In his final year as Artistic Director, Roland Peelman has chosen to open the festival with William Barton, Persian tar player Hamed Sadeghi and Belgian jazz pianist Bram De Looze, as well as Lior and Nigel Westlake’s Compassion. Guitar virtuoso Pavel Ralev, violist Florian Peelman, France’s Trio Karénine and Dudok Quartet Amsterdam all make an appearance, as do Bach Akademie Australia and Luminescence Chamber Singers, in what promises to be an exciting week in the nation’s capital.

Limelight Editor’s Choice

Verity Solo Sessions give you forty minutes up close with the Festival’s finest musicians.

The rhythm revolution is here, and Claire Edwardes is leading the charge. Experience a percussion powerhouse in the intimate setting of the Juliet room with new work by leading artists such as Kate Moore and Brenda Gifford alongside Ross Edwards now in his 80^th year.