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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.

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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

Composers

On the Terrace turns ten in 2026 and we're commissioning something special to celebrate.

We are inviting South Australian composers to create a new work around the theme of gathering and reinvention: a piece that honours where chamber music has been and imagines where it might yet go. The work will bring together two chamber ensembles and inclusive choir as the culminating performance of On the Terrace 2026. Two pathways are available: Independent ($8,500) and Mentored ($6,000).

EOIs close 23 June 2026.

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What’s On

Concert Diary

June 25

Name: Doric String Quartet & Lloyd Van't Hoff // Musica Viva Australia

Musica Viva Australia is excited to present the London-based Doric String Quartet performing Thomas Ades with the brilliance of Australian clarinettist and FutureMaker Lloyd Van't Hoff…

June 26

Chamber in the Community // Darwin Song

Nathan May with Julian Ferraretto

Singer-songwriter Nathan May, proud descendant of the Arabana, Yawuru and Marridjabin peoples, shares his songs reflecting on family, connection to country, and truth-telling. Alongside violinist Julian Ferraretto, known for his genre-crossing style, the performance draws on country and folk genres, blending music and storytelling.

June 27

James Huon George // North Adelaide Baroque Hall

Program:

Cecile Charminade - Children's Album Op. 123
Charles-Valentin Alkan - "Zorcico"
Johannes Brahms - Albumblatt in A minor
George Gershwin - Three Preludes
Scriabin - Mazurka in B Minor WoO 14
Chopin - Largo in E-Flat Major B. 109
Chopin - Andantino, "Spring" B. 117
Chopin - Album Leaf in E-Flat Major B. 151

June 27

Lunch Hour Series: Autumn Final // Recitals Australia

The Lunch Hour: Autumn Series Final will feature 7 outstanding musicians: Ruby Lee (violin), Akane Mears (flute), Callum Logan (voice), Joshua Rossetto (piano), Natasha Paran (violin), Yuyao (Wesley) Wan (classical guitar), and the FP Trio (Patrick Moorhouse, Chiara Panetta and Maria Tynan).

June 27

The Gesualdo Six // Gesualdo Six and Festival Statesmen Chorus

A one-night-only special concert of unforgettable choral music in the glorious acoustic of St Peter's Cathedral.

June 28

The Gesualdo Six // UKARIA

The Gesualdo Six is an award-winning and critically-acclaimed vocal ensemble made up of some of the UK’s most esteemed consort singers. The group, who are lauded for their ‘imaginative programming and impeccable blend’, has toured around the world and records exclusively for Hyperion Records (their tenth album was released in August 2025). Following their residency at the 2023 A Cappella Academy, The Gesualdo Six returns to UKARIA with a program that traces the evolution of the vocal consort tradition…

June 29

Chamber in the Community // Voyage

Megan Robson, Guitar, Bridget McCullough, Viola, Gemma Vice, Flute

Every journey has its shape - a departure, a period of exile, and the quiet relief of homecoming. That arc sits at the heart of this program from Inflorescence Trio, three Elder Conservatorium graduates who are exciting emerging voices in chamber music.

July 2

Softly, Softly // Stephen Whittington

This intimate recital traces a path through the musical world of Morton Feldman, one of the most distinctive and influential voices of the twentieth century. The program includes a rare opportunity to hear Palais de Mari (1986), Feldman’s final work for piano and one of his most profound late creations.

July 5

Adelaide Baroque // House Concerts: Sunday afternoon at the Schönbrunn Palace

In 18th-century Vienna, house concerts (or chamber music performances) were a significant part of the musical culture, particularly among the aristocracy and emerging middle class. These events were intimate gatherings in private residences, contrasting with the large public opera houses and concert halls that became more common later in the century. We present the music of Haydn, Beethoven and Corelli.

July 5

Adelaide Baroque // House Concerts: Sunday afternoon at the Schönbrunn Palace

July 10

The Lost Art of Listening // Illuminate Adelaide and Vitalstatistix

In a world of constant notifications and endless scrolling, The Lost Art of Listening, created and composed by Hilary Kleinig, brings people together with their phones to play in a shared sonic experience that explores listening and its place in human existence, framed by a stillness that is rare today.

July 11

Weinstein & Odermatt // North Adelaide Baroque Hall

Agnes Weinstein, violin
Ariana Odermatt, harpsichord

Programme:
Johann Schmelzer - Sonata Sexta from "Unarum Fidium"
Philipp Bjöddecker - Violin Sonata in D minor
Works by Johann Walter

July 11

The Lost Art of Listening // Illuminate Adelaide and Vitalstatistix

July 11

The Lost Art of Listening // Illuminate Adelaide and Vitalstatistix

July 12

Joshua Batty and Friends // UKARIA

Perfect Imperfections is a bold reimagining of the flute as an instrument of power, soul, and raw humanity. This journey takes us into the emotional landscapes of each listener, inviting us to find beauty within imperfection, connection through vulnerability, and uplift through music…

July 14

Name: Leila Josefowicz & John Novacek // Musica Viva Australia

Event description: Prepare to be kissed by a fairy, haunted by a dream and transformed by music when Canadian virtuoso violinist Leila Josefowicz and fellow-Canadian pianist John Novacek bring their fantastical tales and captivating sounds to tour Australia. ..

July 18

Sitkovetsky Trio // UKARIA

The Sitkovetsky Trio is one of the pre-eminent piano trios at work on today’s global stage. Formed by classmates at the UK’s Menuhin School over twenty years ago, the trio performs regularly in venues such as Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw and London’s Wigmore Hall, and their extensive discography for BIS Records has won numerous awards…

July 19

Sitkovetsky Trio with Stefanie Farrands // UKARIA

For their second concert, the Sitkovetsky Trio is joined by Australia’s own Stefanie Farrands, Principal Viola of the Australian Chamber Orchestra, in a program of distinctively Hungarian flavour. The scene is set with Haydn’s Hungarian-influenced Piano Trio No. 39 in G major, written during one of Haydn’s ‘liberating’ sojourns in London and dedicated to his student and intimate confidant Rebecca Schroeter…

July 24

Keys to Life // Jayson Gillham and Iyad Sughayer

Two world-class pianists. One extraordinary evening. Jayson Gillham returns to Australian stages with a project close to his heart, joined by Iyad Sughayer making his Australian debut.

July 26

From Romance to Reckoning // Selby & Friends

Selby & Friends welcomes the return of violinist Natalie Chee and Richard Narroway, performing with pianist Kathyrn Selby in a suite for piano trio exploring Australia’s famously ferocious bush fires, two gorgeous works by Robert Schumann, and Felix Mendelssohn’s final, passionate piano trio.

July 26

Andrea Lam // UKARIA

Andrea Lam is one of Australia’s most recognised concert pianists. The host and star of hit ABC TV series The Piano, Andrea is a passionate advocate for her instrument, introducing a new generation of Australians to its expressive power and possibility. In demand as concerto soloist with Australia’s major orchestras, and following a celebrated US career, Andrea returns for her first solo recital at UKARIA with a nuanced, wide-ranging program that showcases her interpretative sensitivity…

July 30

Gil Sullivan // North Adelaide Baroque Hall

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

Aug 1

Are We There Yet? (Relaxed Session) // ASO

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.

Aug 1

James Huon George // North Adelaide Baroque Hall

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

Aug 1

Are We There Yet? // ASO

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.

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