Music Program | Australian Chamber Orchestra: UKARIA Festival

AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA: UKARIA FESTIVAL

SATURDAY 9–SUNDAY 10 OCTOBER*

* This festival has been rescheduled from the 2020 Season.


‘It was a rare privilege to hear the Australian Chamber Orchestra play at UKARIA, where it made the room resound like never before.’

– The Advertiser


Richard Tognetti leads the ACO through a vibrant exploration of music from Finland, Latvia, Germany, the Czech Republic and the UK – featuring works by Bach, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Thomas Adès, Pēteris Vasks, Janáček, Sibelius and Rautavaara.


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Weekend Pass includes three concerts. Dining options are also available separately. A complete program of the weekend is listed below.

ALFRESCO BRUNCH
SATURDAY 9 OCTOBER 2021 10.45AM

December is a beautiful time of year in the Adelaide Hills. Celebrate the beginning of the weekend with brunch in the alfresco. Gourmet yoghurt pots, brioche buns, bagels, waffles, barista coffee, fresh fruit and warm summer sunshine will be waiting for you.

(Separate Booking Required – Not Including in Weekend Pass)

$35 per person

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BACH AND BEYOND
SATURDAY 9 OCTOBER 2021 12.30PM

Pēteris Vasks (b. 1946)
Bass Trip

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Violin Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001

II. Fuga (arr. Richard Tognetti)


Melody Eötvös (b. 1984)
Meraki (33221 version)

Ruth Crawford Seeger
Andante for Strings

Thomas Adès (b. 1971)
Arcadiana, Op. 12

VI. O Albion (arr. for strings)

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
The Musical Offering, BWV 1079

Ricercar a 6 (arr. Richard Tognetti)

Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Eleven Chorale Preludes, Op. 122

VI. O Gott, du frommer Gott (arr. Paul Angerer)

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988

Selections (arr. Bernard Labadie)

Duration | Approximately one hour without interval.

REVOLUTION AND RAPTURE
SATURDAY 9 OCTOBER 2021 6.00PM

Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel (1805–1847)
String Quartet in E flat major (arr. strings)

IV. Allegro molto vivace

George Walker (1922–2018)
Lyric for Strings

Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847)
Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 (arr. Richard Tognetti)

I. Allegro molto appassionato
II. Andante
III. Allegretto non troppo – Allegro molto vivace

INTERVAL

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
Serenade for Strings in C, Op. 48

I. Pezzo in forma di sonatine: Andante non troppo – Allegro moderato
II. Valse: Moderato – Tempo di valse
III. Élégie: Larghetto elegiaco
IV. Finale (Tema russo): Andante – Allegro con spirito

Duration | Approximately one hour and thirty minutes, including a twenty-minute interval.

Note | Followed by a three-course dinner at 7.30pm (separate booking required)

DINNER – THREE COURSES
SATURDAY 9 OCTOBER 2021 7.30PM

Meet the artists and converse with fellow music lovers over a three-course dinner showcasing some of the finest local produce from the Adelaide Hills.

(Separate Booking Required – Not Included in Weekend Pass)

$90 per person

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LUNCH – TWO COURSES
SUNDAY 10 OCTOBER 2021 12.30PM

Designed for sharing, our two-course lunch unfolds at a leisurely pace – the perfect way to bid farewell to the weekend.

(Separate Booking Required – Not Included in Weekend Pass)

$75 per person

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NORDIC NOIR
SUNDAY 10 OCTOBER 2021 2.30PM

Jean Sibelius (1865–1957)
Impromptu for Strings in E minor, Op. 5


Leoš Janáček (1854–1928)
String Quartet No. 1 Kreutzer Sonata (arr. strings)

I. Adagio – Con moto
II. Con moto
III. Con moto – Vivo – Andante
IV. Con moto – (Adagio) – Più mosso

Jean Sibelius (1865–1957)
Voces Intimae in D minor, Op. 56 (arr. strings)

II. Vivace
III. Adagio di molto

Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928–2016)
The Fiddlers, Op. 1

Olli Mustonen (b. 1967)
Nonet No. 2

I. Inquieto
II. Allegro impetuoso
III. Adagio
IV. Vivacissimo

Duration | Approximately one hour without interval.

Note | Single tickets are available to a repeat performance of this program at 11.30am.

Photo: Craig Paulson

If on the day of a concert the CFS gives the Mt Lofty Ranges a catastrophic fire danger rating the concert will be cancelled. In this event a cancellation notice will be placed on our website from 10am on the morning of the concert.

For more information please contact
Administration | Phone 08 8227 1277 | Email [email protected]