Concert Diary

Upcoming Events from Member Ensembles

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Stories in Song // Nathan May with Adelaide Baroque and Julian Ferraretto
Mar
17

Stories in Song // Nathan May with Adelaide Baroque and Julian Ferraretto

A powerful evening of story and song with singer-songwriter Nathan May, a chamber music concert that blurs the lines between contemporary country, folk and Baroque traditions. In a collaboration with genre-defying violinist, Julian Ferraretto and Adelaide Baroque string quartet. Directed by Chris Drummond. Created with the support of Create SA, Chamber Music Adelaide and Nexus Arts. Presented by Chamber Music Adelaide.


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Passion & Pleasure // State Opera of South Australia
Apr
12

Passion & Pleasure // State Opera of South Australia

Explosive romance and fiery dance. A young Richard Strauss falls hopelessly in love in his romantic Violin Sonata; paired with the invigorating music of Spain from Sarasate and de Falla. Featuring the virtuosic playing Kate Suthers, Concertmaster of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra; guest tenor Jihoon Son, star of State Opera’s La Cenerentola; and one of Australia’s most exciting young pianists, Melbourne-based Laurence Matheson.

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Recitals Australia // Songs for Voice and Classical Guitar
Mar
8

Recitals Australia // Songs for Voice and Classical Guitar

Join mezzo soprano / soprano and classical guitarist Katelyn Crawford, and classical guitarist Caleb Lavery-Brook, for ‘Songs for Voice and Classical Guitar’, a Recitals Australia Special Event celebrating repertoire written and arranged for voice and classical guitar. Featuring Lennox Berkeley’s evocative song cycle ‘Songs of the Half-Light’, Manuel de Falla’s song cycle ‘Siete canciones populares españolas’, as well as pieces including Beethoven’s ‘Adelaide’, Simon and Garfunkel’s ‘Scarborough Fair’, and Quique Sinesi’s ‘Cielo Abierto’.

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Stories in Song // Nathan May // Adelaide Baroque
Feb
24

Stories in Song // Nathan May // Adelaide Baroque

A powerful evening of story and song with singer-songwriter Nathan May, a chamber music concert that blurs the lines between contemporary country, folk and Baroque traditions. In a collaboration with genre-defying violinist, Julian Ferraretto and Adelaide Baroque string quartet. Directed by Chris Drummond. Created with the support of Create SA, Chamber Music Adelaide and Nexus Arts. Presented by Chamber Music Adelaide.


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Adelaide Baroque // Handel's Messiah
Dec
19
to 20 Dec

Adelaide Baroque // Handel's Messiah

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? And no more fitting venue than the beautiful surrounds of St Peter’s Cathedral.

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One Night Only // Mardi McSullea & Michael Ierace
Dec
10

One Night Only // Mardi McSullea & Michael Ierace

World renown flautist Mardi McSullea has performed as concerto soloist with Brandenburg Orchestra and New Jersey Percussion Ensemble; the New York Metropolitan Opera Summer Orchestra, New York Pops, Astra Chamber Ensemble (Australia) and ABC live broadcasts.
Accompanied by Adelaide pianist Michael Ierace.

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Adelaide Baroque // The Mad Lover
Nov
30

Adelaide Baroque // The Mad Lover

Kate Macfarlane | Soprano

Hannah Lane | Baroque Harp

Nick Pollock | Theorbo

Kate Macfarlane and Ensemble 642 (Hannah Lane – baroque harp, Nicholas Pollock – lutes) return to Adelaide to explore the highly expressive mad songs of seventeenth century England. The program draws on the poetry, music and drama of this intriguing genre, interspersing contemporary readings and folk song to evoke the tumult of the human mind, and the dramatic intensity brought on by madness, longing and love.

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Chamber Music Adelaide // MOD. // Perspectives on Forever
Nov
14

Chamber Music Adelaide // MOD. // Perspectives on Forever

Two stunning new chamber works premiere within MOD.’s Forever exhibition, where composers have worked alongside museum researchers to explore themes of time, memory, and transformation through music. Commissioned by Chamber Music Adelaide in partnership with MOD. and supported by Create SA.

David Kotlowy | sometimes
For Guzheng and Baroque String Trio

Amelia Rooney | THE TREES ARE TURNING OFF!
For String Trio and Live Electronics

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Adelaide Cantata Band // Hope and Triumph
Nov
7

Adelaide Cantata Band // Hope and Triumph

Join Adelaide Cantata Band in an evening of stunning 18th-century Bach masterworks at Bethlehem Lutheran Church this November.

Indulge in a sublime melting-pot of emotion and intellect, expressed through some of the most stunning music ever written for voices and instruments – Bach’s iconic cantatas, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (BWV 140), with its beloved chorale “Sleepers, Wake,” and Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (BWV 80), a stirring work for Reformation Day.

With acclaimed bass-baritone Nicholas Dinopoulos alongside an elite chamber choir, three Baroque oboes, and virtuoso violinist Runa Baagøe, this is a celebration of Baroque brilliance not to be missed.

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Celebrate You // Adelaide Chamber Singers
Oct
25

Celebrate You // Adelaide Chamber Singers

Adelaide Chamber Singers celebrate 40 years in 2025 with an equally grand offering. Forty for 40. Forty singers, forty parts. Thomas Tallis’ 40-part motet Spem in alium performed alongside a commissioned major work in 40 parts by Carl Crossin. Featuring members of Rising Voices and former-ACS singers conducted by Christie Anderson.

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Nexus Live and CMA // Nathan May: Stories in Song
Oct
4

Nexus Live and CMA // Nathan May: Stories in Song

Join us for a powerful evening of story and song with singer-songwriter Nathan May, as he premiers a new chamber music concert that blurs the lines between contemporary country, folk and Baroque traditions. In a collaboration with genre-defying violinist, Julian Farraretto and Adelaide Baroque string quartet, Nathan’s intimate songs – centred on connection to country, family and truth-telling – are reimagined through rich string textures, improvisation, and immersive staging by director, Chris Drummond.

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Waterfalls and Wellsprings // Coruscalia Collective
Sept
28

Waterfalls and Wellsprings // Coruscalia Collective

Flute ensemble Coruscalia Collective  explores the connection between music and water in this program of classical and contemporary works that spans centuries. The program includes works by Australian composers May Howlett, Christopher Sainsbury and Karen De Nardi, as well as arrangements of Handel's Water Music and Mendelssohn's Hebrides Overture.

Presented as part of the 2025 Nature Festival 

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Stories in Song // Nathan May and Friends
Sept
21

Stories in Song // Nathan May and Friends

Join us for a powerful afternoon of story and song with singer-songwriter Nathan May, as he premieres a new chamber music concert that blurs the lines between contemporary country, folk and Baroque traditions. In a collaboration with genre-defying violinist Julian Ferraretto and Adelaide Baroque string quartet, Nathan’s intimate songs—centred on connection to country, family and truth-telling—are reimagined through rich string textures and improvisation.

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Relaxation Concert // Arc En Ciel
Sept
19

Relaxation Concert // Arc En Ciel

Step into a slow, immersive sound journey where nature, music and deep listening intertwine. Inspired by synesthesia - the blending of senses, like seeing colour in sound - this serene performance invites you to relax, wander, and reconnect through a richly textured live soundscape.

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Candelit Concert // Three to Tango
Sept
18

Candelit Concert // Three to Tango

Kegelstatt Ensemble

This intimate performance brings together flute, viola, and guitar in a program that explores musical encounters across time. Works by Kapeller and Kreutzer offer classical elegance, contrasted with the rhythmic vitality of Piazzolla’s Histoire du Tango and the expressive depth of Frederic Hand’s Samatureya. Interwoven solo works by J.S. and C.P.E. Bach provide quiet moments of reflection in a program that moves between eras, styles, and texture.

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Bach and Handel at the Cathedral
Sept
14

Bach and Handel at the Cathedral

Bethany Hill | soprano
David Greco | baritone

Adelaide Baroque Orchestra led by Ben Dollman

Two of Bach’s masterful cantatas for solo voice, Ich habe Genug, BWV 82 with ARIA Award-nominated baritone David Greco, and Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut, BWV 199 with versatile and critically acclaimed operatic soprano, Bethany Hill on a rare return trip to Australia form the U.S. where she is now based.

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Magpie Artsong // Masterclass
Sept
13

Magpie Artsong // Masterclass

  • Institute Hall, Mitcham Cultural Village (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Magpie Artsong is pleased to announce an artsong interpretation and performance masterclass. This is a unique experience for singers, pianists, and duos to refine their craft in this oft-neglected repertoire.  

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Adelaide Baroque // Two Gentlemen of London
Sept
7

Adelaide Baroque // Two Gentlemen of London

Tim Kerstin | Lute

Emma Horwood | Soprano

The lute music of John Dowland and Daniel Bacheler. John Dowland and Daniel Bacheler were the two preeminent lutenists of the English Golden Age. This concert is a playful juxtaposition of their lute music, exploring shared themes and motifs, plus parodies they made of each other’s work. As a special feature, Emma Horwood will perform songs linked to the lute pieces presented.

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Inkling at Forrest House
Aug
30

Inkling at Forrest House

Inkling is a string trio of violin, mandolin, and cello that weaves melodies with warmth and mischief. Since 2021, Inkling has played from living rooms to wide verandahs, festival stages to walled gardens — including appearances at Three Bridges Festival, The Q Gallery, Ern Malley Bar, Urrbrae House, Wirrina Bluegrass & Roots Festival, the Wheatsheaf Hotel, Stone Pony, Carrick Hill, Auburn Heritage Arts and many an intimate house concert and folk club.

Made up of three generous, intuitive musicians — Allye Sinclair (cello), Dylan Woolcock (mandolin), and Robert Wallace (violin) — Inkling brings a sound both grounded and radiant. Forrest House, Miller's Corner is a small and warm venue, perfectly suited to getting up close and comfy to the music on a winter's afternoon.

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Recitals Australia // Adina Lopez
Aug
13

Recitals Australia // Adina Lopez

A lunchtime concert of romantic virtuosity and technical brilliance, featuring rising violin talent Adina Lopez in a solo recital that spas two centuries of masterful composition. From Beethoven's tender and lyrical Romances to Wieniawski's dazzling Polish flair, and culminating in Debussy's impressionistic masterpiece, this program showcases the violin's extraordinary range of expression.

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