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4.00PM SATURDAY 24 NOVEMBER
The Adelaide Baroque Orchestra play fiery, vibrant, passionate and unpredictable music from turbulent times, featuring the genius of Handel, Telemann, Purcell, Locke, Corrette and Biber.
2.30PM SUNDAY 25 NOVEMBER
SOLD OUT Please email info@ukaria.com.au to be added to the waiting list.
Teddy Tahu Rhodes, pianist Kristian Chong and the Australian String Quartet present some of the most beautiful works for the male voice, including Gerald Finzi’s Let Us Garlands Bring, Vaughan Williams’ Songs of Travel, and Mahler’s Rückert-Lieder.
6.00PM SUNDAY 25 NOVEMBER
7.30PM SATURDAY 1 DECEMBER
Five-time Grammy Award winner Dawn Upshaw is joined by Tamara-Anna Cislowska (piano) and Nicole Divall (viola) for one night only at UKARIA Cultural Centre.
2.30PM SUNDAY 2 DECEMBER
Internationally acclaimed accordion superstar Ksenija Sidorova performs a beautifully diverse collection of Russian masterpieces that will challenge your perceptions and enhance your appreciation of this intoxicating and seductive instrument.
11.00AM FRIDAY 7 DECEMBER
The Australian String Quartet performs Beethoven’s majestic String Quartet in F major, Op.135, paired with Mozart’s lyrical Clarinet Quintet, K.581 with guest artist Dean Newcomb.
6.00PM FRIDAY 15 FEBRUARY
8.30PM FRIDAY 15 FEBRUARY
Why is it that when we think of the piano it is always men that are at the forefront? Using songs of Emma Knights' favourite piano men, The Piano Men is an exploration into historical stories of women pianists and her own experiences as a women in the music industry.
WINKELMAN & SIBELIUS
11.00AM FRIDAY 22 FEBRUARY
The Australian String Quartet perform Helena Winkelman’s Papa Haydn’s Parrot and Jean Sibelius’ Voces intimae. Includes Devonshire tea served prior to the performance from 10.00am.
SONGS FROM THE FOREST
2.30PM SATURDAY 23 FEBRUARY
Due to popular demand we've added a second show.
The Grigoryan Brothers play Tchaikovsky, Dvořák, Debussy, Fauré, Nigel Westlake, Manuel de Falla, Ralph Towner and Wolfgang Muthspiel.
2.30PM SUNDAY 24 FEBRUARY
To open our Sunday Afternoon series, the Grigoryan Brothers play Tchaikovsky, Dvořák, Debussy, Fauré, Nigel Westlake, Manuel de Falla, Ralph Towner and Wolfgang Muthspiel.
CURATED BY GENEVIEVE LACEYFRIDAY 8 MARCH – MONDAY 11 MARCH
A Brief History of Time sets Western early music, up to a millennium old, within the time-expanding universe of Indigenous music making, and finds a place for us to meet in contemporary Australia.
BREATHTAKING
2.30PM SUNDAY 24 MARCH
Czech soprano Hana Blažíková joins world-renowned cornettist Bruce Dickey and musicians from Tasmania’s Van Diemen’s Band in a program framed by the seventeenth-century.
WOMEN OF SONG
7.30PM FRIDAY 29 MARCH
Iconic Australian singer/songwriter Missy Higgins is joined by Helpmann Award-winning composer Iain Grandage in an unmissable collaboration.
7.30PM SATURDAY 30 MARCH
THE ART OF THE TRIO
2.30PM SUNDAY 7 APRIL
Internationally acclaimed Parisian ensemble Trio Wanderer perform Haydn’s Piano Trio in C major, Hob.XV: 21, Dvořák’s Dumky, and Rachmaninov’s Trio élégiaque in D minor, Op.9.
A MUSICAL BANQUET
2.30PM SUNDAY 14 APRIL
Dame Emma Kirkby (soprano) and Jakob Lindberg (lute) present a smorgasbord of early Baroque and Renaissance lute songs.
THE MAGIC HOUR
5.00PM SATURDAY 27 APRIL
Sunset: Approximately 5.38pm
The brooding tones of Umberto Clerici (cello) are paired with the angelic purity of the Adelaide Chamber Singers under the direction of Carl Crossin in a program inspired by Easter and Anzac Day.
THE MAGIC HOUR7.00PM SATURDAY 27 APRIL
Meet the artists and converse with fellow music lovers over a two-course dinner showcasing local produce from the Adelaide Hills.
RHAPSODY IN BLUE
2.30PM SUNDAY 12 MAY
Russian pianist Denis Kozhukhin returns to UKARA for a solo recital of miniatures that speak to intimacy and landscape, and concludes the afternoon with the ravishing solo piano version of George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue.
KATE MOORE & BRAHMS
11.00AM FRIDAY 17 MAY
The Australian String Quartet perform a new work by Australian composer Kate Moore, followed by the first String Quartet of Brahms. Includes Devonshire tea served prior to the performance from 10.00am.
7.30PM FRIDAY 24 MAY
Kate Miller-Heidke and Keir Nuttall appear at UKARIA for the first time, joined by Iain Grandage (cello/piano/arrangements).
7.30PM SATURDAY 25 MAY
IN MEMORY OF A GREAT ARTIST
2.30PM SUNDAY 26 MAY
Andrew Haveron (violin) and Umberto Clerici (cello) join forces with Piers Lane (piano) for a concert celebrating some of the greatest works in the repertoire.
SPECIAL EVENT2.30PM SUNDAY 2 JUNE
Richard Tognetti leads the Australian Chamber Orchestra at UKARIA for the first time in a program of lively dances and ethereal reveries.
7.30PM SATURDAY 15 JUNE
Ursula Yovich, one of the most compelling Indigenous artists of our time, joins Iain Grandage for a very special collaboration.
SING JOYFULLY
2.30PM SUNDAY 23 JUNE
UK-based a cappella ensemble VOCES8 weave a tapestry of the history of vocal music, encompassing everything from Renaissance polyphony to Bach, Mendelssohn and Rachmaninov, right through to Simon & Garfunkel, Van Morrison and Duke Ellington.
JAZZ AT UKARIA
7.30PM FRIDAY 28 JUNE
A wild tour-de-force showcasing the unique musical personalities of three artists at the peak of their careers.
James Morrison | trumpetPaul Grabowsky | pianoKrams | drums
7.30PM SATURDAY 29 JUNE
4.30PM SATURDAY 20 JULY
Sunset: Approximately 5.25pm
Acclaimed British pianist Kathryn Stott joins the Goldner String Quartet to perform Louis Vierne’s rarely heard Piano Quintet in C minor, Op.42.
THE MAGIC HOUR6.30PM SATURDAY 20 JULY
JAZZ AT UKARIA7.30PM SATURDAY 3 AUGUST
Paul Grabowsky | piano
Lloyd Swanton | bass
Dave Beck | drums
Witness what happens when three Australian jazz legends get together at UKARIA and start composing in real time.
SCHUBERT'S OCTET
2.30PM SUNDAY 4 AUGUST
Noah Bendix-Balgley, First Concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic, leads students from Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) in the Brahms String Sextet No.2 and Schubert’s Octet in F major, D.803.
REQUIEM FOR FANNY
2.30PM SUNDAY 18 AUGUST
In their first appearance at UKARIA, the Orava Quartet play Haydn, Schulhoff and Mendelssohn, and conclude with Wojciech Kilar’s Orawa – the piece that gave this quartet its name.
SPRING
2.30PM SUNDAY 1 SEPTEMBER
SOLD OUTPlease email info@ukaria.com.au to be added to the waiting list.
Natsuko Yoshimoto (violin) leads a chamber ensemble of Adelaide’s finest musicians in Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, performed in tandem with Ástor Piazzolla’s Estaciones Porteñas (The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires).
CURATED BY DIANA DOHERTY
SATURDAY 7 SEPTEMBER –SUNDAY 8 SEPTEMBER
Experience our flagship weekend event in its entirety and save 15% on the single ticket price. Includes four concerts and Songs and Senses – a three course dinner and cabaret experience.
SUNDAY 8 SEPTEMBER
Experience the Saturday (11.30am and 2.00pm) and Sunday (11.30am and 2.30pm) concerts of our flagship weekend event and save 15% on the single ticket price.
SATURDAY 7 SEPTEMBER
Experience the Saturday concerts (11.30am and 2.00pm) of our flagship weekend event and save 10% on the single ticket price.
CURATED BY DIANA DOHERTY11.30AM SATURDAY 7 SEPTEMBER
To open UKARIA 24, Berlin-based pianist and arranger Paul Hankinson reflects on some of the works dearest to Diana Doherty, presented alongside new arrangements for the oboe by Alexandre Oguey.
12.30PM SATURDAY 7 SEPTEMBER
Enjoy a picnic box lunch in the gardens of UKARIA in between UKARIA 24 concerts.
CURATED BY DIANA DOHERTY2.00PM SATURDAY 7 SEPTEMBER
In a touching tribute to Australia's most beloved author, UKARIA 24 musicians perform the Vaughan Williams Oboe Concerto and the Shostakovich Piano Quintet.
7.30PM SATURDAY 7 SEPTEMBER
Lior, Julie Oguey and Paul Hankinson perform popular cabaret classics, French chanson, and selections from their own songbooks with string accompaniment, as you enjoy a three-course dinner of local produce and wines, interwoven with songs and laughter.
Experience the Sunday concerts (11.30am and 2.30pm) of our flagship weekend event and save 10% on the single ticket price.
11.30AM SUNDAY 8 SEPTEMBER
A journey through tonalities, across an arc of shifting hues. Diana Doherty performs Telemann’s twelve solo Fantasias, with visual artwork by Bernadette Trela unveiled after each performance.
TWO COURSES
12.30PM SUNDAY 8 SEPTEMBER
Meet the artists and converse with fellow music lovers over a two-course lunch to farewell the weekend before the finale concert.
2.30PM SUNDAY 8 SEPTEMBER
Diana Doherty pays tribute to Nigel Westlake’s tremendous contribution to Australian music by dedicating the final concert of UKARIA 24 to his oeuvre.
BRITTEN & FRANÇAIX
11.00AM FRIDAY 13 SEPTEMBER
The Australian String Quartet reunites with Arcadia Winds to perform music by Benjamin Britten and Jean Françaix. Includes Devonshire tea served prior to the performance from 10.00am.
DIABELLI VARIATIONS
2.30PM SUNDAY 22 SEPTEMBER
In his debut recital at UKARIA, Paul Lewis illuminates connections between three of Western Art music’s most daring lodestars, beginning with Haydn and Brahms, and finishing with Beethoven’s monumental Diabelli Variations.
FROM ADELAIDE TO LOS ANGELES
2.30PM SUNDAY 29 SEPTEMBER
Adelaide-born Andrew Bain
(Principal Horn of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra) brings with him four of the LA Philharmonic’s principal players on a national tour. Together they play quintets by Barber, Ravel, Françaix, Hindemith and Ligeti.
5.30PM SATURDAY 5 OCTOBER
Sunset: Approximately 6.21pm
Umberto Clerici (cello) leads students from the Australian National Academy of Music in a beautifully evocative journey chronicling the history of Italy in sound.
THE MAGIC HOUR7.30PM SATURDAY 5 OCTOBER
Meet the artists and converse with fellow music lovers over a two-course Italian dinner showcasing local produce from the Adelaide Hills.
HOMMAGE À PIAZZOLLA
2.30PM SUNDAY 13 OCTOBER
British violinist Anthony Marwood and Scottish classical accordion virtuoso James Crabb celebrate the influences and inspirations behind the work of the great master of Tango Nuevo, Ástor Piazzolla.
7.30PM SATURDAY 26 OCTOBER
Post-post-modern diva Meow Meow blends performance art, cabaret and pop culture into a style that defies classification. She joins composer Iain Grandage for a special collaboration at UKARIA.
FROM SERBIA WITH LOVE
2.30PM SUNDAY 27 OCTOBER
Serbian violinist Nemanja Radulović joins David Griffiths (clarinet), Svetlana Bogosavljevic (cello) and Timothy Young (piano) for a very special ‘liaison’.
SPECIAL EVENT7.30PM MONDAY 28 OCTOBER
Quatuor Ébène, one of the finest string quartets in the world, appear at UKARIA on their first ever visit to Australia, performing Beethoven as part of a worldwide tour in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the composer's birth.
YOUNG PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
2.30PM SUNDAY 3 NOVEMBER
Australian violinist Emily Sun (winner of the 2018 ABC Young Performer of the Year) is joined by pianist Clemens Leske for her debut recital at UKARIA, featuring works by Beethoven, Poulenc, Gershwin and Richard Strauss.
6.30PM SATURDAY 9 NOVEMBER
Sunset: Approximately 7.52pm
The Goldner String Quartet play Haydn’s Emperor Quartet, Carl Vine’s String Quartet No.6 Child’s Play, and conclude with Brahms’ String Quartet in A minor, Op.51 No.2.
THE MAGIC HOUR8.15PM SATURDAY 9 NOVEMBER
GRAND PRIZE WINNERS
2.30PM SUNDAY 10 NOVEMBER
In July 2018, Trio Marvin took out the Grand Prize at the Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition. Hear them at the beginning of their international career as they play Fauré, Brahms and Shostakovich at UKARIA in a tour facilitated by Musica Viva Australia.
JAZZ AT UKARIA7.30PM SATURDAY 16 NOVEMBER
Mirko Guerrini | tenor saxophone
Niko Schäuble | drums
Three of Australia's finest jazz performers/composers craft musical gems drawing on a wealth of influences, resulting in music of beauty, stillness, humour and drama.
ANAM ARTISTS
2.30PM SUNDAY 17 NOVEMBER
The Seraphim Trio play Haydn’s Gypsy Trio, before being joined by recent ANAM alumnus Martin Alexander (viola) in Mozart’s Piano Quartet in G minor, K.478 and Dvořák’s Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op.87.
LIEDERABEND
2.30PM SUNDAY 1 DECEMBER
Malaysian-born Australian tenor
Steve Davislim and Daniel de Borah (piano) celebrate the four pillars of Austro-German art song: Franz Schubert, Johannes Brahms, Hugo Wolf and Richard Strauss.
DEBUSSY & WESTLAKE
11.00AM FRIDAY 13 DECEMBER
The Australian String Quartet perform Debussy’s String Quartet along with the world premiere of Nigel Westlake’s third String Quartet. Includes Devonshire tea served prior to the performance from 10.00am.
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