The intimate Sydney Opera House chamber music series turns 10 with a host of intriguing projects.

The Utzon Music Series celebrates its tenth anniversary in 2017, bringing together local and international performers in a wide-ranging celebration of musical achievement. A successful platform for the presentation of more intimate musical performances, the Series has, since its inception, attracted serious world-class talent. The new year will carry on this tradition, with season highlights including soprano and early-music specialist Dame Emma Kirkby, harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani, pianist Behzod Abduraimov, and Australia’s own John Bell and Simon Tedeschi in a rare performance of Strauss’ setting of Enoch Arden.

“The wonderful thing about the UMS is that it stands up every year,” Series Curator Yarmila Alfonzetti told Limelight. “Every year has been interesting, important, and valuable. I never need to worry if the UMS is truly contributing to the arts and culture scene in Sydney – I know it is. What our tenth year says is that there is a place in Sydney for this type of concert; for a high quality, diverse, international, curated series of chamber music and recitals. Sydney has fallen in...