The Sidney Myer free orchestral concerts at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl are one of the highlights of Melbourne in summer. Concert 2 of the 2025 series features the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra with Jaime Martín (conductor) and Andrea Lam (piano).

•  Dvořák Symphony No.3
• Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue
• Ravel Boléro

Free entry - no bookings required. Gates open at 5.30pm with entry on a first-in basis This performance will be live-streamed on YouTube.

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The Sidney Myer free orchestral concerts at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl are one of the highlights of Melbourne in summer. Concert 2 of the 2025 series features the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra with Benjamin Northey (conductor) and Reuben Tsang (piano).

• Klearhos Murphy Leventikos
• Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.2
• James Henry Red Time
• Bartók Concerto for Orchestra

Free entry - no bookings required. Gates open at 5.30pm with entry on a first-in basis. The main concert will be preceded by a curtain raiser by the Melbourne Youth Orchestra at 6pm featuring music by Dvořák, Prokofiev, John Williams and more.

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The Woodend Winter Arts Festival showcases music, literature and the visual arts in intimate historical venues over three pleasurable days.

Full details at the Festival Website

It’s a Saturday evening in summer. You’re sitting in a park with family and friends, and a fabulous picnic dinner. The picture is complete when the glorious live music from Opera Australia begins.

Hear our brightest stars, under the stars, sing opera's most famous arias with the magnificent backing of Orchestra Victoria.

Dress up — or not — it's your night to enjoy the power of the human voice in the kind of communal, cultural celebration Melbourne loves best.