A yearly pilgrimage, this festival of music and ideas is a Victorian institution, lovingly directed by Jacqueline Ogeil and John O'Donnell. Program will be announced soon!

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Experiencing Schubert's momentous work on gut strings will introduce audiences to the vivid colours and expressive sensitivities that Schubert intended, bringing it to new life. With brilliant colleagues Anna McMichael and Jennifer Kirsner (violins) and Meg Cohen (viola).

Reuniting with intrepid colleagues violinist Racheal Beesley and percussionist Rob Cossom, Ensemble Old and New invites audiences into a reflective sound world, with a diverse mix of repertoire from Bach to Ross Edwards, Cossom, Henryson and Messiaen. Full program announced in due course.

Enjoy a cup of coffee, pastries and Shokupan toast in the BENCH light-filled roastery. There will be free cello music to enjoy your coffee by - the usual suspects will appear (that means you JS Bach).

Feel like a drive to picturesque Woodend? You can hear THE ITALIAN DEVIL program in the lovely acoustic of St Ambrose Church, where Accademia Arcadia recorded our album 'Il Diavolo'. Cover art courtesy of the iconic Michael Leunig.

Baroque violinist Davide Monti defies all the preconceptions of what an early music specialist is. An absolute virtuoso on the violin, Davide improvises like a musician possessed. Joining us are Jacqueline Ogeil on the earliest piano, a Cristofori, in a wonderfully Italian program of Scarlatti, Corelli, Tartini and of course Vivaldi.

Australia's National Chamber Music Competition for secondary students is back. Thrilled that my VCA Secondary School students, Trio Aneres, have been chosen to represent Victoria on the national stage. Proud as punch, and they'll be playing a Mendelssohn trio.

Continuing the collaboration with guitarist Ken Murray, this free concert includes 'Park of Idols' by Stephen Goss, original works by Ken Murray and the epic 'Dialogos de la isla y el mar' from legendary Cuban composer, Leo Brouwer. Officially 'sold out', just turn up and you'll get in.

A wondrous collaboration with this newest of ensembles alongside Rachael Beesley (violin) and Rob Cossom (percussion), EON presents works by J.S. Bach, Pärt, Edwards, Abbott, Ravenscroft, Leek, and Cossom. Titled 'Music for Reflection', this concert promises a soundworld of nocturnal echoes and colourful imaginings. Tickets $35 / $25 / students free

Dubbed by Time Out as “Brooklyn’s post-millennial Mozart”, composer Missy Mazzoli is one of the most exciting composers working anywhere in the world. Her adaptation of Lars von Trier’s 1996 film has been acclaimed as one of the 21st century’s best operas. Thrilled to be playing Principal Cello in this one-show-only event.

Where English wit and Australian larrikinism converge, English Eccentrics offers a whimsical glimpse into a gallery of thirty-nine eccentric characters from English society. Imagine the love child of Monty Python and a high-camp Jane Austen. Composed by Malcolm Williamson and with a stellar cast and ensemble.

Melbourne Baroque Orchestra welcomes international cello star Mime Brinkmann in two concerts. I can't wait to join her in Vivaldi's riotous Double Concerto. Program includes Vivaldi G major Concerto, a cello quartet by Corrette, works by Handel. All performed on historical instruments. Tickets $50 / $35 / $20