCurrently sold out \n\n\n\n 
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/jack-liebeck/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre\, Primrose Potter Salon\, 31 Sturt St\, Southbank VIC 3006\, Australia\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3929\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Alex Raineri – The Firebird
DESCRIPTION:A solo recital of blistering pianism and vivid colour.\nAward-winning artist Alex Raineri returns with a solo recital of blistering pianism and vivid colour. Praised by Limelight as a ‘a soloist of superb virtuosic skill and musicality’\, Raineri’s recital showcases beloved masterpieces by Stravinsky and Rachmaninoff\, alongside four captivating works by talented Naarm-based composers. \nAbout the concert\nOpening with one of the most famous gestures in the piano repertoire\, Rachmaninoff’s Piano Sonata No.2 distils the sweeping romanticism and grand sentiment for which the composer is so well loved. Featuring three movements\, the Sonata is cyclical in nature and is bound by recurring musical motifs\, making it an extraordinary experience. Raineri commissioned works by Elliott Gyger\, Lisa Cheney\, Liza Lim\, and Michael Bakrnčev to create musical miniatures that reflect cultural identity\, resulting in a celebration of the multiculturalism that pervades the Australian arts landscape. Closing with Stravinsky’s masterpiece\, The Firebird takes audiences on a thrilling journey based on ancient Russian folk tales. Don’t miss the stunning pianism of Alex Raineri in a powerful solo recital in the Primrose Potter Salon. \n\nThursday 9 November 2023 6pm; MRC\, Primrose Potter Salon \nDuration: 1 hour (no interval) Please note\, running times are approximate and subject to change. \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $25 ($20 Concession)
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/alex-raineri-the-firebird/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre\, Primrose Potter Salon\, 31 Sturt St\, Southbank VIC 3006\, Australia\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3929\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Accademia Arcadia – J.S. Bach's Musical Offering
DESCRIPTION:Experience the sounds of the 18th century like never before with the only copy of a Cristofori Piano in the Southern Hemisphere.\nStep back in time to the world of 1700\, and witness the origins of a revolutionary classical approach and the invention of a new keyboard instrument that could shape and shade dynamics. Accademia Arcadia\, an Aria-nominated chamber ensemble formed by Jacqueline Ogeil\, takes audiences on a journey through baroque and early classical chamber music\, including the trio-sonata\, cantata\, early opera\, and grand liturgical genres. \nWith a timbre closer to a harpsichord\, a Cristofori piano (c.1730) features a range of 54 keys rather than the standard 88. Differing greatly to what we know as the modern piano today\, its harder hammers and thinner strings allowed pianists the ability to wonderfully express feeling and colour for the first time. \nAbout the concert\nExperience the sounds of the 18th century like never before with the only copy of a Cristofori piano in the Southern Hemisphere\, commissioned by Ogeil and supported by the late Dame Elisabeth Murdoch. Directed by internationally acclaimed Bach expert John O’Donnell\, this incredible instrument allows the performers to present a new interpretative approach to J.S. Bach’s Musical Offering. Allow Accademia Arcadia to transport you to a time of musical innovation and beauty. \n\nWednesday 8 November 2023 6pm;   MRC\, Primrose Potter Salon \nDuration: 1 hour (no interval) Please note\, running times are approximate and subject to change. \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $25 ($20 Concession)
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/accademia-arcadia-j-s-bachs-musical-offering/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre\, Primrose Potter Salon\, 31 Sturt St\, Southbank VIC 3006\, Australia\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3929\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Selby & Friends – Final Statements
DESCRIPTION:Selby & Friends’ final concert for their 2023 season brings together two brilliant guest artists of the younger generation.\nThis extraordinary final program for the 2023 Season brings together two highly accomplished guest artists of the younger generation who are making great waves now they are back in Australia – the brilliant violinist Ike See\, previously Assoc. Concertmaster of the Adelaide Symphony and now a core member of the tightly knit ACO\, and solo cellist and lecturer at the Melbourne Conservatorium\, Richard Narroway. \nThe program opens with Copland’s famous Vitebsk\, a beautiful but brief work by the great American composer. We follow with the passionate and powerful Arensky Piano Trio No. 1 after having presented Arensky’s second piano trio in 2022. \nAnd to bring the Season to a close\, Schubert’s delightful\, melody-rich piano trio was composed in the last year of his life – a testament to a beautiful and rich life extinguished too soon. \n\nThursday 2 November 2023 2pm & 7pm;  MRC\, Primrose Potter Salon \nDuration: 2 hours (incl. interval) Please note\, running times are approximate and subject to change. \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $77 ($59 Concession)
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/selby-friends-final-statements/2023-11-02/2/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre\, Primrose Potter Salon\, 31 Sturt St\, Southbank VIC 3006\, Australia\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3929\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Selby & Friends – Final Statements
DESCRIPTION:Selby & Friends’ final concert for their 2023 season brings together two brilliant guest artists of the younger generation.\nThis extraordinary final program for the 2023 Season brings together two highly accomplished guest artists of the younger generation who are making great waves now they are back in Australia – the brilliant violinist Ike See\, previously Assoc. Concertmaster of the Adelaide Symphony and now a core member of the tightly knit ACO\, and solo cellist and lecturer at the Melbourne Conservatorium\, Richard Narroway. \nThe program opens with Copland’s famous Vitebsk\, a beautiful but brief work by the great American composer. We follow with the passionate and powerful Arensky Piano Trio No. 1 after having presented Arensky’s second piano trio in 2022. \nAnd to bring the Season to a close\, Schubert’s delightful\, melody-rich piano trio was composed in the last year of his life – a testament to a beautiful and rich life extinguished too soon. \n\nThursday 2 November 2023 2pm & 7pm;  MRC\, Primrose Potter Salon \nDuration: 2 hours (incl. interval) Please note\, running times are approximate and subject to change. \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $77 ($59 Concession)
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/selby-friends-final-statements/2023-11-02/1/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre\, Primrose Potter Salon\, 31 Sturt St\, Southbank VIC 3006\, Australia\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3929\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Kristian Chong and Friends – Sophie and Kristian play Sutherland and Franck
DESCRIPTION:Well known and thrilling musicians Sophie Rowell (former Melbourne Symphony Concertmaster and new Melbourne Chamber Orchestra director) and Kristian Chong have been playing together for many years\, having grown up together in their home town of Adelaide. They play a program of epic proportions – starting with Australian Margaret Sutherland’s Sonata for Violin and Piano\, written almost 100 years ago in 1925. \nFollowing from this is the great Cesar Franck Sonata for Violin and Piano\, one of the highlights of the sonata repertoire; a beautiful\, passionate and mesmerising journey that written as a wedding present to the violinist Ysaÿe. It culminates as any wedding does – with exultant joy. A recital not to be missed. \n\nWednesday 1 November 2023 6pm; MRC\, Primrose Potter Salon \nDuration: 1 hour (no interval) Please note\, running times are approximate and subject to change. \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $50 ($40 Concession)
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/kristian-chong-and-friends-sophie-and-kristian-play-sutherland-and-franck/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre\, Primrose Potter Salon\, 31 Sturt St\, Southbank VIC 3006\, Australia\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3929\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Duo Eclettico: Magic
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the magical\, the ethereal\, the demonic and the ‘other’.\nDuo Eclettico’s performance in the Primrose Potter Salon celebrates the magical\, the ethereal\, the demonic\, and the ‘other’\, with works from South Africa and Australia. Hendrik Hofmeyr\, arguably South Africa’s most celebrated living composer\, is represented with Necromancer\, a virtuosic yet beautifully colourful work evoking the magic of a necromancer\, in Hofmeyr’s writing a symbol for LGBTIQ+ sexuality and attempted repression of this by traditional conservative forces. \nPaired with Ross Edwards’ Full Moon Dances\, in a stunning arrangement for saxophone\, piano and percussion by Peter Neville. Edwards depicts the universal Moon Goddess incarnate\, source of plant life and protector of the environment\, performing a series of ritual healing ceremonies. \nThe recital culminates in the world premiere of Caerwen Martin’s major new work for soprano saxophone and piano\, The Witch of Kings Cross\, about a fascinating real-life figure – Rosaleen Norton – a poet\, writer\, artist\, philosopher and ‘witch’\, one of the most unique artists in Australia from the 1940s and 50s\, whose work was banned and prohibited by the Australian government for its overt sexuality and focus on non-traditional beliefs. A revolutionary figure\, Norton was arrested multiple times\, her books and artwork publicly burned. She became known as ‘The Witch of Kings Cross’ and is a potent example of an artist whose individuality of spirit was consistently repressed by traditional forces in the conservative Australia of the 1940s and 50s. \nCaerwen Martin’s new work\, specifically composed for Duo Eclettico and this concert\, is in several parts. One section acts as a descriptive musical depiction of Norton’s life and work. The other acts as a healing ‘spell’ for Norton\, but also invites the audience to be immersed in this ritual and hopefully find aspects that can be healing for each listener themselves. \n\nTuesday 31 October 2023\, 6pm;    MRC\,  Primrose Potter Salon \nDuration: 1 hour (no interval) Please note\, running times are approximate and subject to change. \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $37 ($30 Concession)
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/duo-eclettico-magic/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre\, Primrose Potter Salon\, 31 Sturt St\, Southbank VIC 3006\, Australia\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3929\, Australia
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SUMMARY:The Parlour: Relaxed Performance
DESCRIPTION:The Parlour perform as part of the Relaxed Performance series.\nThe Parlour focuses on the sung storytelling of Art Song and ballad\, often spinning a cabaret-like narrative to bring the program together as a collection. Since their inception\, unearthing the intentions behind Art Song compositions and exposing the people and events that inspired them has been part of the journey. \nThe Centre’s series of Relaxed Performances are specifically suited for audiences with sensory sensitivities\, using altered lighting\, more in-depth musical explanations and accompanying access resources. \nArtists:  Karen Van Spall and Adam Miller \n\nTuesday 31 October 2023 11am     MRC\, Primrose Potter Salon \nDuration: 45 mins. Please note\, running times are approximate and subject to change. \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $10
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/the-parlour-relaxed-performance/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre\, Primrose Potter Salon\, 31 Sturt St\, Southbank VIC 3006\, Australia\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3929\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Flinders Quartet – Musical Portraits
DESCRIPTION:‘To hear someone painted in sound is the most intimate portrait.’ Zoe Knighton\nShostakovich’s incredibly powerful String Quartet No.8 was officially dedicated ‘to the memory of the victims of fascism and war’ but there is much to suggest that Shostakovich meant it as a musical self-portrait. \nSmetana’s String Quartet No.1 ‘From My Life’ is a different type of musical portrait\, taking us on a vivid\, programmatic journey through young love\, and the devastation of tinnitus. In discussing these works\, Flinders Quartet became curious about how a composer would capture their essence and commissioned Tasmanian composer Maria Grenfell to paint them in sound. It will be illuminating for Flinders Quartet to perform their very own musical portrait for audiences and look into the musical mirror to see themselves in music. \n\nMonday 30 October 2023 1pm & 6pm;   MRC\, Primrose Potter Salon \nDuration: 1 hour 15 mins (no interval) Please note\, running times are approximate and subject to change. \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $40 ($30 Concession); Group 10+ $30; Student $30
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/flinders-quartet-musical-portraits/2023-10-30/2/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre\, Primrose Potter Salon\, 31 Sturt St\, Southbank VIC 3006\, Australia\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3929\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Flinders Quartet – Musical Portraits
DESCRIPTION:‘To hear someone painted in sound is the most intimate portrait.’ Zoe Knighton\nShostakovich’s incredibly powerful String Quartet No.8 was officially dedicated ‘to the memory of the victims of fascism and war’ but there is much to suggest that Shostakovich meant it as a musical self-portrait. \nSmetana’s String Quartet No.1 ‘From My Life’ is a different type of musical portrait\, taking us on a vivid\, programmatic journey through young love\, and the devastation of tinnitus. In discussing these works\, Flinders Quartet became curious about how a composer would capture their essence and commissioned Tasmanian composer Maria Grenfell to paint them in sound. It will be illuminating for Flinders Quartet to perform their very own musical portrait for audiences and look into the musical mirror to see themselves in music. \n\nMonday 30 October 2023 1pm & 6pm;   MRC\, Primrose Potter Salon \nDuration: 1 hour 15 mins (no interval) Please note\, running times are approximate and subject to change. \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $40 ($30 Concession); Group 10+ $30; Student $30
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/flinders-quartet-musical-portraits/2023-10-30/1/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre\, Primrose Potter Salon\, 31 Sturt St\, Southbank VIC 3006\, Australia\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3929\, Australia
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231018T190000
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SUMMARY:Brenda Gifford and Ensemble Offspring – Wadhu/Skin
DESCRIPTION:Witness the world premiere of Wadhu/Skin\, Brenda Gifford’s award-winning 2023 Merlyn Myer Music Commission.\nWitness the world premiere of Brenda Gifford’s award-winning 2023 Merlyn Myer Music Commission piece\, Wadhu/Skin\, as it takes audiences on an immersive and thought-provoking journey through music\, language\, and storytelling. With a creative lineage spanning over 60\,000 years\, Gifford is an acclaimed composer whose music is culturally influenced by her beloved Yuin Country\, the Australian environment\, and its seasonal changes. \nAbout the concert\nJoined by the esteemed Ensemble Offspring\, this collaboration presents an authentic and poignant performance as it delves into the intricate web of human connection. Composed for flute\, bass clarinet\, violin\, cello\, double bass\, piano and percussion\, Gifford’s vision comes to life in a dynamic and innovative concert experience. Wadhu/Skin invites listeners to explore and appreciate the depths of cultural heritage. Illuminating the interconnectedness of human experience. \nThis presentation will be the fifth Merlyn Myer Music Commission\, an initiative established in memory of Dame Merlyn Myer to support female composers in Australia. This prestigious commission offers a unique opportunity for a selected composer to create and present the premiere performance of a new musical work. \nThe 2023 Merlyn Myer Commission was made possible thanks to the generosity of the Aranday Foundation and the Yulgilbar Foundation. \n\nWednesday 18 October 2023 6pm;    MRC\, Primrose Potter Salon \nDuration: 1 hour (no interval) Please note\, running times are approximate and subject to change. \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $37 ($30 Concession)
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/brenda-gifford-and-ensemble-offspring-wadhu-skin/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre\, Primrose Potter Salon\, 31 Sturt St\, Southbank VIC 3006\, Australia\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3929\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Cam Butler and His Orchestra: Strings Music
DESCRIPTION:A sonic and cinematic journey into another world.\nExperience an unforgettable evening of music with Cam Butler and His Orchestra as they launch his new album\, Strings Music\, performing revised and re-recorded pieces taken from Butler’s extensive catalogue of works for string ensemble and guitar. With a lineup featuring a string quartet\, electric guitar\, percussion\, and electric bass\, the seven-piece ensemble creates a thrilling and entrancing live concert perfectly suited to the superb acoustics of the Primrose Potter Salon. \n\nFriday 6 October 2023 7pm;   MRC\, Primrose Potter Salon \nDuration: 1 hour (no interval) Please note\, running times are approximate and subject to change. \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $37 ($30 Concession)
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/cam-butler-and-his-orchestra-strings-music/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre\, Primrose Potter Salon\, 31 Sturt St\, Southbank VIC 3006\, Australia\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3929\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Latitude 37: Meditations
DESCRIPTION:Latitude 37 transforms Baroque music to vivid 21st century life.\nThis program will take you from intricate ornamentations over slowly shifting harmonies by Rognoni\, Bassano\, and Selma y Salaverde\, to works of transcendent loveliness by Cavalli and Erlebach. Nico Muhly’s ‘Slow Twitchy Organs’ brings these special baroque instruments into the 21st century\, alongside a calmly contemplative work specially commissioned for Latitude 37 by Australian composer and pianist\, Luke Howard. \nLaura Vaughan viola da gamba\nJulia Fredersdorff baroque violin\nDonald Nicolson harpsichord and organ \n\nTuesday 3 October 2023 6pm\, Melbourne Recital Centre\, Primrose Potter Salon \nDuration: 1 hour (no interval) Please note\, running times are approximate and subject to change. \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $37 ($30 Concession)
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/latitude-37-meditations/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre\, Primrose Potter Salon\, 31 Sturt St\, Southbank VIC 3006\, Australia\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3929\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230927T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230927T190000
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SUMMARY:Duo Kirsanova-Lewis: On the Pavements Grey
DESCRIPTION:Violinist Sophia Kirsanova and pianist Georgina Lewis celebrate the diversity\, economic invention and depth of emotion of the minimalist movement. This program journeys from John Adam’s iconic Road Movies to the holy minimalism of Baltic composers Pēteris Vasks and Arvo Pärt\, and wonderful and daring composers on the fringes of the movement\, including ‘Brooklyn’s post-millennial Mozart’\, Missy Mazzoli. The duo also performs Platon Buravicky’s rarely heard\, celestial and deeply moving Angel’s Sight. \nGeorgina explores juxtapositions of freedom and discipline\, introspection and prayer\, beauty and pain in piano music from Arvo Pärt and\, closer to home\, Australia’s own Andrea Keller. Keller’s Life is Brut[if]al featured on her 2020 Journey Home album\, a response to deep study of Pärt’s compositional techniques. \nThis concert also marks a special moment with Sophia giving the Australian premiere\, and the second ever performance of Pēteris Vasks Sonata estiva (Summer Sonata) for violin solo\, with the composer’s blessing. Written in 2022 in response to the outbreak of the war in Ukraine\, the sonata was intended to bring brightness and hope\, take the world away from the harshness of reality and into a meditation on Latvian folk music and nature. \n\nWednesday 27 September 2023 6pm     MRC\, Primrose Potter Salon \nDuration: 1 hour (no interval) Please note\, running times are approximate and subject to change. \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $37 ($30 Concession)
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/duo-kirsanova-lewis-on-the-pavements-grey/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre\, Primrose Potter Salon\, 31 Sturt St\, Southbank VIC 3006\, Australia\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3929\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Syzygy Ensemble: Divine Inspiration
DESCRIPTION:The Pleasure Principle.\nDon’t we all just want to be happy? Syzygy’s 2023 series explores the many paths that lead to pleasure and purpose. Whether we are seeking serotonin bursts from secular thrills or pursuing an otherworldly divine transcendence\, happiness means different things to all of us depending on our heritage\, our goals\, and our need to conform or disrupt. \nDivine Inspiration ruminates on the significance of being insignificant. To live with wonder and awe is to know contentment of an entirely different kind. Syzygy explores ancient castles\, the inexorability of the seasons\, and the rituals of the Eastern Orthodox Church in a concert that celebrates their search for meaning in a large\, chaotic universe. \nARTISTS: Laila Engle flutes; Robin Henry clarinet\, bass clarinet; Kyla Matsuura-Miller violin\nCampbell Banks cello; Leigh Harrold piano \nPROGRAM: Sofia Gubaidulina Your Joy No Man Taketh From You; Evan Ziporyn Tsmindao Ghmerto \nGabriela Ortiz Tres Haiku No.1 El cielo es cada muro ‘A Sky is Every Wall’; Peteris Vasks Castillo Interior \nNed Rorem End of Summer i. Capriccio; Dobrinka Tabakova Whispered Lullaby \nRichard Toensing Children of Light v. Phos Hilarion \n\nWednesday 20 September 2023 6pm      MRC\, Primrose Potter Salon \nDuration: 1 hour (no interval) Please note\, running times are approximate and subject to change. \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $37 ($30 Concession)
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/syzygy-ensemble-divine-inspiration/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre\, Primrose Potter Salon\, 31 Sturt St\, Southbank VIC 3006\, Australia\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3929\, Australia
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230901T201500
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SUMMARY:Rob Hao: Schubert Overwritten
DESCRIPTION:Schubert’s motifs\, styles and gestures reinterpreted.\nRob Hao breathes new life into the music of Franz Schubert by offering contemporary interpretations of his works. Curated by Hao\, the performance features two unfinished sonatas presented alongside two modern completions of each respective work. \nWhether you’re a seasoned listener of new music or a lover of Schubert’s entire catalogue\, this curation has something for everyone. In addition to the completions\, the program includes Elena Kats-Chernin’s The Schubert Blues\, which was composed as a response to Schubert’s Death and the Maiden quartet. \n\nFriday 1 September 2023 7pm;   MRC\, Primrose Potter Salon;   Duration: 1 hour 15 mins (no interval) \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $25 ($20 Concession)
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/rob-hao-schubert-overwritten/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre\, Primrose Potter Salon\, 31 Sturt St\, Southbank VIC 3006\, Australia\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3929\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230828T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230828T114500
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SUMMARY:Divisi Chamber Singers – Relaxed Performance
DESCRIPTION:Divisi Chamber Singers perform as part of the Relaxed Performance series.\nDivisi is a youth-led not-for-profit organisation that supports early-career creative artists. Divisi strives to break down established norms of classical music through commissioning and performing innovative and creative works and projects. Their recent program Compose Queer was released to wide acclaim and led to the release of the first ever complete album of Australian classical music by queer composers\, entitled Spectrum. \nThe Centre’s series of Relaxed Performances are specifically suited for audiences with sensory sensitivities\, using altered lighting\, more in-depth musical explanations and accompanying access resources. \nThe Relaxed Performance series is supported by the Learning and Access Consortium \n\nMonday 28 August 2023 11am; MRC\, Primrose Potter Salon;   Duration: 45 mins \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $10
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/divisi-chamber-singers-relaxed-performance/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre\, Primrose Potter Salon\, 31 Sturt St\, Southbank VIC 3006\, Australia\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3929\, Australia
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230729T200000
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SUMMARY:Affinity Quartet: Infinite Affinities
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the Melbourne ensemble taking the world by storm.\nAffinity Quartet represents the next generation of Australia’s chamber music stars\, having developed its craft in Europe to critical acclaim. It brings home an inspired approach to music-making\, matched by its adventurous spirit as a string quartet for and of today. \nAbout the concert\nFollowing their recent 2nd prize award at the 2023 Mozart International String Quartet Competition Salzburg\, Affinity Quartet return to the Primrose Potter Salon for a program featuring two seminal string quartets. \nOpening with Haydn’s String Quartet Op.50\, No.5 ‘Dream’\, this work beautifully showcases the dance between violin\, viola and cello. Beethoven’s String Quartet No.11 however\, was considered an experiment on compositional techniques of the time with the composer himself rumoured to believe it too extreme for audience consumption\, quoted as saying ‘[the piece] is never to be performed in public.’ \nSandwiched between these two great and vastly different works is the world premiere of a piece that brings together both the progressive and popular elements of string quartet composition: Tom Misson’s Melbourne Recital Centre and the University of Melbourne commissioned Infinite Affinities. \n\nSaturday 29 July 2023 7pm;   MRC\, Primrose Potter Salon   Duration: 1 hour (no interval) \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $37 ($30 Concession)
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/affinity-quartet-infinite-affinities/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre\, Primrose Potter Salon\, 31 Sturt St\, Southbank VIC 3006\, Australia\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3929\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Ziggy & Miles: Sidekick
DESCRIPTION:A musical exploration of family dynamics.\nTitled after the work of the same name\, this concert is a reflection of Ziggy and Miles’ history and brotherly dynamic both on stage and off. Written for the brothers\, Katie Jenkins’ Sidekick intentionally inflates and satires their relationship with musical bickering and sparring virtuosity. \nAbout the concert\nTo open and close the performance\, the brothers perform two works instrumental in developing their teenage love for the guitar duo\, Paulo Bellinati’s fiery Jongo\, and Radamés Gnattali’s Suite Retratos\, both championed by the Assad and Grigoryan brothers. \nThe pieces in between include Ziggy and Miles’ own arrangement of Debussy’s timeless Suite bergamasque\, and a world premiere by local composer Ken Murray’s Trin Warren Tam-boore titled after the wetlands of the same name; a name which was given by the Wurundjeri people meaning Bellbird Waterhole. \n\nFriday 28 July 2023 7pm;  MRC\, Primrose Potter Salon   Duration: 1 hour (no interval) \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $37 ($30 Concession)
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/ziggy-miles-sidekick/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre\, Primrose Potter Salon\, 31 Sturt St\, Southbank VIC 3006\, Australia\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3929\, Australia
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230725T190000
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SUMMARY:Flinders Quartet: Beethoven/Maconchy
DESCRIPTION:Beethoven and Maconchy – the perfect musical companions and an exemplary organisation of sound.\nElizabeth Maconchy admired and studied the masters who had gone before\, and Flinders Quartet is sure Maconchy would be chuffed that a 21st century Australian quartet found her rigorous compositional style to be an excellent fit with that of the great master himself. \nThe chance to play one of Beethoven’s incomparable Op.59 ‘Razumovsky’ quartets\, named after their commissioner\, Count Razumovsky\, the Russian Ambassador in Vienna\, is something akin to a religious experience for quartet players\, such is the consummate artistry of Beethoven in his middle period. \n\nTuesday 25 July 2023 1pm & 6pm;  MRC\, Primrose Potter Salon    Duration: 1 hour (no interval) \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $40 ($30 Concession); Group 10+ $30; Student $30 \nThree-concert subscription $99 ($78 Concession)
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/flinders-quartet-beethoven-maconchy/2023-07-25/2/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre\, Primrose Potter Salon\, 31 Sturt St\, Southbank VIC 3006\, Australia\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3929\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Flinders Quartet: Beethoven/Maconchy
DESCRIPTION:Beethoven and Maconchy – the perfect musical companions and an exemplary organisation of sound.\nElizabeth Maconchy admired and studied the masters who had gone before\, and Flinders Quartet is sure Maconchy would be chuffed that a 21st century Australian quartet found her rigorous compositional style to be an excellent fit with that of the great master himself. \nThe chance to play one of Beethoven’s incomparable Op.59 ‘Razumovsky’ quartets\, named after their commissioner\, Count Razumovsky\, the Russian Ambassador in Vienna\, is something akin to a religious experience for quartet players\, such is the consummate artistry of Beethoven in his middle period. \n\nTuesday 25 July 2023 1pm & 6pm;  MRC\, Primrose Potter Salon    Duration: 1 hour (no interval) \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $40 ($30 Concession); Group 10+ $30; Student $30 \nThree-concert subscription $99 ($78 Concession)
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/flinders-quartet-beethoven-maconchy/2023-07-25/1/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre\, Primrose Potter Salon\, 31 Sturt St\, Southbank VIC 3006\, Australia\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3929\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230712T190000
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SUMMARY:Selby & Friends: Iconic ‘Fathers’
DESCRIPTION:Selby & Friends’ third concert welcomes back Natalie Chee and Julian Smiles for their 2023 season.\nAbout the concert\nSelby & Friends’ is delighted to welcome back Natalie Chee and Julian Smiles after a Covid- interrupted tour in 2022. In this special program\, Kathy and her friends present three iconic trailblazing composers whose influence exploded previous conceptions to pave an entirely new path forward. \nHaydn was a prolific piano trio composer who literally created our idea of the genre. Dvořák\, the great Czech composer and father of nationalism in music\, made it possible for composers who followed to revel in their mother tongue and express it through music. And the giant Viennese/American composer\, Schoenberg\, changed the face of music entirely with his revolutionary approach to harmony in music. A stunning concert presented by three of Australia’s finest artists. \nJoseph Haydn Piano Trio in D-Hob XV:24 \nArnold Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht for Piano Trio\, Op. 4 \nAntonin Dvořák Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor\, Op. 90 ‘Dumky’ \n\nWednesday 12 July 2023 2pm & 7pm; Primrose Potter Salon; Duration: 2 hours (incl. interval) \n\n\n\n\nTickets: Standard $77 ($59 Concession)
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/selby-friends-iconic-fathers/2023-07-12/2/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre\, Primrose Potter Salon\, 31 Sturt St\, Southbank VIC 3006\, Australia\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3929\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230712T140000
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SUMMARY:Selby & Friends: Iconic ‘Fathers’
DESCRIPTION:Selby & Friends’ third concert welcomes back Natalie Chee and Julian Smiles for their 2023 season.\nAbout the concert\nSelby & Friends’ is delighted to welcome back Natalie Chee and Julian Smiles after a Covid- interrupted tour in 2022. In this special program\, Kathy and her friends present three iconic trailblazing composers whose influence exploded previous conceptions to pave an entirely new path forward. \nHaydn was a prolific piano trio composer who literally created our idea of the genre. Dvořák\, the great Czech composer and father of nationalism in music\, made it possible for composers who followed to revel in their mother tongue and express it through music. And the giant Viennese/American composer\, Schoenberg\, changed the face of music entirely with his revolutionary approach to harmony in music. A stunning concert presented by three of Australia’s finest artists. \nJoseph Haydn Piano Trio in D-Hob XV:24 \nArnold Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht for Piano Trio\, Op. 4 \nAntonin Dvořák Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor\, Op. 90 ‘Dumky’ \n\nWednesday 12 July 2023 2pm & 7pm; Primrose Potter Salon; Duration: 2 hours (incl. interval) \n\n\n\n\nTickets: Standard $77 ($59 Concession)
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/selby-friends-iconic-fathers/2023-07-12/1/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre\, Primrose Potter Salon\, 31 Sturt St\, Southbank VIC 3006\, Australia\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3929\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Quartz: Langsamer
DESCRIPTION:An ode to tender human emotions.\nAcclaimed Melbourne string quartet Quartz are a confluence of Australian musical talent and world-class technique. Their exciting yet sensitive interpretations of great masterpieces of the string quartet repertoire are a delight to hear and much loved by audiences. \nAbout the concert \nTheir performance in Primrose Potter Salon presents emotional works for the string quartet by Webern and Beethoven. Anton Webern’s utterly ravishing Langsamer Satz (Slow Movement) for string quartet was written when he was madly in love. Inspired by a hiking trip in the Austrian mountains with his future wife\, the influence of Brahms in both romanticism and tonality are evident throughout. Referred to as ‘pure and exalted love music’\, the emotions range from yearning to dramatic turmoil and finally\, tranquility. \nBeethoven’s string quartet Op.127 is the first of his legendary ‘late quartets’. It is an uncommonly tender and introverted work that exudes raw human emotion with spectacular control. The work embodies the stylistic traits of his final period of writing – sublime beauty\, deeply intimate emotion\, epic lengths and superhuman virtuosity. Beethoven’s final music is utterly transcendental. \n\nTuesday 11 July 2023 6pm; Primrose Potter Salon;   Duration: 1 hour (no interval) \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $37 ($30 Concession)
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/quartz-langsamer/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre\, Primrose Potter Salon\, 31 Sturt St\, Southbank VIC 3006\, Australia\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3929\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Kristian Chong and Friends: Mozart and Fauré Quartets
DESCRIPTION:An explosion of musical emotion\nFor the first instalment of Kristian Chong and Friends for 2023\, Kristian is joined on stage by Ike See (Australian Chamber Orchestra)\, Wenhong Luo\, and Richard Narroway for an enchantingly intimate performance in the Primrose Potter Salon. \nFeaturing Piano Quartets of Mozart and Fauré in G minor\, the drama and tension of both works complement each other in a colourful and profound manner. Mozart’s rare example of a chamber work in a minor key is filled with delicate angst\, while Fauré’s ravenous portrayal of human emotion results in the piece being one of his most acclaimed works. \n\nThursday 6 July 2023 6pm;  MRC\, Primrose Potter Salon;  Duration: 1 hour (no interval) \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $50 ($40 Concession) Three-Concert Packages Standard $140 ($110 Concession)
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/kristian-chong-and-friends-mozart-and-faure-quartets/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre\, Primrose Potter Salon\, 31 Sturt St\, Southbank VIC 3006\, Australia\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3929\, Australia
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