menuUKARIA honours our First Nations by fostering a shared sense of respect for this land, and we acknowledge and pay our respects to the Peramangk, traditional custodians of the land on which the Cultural Centre stands.
menuSUNDAY 29 MAY 2.30PM
FANTASIAS
Ensemble Q returns to UKARIA in 2022 for an intriguing conversation between the centuries: the extraordinary harmonic languages of Purcell and Byrd combine seamlessly with expressive works by composers including Mozart, Bruckner and Britten.
SUNDAY 5 JUNE 2.30PM
SOUNDS OF VIENNA
Rediscover Schubert's Octet in a definitive performance on period instruments by the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra – a world-class ensemble of leading national and international exponents of historically informed performance.
FRIDAY 17 JUNE 11.00AM
PATERSON AND HAYDN
The ASQ give the premiere of Australian composer and pianist David Paterson's first String Quartet. In the second half, they play the first of Haydn's quartets from the great Op. 76 set – universally regarded among the greatest examples in the repertoire.
A program including The Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saëns, Gloria by Vivaldi, a cappella favourites from The Festival Statesmen, and a world premiere of The Book of Stones by renowned Adelaide composer Jakub Jankowski.
SUNDAY 19 JUNE 2.30PM
BECOMING ELIZA
In Becoming Eliza, Anna O'Byrne reflects on her unique experience about working intimately with internationally adored icon Dame Julie Andrews. This concert features songs from Camelot, The Sound of Music, Victor/Vicotoria, and, of course, My Fair Lady.
With Love, Amadeus shines the spotlight once more on one of classical music's enduring heroes, and marks the fifth collaboration between two of Australia's leading artists from theatre and classical music, John Bell AO OBE (narrator) and Simon Tedeschi (piano).
FRIDAY 1 JULY 7.30PM
Due to popular demand, we've added an additional performance.
A rare opportunity to hear two of Australia's most enduring artists with unprecedented intimacy, Joe Camilleri and Paul Grabowsky come together at UKARIA for the first time for another unmissable collaboration.
SATURDAY 2 JULY 7.30PM
A rare opportunity to hear two of Australia's most enduring artists with unprecedented intimacy, Joe Camilleri and Paul Grabowsky come together at UKARIA for the first time for another unmissable collaboration.
SUNDAY 10 JULY 2.30PM
TOUR DE TROIS
Kristian Winther (violin), Anna Pokorny (cello) and Konstantin Shamray (piano) play music by Max Reger, George Antheil, Jörg Widmann and Alfred Schnittke in a concert culminating with Ravel's magnificent Piano Trio in A minor.
Three outstanding next-generation artists come together for the first time at UKARIA in 2022, presenting a program of string trios by Beethoven, Penderecki and Dohnányi.
SATURDAY 23 JULY 4.30PM *
REUNION
* This concert has been rescheduled from Saturday 2 October 2021.
Mapping the complex relationships between composers who changed the course of western art music, quartets by Fauré and Brahms are prefaced by masterpieces from two visionary women.
SATURDAY 23 JULY 6.30PM *
* This event has been rescheduled from Saturday 2 October 2021.
Please note that a separate booking is required to attend the concert.
Meet the artists and converse with fellow music lovers over a two-course dinner showcasing local produce from the Adelaide Hills.
SUNDAY 24 JULY 2.30PM
Australian lyric coloratura soprano Alexandra Flood joins pianist Konstantin Shamray for sumptuous romances by Rachmaninov, Rimsky-Korsakov and Nikolai Medtner.
SATURDAY 30 JULY 7.30PM
OUR SONGS, NOT SONGS
In their first performance for UKARIA, Kristin Berardi and Sam Anning perform their album Our Songs, Not Songs, featuring special guest appearances by ARIA Award-winning pianist and composer Andrea Keller.
Composer Franz Liszt was captivated and inspired by the great operas of Verdi, and by his relationship with French courtesan Marie Duplessis, the real La traviata. Virtuoso pianist Konstantin Shamray showcases Liszt's music in a passionate recital with guest soprano Fiona McArdle.
SATURDAY 3–SUNDAY 4 SEPTEMBER 2022
CURATED BY JAMES MORRISON
The James Morrison Quartet joins a star-studded cast including:
William Barton | Didgeridoo
Hetty Kate | Vocals
Andy Firth | Clarinet / Saxophone
Sandy Evans | Saxophone
Jordan Murray | Trombone
Cieavash Arean | Kamancheh
Bobby Singh | Tabla
Ebunoluwa Daramola | Drums / Percussion
SUNDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2.30PM
Presented by Adelaide Chamber Singers.
Adelaide Chamber Singers presents Force of Nature. Featuring Samuel Barber’s Agnus Dei and dazzling Antipodean compositions: Legato of After Rain by Paul Stanhope, Claire Maclean’s Et Misericordia, and the first ensemble performance of Afterword by Anne Cawrse.
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