Conservatorium Concerts
The Melbourne Conservatorium of Music showcases our music students and academics via our public events, live-streamed concerts and wonderful performances throughout the year.
University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
The University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, led by world-renowned conductor Associate Professor Richard Davis and featuring our very best student classical musicians, is the premier large performance ensemble at the University.
See past performances and learn more hereThe University of Melbourne Wind Symphony Orchestra
The University of Melbourne Wind Symphony, directed by international conductor, Associate Professor Nicholas Enrico Williams features the most talented wind, brass and percussion students in the University.
See past performances and learn more hereLivestreamed concerts
The Melbourne Conservatorium of Music hosts a regular series of concerts by students and staff, as well as high profile Australian and international guests.
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2022 Conservatorium Artist Portfolio Prize
at 7:00pm - 7:00pmSupported with artistic mentorship and career consultation, the winners of the 2022 Conservatorium Artist Portfolio Prize have developed projects that encapsulate their artist... -
The Fairy Queen
-By Henry PurcellDirected by Jane DavidsonConducted by Donald NicolsonPurcell’s The Fairy Queen is a ‘semi-opera’ combining an adaptation of Shakespeare&rsquo...- Performance
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Dorcas McClean Competition
-Overview of ScholarshipIn February, 2022 the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music is hosting the Dorcas McClean Travelling Scholarship for Violinists and the Australian National... -
L'incoronazione di Poppea (Coronation of Poppea)
-Master of Music in Opera Performance students along with staff and students of the Early Music Studio, Melbourne Conservatorium of Music present L'incoronazione di Poppea. Cla... -
The University of Melbourne Wind Symphony, Sunday 23 May 2021
at 5:00pm - 5:00pmConductor: Nicholas WilliamsWind Symphony and Concert Band ProgramProgramCONCERT BANDVaughan WILLIAMSFlourish for Wind BandErika SVANOE Echoes*Cait NISHIMURAMerry Go RoundEdwa...- Concert
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Fascinating Rhythms: University of Melbourne Wind Symphony and Concert Band, Sunday 23 May
David R. GillinghamConcertino for Four PercussionFeaturing Huon Bourne Blue, Bridget Bourne, Leah Columbine, Justin ZhengFull Program... -
The University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Sunday 2 May 2021
Conductor: Richard DavisProgramBRITTENSimple Symphony, Op. 4PROKOFIEVPiano Concerto No. 3 in C, Op. 26. Soloist: Hannah ShinTCHAIKOVSKYSymphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64Full cr... -
Live at the Bowl: The University of Melbourne Wind Symphony - Wednesday 31 March
The University of Melbourne Wind Symphony made a celebrated return to live performance in a free open-air concert series at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, presented in partnershi... -
Live at the Bowl The University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Conductor - Richard DavisPROGRAMAaron COPLAND - Fanfare for the Common ManMikhail GLINKA - Overture to Ruslan and LudmilaMaurice RAVEL - The Fairy Garden (from Mother Goose Su... -
W.A Mozart – Die Zauberflöte by Melbourne Conservatorium of Music Opera students
at 3:43pm - 3:43pmDuring the second COVID 2020 lockdown in Victoria, the Master of Music in Opera Performance students at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, University of Melbourne, continu... -
Making Sense of Wagners Ring
Four free webinars introducing the largest of all operatic worksPresented by Professor Warren Bebbington For those preparing to attend Wagner’s four-night masterpiece, o...- Concert
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Beethoven - Symphony No.5 by the University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Following nine months of online lectures and zoom recordings, the University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra was finally given permission to re-enter the Ian Potter Southbank... -
Felix Mendelssohn - The Hebrides Overture by the University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Following nine months of online lectures and zoom recordings, the University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra was finally given permission to re-enter the Ian Potter Southbank... -
Art Song Festival
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Music in Isolation
For much of 2020, due to COVID-19 restrictions, our campus remained closed. But Conservatorium students continued to create and collaborate from their homes. This playlist includes pieces from the University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, as well as performances from students of our Interactive Composition, Brass, Percussion, Voice and Wind disciplines.- Concert
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The University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, September 2019
at 5:00pm - 6:30pmRecorded in September 2019 at Hamer Hall, Art Centre Melbourne, featuring the works of Ravel, Britten, Debussy and Stravinsky. -
Orpheus in the Underworld
Orpheus in the Underworld (Orphée aux enfers) is a satirical treatment of the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus by the French composer Jacques Offenbach.Directed by Jane Davidson...- Concert
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Wind Festival 2019
-The Melbourne Conservatorium of Music launched their inaugural Wind Festival in the Ian Potter Southbank Centre in 2019. Featuring world-class, elite international performers...- Concert
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Guitar Perspectives Winter Celebration
at 7:00pm - 7:00pmGuitar Perspectives presents a weekend of concerts and masterclasses featuring some of the world’s best guitarists alongside staff and students from the Melbourne Conser... -
Samuel Kruesler
It’s not fair having 13 stringsFirst Commission inspired by Michelangelo's David: represent the idea of human physical perfection.Artist Statement“Limitations are...- First Commissions
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Danna Yun
Riddle for String EnsembleFirst Commission inspired by Michelangelo's David: represent the idea of human physical perfection.Artist Statement“The pursuit of perfection i...- First Commissions
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James O'Hare
Place and PerspectiveFirst Commissions inspired by Self Portrait with Monkeys: divulge an unattainable desire.Artist StatementPlace and Perspective (composed in two parts resp...- First Commissions
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Louis Smith
1/1First Commissions inspired by The Age of Maturity: examine the inevitability of time.Artist Statement1/1 is the exploration of one’s relationship to time. As the conc...- First Commissions