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Conservatorium Streamed Concerts & Recordings

Watch the live-streamed concerts, on-demand recordings and webinars from the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music.

Hanson Dyer Hall Series

Staff and students of the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music present a series of free recitals. With everything from well-loved classics to new tonal horizons, there's something for every music lover.

Melba Hall Lunch Hour Concert Series

The beloved Melba Hall Lunch Hour Concert Series returns for 2026. Join us for intimate concerts featuring Melbourne Conservatorium of Music students.

Jazz and Improvisation at the Conservatorium

From jam sessions to curated concerts featuring students, mentors and guest artists. Check out everything on offer from Jazz & Improvisation at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music.

2026 Graduating Season

Celebrate the future of Australian fine arts and music with our students' most ambitious works. Explore this series of concerts, installations, theatre pieces and exhibitions.

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  • MCM Graduate Showcase 2026: Voice and Piano

    Friday 30 October 2026 1:30pm - 2:30pm
    Join us in celebrating the achievements of the 2026 graduating classes from the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music! Immerse yourself in a series of inspiring concerts featuring our talented students. You can view and book the other concerts in the series here. Program Program order and...
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  • MCM Graduate Showcase 2026: Brass, Woodwind and Composition

    Friday 30 October 2026 3:15pm - 4:15pm
    Join us in celebrating the achievements of the 2026 graduating classes from the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music! Immerse yourself in a series of inspiring concerts featuring our talented students. View and book the other concerts in the series here. Program   Program order ...
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  • MCM Graduate Showcase 2026: Percussion, Guitar, Strings, Chamber Music and Composition

    Friday 30 October 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm
    Join us in celebrating the achievements of the 2026 graduating classes from the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music! Immerse yourself in a series of inspiring concerts featuring our talented students. View and book the other concerts in the series here. Program Program order and reperto...
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  • Jack Hancher - Guitar Perspectives

    Friday 30 October 2026 7:30pm - 8:30pm
    Guitar Perspectives presents world renowned concert artist, Jack Hancher, live in concert. Described by Gramophone Magazine as a guitarist with “youthful intensity tempered by sophisticated musical intelligence”, Jack Hancher is a unique voice of the classical guitar. In 2022, he won the pres...
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  • Keyboard Festival 2026: Dmitri Shostakovich’s Complete Preludes and Fugues Opus 87

    31 October 2026 - 1 November 2026
    The Keyboard Area staff of the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music invites pianists and music lovers alike for a rare opportunity to hear the complete 24 Preludes and Fugues of Dmitri Shostakovich at the 2026 Keyboard Festival. Among the most distinguished pianists in Australia, these performan...
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  • Keyboard Festival 2026: Dmitri Shostakovich’s Complete Preludes and Fugues Opus 87

    31 October 2026 - 1 November 2026
    The Keyboard Area staff of the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music invites pianists and music lovers alike for a rare opportunity to hear the complete 24 Preludes and Fugues of Dmitri Shostakovich at the 2026 Keyboard Festival. Among the most distinguished pianists in Australia, these performan...
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  • World Music Concert - Gamelan Gong Semester 2 2026

    Monday 2 November 2026 6:30pm - 8:00pm
    Each semester University of Melbourne students learn to perform musical traditions from Central Java on the UOM Gamelan. Come celebrate their achievements at a concert that also features the Melbourne Community Gamelan and Putra Panji Asmara.
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  • Capstone Dance Research Projects 2026

    5 November 2026 - 6 November 2026
    VCA Dance presents capstone research projects from Master of Dance students. Thursday 5 November, 7PM Everyday, Every Day: Traces & Resonance by Aslam Abdus-samad Everyday, Every Day: Traces & Resonance is an interactive installation asking you...
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  • Capstone Dance Research Projects 2026

    5 November 2026 - 6 November 2026
    VCA Dance presents capstone research projects from Master of Dance students. Thursday 5 November, 7PM Everyday, Every Day: Traces & Resonance by Aslam Abdus-samad Everyday, Every Day: Traces & Resonance is an interactive installation asking you...
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  • Here, There, Everywhere

    6 November 2026 - 7 November 2026
    Presented by VCA Theatre and VCA Design & Production Every time we think we’ve reached the end of the road, a new one appears. We have outgrown ourselves, and it’s time to see what’s peeking through the crack in the curtain. The phone won’t stop ringing if we close our eyes. There...
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  • Here, There, Everywhere

    6 November 2026 - 7 November 2026
    Presented by VCA Theatre and VCA Design & Production Every time we think we’ve reached the end of the road, a new one appears. We have outgrown ourselves, and it’s time to see what’s peeking through the crack in the curtain. The phone won’t stop ringing if we close our eyes. There...
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  • Here, There, Everywhere

    7 November 2026 - 10 November 2026
    Presented by VCA Theatre and VCA Design & Production Every time we think we’ve reached the end of the road, a new one appears. We have outgrown ourselves, and it’s time to see what’s peeking through the crack in the curtain. The phone won’t stop ringing if we close our eyes. There...
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  • Here, There, Everywhere

    7 November 2026 - 10 November 2026
    Presented by VCA Theatre and VCA Design & Production Every time we think we’ve reached the end of the road, a new one appears. We have outgrown ourselves, and it’s time to see what’s peeking through the crack in the curtain. The phone won’t stop ringing if we close our eyes. There...
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  • Here, There, Everywhere

    9 November 2026 - 10 November 2026
    Presented by VCA Theatre and VCA Design & Production Every time we think we’ve reached the end of the road, a new one appears. We have outgrown ourselves, and it’s time to see what’s peeking through the crack in the curtain. The phone won’t stop ringing if we close our eyes. There...
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  • Here, There, Everywhere

    9 November 2026 - 10 November 2026
    Presented by VCA Theatre and VCA Design & Production Every time we think we’ve reached the end of the road, a new one appears. We have outgrown ourselves, and it’s time to see what’s peeking through the crack in the curtain. The phone won’t stop ringing if we close our eyes. There...
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  • VCA Master of Theatre (Writing) Festival 2026

    11 November 2026 - 13 November 2026
    The 2026 Writers’ Festival is an opportunity for the graduating Master of Theatre (Writing) students to present a moved reading of their work to the public. There are five Master of Theatre (Writing) students in this current program of readings. Each play has been written to expresses their o...
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  • STRATA

    11 October 2026 - 14 November 2026
    Presented by VCA Dance and VCA Design & Production STRATA is a layering of movement and sound across three distinct but interconnected choreographic worlds. These layers are built upon a core of human and more-than-human connection, the variability of scale, and the material rigour of dan...
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  • STRATA

    11 October 2026 - 14 November 2026
    Presented by VCA Dance and VCA Design & Production STRATA is a layering of movement and sound across three distinct but interconnected choreographic worlds. These layers are built upon a core of human and more-than-human connection, the variability of scale, and the material rigour of dan...
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  • STRATA

    11 October 2026 - 14 November 2026
    Presented by VCA Dance and VCA Design & Production STRATA is a layering of movement and sound across three distinct but interconnected choreographic worlds. These layers are built upon a core of human and more-than-human connection, the variability of scale, and the material rigour of dan...
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  • STRATA

    11 October 2026 - 14 November 2026
    Presented by VCA Dance and VCA Design & Production STRATA is a layering of movement and sound across three distinct but interconnected choreographic worlds. These layers are built upon a core of human and more-than-human connection, the variability of scale, and the material rigour of dan...
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  • STRATA

    11 October 2026 - 14 November 2026
    Presented by VCA Dance and VCA Design & Production STRATA is a layering of movement and sound across three distinct but interconnected choreographic worlds. These layers are built upon a core of human and more-than-human connection, the variability of scale, and the material rigour of dan...
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  • STRATA

    11 October 2026 - 14 November 2026
    Presented by VCA Dance and VCA Design & Production STRATA is a layering of movement and sound across three distinct but interconnected choreographic worlds. These layers are built upon a core of human and more-than-human connection, the variability of scale, and the material rigour of dan...
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  • STRATA

    11 October 2026 - 14 November 2026
    Presented by VCA Dance and VCA Design & Production STRATA is a layering of movement and sound across three distinct but interconnected choreographic worlds. These layers are built upon a core of human and more-than-human connection, the variability of scale, and the material rigour of dan...
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  • STRATA

    11 October 2026 - 14 November 2026
    Presented by VCA Dance and VCA Design & Production STRATA is a layering of movement and sound across three distinct but interconnected choreographic worlds. These layers are built upon a core of human and more-than-human connection, the variability of scale, and the material rigour of dan...
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  • STRATA

    11 October 2026 - 14 November 2026
    Presented by VCA Dance and VCA Design & Production STRATA is a layering of movement and sound across three distinct but interconnected choreographic worlds. These layers are built upon a core of human and more-than-human connection, the variability of scale, and the material rigour of dan...
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  • STRATA

    11 October 2026 - 14 November 2026
    Presented by VCA Dance and VCA Design & Production STRATA is a layering of movement and sound across three distinct but interconnected choreographic worlds. These layers are built upon a core of human and more-than-human connection, the variability of scale, and the material rigour of dan...
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  • STRATA

    11 October 2026 - 14 November 2026
    Presented by VCA Dance and VCA Design & Production STRATA is a layering of movement and sound across three distinct but interconnected choreographic worlds. These layers are built upon a core of human and more-than-human connection, the variability of scale, and the material rigour of dan...
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  • STRATA

    11 October 2026 - 14 November 2026
    Presented by VCA Dance and VCA Design & Production STRATA is a layering of movement and sound across three distinct but interconnected choreographic worlds. These layers are built upon a core of human and more-than-human connection, the variability of scale, and the material rigour of dan...
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  • STRATA

    11 October 2026 - 14 November 2026
    Presented by VCA Dance and VCA Design & Production STRATA is a layering of movement and sound across three distinct but interconnected choreographic worlds. These layers are built upon a core of human and more-than-human connection, the variability of scale, and the material rigour of dan...
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  • iC Folio Live 2026

    11 November 2026 - 19 November 2026
    Graduating Interactive Composition Students Immerse yourself in collaborative music, sound and multimedia works by graduating students of the Bachelor of Music (Interactive Composition). Over eight evenings, our graduating Interactive Composition students will bring Grant Stree...
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  • iC Folio Live 2026

    11 November 2026 - 19 November 2026
    Graduating Interactive Composition Students Immerse yourself in collaborative music, sound and multimedia works by graduating students of the Bachelor of Music (Interactive Composition). Over eight evenings, our graduating Interactive Composition students will bring Grant Stree...
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  • iC Folio Live 2026

    11 November 2026 - 19 November 2026
    Graduating Interactive Composition Students Immerse yourself in collaborative music, sound and multimedia works by graduating students of the Bachelor of Music (Interactive Composition). Over eight evenings, our graduating Interactive Composition students will bring Grant Stree...
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