Meet @ the Market 2025

Step into Orchestra Victoria’s new home at the iconic Meat Market in North Melbourne and experience classical music in a fresh, modern context that breaks with tradition under the baton of Artistic Advisor Jessica Gethin and host Stéphanie Kabanyana Kanyandekwe.

Perfect for curious minds eager to connect over great music, a drink in one hand and a bite in the other. Meet is the ideal way to wrap up the week with friends, both old and new. Hosted by Melbourne’s finest, our on-site bar offers culinary delights and refreshing cocktails from Brogan’s Way Gin. Arrive early to unwind and stay afterwards to mingle with the musicians.

Doors 6pm
Performance 7—8pm
Post performance social 8—9pm

This program was developed in a studio managed by the City of Melbourne’s Meat Market tenancy program.

Session 1 | 28 March

Conductor Jessica Gethin
Host Stéphanie Kabanyana Kanyandekwe

Joe Chindamo Fantasie auf Nachtmusik   
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-flat Major, K. 495
Soloist: Andrew Young, Section Principal Horn
Maria Grenfell Tarraleah
Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No.4 ‘Italian’  

Session 2 | 25 July

Conductor Jonathan Lo
Host Stéphanie Kabanyana Kanyandekwe

Maurice Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin   
Georg Philipp Telemann Trumpet Concerto in D major
Soloist: Mark Fitzpatrick, Section Principal Trumpet   
Louise Farrenc Symphony No. 3

Session 3 | 12 September

Conductor Carlo Antonioli
Host Stéphanie Kabanyana Kanyandekwe

Sergei Prokofiev Symphony No. 1 ' Classical'
William Barton Elements of the Earth
Dmitri Shostakovich Cello Concerto No.1
Soloist: Melissa Chominsky, Section Principal Cello