Events

Please join us for a concert featuring the young students that took part in the Melbourne Young Chamber Music Academy in 2026. The Melbourne Conservatorium of Music is offering an Chamber Music program for Piano and String students. This is a supplementary extra-curricular course for students aged 12 - 18 to create a ‘wider music community’, which maximises the learning growth of Chamber music skills together within an inclusive, respectful, and creative environment that nurtures a passion for chamber music and knowledge, encouraging the upcoming generation of young talented musicians to collaborate and strive for excellence together.

PROGRAM

Dmitri Shostakovich
Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 15
Andante ~ Allegro ~ Moderato ~ Moderato con moto ~ Allegro/Moderato

Performed by: Peanut Double Jelly Trio
Junya Jiang — Piano (St Catherine’s School)
Paige Wu — Violin (Lauriston Girls’ School)
Jenny Wu — Cello (Camberwell Girls Grammar School)

Ludwig van Beethoven
String Trio in E♭ major, Op. 3 Allegro con brio

Performed by: Bowtique Trio
Zoey Li — Violin (Korowa Anglican Girls’ School)
Elsa Lu — Viola (Camberwell Girls Grammar School)
Angelina Le — Cello (Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School)

David Popper
Requiem Adagio, Op. 66

Performed by: 242 Strings
Julia Rosenkova — Piano (Strathcona Girls’ School)
Christopher Ran — Cello (Camberwell Grammar)
Hugo Wang — Cello (Melbourne Grammar)
Jenny Wu — Cello (Camberwell Girls Grammar School)

Bedřich Smetana
Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 15 iii. Presto

Performed by: Cadence Trio
Daniyel Jiang — Piano (Geelong Grammar)
Ally Zhao — Violin (Korowa Anglican Girls’ School)
Christopher Ran — Cello (Camberwell Grammar)

Ernest Bloch
Three Nocturnes for Piano Trio

Performed by: MegaKnight Trio
David Wang — Piano (Trinity College)
Cooper Chen — Violin (Scotch College)
Bryan Xiang — Cello (Yarra Valley Grammar School)

Felix Mendelssohn
Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49 iii Scherzo: Leggiero e vivace iv Final : Allegro Assai can appear as one line under Piano Trio No 1 in D minor

Performed by: Azure Trio
Jack Brunialti-Sykes — Piano (Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School)
Leo Wang — Violin (Melbourne Grammar School)
Hugo Wang — Cello (Melbourne Grammar School)

The student wellbeing crisis is becoming one of the most urgent challenges facing schools today. Across Australia, rising levels of anxiety, disengagement, school refusal, and mental health concerns are placing enormous pressure on students, families, teachers, and education systems. National reports continue to highlight the critical link between student wellbeing, attendance, learning outcomes and social connection, yet many schools are being asked to respond without adequate clarity, support or resources.

As expectations on schools continue to grow, so too do the tensions surrounding how wellbeing is understood, who is responsible for addressing it, and whether current approaches are meeting the scale of the challenge. What should the role of teachers and schools be in supporting student mental health?

With featured leaders who are shaping national policy, pioneering mental health initiatives in schools, and producing internationally recognised research into child development, equity and educational wellbeing, the panel offers a rare opportunity to hear from experts working at the forefront of systemic change across education and child health.

Drawing on policy, research and practice insights, this timely panel discussion will confront the complexities, pressures and possibilities shaping student mental health and wellbeing in schools, and explore what must change now to better support young people and the educators working alongside them.

Registration is essential.

ACCESSIBILITY
If you have any support requirements in order to participate fully, please let us know via educationevents@unimelb.edu.au to ensure that we can arrange any reasonable adjustments.