Conservatorium Streamed Concerts & Recordings
Watch the live-streamed concerts, on-demand recordings and webinars from the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music.
Upcoming events
Browse our current series
Discover all events
-
Twilight
Friday 4 September 2026 8:00pm - 9:30pmAssociate Professor and Principal Fellow Dr Zachary Dunbar presents a piano recital at Tempo Rubato Brunswick. The recital is built around the theme of twilight. From Adès’ otherworldly Darknesse Visible to Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata, Zachary explores music that captures the nostalgia and s... -
Xerxes
2 September 2026 - 5 September 2026Presented by the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music Opera Performance and VCA Design & Production Stage Direction by Jane Davidson Music Direction by Donald Nicolson Handel’s Xerxes (composed in 1738) is where love triangles, mistaken identities and bold disguises collide. Featuring ... -
Xerxes
2 September 2026 - 5 September 2026Presented by the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music Opera Performance and VCA Design & Production Stage Direction by Jane Davidson Music Direction by Donald Nicolson Handel’s Xerxes (composed in 1738) is where love triangles, mistaken identities and bold disguises collide. Featuring ... -
Southbank Series: In Full Flight
Saturday 5 September 2026 7:30pm - 9:00pmThe second concert in the Southbank Series draws together four composers across three centuries, each with a distinct voice. Program Igor Stravinsky Danses Concertantes Carl Nielsen Flute ConcertoLisa-Maree Amos, Section Principal Flute Paul Stanhope ApolloLudwig van Beethoven Sympho... -
Clarinet Mega Day 2026
Sunday 6 September 2026 9:30am - 7:00pmWe’re inviting clarinet players of all ages and abilities to come experience a day at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music! This jam-packed day will provide participants with the opportunity to engage in masterclasses, rehearsals, panel discussions, meet with like-minded musicians and perform so... -
Melba Hall 14: MCM String Ensemble
Monday 7 September 2026 1:10pm - 2:00pmThe much-loved Melba Hall Lunch Hour Concert Series returns for Semester 2 2026. Each week will feature a different instrument or area, performed by undergraduate and postgraduate students of the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music and facilitated by academic staff. Join us for an intimate ... -
Lyrebird Brass: the timeless and the new
Tuesday 8 September 2026 7:30pm - 8:30pmJoin us for an extraordinary musical journey bridging centuries and styles. The program opens with elegant compositions by French Baroque master Jean-Philippe Rameau arranged here for brass quintet, followed by From Clans of Land and Sea by ANU Professor Chris Sainsbury, a prominent First Nat... -
Get Up 2026
29 July 2026 - 9 September 2026Jazz and Improvisation students lead jam sessions. All music students welcome. Get Up Schedule 29 July 2026, 7PM - Lionel Lounge 19 August 2026, 7PM - Lionel’s Lounge 9 September 2026, 7PM - Lionel’s Lounge Venue This jam session takes place in Lionel’s Lounge. Please ente... -
Art Forum: Khaled Chamma
Thursday 10 September 2026 12:15pm - 1:00pmA free talk presented by Khaled Chamma as part of the Art Forum series. Khaled Chamma is a Syrian Australian artist based in Naarm (Melbourne), Australia. Using wax-based color pencils, Chamma creates drawings on paper that weave multilayered imagery in a meeting of natural and psychological ... -
Absences & Silences
Friday 11 September 2026 7:00pm - 9:00pmAbsences and Silences is a quintet of outdoor light, projection, and sound installations by 2nd Year VCA BFA Production students located around the Southbank campus – in and around the Elisabeth Murdoch Building, Music Building, Wilin Garden, The Hub Building and Friends Courtyard. Using Abse... -
Melba Hall 15: Brass Chamber Music
Monday 14 September 2026 1:10pm - 2:00pmThe much-loved Melba Hall Lunch Hour Concert Series returns for Semester 2 2026. Each week will feature a different instrument or area, performed by undergraduate and postgraduate students of the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music and facilitated by academic staff. Join us for an intimate ... -
MCM Music by Australian Composers Competition 2026
Monday 14 September 2026 6:30pm - 9:00pmA performance celebrating the diversity and richness of both heritage and contemporary Australian composers. Selected instrumental and vocal finalists will perform before esteemed composer and judge Emeritus Professor Stuart Greenbaum, as they vie for the honour of being the winner of the ina...