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 Wednesday 14 January: Alexander Cui (piano)
A student of Dr David Soo, Alexander has recently made his recital debut at the Stretto International Music Festival. In this debut recital at St Paul’s Cathedral, Alexander will perform J.S. Bach’s French Suite No. 6 in E major and a collection of works by Frédéric Chopin, before closing with two exciting works from Eastern Europe – Grazyna Bacewicz’s Toccata from Sonata No. 2, and Isaac Berkovich’s Paganini variations.
1pm Wednesday 21 January: LUCE DUET (cellos)
LUCE DUET (Charlotte Kube, Wendy Ju) presents an exciting program featuring two Australian composers. Elena Kats-Chernin’s Phoenix Story (2006) is a two-movement work seldom heard in concert halls. Naomi Brown’s The Poem and the Poet (2025, world premiere) was written for the duo as part of Wendy’s ongoing PhD on cello duets, and is based on a poem by Miriam Wei Wei Lo, which will be read during the concert.
1pm Wednesday 28 January: Zachary Dunbar (piano)
Concert pianist and Associate Professor of Theatre, Zachary Dunbar, will perform works by Schubert, Chopin, and Debussy that explore the notion of flowing. He studied at the Yale School of Music with Peter Frankl and Claude Frank, and as a Fulbright scholar at the Royal College of Music with Kendall Taylor. He has numerous international publications in theatre and has written and directed several theatre productions in the UK and Australia.
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.