Season Preview: Your guide to the arts in 2027

Selby & Friends is on a roll. Currently on the road with its third tour for 2026, Kathyrn Selby’s chamber music series is already looking to the year ahead.

From a Beethoven celebration to hidden classical gems, Selby & Friends’ 2027 program celebrates the diversity of chamber music across five national tours with concerts in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Adelaide, Turramurra and NSW’s Southern Highlands. Next year features 12 internationally acclaimed guests, with four joining for the first time.

Kathryn Selby. Photo supplied

“This is an outstanding season of varied programs and stunning guest artists,” said Selby.

“As always, the programs have been a fascinating collaborative effort which includes many favourites while introducing some rarely heard gems, an important element in each season.”

The season begins off in February with Sydney Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Andrew Haveron and the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s Principal Cello, Timo-Veikko Valve. In Honouring The Master, Selby and strings deliver “a loving tribute” to Beethoven to mark the 200th anniversary of his death with three Piano Trios from his middle period – the...