SATURDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 7.30PM *


* Due to popular demand, we've added an additional performance.

In the unparalleled intimacy of UKARIA, Katie Noonan performs a beautiful selection of contemporary songs from her albums with george and elexir, along with favourites from her solo albums and some recently commissioned Australian classical works.

SUNDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 2.30PM


* This concert is being presented in lieu of the Australian Vocal Ensemble's Tumbling Like Stars, which has been rescheduled to Sunday 27 February 2022.

In the unparalleled intimacy of UKARIA, Katie Noonan performs a beautiful selection of contemporary songs from her albums with george and elexir, along with favourites from her solo albums and some recently commissioned Australian classical works.

FRIDAY 8 OCTOBER 11.00AM

STANHOPE AND BRAHMS

The Australian String Quartet perform Paul Stanhope's String Quartet No. 1 Elegies and Dances and Brahms' final String Quartet No. 3 in B flat, Op. 67 in their second morning concert at UKARIA for 2021.

SUNDAY 17 OCTOBER 2.30PM


BREATHING DREAMS LIKE AIR

Acclaimed oboist Celia Craig joins Adelaide-based Russian pianist Konstantin Shamray to perform works by Britten, Medtner, Saint-Saëns, Poulenc and York Bowen.

SUNDAY 7 NOVEMBER 2.30PM *

MUSIC TO PLAY FOR PLANTS

* This concert has been rescheduled from Sunday 6 June 2021.

Nature inspires humans in a myriad of ways. The insatiably creative Genevieve Lacey (recorder) joins renowned theatre actor Katherine Tonkin for Music to Play for Plants – a gentle ode to the botanical world: poetic texts and tunes woven into a quiet incantation.

FRIDAY 12 NOVEMBER 7.30PM *


* Due to popular demand, we've added an additional performance.

For their UKARIA debut, the James Morrison Quartet will present a beautiful chronology of the history of jazz, from swinging standards and sublime ballads, to haunting Latin numbers and a few originals by Morrison himself and other Australian jazz greats.

SATURDAY 13 NOVEMBER 7.30PM

For their UKARIA debut, the James Morrison Quartet will present a beautiful chronology of the history of jazz, from swinging standards and sublime ballads, to haunting Latin numbers and a few originals by Morrison himself and other Australian jazz greats.

SUNDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2.30PM *

CONCIERTO PARA QUINTETO

* This concert has been rescheduled from Sunday 22 August 2021.

Scottish accordion virtuoso James Crabb joins Andrew Haveron (violin), Rohan Dasika (bass), Joshua Meader (guitar) and Stefan Cassomenos (piano) to perform Piazzolla's Concierto para Quinteto.

SATURDAY 27–SUNDAY 28 NOVEMBER

CURATED BY UMBERTO CLERICI

Internationally acclaimed Italian cellist Umberto Clerici curates our flagship weekend in 2021, featuring five concerts over two days.

SATURDAY 27 NOVEMBER 1.45PM

CURATED BY UMBERTO CLERICI

David Elton (trumpet), Tobias Breider (viola), Kristian Winther (violin), Genevieve Lacey (recorder), Christopher Moore (viola), Konstantin Shamray (piano), Richard Narroway (cello) and Andrew Haveron (violin) each perform pieces that represent who they are, and from where they have come.

SATURDAY 27 NOVEMBER 3.30PM

CURATED BY UMBERTO CLERICI

'This concert seeks to describe my contributions and years as Principal Cello of the SSO, my cherished relationship with UKARIA, more recent friendships and a world premiere by a composer whom I highly admire.' – Umberto Clerici

SATURDAY 27 NOVEMBER 5.30PM

CURATED BY UMBERTO CLERICI

Taking Inspiration from the Golden Age: Amati, Maggini, Guadagnini, Testore

Umberto Clerici (cello) leads a conversation about the great string instruments being played over the weekend, and their impact on each of the musicians.

SATURDAY 27 NOVEMBER 6.30PM

CURATED BY UMBERTO CLERICI

Meet the artists and converse with fellow music lovers in our newly-renovated alfresco area over a three-course dinner showcasing some of the finest local produce from the Adelaide Hills.

SATURDAY 27 NOVEMBER 8.15PM

CURATED BY UMBERTO CLERICI

UKARIA 24 musicians reflect on the darkness and isolation of the pandemic lockdowns with music by György Ligeti, Alfred Schnittke and David Lang in an evening culminating with Schoenberg's sumptuous Verklärte Nacht for String Sextet.

SUNDAY 28 NOVEMBER 11.00AM

CURATED BY UMBERTO CLERICI

Genevieve Lacey (recorder), David Elton (trumpet), Andrew Haveron (violin), Kristian Winther (violin), Christopher Moore (viola), Tobias Breider (viola), Umberto Clerici (cello) and Richard Narroway (cello) play music by Antonio Vivaldi, Peter Sculthorpe, Hildegard von Bingen and Ludwig van Beethoven.

SUNDAY 28 NOVEMBER 12.45PM

CURATED BY UMBERTO CLERICI

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

SUNDAY 28 NOVEMBER 2.30PM

CURATED BY UMBERTO CLERICI

Trio Ex-Patria play selections from Bach's Goldberg Variations, and Genevieve Lacey (recorder) and David Elton (trumpet) play a selection of motets by Orlande de Lassus before the weekend comes to an epic conclusion with Sergei Taneyev's colossal Piano Quartet in E, Op. 20.

SUNDAY 5 DECEMBER 2.30PM *

ABOVE / BELOW

* This concert has been rescheduled from Sunday 18 July 2021.

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).

SUNDAY 12 DECEMBER 2.30PM *

SUITE MAGICA

* This concert has been rescheduled from Sunday 4 July 2021.

Guitar and harp is an exquisite combination that whispers its secrets only in the most intimate and transparent acoustic. Guitarist Andrew Blanch and harpist Emily Granger will perform small suites by Enrique Granados and Máximo Diego Pujo, along with works by Fauré, Ravel and Koehne, and the premiere of a new work by Elena Kats-Chernin.

SUNDAY 6 FEBRUARY 2022 2.30PM *

MOZART, FRANK AND BRAHMS

* This concert has been rescheduled from Sunday 19 September 2021.

Award-winning pianist Andrea Lam recently collaborated with Dale Barltrop (violin) and Michael Dahlenburg (cello) at the Australian String Quartet's 2021 Dunked Festival of Music. They reunite at UKARIA to play trios by Mozart, Gabriela Lena Frank, and Brahms.

SATURDAY 12 FEBRUARY 7.30PM *

HEARTS AND MINDS

* This concert has been rescheduled from Saturday 21 August 2021.

‘That Emma Donovan is an extraordinary singer is no secret. 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

SUNDAY 27 FEBRUARY 2022 | 2.30PM *

TUMBLING LIKE STARS

* This concert has been rescheduled from its original date of Sunday 26 September 2021 due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.

Led by five-time ARIA Award winner Katie Noonan, the Australian Vocal Ensemble present new works based on the poetry of iconic Australian writer David Malouf, alongside new arrangements of music by Bach, Handel and Tomás Luis de Victoria.

SUNDAY 15 MAY 2022 2.30PM *

ENCHANTED GARDENS – IN MEMORY OF TARYN FIEBIG

* This concert has been rescheduled from Sunday 5 September 2021.

Emma Pearson, Sally Walker and Tamara-Anna Cislowska explore the exquisite combination of soprano, flute and piano in a program evoking the meditative, healing qualities of French gardens.