Programme:
Beethoven - Kurfürstensonata No. 1 in Eb
Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111
Brahms - Sonata No. 2 in F# minor, Op. 2

Join the Taikurtinna Dance Group led by Jamie Goldsmith and the Bowerbird Collective for this spectacular, cinematic concert, featuring stunning visuals, immersive soundscapes, song, dance and ceremony, as well as new music written for strings and traditional instruments by SA composer, David John Lang.

Much loved Australian young person’s author Alison Lester’s book Are We There Yet? comes to life through music in this unique family performance.

Franz Liszt - "Sancta Dorothea" S. 187
Julian Cochran - "Night Scenes"
- "The Stars"
- "The Witch"
- "The Night Wind"
- "The Night Sea"
Carl Tausig - "L'Esperance" Op. 3
Satie - Cinq Nocturnes

Much loved Australian young person’s author Alison Lester’s book Are We There Yet? comes to life through music in this unique family performance.

Join the Taikurtinna Dance Group led by Jamie Goldsmith and the Bowerbird Collective for this spectacular, cinematic concert, featuring stunning visuals, immersive soundscapes, song, dance and ceremony, as well as new music written for strings and traditional instruments by SA composer, David John Lang.

Federico Bucaioni, piano
Gioia Barbera, piano

Two-time GRAMMY Award-winning Attacca Quartet is one of the most fearless and opinionated young quartets at work today. They make their UKARIA debut with a recital that exemplifies the ensemble’s unique character and programming style…

Join the Taikurtinna Dance Group led by Jamie Goldsmith and the Bowerbird Collective for this spectacular, cinematic concert, featuring stunning visuals, immersive soundscapes, song, dance and ceremony, as well as new music written for strings and traditional instruments by SA composer, David John Lang.

18th century Germany was a hotbed of innovation and exploration, with fascinating wind repertoire being conceived. Adelaide Baroque, with Emma Gregan and Brendan O’Donnell, present a colourful program of rarely heard works by Bach, Telemann, Graun, Zelenka and Fasch.

Haneulle Lovell, violin
Reuben Tsang, piano

Programme:
Olivier Messiaen - Theme and Variations for Violin and Piano
Alex Turley - Sonata for Violin and Piano
George Gershwin (arr. Jascha Heifetz) - Selections from Porgy and Bess
César Franck - Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major

Irish tenor Robin Tritschler returns to UKARIA with pianist Andrea Katz for a program inspired by the poetry of Heinrich Heine. Spanning German Lieder and songs in English, French and Russian, the recital celebrates Heine’s rich multilingual legacy before culminating in Robert Schumann’s beloved Dichterliebe.

Adelaide University’s Quartet-in-Residence, the Australian String Quartet (ASQ), joins forces with the Elder Conservatorium’s Dean, Professor Anna Goldsworthy, for a program that pairs fresh creative talent with one of the great cornerstones of the Romantic repertoire…

Stellar is a reflection on connection: the mystery of the universe where the constellations above mirror the music deeply rooted in the ground below.

Paula Custodio, flute
Haowei Yang, piano

Programme:
Franck - Flute Sonata
Rachmaninov - Vocalise
More TBC

Stellar is a reflection on connection: the mystery of the universe where the constellations above mirror the music deeply rooted in the ground below.

Stellar is a reflection on connection: the mystery of the universe where the constellations above mirror the music deeply rooted in the ground below.

In this special collaboration between the Australian String Quartet and lifetime member of the Goldner String Quartet, cellist Julian Smiles, contemporary American composer Samuel Adams sets the tone for a moving program.

In the intricate weave of sounds that make up a baroque ensemble, the lute is central. It's fitting, then, that French-American lutenist Thomas Dunford is at the centre of some of the most exciting early music-making of the moment…

In his youth, Shostakovich was employed as a cinema pianist, improvising soundtracks for silent films. This theatrical flair and narrative sensibility can be found in his Five Pieces for Two Violins and Piano. A suite of vignettes, each piece tells its own story and unfolds like a reel of miniature scenes. Composed during his so-called Year of Chamber Music’ ,  Schumann’s Piano Quintet won him the valuable approval of Richard Wagner, who remarked, ‘I liked the Quintet very much: I asked your lovely wife to play it twice.’

In this considered program, cellist Umberto Clerici joins classical accordionist James Crabb and the Adelaide Chamber Singers for a meditation at day’s end.

In this intimate house concert presented at Redruth Studio Burra, Baritone Emlyn O’Regan presents seven of Jodie O’Regan’s songs, accompanied by pianist James Huon George, telling of storms, lighthouse keepers, time, Shakespeare and the wild call of the sea.

Dreamscapes and intimate ruminations by Mompou, Boulanger, Britten and Widmann.

In the era after the legendary virtuosi of the nineteenth century, instrumentalists continually redefined the limits of technical brilliance and expressive possibility…

Justin Julian – viola and Jamie Cock – piano perform works by Britten, Clarke Shostakovich and Shaw.

Dutch brothers and piano duo partners Lucas and Arthur Jussen are lauded on the world’s great stages as ‘formidable storytellers’ (Tagesspiegel). The Jussen brothers’ program will first give an account of the genre's origins with music by composers who became important advocates of the piano duo.

There is perhaps not a more exciting time in an artist’s career than the beginning – full of possibility and promise, works are infused with a certain youthful vigour. Ensemble Lumen guides audiences back to almost the beginning of Shostakovich and Franck’s careers…

Stephen van der Hoek, harpsichord

Programme:
J.S. Bach - English Suite No. 3 in G minor
Antoine Forqueray - Suite in G minor
Antonio Soler - Fandango

A tapestry of music, with the sublime String Quartet by Joseph Haydn, "The Seven Last Words on the Cross", interwoven with a rich variety of choral music, sung by the choirs of Queen's College, Melbourne, and St Peter's Cathedral.

The Elder Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra joins forces with classical voice students and a special guest soloist for an evening of operatic favourites. From beloved arias to stirring choruses, this gala concert celebrates the drama, passion, and vocal brilliance of the operatic tradition under the baton of Dane Lam.

Australian Ross Edwards' piano trio gem opens this program with two of pianist Kathryn Selby’s long-time friends, violinist Susie Park and cellist Julian Smiles. Anton Arensky’s second Piano Trio, stormy and passionate, is an audience favourite.. Capping off this terrific concert is Beethoven's own arrangement for piano trio of his stunning Septet. 

Johannes Brahms’s Liebeslieder-Walzer reveals the composer at his most intimate and warmly expressive. Drawing on folk-inspired dance forms and poetic texts about love in its many guises, these short waltzes balance elegance with emotional directness. The music moves effortlessly between light-hearted charm and moments of deep tenderness, combining a vocal quartet with four-hand piano accompaniment.

Following our highly successful ‘Old Worlds and New’ project in 2024, we now continue our journey eastwards to explore the historical musical worlds of current-day Greece, Syria and Persia, amid the overarching influence of the Byzantine and Ottoman empires. We will weave a narrative in music and words telling of this time and of travelling musicians, exchange of arts and instruments, and the diasporas from religious persecution.

Following our highly successful ‘Old Worlds and New’ project in 2024, we now continue our journey eastwards to explore the historical musical worlds of current-day Greece, Syria and Persia, amid the overarching influence of the Byzantine and Ottoman empires. We will weave a narrative in music and words telling of this time and of travelling musicians, exchange of arts and instruments, and the diasporas from religious persecution.

Following our highly successful ‘Old Worlds and New’ project in 2024, we now continue our journey eastwards to explore the historical musical worlds of current-day Greece, Syria and Persia, amid the overarching influence of the Byzantine and Ottoman empires. We will weave a narrative in music and words telling of this time and of travelling musicians, exchange of arts and instruments, and the diasporas from religious persecution.

This special concert honours the memory of Beryl Kimber (Leske), whose distinguished career as an international virtuoso and violin teacher at the Elder Conservatorium spanned decades, shaping generations of musicians.

Join genre-defying singer-songwriter Kate Miller-Heidke as she launches her new album, and explores territory that is at once ancient and new – deconstructing our past, illuminating the present, and casting her eye towards our future – with her new gothic folk masterpiece, The Kiss and The Abyss.

Join genre-defying singer-songwriter Kate Miller-Heidke as she launches her new album, and explores territory that is at once ancient and new – deconstructing our past, illuminating the present, and casting her eye towards our future – with her new gothic folk masterpiece, The Kiss and The Abyss.

Join genre-defying singer-songwriter Kate Miller-Heidke as she launches her new album, and explores territory that is at once ancient and new – deconstructing our past, illuminating the present, and casting her eye towards our future – with her new gothic folk masterpiece, The Kiss and The Abyss.

Join Adelaide Chambers Singers for the first open rehearsal of Rising Voices as they delve into one of the most inspiring requiems ever written— Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem.

Experience the full spectrum of jazz vocal excellence as the Elder Conservatorium presents two exceptional ensembles in one lunchtime concert.

Mitch Berick with his fellow Adelaide Symphony Orchestra musicians Cameron Hill, Holly Piccoli, Martin Alexander and Andrew Leask perform clarinet quintets by Coleridge-Taylor and Mozart.

Reuben Tsang, piano

Programme:
Scarlatti - Keyboard Sonata in D major, K. 119
Scarlatti - Keyboard Sonata in G major, K. 427
Mozart - Piano Sonata in C major, K. 330
Rachmaninov - Etude-Tableaux, Op.39

While this unusual combination of instruments has little historical repertoire, this concert features three fantastic modern works that illuminate the unique sound world of double reeds and piano.

Inspiration: Creation stories. Cycles of life. Music as marker of time and history, and teacher of cultural context.
Recognise: The sound worlds of Mozart and Fauré.
Discover: The piano virtuosity of Nikolai Medtner, and how his songs transport you to heaven.

Royce Wong, flute
Haowei Yang, piano

Programme:
Mozart - Sonata in A, K331 F
Rossini - Overture from the Thieving Magpie
Strauss - Voices of Spring

Inspiration: Music as communicative tool. Storytelling through the centuries. Characterisation using voice. Theatre of song. What does the voice have that other instruments don’t have? What are the risks of miscommunication?
Recognise: Schubert’s undulating Gretchen am Spinnrade (Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel).
Discover: Rachel Fenlon singing like an angel while accompanying herself at the piano… it’s mind-blowing.

Inspiration: Music as philosopher and provocateur. Asking ourselves hard questions. Building tolerance and respect. Uniting in our commonalities and celebrating our differences.
Recognise: If you liked my performance of Messiaen’s Poèmes pour Mi at UKARIA in 2020, you will love this!
Discover: Due to the virtuosic nature of this piece, it’s rare to hear it performed live.

Fresh from winning two Championship Trophies at the World Choir Games in Auckland, a sold-out Cabaret Festival performance at the Dunstan Playhouse, and headline appearances at South Korea's Youngnak International Sacred Choral Festival and Gyeongnam International Choral Festival, Festival Statesmen present a diverse program showcasing male voice a cappella choral works from around the world and across the centuries.

Inspiration: Music as educator, bias-breaker, social mirror, empathy machine. Passing of the guard and updating emotional software.
Recognise: Bach and Chausson’s Chanson perpétuelle.
Discover: The evocative poetry of Australians Judith Wright and Anna Goldsworthy, matched with instantly affecting music by celebrated living composers.

Inspiration: Music as mover of souls, connector of beings. Endings, closure, resplendence – hearts in full flight. Remembering that no matter our struggles or our views, we’re all on a journey that ends in the same place…
Recognise: Strauss' Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs) – but have you seen them at dusk with UKARIA’s stunning backdrop?
Discover: The trio from Der Rosenkavalier in a new arrangement, commissioned especially for our finale!

The charismatic and energic ensemble Arcadia Winds presents a delightful afternoon of chamber music for woodwind instruments.

From the wild west coast of Canada, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ruth Moody brings her luminous voice and evocative songs to UKARIA.

Alice Zawadzki, Fred Thomas and Misha Mullov-Abbado

Za Górami is the name of this trio’s critically acclaimed first album. Their fusion of folk idioms has forged a stylistic world of their own, combining traditional song, chamber music, improvisation and jazz in fluid musical forms.

Visionary musicians and collaborators Alexander Gavrylyuk and Richard Tognetti join forces for a recital of chamber music in its most conversational, confiding form: the piano and violin duo.

Salvatore Lanzetti was an Italian cello virtuoso whose works had largely been forgotten until modern times. Brilliantly virtuosic, and yet cellistic, his style contributed to several developments in cello technique, and his cello sonatas are revered today as some.

Acclaimed British concert pianist Paul Lewis is celebrated for his interpretations of the great piano works of Beethoven and Schubert. He now turns his laser-like focus and insightful musicianship to Mozart.

Experience an exhilarating concert featuring the Elder Conservatorium Wind Orchestra, performing music full of exuberance, virtuosic brilliance, and wonder.

James Huon George, piano
Minas Berberyan, violin

Mozart - Violin Sonata No. 21 K. 304
Dohnànyi - Violin Sonata Op. 21
Boulanger - 2 Pieces for Violin and Piano
Sarasate - Nocturne Serenade Op. 45

Internationally regarded as one of the leading musicians of his generation, Paul Lewis’ cycles of core piano repertoire by Beethoven and Schubert have received universal critical acclaim. For his latest project beginning in 2026, Paul turns his attention to Mozart.

Created and led by Burra composer Jodie O’Regan, Burra Rhapsody brings together the people of Burra and musicians from Adelaide Baroque in a new musical portrait of the town. A unique soundscape created by and for the people of Burra, joined by musicians from Adelaide Baroque, it culminates in a free concert and live recording at Burra Town Hall.

Two of Australia’s finest collegiate choirs share the stage for a choral collaboration that offers a veritable smorgasbord of vibrant, varied and inspired choral music from across the centuries, across Australia, and across the world.

Internationally regarded as one of the leading musicians of his generation, Paul Lewis’ cycles of core piano repertoire by Beethoven and Schubert have received universal critical acclaim. For his latest project beginning in 2026, Paul turns his attention to Mozart.

An expedition to the outer limits of the string quartet.

Ljiljana Vukelja, piano
Hannah Kim, violin
Greg Tuske, cello

Programme:
Julian Cochran - “Pegasus’ Travels” for Piano Trio
i. Meros Beta
ii. Meros Gamma
iii. Meros Delta

The Elder Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra take to the stage under the baton of Lien Boon Hua from the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory, National University of Singapore.

An expedition to the outer limits of the string quartet.

Beloved mezzo-soprano Sally-Anne Russell gives the world premiere of Jodie O’Regan’s Hope Song Cycle, written for her voice and artistry. She is joined by Linda Pirie, Joseph Freer and Suneetha Carter in an evening of birds, water and hope, recorded live at UKARIA.

Agnes Weinstein, baroque violin
Stephen van der Hoek, piano

Programme:
Antonio Bertali - Chiacona
Giovanni Battista Fontana - Sonata Sexta for Violin

Gil Sullivan, piano
Hannah Kim, violin
Greg Tuske, cello

Programme:
Mozart - Piano Trio in B flat, K.502
Dvorak - Piano Trio No.3 in F minor, Op.65

An aura is considered to be a luminous body that surrounds your physical one, and this luminosity threads throughout Rising Voices’ performance of this eternally beautiful Requiem. Featuring soprano Brooke Window, baritone Jeremy Tachell, and organist Josh van Konkelenberg, Fauré’s Requiem offers a vision of rest and peace unlike any other.

Trumpet Portraits traces the expressive range of the trumpet across styles, eras, and national traditions.

Journey with Slava Grigoryan (guitar) and Sharon Grigoryan (cello) as they perform works by J.S. Bach and Benedetto Marcello through to Latin Jazz with Astor Piazzolla, Anne Cawrse and beyond...

Brass instruments have long captivated audiences, conveying both grandeur and intimacy, from triumphant fanfares to reflective lyricism. Joined by guest trumpeter Selina Ott and acclaimed baritone Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Elder Brass presents a program of remarkable emotional range.

Join mezzo-soprano Deborah Humble and pianist Anna Goldsworthy for a journey through the passionate songs of Europe and Latin America. From Brahms's fiery Zigeunerlieder and Bizet's seductive Habanera, to the folk-inspired artistry of Manuel de Falla and the melancholic beauty of Carlos Guastavino's Argentine songs, this recital celebrates wandering spirits and musical passion across cultures.

The London-based Australian pianist Piers Lane AO returns to UKARIA in collaboration with the distinguished Australia Ensemble UNSW. Their program crafts a Franco-Australian exchange that luxuriates in delicately drawn character and colour.

Three of Australia’s finest musicians perform three blockbuster favourites by Johannes Brahms. Sydney Symphony Concertmaster Andrew Haveron and ACO Principal Cello Timo-Veikko Valve join pianist Kathryn Selby in this fabulous program dedicated to the chamber music of the mighty Brahms.

Elder Conservatorium Chamber Orchestra
Elizabeth Layton  director  / violin
Sterling Rieck  viola

Hindemith Trauermusik for Viola and Strings
TchaikovskySerenade for Strings, Op. 48

This year is the centenary of Miles Davis, one of the most innovative musicians and bandleaders of the twentieth century. This tribute to Davis distils how the so-called ‘Prince of Darkness’ and his acolytes have inspired generations of musicians.

Tim Freedman joins forces with a new chamber ensemble to perform the world premiere of Tim Freedman’s Chamber Eight directed by Daniel Denholm.

Our annual classical performance showcase concert, featuring top student performers from the Elder Conservatorium of Music and School of Performing Arts. Supported by the Peter Brooker Prize for Musical Excellence.

Tim Freedman joins forces with a new chamber ensemble to perform the world premiere of Tim Freedman’s Chamber Eight directed by Daniel Denholm.

Curated by Dr Oliver Fartach-Naini, the annual Guitarissimo concert presents Elder Conservatorium guitar students in solo and chamber works, culminating with a performance by the Elder Conservatorium Guitar Ensemble.

One renowned for devilish skills yet who spent his time in the company of cardinals; the other a priest with a colourful reputation! Corelli and Vivaldi feature along with the mysterious Iganzio Sieber, recorder virtuoso who kept the company of them both…

Although Beethoven and Schoenberg were physically and harmonically worlds apart, the Transfigured String Trio presents two works that perfectly complement each other.

The Latvian Radio Choir spread their wings and fly with Australia’s own recorder queen, Genevieve Lacey.

Celebrated British violinist Anthony Marwood returns to UKARIA for an exploration of the piano trio with two friends and master musicians: Australian Chamber Orchestra Principal Cellist Timo-Veikko Valve, and concert pianist and composer Stefan Cassomenos. They present two landmarks of the piano trio repertoire that place friendship at their core.

Musically, Christmas is a favourite time of year for everyone!  Great choral music, well-known carols to sing along with, and the warm, generous spirit that is an invaluable and treasured part of all collegial music-making.  Share Christmas with Chorale and explore the range, and power of Christmas music!

Six exquisite violins crafted by luthiers of the Golden Period – Stradivari, Amati, Guadagnini, Rugeri and Guarneri del Gesù – will be presented in a succession of virtuosic works. These instruments, belonging to a private collector, represent just over a century of unrivalled craftsmanship, with this concert providing a rare listening experience. Who better to showcase these instruments than internationally-acclaimed violinist Ning Feng, who brings his ‘innate musicality’ and ‘stunning virtuosity’ to the endeavour.

Join Adelaide Chamber Singers for a celebration of joy and the season, featuring two of J.S. Bach’s most beloved choral masterpieces: the radiant Magnificat and the exuberant motet Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied (“Sing to the Lord a new song”).

Selby & Friends closes its 20^th anniversary season highlighting one of S&F’s most important commitments – to foster the talents of the next generations of Australia’s artists.  Two young newcomers, violinist Louise Turnbull and violist Ariel Postmus, join superb violinist Kristian Winther, dynamic cellist Miles Mullin-Chivers, and Kathryn Selby in three wonderful piano quintets by Mozart, Milhaud, and Dvořák.

Handel’s music is eternal, optimistic, lively, and given fresh life in this invigorating and inspiring performance. What Christmas is complete without the joyous music of “For unto us a child is Born”, the Hallelujah Chorus, and the resounding final Amen?

James Huon George, piano

Programme:
Connor Fogarty - 19 Bagatelles
Esther Kahn - Xmastide
Carl Vine - 5 Bagatelles

Handel’s music is eternal, optimistic, lively, and given fresh life in this invigorating and inspiring performance. What Christmas is complete without the joyous music of “For unto us a child is Born”, the Hallelujah Chorus, and the resounding final Amen?

James Huon George, piano

Programme:
Schumann - 'Forest Scenes', Op. 82
Gibbons - 'The Lord of Salisbury Pavan and Galliard'
Mendelssohn - 'Songs Without Words', Op. 19 (Book 1)