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
Queensland Conservatorium Faculty & Friends Chamber Ensemble
Join Queensland Conservatorium faculty members for a concert of select classics from the chamber repertoire at the Ian Hanger Recital Hall.
Conservatorium Wind Orchestra with Young Con Wind Orchestra
Experience a program of wind favorites that promises to take your breathe away at the Conservatorium Theatre.
Peak Plastique
Journey into the world of plastic, featuring eleven exquisite musical compositions accompanied by evocative animations in Peak Plastique.
Con Artists Showcase
Experience the magic of jazz with this unique opportunity to celebrate and support the next generation of jazz artists as they take the stage.
Daniel de Borah & Andrew Goodwin in Recital
Andrew Goodwin and Daniel de Borah present a program of Russian Romances by Rimsky-Korsakov, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov.
Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra – The Planets
The Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra and the Conservatorium Singers, perform Gustav Holst’s legendary 7-movement orchestra suite.
Conservatorium Contemporary Collective with Tenzin Choegyal
Students and staff of the Conservatorium are joined by Tenzin Choegyal for a special performance at the Ian Hanger Recital Hall this April!
Student Band Night
An exciting evening of music from student-led bands and collaborations.
Ba Da Boom
Experience an invigorating showcase of works for drums, gongs, xylophones and more at the Ian Hanger Recital Hall this May!
Pop – Live and Loud
A live music showcase of first, second and third year popular music students at the Ian Hanger Recital Hall this May!
Riverside Guitar Ensemble
An exciting program of music from around the world.
Continuum
Conducted by James Sandon, the Conservatorium’s resident jazz ensemble, Continuum, promises to blow you away with a program of jazz classics and more.
Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria
See this modern adaptation of the 1640 Monteverdi opera by Uzbekistan-born Australian composer, Elena Kats-Chernin, at the Conservatorium Theatre.
Natsuko Yoshimoto & Daniel de Borah
Natsuko Yoshimoto joins Daniel de Borah for a recital of works for Violin and Piano by Franz Schubert.
Composition Evening Concert
A showcase of new and exciting music from our composition students at the Ian Hanger Recital Hall this May!
Breathe, Buzz and Slide
A fun evening of works for trombone presented by our talented brass students at the Ian Hanger Recital Hall this May!
CMT: Liveness in a Virtual World
We live in a culture dominated by media technologies, this screening/concert asks: what is it to be ‘live’ in a virtual world?
Chamber Music Showcase
Prepare to be in awe as a selection of student-led ensembles display their versatility and virtuosity in a program of chamber music classics.
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.
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”.
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.
Musica Viva Australia Piotr Anderszewski
Iconoclastic pianist Piotr Anderszewski brings his intelligence, lucidity and joy to piano repertoire from Bach, Schubert and Schumann.
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.