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UKARIA offers a bus service from the Adelaide CBD to the Cultural Centre for a selection of performances throughout 2021.

SUNDAY 20 JUNE 2.30PM

DREAMS AND PRAYERS

Natsuko Yoshimoto returns to Adelaide to lead Ensemble Q in the second string quartet of Pavel Haas – From the Monkey Mountains – and Osvaldo Golijov's The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind.

SATURDAY 26 JUNE 7.30PM

* This concert has been cancelled due to COVID-19 travel restrictions. Ticket holders will be contacted via email with instructions on how to receive a full refund.

WEDNESDAY 30 JUNE 7.00PM

WINTER MUSIC FESTIVAL: HERITAGE AND RENEWAL

A program with two canonical works for string orchestra: Tchaikovsky's beloved Serenade and Bartók's Divertimento, a 'tour de force' of string technique serving the finest twentieth-century musical artistry.

FRIDAY 2 JULY 6.00PM

WINTER MUSIC FESTIVAL: HERITAGE AND RENEWAL

Villa-Lobos sits neatly between the ground breaking creativity of Debussy on the one hand and the pleasing atonality of Toru Takemitsu on the other. Linda Pirie (flute), Rita Reichbart (viola), and Carolyn Burgess (harp).

SUNDAY 4 JULY 2.30PM

SUITE MAGICA

Guitar and harp is an exquisite combination that whispers its secrets only in the most intimate and transparent acoustic. Small suites by Enrique Granados and Máximo Diego Pujol bookend this concert, which also includes works by Fauré, Ravel and Koehne, and the premiere of a new work for the duo by Elena Kats-Chernin.

SATURDAY 17 JULY 7.00PM

ELEMENTS

* This concert has been rescheduled from its original date of Saturday 5 June.

Enjoy a two-course dinner while Simon Gleeson and Paul Kildea perform music from Simon's debut album, Elements, showcasing the essence of what makes Simon the acclaimed artist he is: a captivating storyteller with a rich and extraordinary voice.

SUNDAY 18 JULY 2.30PM

ABOVE / BELOW

Conceived as a reflection on the cyclical nature of life, Above / Below pairs the poetic, lyrical vignettes of Tchaikovsky's The Seasons, Op. 37a (based on the twelve calendar months of the year) with the abstract mysticism of George Crumb's Makrokosmos, Book I (based on the twelve signs of the zodiac).

FRIDAY 23 JULY 11.00AM

SMETANA AND SCHUMANN

The Australian String Quartet perform Smetana's first String Quartet in E minor – From My Life – and Schumann's String Quartet in A major, Op. 41 No. 3.

SUNDAY 25 JULY 11.30AM | 2.30PM

BEETHOVEN: SONATAS FOR PIANO AND CELLO

* This event has been rescheduled from the 2020 Season.

Experiencing Beethoven's cycle of five sonatas for piano and cello in one day places performers and audiences in an especially intimate proximity to Beethoven – an opportunity to enter into a special kind of imaginative dialogue with the composer, and to inhabit the remarkable worlds of these creations.

SUNDAY 25 JULY 1.00PM


* This event has been rescheduled from the 2020 Season.

Enjoy a light lunch in between the two concerts of Timo-Veikko Valve and Aura Go’s complete cycle of Beethoven Cello Sonatas.

SATURDAY 9 OCTOBER 10.45AM*

AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA: UKARIA FESTIVAL

* This event has been rescheduled from the 2020 Season due to the COVID-19 crisis.

Spring is a beautiful time of year in the Adelaide Hills. Celebrate the beginning of the weekend with an alfresco brunch in the morning sun.

SATURDAY 9 – SUNDAY 10 OCTOBER

CURATED BY RICHARD TOGNETTI

* This festival has been rescheduled from the 2020 Season.

Richard Tognetti leads the ACO through a vibrant exploration of music from Finland, Latvia, Germany, the Czech Republic and the UK. Weekend Pass includes three concerts. Dining options also available separately.

SATURDAY 9 OCTOBER 7.30PM*

AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA: UKARIA FESTIVAL

* This event has been rescheduled from the 2020 Season due to the COVID-19 crisis.

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.

SUNDAY 10 OCTOBER 11.30AM

CURATED BY RICHARD TOGNETTI

* This concert has been rescheduled from the 2020 Season.

Richard Tognetti leads the ACO through a vibrant exploration of music from Finland and the Czech Republic – including works by Sibelius, Janáček and Rautavaara.

SUNDAY 10 OCTOBER 12.30PM*

AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA: UKARIA FESTIVAL

* This event has been rescheduled from the 2020 Season due to the COVID-19 crisis.

Showcasing some of the finest seasonal produce of the Adelaide Hills, our two-course lunch unfolds at a leisurely pace – the perfect way to bid farewell to the weekend.

FRIDAY 5 NOVEMBER 7.30PM *

* This concert has been rescheduled from the 2020 Season

We have reached our maximum capacity for this event. Please sign up for the Wait List via the link below.

SATURDAY 6 NOVEMBER 7.30PM*

* This concert has been rescheduled from the 2020 Season

We have reached our maximum capacity for this event. Please sign up for the Wait List via the link below.