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Showcase Concert: Friday 19 June 2026 ~ Young pianists and Project Turandot

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We are delighted to partner with Studio Laussade to participate in Project Turandot, an initiative of the Italian Government in which Italian performers and teachers are made available to participating institutions in foreign countries.

Since mid-2025, regular masterclasses by eminent Italian pianists have taken place at Studio Laussade, and The Melbourne Sinfonia is proud to present a showcase concert of the young pianists who have benefited from these classes.

We are pleased that Professor Giuseppe Madugno, Director of the Conservatorium in Modena, who has worked tirelessly on this project and attended the masterclasses in person, will attend this concert.

This special concert will feature the following program:

* Josef Haydn ~ Piano Concerto in D major, 1st Movement: Vivace Soloist: Isabelle Liu
* Camille Saint-Saëns ~ Piano Concerto No. 2, Op.22 in G minor Soloists: Movement 1 Serenity Lao; Movement 2 Chloe Huo; Movement 3 Aaron Ma
* Sergei Prokofiev ~ Piano Concerto No. 1, Op.10 Soloist: Thea Lukito
* George Gershwin ~ Rhapsody in Blue Soloist: Gabriella Li

NEW VENUE: Ian Roach Hall, Scotch College, 1 Morrison Street, Hawthorn

Tickets are available online here or at the door (cash only).

Concert Program & Tickets ~ 20 March 2026

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Happy New Year to all our valued supporters and musicians! We look forward to another year of bringing music to our community.

Our first concert of 2026 will be on Friday 20 March at 8pm, featuring this exciting program:

* Weber ~ Oberon Overture
* Mozart ~ Bassoon Concerto with soloist Matt Angus
* Mendelssohn ~ Symphony No. 3 “Scottish”

NEW VENUE: The concert will be at Carey Baptist Grammar School, 349 Barkers Road, Kew (just down the road from our former venue MLC) in the Ian Woolf Auditorium, De Young Performing Arts Centre.

Tickets are available online here or at the door (cash only).

We hope you can join us for a wonderful evening of music, supporting Gatehouse at the Royal Children’s Hospital.

 

Our donation to RCH Gatehouse

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Thank you everyone for making our concert on 20 June such a successful and enjoyable evening. Bravo to our young soloist, Charlie Wu!

On another note, you may know that we are an Auxiliary of the Royal Children’s Hospital. We raise funds for Gatehouse which is the Hospital’s Centre Against Sexual Assault. Gatehouse provides assessment, treatment and advocacy services for children and young people affected by sexual abuse, assault or violence. Gatehouse also helps their families and carers, and offers education and training to the police, legal and community services, professionals and agencies.

Thanks to your generosity and loyal support over the last year, we recently donated $5,000 to Gatehouse.

Thank you for supporting such a valuable community service.

Our next concert is on Friday 12 September. Stay tuned for the program!

RCH Gatehouse ~ Champions for Children

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As an Auxiliary of the Royal Children’s Hospital we support Gatehouse, the hospital’s free and voluntary Specialist Sexual Assault Service.

In this blog post from the RCH, meet Emily who is the senior clinician specialising in Child Sexual Exploitation at Gatehouse.

Thank you to Emily and all staff at Gatehouse for providing such a valued service to our community.

Happy New Year

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Happy New Year to you all! We look forward to sharing more music with you in 2025, while raising funds for the Royal Children’s Hospital Gatehouse Centre. Our next concert is on Friday 14 March.

If you have a NY resolution to join a friendly community orchestra for a good cause, we’d love to hear from you. Information is available on our Players page.

If you are interested or have any questions, please email our Orchestral Manager at orchestralmanager@melbournesinfonia.org.au. If we don’t have a suitable vacancy for you, we have a waiting list.