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Chamber Music Adelaide champions the vibrant chamber music community of South Australia. We're here to support over 160 musicians from Baroque specialists to experimental innovators - helping them create, perform, and thrive.

As Australia's only member-based chamber music organisation, we commission new Australian works, provide performance platforms, and advocate for the artists who make our musical landscape so rich and diverse.

Whether you're a lifelong chamber music devotee or curious to discover something new, there's a world of intimate, powerful musical experiences waiting for you.

What’s On

Explore our concert diary to find performances across Adelaide and regional South Australia- from grand cultural institutions to unexpected spaces, featuring everything from beloved classics to brand-new commissions

Concert Diary
Concert Diary
Waltzes of Love // Elder Lunchtimes
Sept 11
Waltzes of Love // Elder Lunchtimes

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.

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Adelaide Baroque // ORCHESTRAL SERIES 3: Old Worlds And New 2
Sept 11
Adelaide Baroque // ORCHESTRAL SERIES 3: Old Worlds And New 2

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.

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The Adventurous Project: Metropolis // Recitals Australia
Sept 11
The Adventurous Project: Metropolis // Recitals Australia

Esmond Choi presents a special fundraising concert in The Adventurous Project: Metropolis - featuring Esmond himself on piano and Derek Pascoe on saxophone, and a captivating, full-length live improvised score accompanying Fritz Lang’s sci-fi masterpiece, Metropolis (1927).

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Callum Logan & Stephen van der Hoek // North Adelaide Baroque Hall
Sept 12
Callum Logan & Stephen van der Hoek // North Adelaide Baroque Hall

Callum Logan (countertenor) and Stephen van der Hoek (harpsichord) present a recital of works by Händel, Vivaldi and Purcell.

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Adelaide Baroque // ORCHESTRAL SERIES 3: Old Worlds And New 2
Sept 12
Adelaide Baroque // ORCHESTRAL SERIES 3: Old Worlds And New 2

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.

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Adelaide Baroque // ORCHESTRAL SERIES 3: Old Worlds And New 2
Sept 12
Adelaide Baroque // ORCHESTRAL SERIES 3: Old Worlds And New 2

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.

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Inkling Trio // Vivente Music
Sept 14
Inkling Trio // Vivente Music

A twilight concert at Urrbrae House with Inkling Trio, performing a range of folk-inspired originals, featuring strong and lyrical melodies rooted in Celtic and Scandinavian folk traditions.

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Music of the Middle Ages // The Magpie Consort
Sept 15
Music of the Middle Ages // The Magpie Consort

Join The Magpie Consort for a musical journey through time starting in 5th century Armenia to 15th-century England & France, featuring voices and rarely-heard medieval instruments.

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ADELAIDE BAROQUE ACADEMY // VI Faculty Concert
Sept 15
ADELAIDE BAROQUE ACADEMY // VI Faculty Concert

The first of two Adelaide Baroque Academy concerts showcases the outstanding Academy faculty, bringing together Adelaide Baroque’s core musicians with some of Australia’s most celebrated Baroque performers and teachers.

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Music of the Middle Ages // The Magpie Consort
Sept 17
Music of the Middle Ages // The Magpie Consort

Join the Magpie Consort for a musical journey through time starting in 5th century Armenia to 15th-century England & France, featuring voices and rarely-heard medieval instruments.

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In Honour of Beryl Kimber (Leske) // Elder Lunchtimes
Sept 18
In Honour of Beryl Kimber (Leske) // Elder Lunchtimes

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.

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Barossa Weekend of Music // ASQ
Sept 18
Barossa Weekend of Music // ASQ

Join the Australian String Quartet for a memorable weekend of music set across iconic venues in Angaston, Tanunda, Seppeltsfield and Nuriootpa. Over the weekend, they invite you to share some of their favourite string quartets, along with performances by award-winning singer Parvyn Kaur Singh and multi-instrumentalist Josh Bennett.

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Kate Miller-Heidke // UKARIA
Sept 18
Kate Miller-Heidke // UKARIA

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.

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ADELAIDE BAROQUE ACADEMY // Student And Faculty Concert
Sept 18
ADELAIDE BAROQUE ACADEMY // Student And Faculty Concert

This is the second Adelaide Baroque Academy concert, which features the outstanding academy faculty performing alongside the academy students.

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Soaring Spires - Music & Architecture // Lumina Vocal
Sept 19
Soaring Spires - Music & Architecture // Lumina Vocal

Join Lumina for an exploration of fabulous architectural music from the Medieval, Renaissance and beyond, including the stunning motet Dufay composed for the 1436 consecration of Florence Cathedral; and works by Ciconia, Josquin and Orlando di Lasso.

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Amelia Wang & Simón Pazos Quintana // North Adelaide Baroque Hall
Sept 19
Amelia Wang & Simón Pazos Quintana // North Adelaide Baroque Hall

Amelia Wang (flute) and Simón Pazos Quintana (piano) present a program of Poulenc, Prokofiev, C.P.E. Bach, and more.

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Kate Miller-Heidke // UKARIA
Sept 19
Kate Miller-Heidke // UKARIA

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.

Read more →
Soaring Spires - Music & Architecture // Lumina Vocal
Sept 20
Soaring Spires - Music & Architecture // Lumina Vocal

Join Lumina for an exploration of fabulous architectural music from the Medieval, Renaissance and beyond, including the stunning motet Dufay composed for the 1436 consecration of Florence Cathedral; and works by Ciconia, Josquin and Orlando di Lasso.

Read more →
Kate Miller-Heidke // UKARIA
Sept 20
Kate Miller-Heidke // UKARIA

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.

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Aura: In the Making (Open Rehearsal) // Adelaide Chamber Singers
Sept 22
Aura: In the Making (Open Rehearsal) // Adelaide Chamber Singers

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.

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The Adelaide Connection x The Wardells // Elder Lunchtimes
Sept 25
The Adelaide Connection x The Wardells // Elder Lunchtimes

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

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Stories of Water and Earth // Nexus Arts
Sept 25
Stories of Water and Earth // Nexus Arts

Stories of Water and Earth features Yuwaalaraay woman Nardi Simpson alongside a quartet of Ensemble Offspring’s genre bending instrumentalists, weaving together instrumental chamber music, long term collaboration, dreaming stories and reimagined times.

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Seeds of Song // Emma Horwood
Sept 25
Seeds of Song // Emma Horwood

A nature-themed music recital in a beautiful eco village in the Adelaide Hills by acclaimed Adelaide harpist-singer Emma Horwood, as part of the 2026 Nature Festival program.

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Shining Lights // Sunday Best
Sept 27
Shining Lights // Sunday Best

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.

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String Quartet Extravaganza // Elder Conservatorium
Sept 27
String Quartet Extravaganza // Elder Conservatorium

Elder Conservatorium showcases some of the best young Australian string quartets at the culmination of the String Quartet Weekend (26-27 September, 2026).

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Reuben Tsang // North Adelaide Baroque Hall
Oct 1
Reuben Tsang // North Adelaide Baroque Hall

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

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In Colour // Elder Lunchtimes
Oct 2
In Colour // Elder Lunchtimes

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.

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Chamberfest Concert One: Origins // UKARIA
Oct 2
Chamberfest Concert One: Origins // UKARIA

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.

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Wong and Yang // North Adelaide Baroque Hall
Oct 3
Wong and Yang // North Adelaide Baroque Hall

Royce Wong, flute
Haowei Yang, piano

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

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Chamberfest Concert Two: Dead Poets Society // UKARIA
Oct 3
Chamberfest Concert Two: Dead Poets Society // UKARIA

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.

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