Queensland Conservatorium is one of Australia’s leading music and performing arts schools, offering a wide variety of specialist degrees, from classical music, jazz, opera, popular music to musical theatre, acting, music technology and music education.
Each year they hold over 250 performances across their South Bank venues featuring classical, jazz, musical theatre, opera, new music, popular music, alumni, visiting artists and more.
Conservatorium Theatre, Ian Hanger Recital Hall and Basil Jones Orchestral Hall are located at 140 Grey Street, South Brisbane, QLD.
What's on at the Queensland Conservatorium
Without Words: Tim Munro and Stephen Emmerson
Tim Munro and Stephen Emmerson take listeners on a journey through a century of German-language song, without words.
Queensland Symphony Orchestra Mozart’s Piano
The pinnacle of refinement: dine in three delights of the classical era.
Musica Viva Australia Mozart’s Clarinet
Historical clarinettist Nicola Boud, early keyboardist Erin Helyard, and cellist Simon Cobcroft explore the spirit of invention in chamber works by Mozart and Beethoven.
A Chorus Line
A funny, heartbreaking, and refreshingly honest musical capturing the spirit and tension of a Broadway chorus audition, see A Chorus Line at the Conservatorium Theatre.
Australian String Quartet Faculty and Friends
A selection of beloved classics performed from the chamber repertoire.
Guitar and Voice
Students from the classical voice and guitar departments join to perform gems from the repertoire.
Conservatorium Wind Orchestra with The University of Melbourne Wind Symphony
The Conservatorium Wind Orchestra joins forces with The University of Melbourne Wind Symphony for a program of orchestra favourites.
Queensland Youth Symphony Mahler 6
Simon Hewett leads the QYS in a powerful and heart-wrenching performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 6, often referred to as the “Tragic Symphony”.
Student Band Night (August & September Performances)
Student bands from the Jazz Department strut their stuff.
Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra – Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet Suite
Peter Luff leads the Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra in a program of favourites.
Breathe, Buzz and Slide 2
A lively and entertaining trombone concert presented by the Conservatorium Brass Students.
Ba Da Boom 2
Experience an invigorating showcase of works for drums, gongs, xylophones and more!
Composition Evening Concert 2
The Composition Display is an exciting, invigorating and thought-provoking program of new compositions.
Beacons
A Collaborative Cultural Event for Griffith University’s 50th Anniversary.
Acting Showcase
Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University’s 2025 3rd Year Bachelor of Acting students present their graduating Industry Showcase.
Val Machin Opera Scenes
Experience excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s lush and romantic Eugene Onegin, followed by the choral magnificence of Mendelssohn’s Elijah.
Chamber Music Showcase 3
A rich evening of chamber music under the direction of Daniel de Borah.
Pop – Live and Loud 2
Come and join our amazing Popular Music students for a fun night of live music performances.
Jazz Vocal Showcase
QCGU’s premier jazz vocal ensembles present an evening of unique compositions and arrangements for the genre.
Cuarteto Quiroga and Daniel De Borah Side by Side
Spain’s renowned classical string quartet, Cuarteto Quiroga, joins forces with Daniel de Bora.
Pop Showcase
An evening of original music; created, arranged and performed by the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University’s third-year Popular Music students.
Musica Viva Australia Trio Isimsiz
In its first Australian tour, Trio Isimsiz performs two giants of the piano trio repertoire from Schubert and Brahms alongside a striking new work from Francisco Coll.
Australian String Quartet Convergence
The sublime meets the sensational in Convergence with music by Mozart, Ligeti and Schubert.
Jazz Showcase
A collage of acts featuring vocal and instrumental students.
Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra – Concertos Festival 2025
Peter Luff conducts the Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra during the annual Concertos Festival.
Musica Viva Australia Piotr Anderszewski
Iconoclastic pianist Piotr Anderszewski brings his intelligence, lucidity and joy to piano repertoire from Bach, Schubert and Schumann.
Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra – Dvořák 7
Umberto Clerici conducts the Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra in a program that includes Antonín Dvořák’s magnificent Symphony No.7.
Queensland Symphony Orchestra The Snowman
Follow James and his Snowman as they embark on a wondrous journey one winter’s night in this special concert performance.