A stunning array of musical threads that intersect in a program of vivid contrasts.

Join the Elder Conservatorium Wind Orchestra for three contemporary works that explore texture, rhythm, and inventive musical landscapes…

A stunning array of musical threads that intersect in a program of vivid contrasts.

Lars Ulrik Mortensen, harpsichord

Programme:
German Harpsichord Music 1650-1750
Froberger - Toccata in D minor, FbWV 102
Froberger - Suite in D, FbWV 620
Buxtehude - Aria Rofilis, BuxWV 248
Weckmann - Toccata Ottava
Buxtehude - Suite in A, BuxWV 243
-- Interval --
Handel - Suite in D minor, HWV 447
J. S. Bach - Toccata in E minor, BWV 914
J. S. Bach - Ciacona in G minor, BWV 1179 (one of the first Australian performances of this newly discovered Bach piece!)
J. S. Bach - Prelude, Fugue & Allegro in E Flat Major, BWV 998

Dubbed “the sorceress of percussion,” Claire Edwardes OAM has been a defining force in Australian new music for three decades…

A symphony so monumental it ushered in a new period of composition, Beethoven’s Eroica expanded the possibilities of the symphonic form…

Programme:
Tchaikovsky - "Children’s Album", Op. 39
Jankowski - "Time Sphere"
Boulanger - "Trois Morceaux pour piano"

Australis Collective makes its debut with an early evening program celebrating the brilliance and vitality of chamber music.

Join us at 5:30pm in the beautiful Eliza Hall for a one-hour performance featuring Beethoven’s Septet in E♭ major, Op. 20 - a work of wit, elegance and expansive lyricism - alongside Dvořák’s Bagatelles arr. Trish Dean, full of warmth, colour and unmistakable Bohemian character.

Ukrainian-Australian pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk returns with a characterful and dramatic program that showcases his ‘revelatory’ and ‘electrifying’ artistry. Each half opens with a distinctive evocation of childhood: Robert Schumann’s Kinderszenen  (Scenes from Childhood) offers an adult’s perspective, in a series of reminiscences of childhood experience. By contrast,  Tchaikovsky’s Children’s Album – which begins the second half – is a twenty-four-part cycle written specifically for children…

Australis Collective makes its debut with an afternoon program celebrating the brilliance and vitality of chamber music. Join us for a one-hour performance featuring Beethoven’s Septet in E♭ major, Op. 20 - a work of wit, elegance and expansive lyricism - alongside Dvořák’s Bagatelles arr. Trish Dean, full of warmth, colour and unmistakable Bohemian character. Bringing together early-career professional performers trained at the University of Adelaide, Australis Collective is dedicated to creating vibrant performance opportunities and expanding South Australia’s chamber music landscape.

From the grandeur of ceremonial fanfares to the hushed reverence of sacred reflection, these works chart a journey through time, colour, and sound featuring brass and organ…

Wildsong examines humanity’s relationship with nature, through choral music ranging from playful to profound.

Radical Son is the creative moniker of David Leha, an artist from the Kamilaroi nation of Australia and the South Pacific nation of Tonga. His voice carries the compelling story of his turbulent past, restoration through culture and ever-deepening connection to  Country, which has been captured in two critically-acclaimed albums: Cause ‘N Affect (2014) and Bilambiyal (2024)….

The 20th Season of Selby & Friends opens with a return of two special guests who wowed audiences two years ago – violinist Alexandra Osborne and cellist Clancy Newman. This dynamic duo joins Kathryn Selby for a concert comprising works by Beethoven and Elena Kats-Chernin that pay tribute to long-ago popular tunes; Fanny Mendelssohn’s Piano Trio, and Schubert’s Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 99.

Deeply contrasting with its partner work D'un soir triste, D'un matin de printemps is a brief, sweet and playful work, a fleeting moment of happiness that asks only to be remembered. It is rather appropriate, then, that Tchaikovsky’s Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50, In Memory of a Great Artist, follows. Initially hesitant about the trio medium, Tchaikovsky wrote the work after the death of his close friend and pianist Nikolai Rubinstein, ultimately creating a deeply personal work that combines heartfelt remembrance with rich chamber textures.

The charismatic French pianist and composer Lucas Debargue makes his UKARIA debut. Since his sensational appearance at the 2015 Tchaikovsky competition, where he was awarded the prestigious Moscow Critics Award, Debargue has forged an international  career as a virtuosic soloist and sought-after chamber musician. To regular performances as a soloist in Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall and the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, he adds chamber music collaborations with artists including Janine Jansen, Gidon Kremer and Renaud  Capuçon. As a Sony Classical recording artist, Lucas Debargue has released five solo albums, with a sixth to appear in early 2026…

Gao Ping’s music combines his Chinese heritage with his musical education in the United States, bridging tradition and innovation, and blending lyricism, colour, and subtle wit…

American-born, Australian-based harpist Emily Granger, Principal Harp of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, presents 'A Thing of Beauty' — a recital tracing her artistic journey through contemporary music for solo harp.

German cellist Maximilian Hornung presents a program uniquely suited to our intimate space. Hornung’s sophisticated musicality and virtuosity have enabled him to forge a unique career path. Following his 2007 win of Germany’s prestigious ARD competition (with his Tecchler Piano Trio), Hornung served for four years as principal cellist of Munich’s hallowed Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, before leaving the post to devote himself to solo and chamber music repertoire. A former protégé of Anne-Sophie Mutter, Hornung appears regularly with orchestras such as the Berlin and London Philharmonics, and counts Vilde Frang, Daniil Trifonov and Mutter among his chamber music partners…