Ning Feng with Angela Li

‘It will be an incredible journey to witness the glory of the violin!’ – Ning Feng

Our 2026 season closes with a program to entice the discerning ear. Six exquisite violins crafted by luthiers of the Golden Period – Stradivari, Amati, Guadagnini, Rugeri and Guarneri del Gesù – will be presented in a succession of virtuosic works. These instruments, belonging to a private Australian collector, represent just over a century of unrivalled craftsmanship, with this concert providing a rare listening experience.

Who better to showcase these instruments than internationally-acclaimed violinist Ning Feng, who brings his ‘innate musicality’ and ‘stunning virtuosity’ to the endeavour. Based in Berlin, where he is Violin Professor at the Hanns Eisler Hochschule, Feng is a regular recitalist at Wigmore Hall, and names Nelson Goerner, Daniel Müller-Schott and Edgar Moreau among his chamber music partners. At UKARIA, Feng will collaborate with Melbourne-based pianist Angela Li on eight works that explore the unique characteristics of these magnificent instruments.

Ning Feng | Violin
Angela Li | Piano

This concert is presented in association with

Violin: Nicolò Amati, 1665
Charles Gounod / Johann Sebastian Bach Ave Maria
Richard Strauss Morgen! Op. 27, No. 4

Violin: Francesco Rugeri, 1694
Fritz Kreisler Marche miniature viennoise

Violin: Antonio Stradivari, 1699, Crespi
Franz Liszt Consolation

Violin: Antonio Stradivari, 1712, Hrimali
Johann Sebastian Bach Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor BWV 1004

Violin: Guarneri del Gesù, 1730
Igor Frolov Concert Fantasy on themes from Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess

Violin: Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, 1777
Arvo Pärt Fratres

Violins: Antonio Stradivari, 1699 and 1712
Tan Dun Hero Sonata