The Sydney Opera House has announced the 2023 season of its chamber music program, Utzon Music. For its 16th iteration, it invites a collection of eight preeminent international and domestic artists to perform between March and October.

“It’s been a delight to work with all the outstanding Utzon Music 2023 artists to assemble this inspiring program, designed for our loyal and new audiences alike,” said curator Casey Green. 

“It delivers on my core beliefs – that you need a minimum of three exceptional string quartets a year to sample a few drops of the oceans of breathtaking quartet repertoire that exist, and that Australia is home to the finest emerging classical artists creating sensational original work.”

Vieux Farka Touré. Photo supplied.

Opening the program on 2 March is Vieux Farka Touré, performing with his full band in his first Australian tour since 2017. The son of esteemed musician Ali Farka Touré, his latest  2022 release Ali was a collaboration...