Jonathan Wong is 14 years old and studies piano with Monika Laczofy OAM. Jonathan achieved his piano AMEB Licentiate Diploma Award in 2023 and he has won numerous first prizes and awards in Adelaide and international piano competitions…

Elegance, virtuosity, humour and youthful energy will be on display in Mozart’s Divertimento in D major, K. 136. Sparkling with charm and graceful wit, it is a perfect example of his early mastery in light-hearted chamber writing. Alessandro Marcello’s Oboe Concerto in D minor follows, performed by Jade Elsdon. First attributed to Vivaldi, and then his brother, Marcello’s composition is a Baroque pearl renowned for its expressive lyricism and ornamentation. Rounding out the program is Carl Nielsen’s Little Suite for Strings, Op. 1, a youthful yet inventive work, with lively themes and textures that hint at the bold voice he would later develop.

As a regular recitalist at London’s Wigmore Hall and as a soloist with the London and Berlin Philharmonic Orchestras, French pianist Cédric Tiberghien is noted for his sensitive, versatile musicality as well as his innovative and engaging programming…

François Couperin’s three surviving tenebrae lessons for Holy Week are widely regarded as the pinnacle of French Baroque vocal writing. Two solo movements and one sublime duet set the Lamentations of Jeremiah with stunning ornamentation. In the lead up to Easter, don’t miss this intensely beautiful and atmospheric program highlighting the sweet soaring voices of sopranos Kate Macfarlane and Emma Horwood with the grace and delicacy of French harpsichord music specialist Anne Whelan.

Joshua Rossetto is an 18 year-old pianist who recently commenced his studies at the Elder Conservatorium majoring in Bachelor of Music – Classical Performance at Adelaide University. Joshua has participated in masterclasses with internationally renowned pianists such as Konstantin Shamray, Lucinda Collins, and Anna Goldsworthy. 

Anna Pope, soprano
Emma Horwood, soprano
Kenneth Pope, bass

This Good Friday, Adelaide Cantata Band invites you to a free, intimate evening performance of poignant 18th-century music, in the heart of the city on Kaurna land. 

Join us in welcoming newest jazz faculty members Timothy Clarkson (saxophone) and Alex Taylor (trombone) for an afternoon of chamber jazz featuring special guests from Adelaide's vibrant jazz scene.

Journey from Australian shores to the elemental landscapes of Scandinavia. Strings swell in Barber’s Adagio for Strings. In Richter’s On the Nature of Daylight, a repeating melody rises with quiet resignation – cinematic and deeply tender. Sibelius and Thorvaldsdóttir evoke endless skies, frozen air, and distant warmth – a still, slow-moving northern landscape conjured in the quiet language of strings.

Journey from Australian shores to the elemental landscapes of Scandinavia. Strings swell in Barber’s Adagio for Strings. In Richter’s On the Nature of Daylight, a repeating melody rises with quiet resignation – cinematic and deeply tender. Sibelius and Thorvaldsdóttir evoke endless skies, frozen air, and distant warmth – a still, slow-moving northern landscape conjured in the quiet language of strings.

BACH & HANDEL: Pastoral love from the myth of Acis & Galatea, and outdoor wedding music celebrating the delights of blossoming love.

Austral Harmony 

Elinor Warwick - baroque violin

Jane Downer - baroque oboe 

Kim Worley - baroque ‘cello

Acclaimed cellist and co-founder of the Bowerbird Collective, Anthony Albrecht, performs a solo recital at UKARIA Cultural Centre.

In this special solo organ recital, Joshua van Konkelenberg (a lecturer at the Elder Conservatorium, and one of its most outstanding graduates) performs four works that showcase the majesty and grandeur of our resident instrument…

LIGHT of ANGELS: Celebrating 300 years of Johann Sebastian Bach with TRIO settings from his Leipzig Cantatas of 1726 full of lyrical emotion in their depiction of celestial imagery. 

Austral Harmony 

Elinor Warwick - baroque violin

Jane Downer - baroque oboe, oboe d’amore & oboe da caccia

Thomas Marlin - baroque ‘cello

Michelle Nicolle and Paul Grabowsky have been aware of each other for a very long time. As Michelle says, she ‘grew up’ watching  Paul on television and was aware of his work with the great Vince Jones and others; somewhat later Paul became aware of Michelle’s trajectory toward becoming, in his words, ‘one of the greatest jazz singers Australia has produced’…

A fascinating aspect of music is its capacity to transport us through time. The luminous, ethereal sound world of Hildegard von Bingen is brought to life by her Ave generosa, arranged here by Donald Nicolson. Selections from J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations follow, featuring the immortal aria transformed across a vast universe of variation. Contemporary voices then take the stage, with Jakub Jankowski’s The Orchid and the Wasp and Missy Mazzoli’s Lies You Can Believe In – works combining lyricism with inventive atmospheres. The program concludes with a selection of folk tunes from Bulgaria and Scandinavia.

David Elton is no stranger to either Australian or international audiences. The Sydney Symphony Orchestra (SSO) Principal Trumpet, virtuosic soloist and esteemed chamber musician brings an engaging program that highlights the range and versatility of his instrument. David is joined in his explorations by three colleagues, each renowned musicians in their own right: SSO Concertmaster Andrew Haveron, SSO Associate Principal Cello Simon Cobcroft and concert pianist and composer Stefan Cassomenos…

Callum Logan is a countertenor and actor. He is currently studying classical voice at the Elder Conservatorium of Music, The University of Adelaide with Stephanie Acraman. Callum has been successful in various competitions, most recently winning the Lienau Prize at the end of his second year of university (2025)…

Captured and imprisoned by the German Army in a prisoner-of-war camp, Messiaen wrote Quartet for the End of Time using paper and a pencil given by a sympathetic guard. The work is a series of eight movements relating to a Biblical passage from Revelation, depicting the Angel of the Apocalypse. Though one might interpret the work as owing to his own experiences as a prisoner, Messiaen intended it to be an acknowledgement of the end of past and future, and the beginning of eternity.

The Berlin-based Leonkoro Quartet has been making waves on the international chamber music scene since triumphing at the 2022 Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition. Now partnering exclusively with the Alpha Classics recording label, the  Quartet has a string of critically-acclaimed albums and performs regularly at venues such as the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, the  Leipzig Gewandhaus and NYC’s Carnegie Hall. On their first Australian tour, their recital programs reflect their interpretative range  and their ‘profound sensitivity’…

In their second offering for UKARIA, the Leonkoro Quartet presents a unique selection of Austro-German voices old and new…

The Jazz Honours Ensemble performs the music of Hoagy Carmichael, the legendary composer and pianist behind some of the Great American Songbook's most enduring standards – including Georgia on My Mind, The Nearness of You, Skylark, and Stardust.