Autumn Piano Weekend
Autumn Piano Weekend 2013 was held at Glenfern on March 23 & 24...
Around 22 pianists participated in a packed program of piano study in the historic surrounds of National Trust property Glenfern, in East St Kilda, Melbourne. Guest teaching staff included Betty Vergara-Pink, formerly Professor of Piano and Piano Pedagogy, Musikhochschule Freiburg and Dr Sandra Nash, Director of Studies, Dalcroze Australia. Team of Pianists staff were Prof Max Cooke, Darryl Coote and Robert Chamberlain, who devised and directed the event.
Themes for weekend included:
- Practice and Learning (Saturday morning)
- Movement and Musicianship (Saturday afternoon)
- Developing technique for Adults and for University students (Sunday morning)
- The Mystery of Memorisation (Sunday afternoon)
For further information download a summary with photos and schedule.
Upcoming Events
Rigg Bequest Classic Music 2026 - in Special and Sacred Spaces
Gardens, Goodbyes, and Serenades: German Lieder for Voices and Piano
Celebrate the beauty of Romantic song in the magnificent surroundings of Xavier College Memorial Chapel, Kew, when male-voice consort Melbourne Capella, directed by Nicholas Cowall, presents a programme of lyrical beauty, passion and reflection. Joined by pianist Rohan Murray and soprano Sophie Cowall, this acclaimed male voice consort explores love, loss and lullaby through the poetic worlds of Robert Schumann, Clara Schumann, Johannes Brahms, Franz Schubert and Alma Mahler.
Date and Time
Saturday November 21, 2026 at 3.00pm
Xavier College Memorial Chapel
135 Barkers Road,
Kew, VIC, 3101
Major sponsor: Colin & Cicely Rigg Bequest, as managed by Equity Trustees.
Rigg Bequest Classic Music 2026 - 2027
supported by the Colin & Cicely Rigg Bequest
More recitals are coming for the end of 2026 and for 2027; including Tuesday December 8, 6.30pm at Rippon Lea Ballroom, and Sunday May 2 2027, 2pm at Barwon Park, Winchelsea. Details of these events with outstanding guest artists and attractive recital programs will be available here soon!