Concert Diary

Upcoming Events from Member Ensembles

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Christmas Celebration // Handel Dixit Dominus
Dec
20
to 21 Dec

Christmas Celebration // Handel Dixit Dominus

After the sold-out success of Handel’s Messiah last year, Adelaide Baroque and the St Peter’s Cathedral Consort combine to present one of Handel’s other great choral masterpieces - the virtuosic Dixit Dominus - alongside Handel’s sublime antiphon “Salve Regina”, sung by Jessica Dean.

To complete the program with a true Christmas flavour, the Adelaide Baroque Orchestra and St Peter’s Cathedral Consort sing the Charpentier Messe de Minuit (Midnight Mass) - a sparkling, joyful work filled with dancing and colour.

Two performances:
Friday 20th December, 7.00pm
Saturday 21st December, 7.00pm

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Cédric Tiberghien // UKARIA
Feb
2

Cédric Tiberghien // UKARIA

The French pianist Cédric Tiberghien makes his UKARIA debut with a program featuring a conversation between two composers: the Australian composer Lisa Illean’s 2024 Sonata in ten parts, and the work that inspired it, Beethoven’s monumental set of thirty-three Diabelli Variations.

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Omnium-gatherum // Gabriella Smart
Dec
1

Omnium-gatherum // Gabriella Smart

Omnium-gatherum, a ‘medley of various things’ around the piano, features two solo concerts during November and December, with two acclaimed pianists with divergent practices.

In this concert, Gabriella Smart performs her own work, Nuance for piano and Seaboard Roli.

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Cosmic Landscapes // Coruscalia Collective
Nov
30

Cosmic Landscapes // Coruscalia Collective

Adelaide flute ensemble Coruscalia Collective will take the audience from the barren, icy landscape of Estonia to the far reaches of space in this concert of music by living composers, using a range of instruments from piccolo to bass flute, with visuals designed by artist Orlando Mee.

The music includes works by Australian composer Karen De Nardi and Vincent Giles, and international composers Catherine McMichael, Nicole Chamberlain and Gareth McLearnon.

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Musica Viva // Musica Alchemica
Nov
18

Musica Viva // Musica Alchemica

Introducing Lina Tur Bonet, a fearless musical imaginista, and her crack team of period-instrument professionals.

Regarded as one of the most exciting violinists of her generation, Tur Bonet has delighted and fascinated fans across Europe with her performances of repertoire ranging from Bach to Messiaen. Now she makes her Australian debut with Musica Alchemica, her hand-picked ensemble who bring honesty and joyful sense of discovery to these works by Corelli, Telemann, Biber and other jewels of the Baroque.

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Charity Concert for Ukraine
Nov
17

Charity Concert for Ukraine

Join Marta and Matej Sutora from Adelaide Virtuosi Trio for a heartwarming and captivating Sunday afternoon filled with immersive music. This concert aims to combine enjoyment with support for the Ukrainian people in need

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Lonely Angel // Selby & Friends
Nov
17

Lonely Angel // Selby & Friends

Our 2024 Season closes with a stunning and fascinating program of contrasting elements – from Spain to France, Latvia to Germany, this concert shines with national pride, fervour and melody and gives us insight into the incredible development over a short space of time of the genre of chamber music and, in particular, the piano trio.

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Bach and Handel // Adelaide Baroque
Nov
16

Bach and Handel // Adelaide Baroque

What greater way to celebrate the joy of music than with two of the most popular masterworks from two of the greatest of Baroque composers: Handel’s “Ode for St Cecilia’s Day”, HWV 76 and Bach’s Cantata “Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen”, BWV 51 in the glorious acoustic of St Peter’s Cathedral.

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Kegelstatt Ensemble // City of Adelaide lunchtime concert
Nov
14

Kegelstatt Ensemble // City of Adelaide lunchtime concert

City of Adelaide together with Chamber Music Adelaide present the Kegelstatt Ensemble for a FREE lunchtime concert. Kegelstatt Ensemble present a captivating program featuring chamber works that showcase the unique timbres of the flute, clarinet, and guitar. Highlights include beautiful works by Joseph Kreutzer and the evocative “Small Spanish Rhapsody” by Ferdinand Rebay, which infuses the performance with Spanish flair and rhythmic vitality. Kegelstatt Ensemble features Linda Pirie on flute, Stephanie Wake-Dyster on clarinet, and Caleb Lavery on guitar.

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Aurora // Australian String Quartet
Nov
12

Aurora // Australian String Quartet

There is a distinct core to the sound of Nordic composers of the 19th and 20th century.  A powerful chordal resonance pervades the Mustonen and Grieg quartets on this program, which combine with Haydn to reveal a sound-world that shimmers with brilliance.  

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Austral Harmony // Shimmering Pearls
Oct
31

Austral Harmony // Shimmering Pearls

Sarah Meagher - recorder

Jane Downer - baroque oboe

Kim Worley - baroque cello

Shimmering Pearls is a programme of intimate chamber music by Bach and Telemann embracing Fantasias, Variations, and instrumental arrangements from Cantatas highlighting sparkling obbligato writing for the recorder.

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Austral Harmony // Bella Partita
Oct
19

Austral Harmony // Bella Partita

Jane Downer - baroque oboe & recorder, with Kim Worley - baroque cello.

Exploring the Partita - dance music from J S Bach’s Suite in G major for unaccompanied cello, an assemblage of dances refashioned into a recorder suite from Bach’s works for various solo instruments, and Bellinzani’s inventive set of variations on La Folia.

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Evening Chorus // Bowerbird Collective at Carrick Hill
Oct
13

Evening Chorus // Bowerbird Collective at Carrick Hill

Join the Bowerbird Collective in the spectacular grounds of Carrick Hill to celebrate the closing night of the Nature Festival with a sunset concert. Hear these internationally renowned musicians on violin, cello and vocals, performing a nature-inspired program intermingled with the evening bird chorus in the beautiful surrounds of Carrick Hill’s gardens.

The performance will last for approximately 50 minutes without interval. Beverages will be available for sale before and after the performance.

General Seating.

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Metamorphoses // Adelaide Baroque
Oct
13

Metamorphoses // Adelaide Baroque

In this program, Nicholas Pollock performs music from early 17th century Italy on the sublime and enchanting theorbo. The programs focuses on the works of three of the most significant composers for the theorbo: Kapsperger, Castaldi and Piccinini. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear some of the most beautiful and inspiring music from one of the most neglected repertoires.

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Bowerbird Collective // Nocturnal
Oct
11

Bowerbird Collective // Nocturnal

'Nocturnal' | An ode to the night performed by solo guitarist, Andrew Blanch

Friday, October 11th, 7:30pm | Goolwa Centenary Hall, SA
Presented by the Bowerbird Collective in association with the Nature Festival SA

‘Nocturnal’ is a 60-minute multimedia performance, an ode to the night, by outstanding solo guitarist Andrew Blanch. Featuring spectacular projected visuals, evocative lighting and nature soundscapes, this event is a not-to-be-missed feature performance of the Nature Festival 2024, and a South Australian premiere.

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Elemental // Adelaide Chamber Singers
Oct
5
to 6 Oct

Elemental // Adelaide Chamber Singers

This program explores ‘the elemental’ in music: through the emotional turmoil of Lauridsen’s Fire Madrigals and original models by Monteverdi and Gesualdo; the calm reassurance of Ticheli’s Earth Song; and the comfort of eternal peace in Stanhope’s Agnus Dei.

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Chamber in the Community // Kegelstatt Ensemble at Wakefield House Positive Ageing Centre
Oct
3

Chamber in the Community // Kegelstatt Ensemble at Wakefield House Positive Ageing Centre

Presented as part of Chamber in the Community by Chamber Music Adelaide in partnership with the City of Unley and the City of Onkaparinga, supported by the Office of Healthy Ageing and SA Health.


The Kegelstatt Ensemble presents a captivating program featuring chamber works that showcase the unique timbres of the flyer, clarinet, and guitar. Highlights include beautiful works by Joseph Kreutzer and the evocative “Small Spanish Rhapsody” by Ferdinand Rebay, which infuses the performance with Spanish flair and rhythmic vitality.

Linda Pirie, flute, Stephanie Wake-Dyster, clarinet, and Caleb Lavery, guitar.

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Chamber in the Community // Inkling Trio at Clarence Park Community Centre
Oct
2

Chamber in the Community // Inkling Trio at Clarence Park Community Centre

Presented as part of Chamber in the Community by Chamber Music Adelaide in partnership with the City of Unley and the City of Onkaparinga, supported by the Office of Healthy Ageing and SA Health.

Inkling Trio, with Dylan Woolcock, mandolin, Rob Wallace, violin, and Allye Sinclair, cello, are a rhythmically infused innovative group with roots in traditional, folk and classical styles.

Intergenerational concert, all ages welcome.

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Chamber in the Community // Kegelstatt Ensemble at Aberfoyle
Oct
1

Chamber in the Community // Kegelstatt Ensemble at Aberfoyle

Presented as part of Chamber in the Community by Chamber Music Adelaide in partnership with the City of Unley and the City of Onkaparinga, supported by the Office of Healthy Ageing and SA Health.


The Kegelstatt Ensemble presents a captivating program featuring chamber works that showcase the unique timbres of the flyer, clarinet, and guitar. Highlights include beautiful works by Joseph Kreutzer and the evocative “Small Spanish Rhapsody” by Ferdinand Rebay, which infuses the performance with Spanish flair and rhythmic vitality.

Linda Pirie, flute, Stephanie Wake-Dyster, clarinet, and Caleb Lavery, guitar.

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Chamber in the Community // Inkling Trio at Goodwood Community Centre
Oct
1

Chamber in the Community // Inkling Trio at Goodwood Community Centre

Presented as part of Chamber in the Community by Chamber Music Adelaide in partnership with the City of Unley and the City of Onkaparinga, supported by the Office of Healthy Ageing and SA Health.

Inkling Trio, with Dylan Woolcock, mandolin, Rob Wallace, violin, and Allye Sinclair, cello, are a rhythmically infused innovative group with roots in traditional, folk and classical styles.

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Chamber in the Community // De Nardi Bevan Duo at Unley Community Centre
Oct
1

Chamber in the Community // De Nardi Bevan Duo at Unley Community Centre

Presented as part of Chamber in the Community by Chamber Music Adelaide in partnership with the City of Unley and the City of Onkaparinga, supported by the Office of Healthy Ageing and SA Health.

De Nardi Bevan Duo, known for their original compositions for violin and 7-string guitar, inject new vitality into classical music, Brazilian tunes, and jazz standards, showcasing their unique musical chemistry and reflecting their versatility and artistry. Their performances blend passion with romantic delicacy, resulting in a stylish and distinctive sound that resonates with audiences. This concert will feature original compositions and reworked classics in their unique duo format. This concert takes place during Circuit Café and includes a delicious lunch. Free entry to concert, additional cost for lunch.

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Music fit for King// Sally Walker & co.
Sept
26

Music fit for King// Sally Walker & co.

'Music Fit for a King' presents exquisite music by Mozart and Boccherini, two of the most celebrated composers from the 'golden age' of Classical music, and friends who both counted King Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia as their patron. While Mozart's enduring fame today overshadows that of his Italian colleague, through his flute quintets, Boccherini reveals himself a master of descriptive and vividly evocative music. Celebrating the release of Sally Walker and Friends’ new album, ‘Boccherini: Chamber works for flute’ (AVIE), we welcome you to experience the heart-quickening pleasures of this exciting music in the masterful hands of extraordinary flautist, Sally Walker and an all-star ensemble drawn from Adelaide's finest musicians.

Featuring Elizabeth Layton and Alison Rayner (violins), Stephen King (viola), Thomas Marlin (cello), Sally Walker (flute), Celia Craig (oboe), Mark Gaydon (bassoon), Robert Nairn (double bass), Sarah Barnett (horn).

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