UQ Pianists and UQ Singers: Too Many Pianists, Just Enough Singers and a Few Strings

This program brings together extraordinary forces of pianists and singers in repertoire that explores love, longing and lyricism across styles and eras. Playful, virtuosic and at times deeply intimate, this concert places collaborative music-making at centre stage.

Featuring:

Hermit Songs by Samuel Barber

Greer’s Liebesleid Lieder

Strauss Lied Fruhling

Ponchielli

Love Duet Number III from Arias and Barcarolles by Leonard Bernstein

About Music by the Lakes festival

7–10 May 2026

The University of Queensland (UQ) School of Music proudly presents Music by the Lakes festival – a vibrant, multi-day celebration of large-scale symphonic works, outdoor performance, chamber music, and bold new creativity. Set against some of the most striking architectural and natural spaces, from the grandeur of St John's Cathedral to the UQ lakeside amphitheatre and the award-winning Global Change Institute Atrium. The festival invites audiences to experience music in spaces that shape sound, atmosphere and meaning.

Across three days, audiences will encounter symphony orchestra and massed choirs, rolling outdoor concerts by wind, brass and percussion ensembles, world premieres by UQ composers, and intimate chamber conversations. This is music of all scales, music in landscape and music in architecture. Music by the Lakes.

Registration

To register for any of the Music by the Lakes festival events, please click on the button below. Please note there is only one registration form, when prompted please select the amount of tickets you would like for each concert.