September
2017 Season

Towards Eternity

A musical meditation spanning nearly a millennium of music from Léonin to Ross Edwards, revealing secrets, yearning, rapture and ecstasy. Curated by extraordinary recorder virtuoso Genevieve Lacey.

MELBOURNE Sun 03/09/17 , 2:30PM Melbourne Recital Centre

MELBOURNE Fri 08/09/17 , 7:30PM Deakin Edge, Federation Square

September
Salon Sessions, Projects & Events

Salon Sessions – Brahms Piano Quartet

In this MCO Salon Session, our musicians join Louisa Breen to perform Brahms’ irrepressible and epic Second Piano Quartet. Held in the Recital Centre’s Salon, the Sessions include substantial canapés, premium wines, and an opportunity to meet the musicians, creating a new, incredibly intimate way to experience and enjoy great music.

MELBOURNE Thu 14/09/17 , 6:00PM Salon, Melbourne Recital Centre

October
2017 Season

Mendelssohn’s Octet

MCO’s flagship chamber ensemble, Australian Octet, performs the undeniable pinnacle of the string octet repertoire, Mendelssohn’s Octet.

MELBOURNE Sun 01/10/17 , 2:30PM Melbourne Recital Centre

October
Projects & Events

MCO 2017 Gala Dinner

You're invited to join us on Wednesday 21 September for a special Gala Dinner in celebration of 25 years of Melbourne Chamber Orchestra. Mouth-watering food from the Sofitel, fine Narkoojee wines, and special performances by Melbourne’s finest soloists will create an evening to remember.

MELBOURNE Thu 26/10/17 , 6:30pm Sofitel Melbourne on Collins

November
Touring

Hamer Quartet

The Hamer Quartet, winners of the Asia Pacific Chamber Music Competition in 2009, is one of Australia’s finest chamber ensembles. Recently reformed, they present iconic quartets by Beethoven and Dvořák, with the Victorian première of Lachlan Skipworth’s Japan inspired quartet, Yamagoe.

SWAN HILL Sat 11/11/17 , 07:30PM Swan Hill Town Hall

ALBURY Sun 12/11/17 , 02:00PM Albury Entertainment Centre

MOUNT BEAUTY Sun 12/11/17 , 07:00PM Mount Beauty Community Centre

November
2017 Season, Touring

Letters from Tchaikovsky

Virtuosic and intimate, passionate and lyrical, the music of Tchaikovsky is pure Romanticism. Featuring the breathtaking Serenade for Strings and violinist Shane Chen performing Souvenir d’un lieu cher.

NUNAWADING Tue 14/11/17 , 8:00PM Whitehorse Centre

SALE Fri 17/11/17 , 8:00PM Esso BHP Billiton Wellington Entertainment Centre

TRARALGON Sat 18/11/17 , 7:30PM Latrobe Performing Arts Centre

MELBOURNE Sun 19/11/17 , 2:30PM Melbourne Recital Centre

HAMILTON Wed 22/11/17 , 7:30PM Hamilton Performing Arts Centre

MELBOURNE Thu 23/11/17 , 7:30PM Deakin Edge, Federation Square

GEELONG Fri 24/11/17 , 7:30PM McAuley Hall Sacred Heart College

YACKANDANDAH Sat 25/11/17 , 8:00PM Yackandandah Public Hall