A series of lunchtime concerts was launched in April 2013 to encourage city workers and others to come into and enjoy the beautiful surroundings of the Cathedral during the day.
These half hour recitals on Wednesdays at 1pm provide fine music and space for contemplation in the midst of a busy week. Admission is by donation.
Upcoming Lunchtime Concerts
Our lunchtime concert series takes place at 1pm Wednesdays (unless indicated otherwise).
1pm Friday 27 March: Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School
Join us for a special lunchtime concert featuring solo performances by the Lowther Hall VCE Music Class of 2026. Enjoy a variety of works for voice, piano, violin, and trumpet, including music by J.S. Bach, Liszt, Vivaldi, and Bruch. Come and support our talented students as they share pieces from their VCE performance program.
1pm Monday 30 March: Holy Week Concert – The Lamentations of the Prophet Jeremiah
Will Fellows directs a contemplative selection of sacred choral works, performed by some of Melbourne’s finest tenors and basses. Manuel de Sumaya’s Lamentationes de Jeremiae is a rarely performed work using text from the Book of Lamentations. Josquin des Prez’s Absalon fili mi is a deeply moving setting of King David’s lament for his son Absalom. Thomas Tallis’s Lamentations of Jeremiah I forms part of a larger setting of texts from the Book of Lamentations, traditionally sung during Holy Week.
No concert Wednesday 1 April
1pm Wednesday 8 April: Gabriel Liu (cello) and Leigh Harrold (piano)
Gabriel Liu, 14, is a cellist at Camberwell Grammar, studying with David Berlin and Rachel Atkinson. In 2025, he attended Cello-Akademie Rutesheim, where he was selected to perform in the solo concert. He was also awarded 2nd prize in the Strike a Chord chamber music competition. In 2026, he served as Associate Principal Cellist of AYO’s Amadio Chamber Orchestra and a member of its flagship orchestra. This performance will include J.S. Bach’s Cello Suite No. 4 and Elena Kats-Chernin’s Wild Rice.
The 2026 Lunchtime Concert Series is fully booked. The 2027 series will be organised in October 2026.
Previous ‘Virtual’ Lunchtime Concerts
During the COVID-19 Lockdown in 2020, the Cathedral broadcasted regular Virtual Lunchtime Concerts in support of local and international artists and musicians. You can watch a selection of the previous Virtual Lunchtime Concerts here on Youtube.