What's On

It is with deep regret and sadness that we announce UKARIA Cultural Centre will be temporarily closed to the public until Tuesday 30 June.

Over the coming months, we will continue to monitor the situation closely, and communicate regular updates (via email, social media and our website) as the situation develops. In the meantime, please stay safe and well, and we look forward to seeing you all back at UKARIA later in the year.

Give the ultimate experiential gift of music in nature by purchasing a UKARIA gift voucher for family and friends.

In 2020 UKARIA is trialling a bus service from the Adelaide CBD to the Cultural Centre for all concerts on Sunday Afternoons, and for our dusk series The Magic Hour.

HEARTS AND MINDS
7.30PM SATURDAY 28 MARCH

CONCERT CANCELLED

UKARIA closed until Tuesday 30 June.

This concert has been cancelled due to the current COVID-19 crisis. If you've booked tickets, we'll be in touch by email with instructions on how to obtain a full refund, or a credit for our 2021 and/or 2022 Seasons. If you have any questions, please feel free to phone us on (08) 8227 1277, or email us at info@ukaria.com.

BEETHOVEN’S LETTERS
2.30PM SUNDAY 5 APRIL

CONCERT CANCELLED

UKARIA closed until Tuesday 30 June.

This concert has been cancelled due to the current COVID-19 crisis. If you've booked tickets, we'll be in touch by email with instructions on how to obtain a full refund, or a credit for our 2021 and/or 2022 Seasons. If you have any questions, please feel free to phone us on (08) 8227 1277, or email us at info@ukaria.com.

BEETHOVEN'S LETTERS
6.00PM SUNDAY 5 APRIL

CONCERT CANCELLED

UKARIA closed until Tuesday 30 June.

This concert has been cancelled due to the current COVID-19 crisis. If you've booked tickets, we'll be in touch by email with instructions on how to obtain a full refund, or a credit for our 2021 and/or 2022 Seasons. If you have any questions, please feel free to phone us on (08) 8227 1277, or email us at info@ukaria.com.

EARTH AND ICE
2.30PM SUNDAY 19 APRIL

CONCERT CANCELLED

UKARIA closed until Tuesday 30 June.

This concert has been cancelled due to the current COVID-19 crisis. If you've booked tickets, we'll be in touch by email with instructions on how to obtain a full refund, or a credit for our 2021 and/or 2022 Seasons. If you have any questions, please feel free to phone us on (08) 8227 1277, or email us at info@ukaria.com.

HEARTS AND MINDS
7.30PM FRIDAY 1 MAY

CONCERT CANCELLED

UKARIA closed until Tuesday 30 June.

This concert has been cancelled due to the current COVID-19 crisis. If you've booked tickets, we'll be in touch by email with instructions on how to obtain a full refund, or a credit for our 2021 and/or 2022 Seasons. If you have any questions, please feel free to phone us on (08) 8227 1277, or email us at info@ukaria.com.

HEARTS AND MINDS
7.30PM SATURDAY 2 MAY

CONCERT CANCELLED

UKARIA closed until Tuesday 30 June.

This concert has been cancelled due to the current COVID-19 crisis. If you've booked tickets, we'll be in touch by email with instructions on how to obtain a full refund, or a credit for our 2021 and/or 2022 Seasons. If you have any questions, please feel free to phone us on (08) 8227 1277, or email us at info@ukaria.com.

MOZART, BARTÓK AND SCHUMANN
2.30PM SUNDAY 10 MAY

CONCERT CANCELLED

UKARIA closed until Tuesday 30 June.

This concert has been cancelled due to the current COVID-19 crisis. If you've booked tickets, we'll be in touch by email with instructions on how to obtain a full refund, or a credit for our 2021 and/or 2022 Seasons. If you have any questions, please feel free to phone us on (08) 8227 1277, or email us at info@ukaria.com.

HEARTS AND MINDS
7.30PM SATURDAY 16 MAY

CONCERT CANCELLED

UKARIA closed until Tuesday 30 June.

This concert has been cancelled due to the current COVID-19 crisis. If you've booked tickets, we'll be in touch by email with instructions on how to obtain a full refund, or a credit for our 2021 and/or 2022 Seasons. If you have any questions, please feel free to phone us on (08) 8227 1277.

WOMEN OF SONG
7.30PM SATURDAY 23 MAY

CONCERT CANCELLED

UKARIA closed until Tuesday 30 June.

This concert has been cancelled due to the current COVID-19 crisis. If you've booked tickets, we'll be in touch by email with instructions on how to obtain a full refund, or a credit for our 2021 and/or 2022 Seasons. If you have any questions, please feel free to phone us on (08) 8227 1277, or email us at info@ukaria.com.

BAILANDO EN AGUA
2.30PM SUNDAY 31 MAY

CONCERT CANCELLED

UKARIA closed until Tuesday 30 June.

This concert has been cancelled due to the current COVID-19 crisis. If you've booked tickets, we'll be in touch by email with instructions on how to obtain a full refund, or a credit for our 2021 and/or 2022 Seasons. If you have any questions, please feel free to phone us on (08) 8227 1277, or email us at info@ukaria.com.

MOZART AND JANÁČEK
11.00AM FRIDAY 12 JUNE

CONCERT CANCELLED

UKARIA closed until Tuesday 30 June.

This concert has been cancelled due to the current COVID-19 crisis. If you've booked tickets, we'll be in touch by email with instructions on how to obtain a full refund, or a credit for our 2021 and/or 2022 Seasons. If you have any questions, please feel free to phone us on (08) 8227 1277, or email us at info@ukaria.com.

MOZART, SCHUMANN AND RAVEL
2.30PM SUNDAY 14 JUNE

CONCERT CANCELLED

UKARIA closed until Tuesday 30 June.

This concert has been cancelled due to the current COVID-19 crisis. If you've booked tickets, we'll be in touch by email with instructions on how to obtain a full refund, or a credit for our 2021 and/or 2022 Seasons. If you have any questions, please feel free to phone us on (08) 8227 1277.

NIGHT ON BALD MOUNTAIN
2.30PM SUNDAY 21 JUNE

CONCERT CANCELLED

UKARIA closed until Tuesday 30 June.

This concert has been cancelled due to the current COVID-19 crisis. If you've booked tickets, we'll be in touch by email with instructions on how to obtain a full refund, or a credit for our 2021 and/or 2022 Seasons. If you have any questions, please feel free to phone us on (08) 8227 1277, or email us at info@ukaria.com.

CANTATAS OF THE FRENCH BAROQUE
4.00PM SATURDAY 27 JUNE

CONCERT CANCELLED

UKARIA closed until Tuesday 30 June.

This concert has been cancelled due to the current COVID-19 crisis. If you've booked tickets, we'll be in touch by email with instructions on how to obtain a full refund, or a credit for our 2021 and/or 2022 Seasons. If you have any questions, please feel free to phone us on (08) 8227 1277.

THE MAGIC HOUR
6.00PM SATURDAY 27 JUNE


EVENT CANCELLED
UKARIA closed until Tuesday 30 June.

This event has been cancelled due to the current COVID-19 crisis. If you've booked tickets, we'll be in touch by email with instructions on how to obtain a full refund, or a credit for our 2021 and/or 2022 Seasons. If you have any questions, please feel free to phone us on (08) 8227 1277, or email us at info@ukaria.com.

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
2.30PM SUNDAY 12 JULY

Intimately familiar with UKARIA audiences as the First Violinist of the Australian String Quartet, Dale Barltrop also serves as the co-concertmaster of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. He joins pianist Daniel de Borah to play music by Mozart, Prokofiev, Janáček, and Korngold.

9.00AM–12.00PM TUESDAY 14 JULY

All welcome, no experience necessary. Includes tea and coffee served at approximately 10.30am.

Join us for our monthly gardening morning. Catch up with like-minded garden lovers over a cup of tea, soak up the morning sunshine and be immersed in the contemplative beauty of the property.

HEARTS AND MINDS
7.30PM SATURDAY 18 JULY

SOLD OUT

Please email info@ukaria.com.au to be added to the waiting list.

‘Emma’s voice is rich, powerful and glowing, and I can’t wait to share the stage with her for the first time as we explore her favourite gospel classics, including songs written by her grandfather.’

– Paul Grabowsky AO

BEETHOVEN:
THE COMPLETE CELLO SONATAS
SUNDAY 26 JULY

The Australian Chamber Orchestra’s Principal Cellist Timo-Veikko Valve joins Musica Viva FutureMakers artist Aura Go (piano) to perform Beethoven's complete cello sonatas.

TRIO ÉLÉGIAQUE
2.30PM SUNDAY 2 AUGUST

SOLD OUT

Please email info@ukaria.com.au to be added to the waiting list.

Three exceptional musicians reunite at UKARIA for an unmissable sequel to their sold-out 2019 performance. Schubert’s Piano Trio No. 2 in E flat is paired with Rachmaninov’s youthful Trio élégiaque in D minor, Op. 9.

THE SIX SUITES
SUNDAY 9 AUGUST

In a journey of unparalleled beauty,
Paolo Pandolfo performs the complete cycle of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Six Cello Suites on viola da gamba.

9.00AM–12.00PM TUESDAY 11 AUGUST

All welcome, no experience necessary. Includes tea and coffee served at approximately 10.30am.

Join us for our monthly gardening morning. Catch up with like-minded garden lovers over a cup of tea, soak up the morning sunshine and be immersed in the contemplative beauty of the property.

THE MAGIC HOUR:
TWILIGHT OF THE BELLE EPOQUE
4.30PM SATURDAY 15 AUGUST

Sunset: Approximately 5.44pm

Rediscover the language of enchantment as Alexander Sitkovetsky (violin) and Kathryn Stott (piano) play masterpieces from the Belle Epoque against a backdrop of receding light.

THE MAGIC HOUR
6.30PM SATURDAY 15 AUGUST

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

BEAU SOIR
2.30PM SUNDAY 16 AUGUST

Celebrating the poetry of Paul Verlaine and the atmosphere of the night, Carolyn Sampson makes her debut at UKARIA with pianist Kathryn Stott.

ANCESTRY
7.30PM SATURDAY 22 AUGUST

Estonian violinist and singer Maarja Nuut fuses hypnotic music with quirky, haunting storytelling. Baltic folk allusions, mesmerising minimalist structures and wraithlike memories spin you into another realm.

BACH AND BEETHOVEN
2.30PM SUNDAY 23 AUGUST

SOLD OUT

Please email info@ukaria.com.au to be added to the waiting list.

Richard Tognetti and Erin Helyard continue their acclaimed partnership with a recital of Sonatas by Bach and Beethoven.

SCHUBERT AND RACHMANINOV
2.30PM SUNDAY 30 AUGUST

Scottish pianist Steven Osborne explores the connections between Schubert and Rachmaninov in his second appearance at UKARIA.

MOTHER TONGUE
2.30PM SUNDAY 6 SEPTEMBER

World-renowned German violist
Tabea Zimmermann joins Stefanie Farrands and musicians from the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) to play works by Hindemith, Yedid, and Enescu.

9.00AM–12.00PM TUESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER

All welcome, no experience necessary. Includes tea and coffee served at approximately 10.30am.

Join us for our monthly gardening morning. Catch up with like-minded garden lovers over a cup of tea, soak up the morning sunshine and be immersed in the contemplative beauty of the property.

ANCESTRY
7.30PM SATURDAY 12 SEPTEMBER

SOLD OUT

Please email info@ukaria.com.au to be added to the waiting list.

3MA is the meeting of three virtuosi: Malian kora magician Ballaké Sissoko, the Moroccan maestro of the oud Driss El Maloumi, and the Malagasy prince of valiha, Rajeri. The rippling beauty of these soft, supple instruments dance together like light on water.

THE MAGIC HOUR: REUNION
5.00PM SATURDAY 19 SEPTEMBER

Sunset: Approximately 6.09pm

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.

THE MAGIC HOUR
7.00PM SATURDAY 19 SEPTEMBER

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

WALDSTEIN
2.30PM SUNDAY 20 SEPTEMBER

SOLD OUT

Please email info@ukaria.com.au to be added to the waiting list.

Scottish pianist Alasdair Beatson's only solo recital in Australia for 2020 features music by Schubert, Fauré, Schumann and Poulenc, culminating with Beethoven’s magnificent Waldstein Sonata.

HIDDEN AGENDAS
2.30PM SUNDAY 4 OCTOBER

The internationally acclaimed Doric String Quartet return to Australia to perform Brett Dean’s String Quartet No. 3 Hidden Agendas at UKARIA, alongside quartets by Mozart and Mendelssohn.

BEETHOVEN AND DUTILLEUX
11.00AM FRIDAY 9 OCTOBER

Includes Devonshire tea served prior to the performance from 10.00am.

‘After this, what is left for us to write?’ Schubert asked upon hearing Beethoven’s String Quartet in C sharp minor, Op. 131. This towering masterpiece sits alongside Ainsi la nuit – the only quartet ever written by Henri Dutilleux – which explores the poetic, spiritual and cosmic ideas of night.

HEARTS AND MINDS
7.30PM SATURDAY 10 OCTOBER

Jeremy Rose (saxophone), Paul Grabowsky (piano), Lloyd Swanton (bass) and Simon Barker (drums) unite for a night of jazz at UKARIA. This concert is presented in cabaret style.

9.00AM–12.00PM TUESDAY 13 OCTOBER

All welcome, no experience necessary. Includes tea and coffee served at approximately 10.30am.

Join us for our monthly gardening morning. Catch up with like-minded garden lovers over a cup of tea, soak up the morning sunshine and be immersed in the contemplative beauty of the property.

CURATED BY LAWRENCE POWER
FRIDAY 16–SUNDAY 18 OCTOBER

UKARIA 24 is at the heart of our cultural program: a celebration of listening, artistic enlightenment, and of music's centrality to contemporary existence. By giving an exceptional artist carte blanche to program the weekend however they like, we create an utterly singular experience each year.

CURATED BY LAWRENCE POWER
7:30PM FRIDAY 16 OCTOBER

Gabrielle Nankivelle and Thomas Fonua from Australian Dance Theatre join curator Lawrence Power (viola) for an unmissable collaboration in Luciano Berio's Naturale, followed by Piazzolla's dazzling Four Seasons of Buenos Aires with musicians from the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM).

CURATED BY LAWRENCE POWER
11.30AM SATURDAY 17 OCTOBER

Iconic works by Brahms and Schumann are 'reimagined' by three of the worlds greatest chamber musicians: Lawrence Power (viola), Torleif Thedéen (cello) and Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano).

CURATED BY LAWRENCE POWER
12.30PM SATURDAY 17 OCTOBER

Enjoy a picnic plate lunch in the beautiful alfresco of UKARIA.

CURATED BY LAWRENCE POWER
6.00PM SATURDAY 17 OCTOBER

A sobering journey through some of the most beautiful music from Eastern Europe will culminate with Sergie Taneyev's colossal Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 30 – an epic tour de force showcasing five musicians at the peak of their powers.

CURATED BY LAWRENCE POWER
7.30PM SATURDAY 17 OCTOBER

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

CURATED BY LAWRENCE POWER
11.30AM SUNDAY 18 OCTOBER

At the heart of the weekend is the Australian premiere of a new work by Thomas Adès, commissioned for Lawrence Power by an international circle that includes UKARIA and some of the world's great festivals.

CURATED BY LAWRENCE POWER
SUNDAY 18 OCTOBER

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

CURATED BY LAWRENCE POWER
2.30PM SUNDAY 18 OCTOBER

In the exhilarating finale of UKARIA 24, Lawrence Power leads a star-studded sextet in Chausson's Concerto for Violin, Piano and String Quartet in D major, Op. 21 – one of the largest and most remarkable works of fin-di-siècle France.

ANCESTRY
7.30PM SATURDAY 24 OCTOBER

Rattled by the bones of convicts and steeped in campfire smoke, Bush Gothic perform darker, stranger Australian folk.

THE MAGIC HOUR:
QUARTET FOR THE END OF TIME
6.30PM SATURDAY 31 OCTOBER

Sunset: Approximately 7.44pm

Composed in a prisoner-of-war camp during World War II with the only instruments available to him, Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time is now recognised as one of the masterpieces of the twentieth century.

THE MAGIC HOUR
8.30PM SATURDAY 31 OCTOBER

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

REQUIEM BY CANDLELIGHT
6.30PM SATURDAY 7 NOVEMBER

SOLD OUT

Please email info@ukaria.com.au to be added to the waiting list.

Quatuor Debussy make their debut at UKARIA with an unforgettable rumination on life and death: Haydn’s Seven Last Words and Peter Lichtenthal’s stunningly beautiful 1802 transcription of Mozart’s Requiem – performed entirely from memory by candlelight.

9.00AM–12.00PM TUESDAY 10 NOVEMBER

All welcome, no experience necessary. Includes tea and coffee served at approximately 10.30am.

Join us for our monthly gardening morning. Catch up with like-minded garden lovers over a cup of tea, soak up the morning sunshine and be immersed in the contemplative beauty of the property.

DVOŘÁK AND HINDSON
11.00AM FRIDAY 13 NOVEMBER

Includes Devonshire tea served prior to the performance from 10.00am.

The ASQ welcomes Caleb Wright, Principal Violist of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, to perform Dvořák’s American String Quintet in E flat, Op. 97. The program concludes with Matthew Hindson’s String Quartet No. 3 Ngeringa, commissioned for the opening of the UKARIA Cultural Centre in 2015.

WOMEN OF SONG
7.30PM FRIDAY 13 NOVEMBER

SOLD OUT

Please email info@ukaria.com.au to be added to the waiting list.

Kate Miller-Heidke returns to UKARIA for another performance in 2020. Joining her will be regular collaborator Keir Nuttall (guitar) and interdisciplinary magician Erkki Veltheim (violin).

WOMEN OF SONG
7.30PM SATURDAY 14 NOVEMBER

SOLD OUT

Please email info@ukaria.com.au to be added to the waiting list.

Kate Miller-Heidke returns to UKARIA for another performance in 2020. Joining her will be regular collaborator Keir Nuttall (guitar) and interdisciplinary magician Erkki Veltheim (violin).

HOMMAGE À BRAHMS
2.30PM SUNDAY 15 NOVEMBER

SOLD OUT

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Natsuko Yoshimoto (violin), Adrian Uren (horn) and Konstantin Shamray (piano) come together to play trios by Frédéric-Nicolas Duvernoy, Ligeti and Brahms.

GERMAN INTELLECT, RUSSIAN FIRE
2.30PM SUNDAY 29 NOVEMBER

SOLD OUT

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German cellist Leonard Elschenbroich makes his debut at UKARIA with Russian pianist Konstantin Shamray – the perfect mix for sonatas by Brahms and Rachmaninov.

CURATED BY RICHARD TOGNETTI
SATURDAY 5–SUNDAY 6 DECEMBER

Saturday 5 December 12.30PM
Saturday 5 December 6.00PM
Sunday 6 December 2.30PM

Richard Tognetti leads the Australian Chamber Orchestra through a vibrant exploration of music from Finland, Norway, America and the UK in their first festival weekend at UKARIA.

CURATED BY RICHARD TOGNETTI
7.30PM SATURDAY 5 DECEMBER

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.