Tempo Rubato

30/08/2026

WEDNESDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER 8PM
LISTENING ROOM #13: FREE JAZZ PART ONE

TICKETS $22
https://www.temporubato.com.au/tempo-concerts/listening-room-13

A deep listening session exploring the birth of Free Jazz in the US from the late 50s into the 60s. Featuring music by Don Cherry, John & Alice Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Albert Ayler and Marion Brown.

This will be followed by LR #14 Free Jazz Part 2 in October where we explore the renaissance of Free Jazz in the 1970s and beyond.

Hosted by DJ Weary, presenting pristine original vinyl recordings in hi-fidelity sound. Nights of celebration and reverence of celestial sounds. For this deep listening session we explore the genre of Free Jazz.

Online sales close at 7:30pm on the day of the concert. Tickets can be purchased at the door, dependent on availability.

Tempo Rubato is a cashless venue.

30/08/2026

Josh Hooke ❤️❤️

26/08/2026

SUNDAY 6TH SEPTEMBER 4PM
SOPHIE HUTCHINGS

TICKETS $40
https://www.temporubato.com.au/tempo-concerts/sophie-hutchings

Sophie Hutchings has quietly established herself among the top tier of the world’s contemporary classical musicians. Based in the Northern Beaches of Sydney, the pianist and composer has built a substantial international career, topping the UK Classical Album Charts with Echoes in the Valley, opening for luminaries like Ólafur Arnalds and Hauschka, Federico Albanese and Lambert along with being involved with a number of acclaimed films including Babyteeth and True Spirit.

Her creative momentum has been mirrored by major industry recognition, including an Australian Record Industry Association Award win for Best Classical Album in 2024, a subsequent ARIA nomination in 2025, and being named one of the Australian National Live Music Awards’ top five live instrumentalists of the year. This crossover success is highlighted by her recent March 2026 project with electronic producer Digitonal (of Max Richter’s Sleep project), which topped Apple Music playlist charts across Europe.

Rich with emotion, texture, and contrast, as propulsive and powerful as it is elegant and intimate, Sophie’s live shows create an atmosphere of deep stillness that translates beautifully to international stages. Alongside celebrated works from A World Outside and the meditative, single take focus of Become The Sky, these upcoming performances will feature exclusive, unreleased live renditions created specifically for this tour.

Online sales close at 3:30pm on the day of the concert. Tickets can be purchased at the door, dependent on availability.

Tempo Rubato is a cashless venue.

25/08/2026

25/08/2026

SATURDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER 8PM
BENJAMIN LAM AND FRIENDS: 
LOVE IS IN GLIÈRE

TICKETS $30 | $15 
https://www.temporubato.com.au/tempo-concerts/benjamin-lam-and-friends

Benjamin Lam, winner of 2025 Kendall National Violin Competition and a 2026 ACO Emerging Artist, is joined by talented friends from ANAM and beyond, presenting two romantic works written for String Quartet and String Octet.

Violins: Benjamin Lam, Ian Chiao, Theonie Wang, Jasmine Milton, Miriam Niessl
Violas: Angelina Kim, Jamie Miles
Cellos: Jack Overall, Ari Volovelsky

PROGRAM
Edward GRIEG String Quartet in G minor, Op. 27
Reinhold GLIÈRE String Octet in D major, Op. 5

Online sales close at 7:30pm on the day of the concert. Tickets can be purchased at the door, dependent on availability.

Tempo Rubato is a cashless venue.

24/08/2026

24/08/2026

Sophie Hutchings
Playing Tempo Rubato
Sunday 6th September 4pm
Tickets available now, link in bio
❤️❤️

24/08/2026

Ernest Aines
Playing at Tempo Rubato
Sat 19th September
Tickets on sale now, link in bio

23/08/2026

FRIDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER 8PM
ZACHARY DUNBAR - ‘TWILIGHT’

TICKETS $30 | $25
https://www.temporubato.com.au/tempo-concerts/zachary-dunbar-twilight

Zachary Dunbar, piano

Built around the theme ‘Twilight’, this program explores music that reflects the subtle transition from light into ‘different light’, a moment when reality loosens, forms soften, and edges dissolve. 

Spanning multiple musical eras, the selected works trace not only the interplay between darkness and light, but also the inward states twilight evokes: solitude, contemplation, traces of the past, and dreaming. Yet twilight is not solely hushed or elegiac. It can also suggest expectancy and renewal, as the fading of the past hints at the promise of new light.
 
PROGRAM
 Thomas ADÈS Darknesse Visible (1992)
Maurice RAVEL Oiseaux Triste (Sad Birds) from Miroirs
Fréderic CHOPIN Nocturne in C-sharp Minor, Opus 27, No. 1
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN Sonata quasi una fantasia in C-Sharp Minor, Opus 27, No. 2
Piotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY October from The Seasons
Fritz KREISLER / Sergei RACHMANINOV Liebeslied (Love’s Sorrows)
Frédéric CHOPIN Etude in C Minor, Opus 25, No. 12
Leoš JANÁČEK Excerpts from On an Overgrown Path
Frédéric CHOPIN Ballade in F Minor, Opus 52, No. 4
 
Zachary Dunbar is Associate Professor of Theatre and Principal Fellow in the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music at the University of Melbourne. His career began as a concert pianist before expanding into theatre, writing, and performance research. He studied piano at Rollins College with Sylvia Reynolds and Thomas Brockman, and at Yale University with Peter Frankl and Daniel Pollack, before winning a Fulbright grant to study with Kendall Taylor at the Royal College of Music. He has performed throughout Europe and the United States. 

Online sales close at 7:30pm on the day of the concert. Tickets can be purchased at the door, dependent on availability.

Tempo Rubato is a cashless venue.