SeasonPreview: Your guide to the arts in 2025

Embracing the promise of warmer weather and early blooms ahead, Kingston Arts has announced its 2025 Spring Chamber Music Season program.

Spanning classical, contemporary and cabaret, the season spotlights a diverse lineup of Melbourne musicians across three concerts at the Kingston City Hall.

“The theme for the Spring Chamber Music Season is around springtime and renewal,” says Fiona Symonds, Coordinator Arts Programming.

“The music is uplifting and celebratory, and the performances provide a relaxing cultural offering for Sunday afternoons, perfect to spend with family or friends.”

Stephanie Clare-Cover. Photo © Stu Brown

The season opens on 7 September with Sing for your Supra, a travelogue-style cabaret from singer Stephanie Clare-Cover who traces her “life-changing” journey across the Caucasus – Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan – while sharing some of the folk songs she learned along the way. Audiences can opt to pair them with regional wines and teas.

Local Kingston chamber music ensemble Salon Project offers a program of piano trio masterworks on 12 October with violinist Bernadette Baker, cellist Nicholas Jensen and pianist Christina Chao performing Beethoven’s...