Piano Masterclasses
Darryl Coote, Max Cooke and Robert Chamberlain have organised Piano Masterclasses given by many international interstate visiting teacher/performers, including: Professor Thomas Hecht from the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music/National University in Singapore (2004), Margaret Hair from Sydney (2004), Professor Akira Imai from the Kunitachi Academy in Tokyo (2005), Professor Rolf Plagge from the Mozarteum in Salzburg (2006), Helen Krizos from the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester (2006), Professor Roy Howat from the Royal Academy of Music in London (2007), Professor Michael Leuschner from the Musikhochschule in Freiburg (2008), Professor John Damgaard formerly Assistant Professor at Royal Danish Conservatorium, Denmark (2010), Professor Roger Lord from the University of Monckton (2011), Graham Fitch from London (2012) and Jocelyn Ho - New York based winner of ANPA (2014).
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 - in Special and Sacred Spaces
Two Grands, Eight Hands
Celebrate the end of 2026 at this Rippon Lea Ballroom recital featuring all four partners of the the Team of Pianists!
Kevin Suherman, Darryl Coote, Rohan Murray, Robert Chamberlain present an exciting program of piano music for four, six and eight hands at two grand pianos. A special item for this evening is the world premiere of a new work by Australian composer Linda Kouvaras: Gravity and Flight: Two Movements for Eight Hands at Two Pianos, commissioned by the Team of Pianists especially for this occasion. Other composers on the program include Mendelssohn, Brahms, Schumann, Piazzolla and Smetana.
Enjoy canapé refreshments (included in the ticket price), pre-recital bar drinks on the pool terrace (at cost), meet committee members of the Friends of the Team of Pianists (FOTOPS) and enjoy music and festivities in this special heritage venue.
With generous sponsorship from Friends of the Team of Pianists (FOTOPS), this recital features a specially discounted ticket price for current financial members of FOTOPS, while anyone else purchasing a full-price ticket will automatically receive 6 months’ complimentary membership of the Friends until July 2027!
The second grand piano, a wonderful Schimmel K 219 grand, is generously sponsored by Bernies Music Land. Read more about this event here...
Date and Time
Tuesday December 8, 2026 at 6.30pm
The Ballroom
Rippon Lea Estate
192 Hotham St, Elsternwick, VIC, 3185
Rigg Bequest Classic Music 2027
supported by the Colin & Cicely Rigg Bequest
More recitals are coming for 2027; including Sunday May 2 2027, 2pm at Barwon Park, Winchelsea. Details of this and other events with outstanding guest artists and attractive recital programs will be available here soon!