Musica Viva Australia: The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge

Adelaide Town Hall 128 King William Street, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Every year on Christmas Eve listeners around the world tune in to hear The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge celebrate the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols in a glorious display of the British choral tradition. Now this unique and precious sound returns to Australia. The Choir will perform soaring…

Andrew Kay and Associates: David Helfgott – Farewell Tour

Adelaide Town Hall 128 King William Street, Adelaide, SA, Australia
For one performance only, David will play some of his favourite solo piano works by Chopin and Liszt, as well as Rachmaninoff's third piano concerto in its version for two pianos with British pianist, Rhodri Clarke. During this concert David will share with his legion of loyal fans some of…
Event Series Silence & Rapture

Australian Chamber Orchestra: Silence & Rapture

Adelaide Town Hall 128 King William Street, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Composing three centuries apart, Johann Sebastian Bach and Arvo Pärt’s timeless music speaks to the human soul. From rockstars and writers to artists and filmmakers, these composers are revered by music lovers across genres and generations. The last time the ACO performed their music together, it was a sell-out. Richard…
Event Series Pekka Kuusisto & Gabriel Kahane

Musica Viva Australia: Pekka Kuusisto & Gabriel Kahane

Adelaide Town Hall 128 King William Street, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Pekka Kuusisto is an acclaimed violinist. Gabriel Kahane is a composer, singer and multi-instrumentalist. Both classically trained, both comfortable inside and outside the box, they wander those sometimes strange, sometimes quirky, but always beautiful borderlands where creativity thrives. They come together in a new collaboration, commissioned for recording and performance…

Event Series Ensemble Q & William Barton

Musica Viva Australia: Ensemble Q & William Barton

Adelaide Town Hall 128 King William Street, Adelaide, SA, Australia
What are the sonic possibilities when the oldest wind instrument in the world – the didgeridoo – teams up with instruments that found their final form only two centuries ago? And who better to explore them than distinguished artist and composer William Barton? Ensemble Q is a group powered by…

Event Series Aurora

Australian String Quartet: Aurora

Adelaide Town Hall 128 King William Street, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Haydn’s Op.76 No.5 quartet shows the composer at the height of his craft. The miraculous slow movement, in the radiant key of F sharp major, is one of the most sublime movements Haydn ever wrote. In distinct contrast with the effervescent music around it, it is almost as if time…
Event Series Musica Alchemica

Musica Viva Australia: Musica Alchemica

Adelaide Town Hall 128 King William Street, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Introducing Lina Tur Bonet, a fearless musical imaginista, and her crack team of period-instrument professionals. Regarded as one of the most exciting violinists of her generation, Tur Bonet has delighted and fascinated fans across Europe with her performances of repertoire ranging from Bach to Messiaen. Now she makes her Australian…
Event Series Scotland Unbound

Australian Chamber Orchestra: Scotland Unbound

Adelaide Town Hall 128 King William Street, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Sean Shibe plays guitar without limits. He is a chameleon of the new generation: he’s met with acclaim in the great recital halls of the world (and his recent Bach album was described by Gramophone Magazine as “the best-ever Bach recording on guitar”), but he also forges new horizons by…

Event Series Messiah

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Messiah

Adelaide Town Hall 128 King William Street, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Embrace the cherished Christmas tradition of Handel’s Messiah. From deeply tender arias to show-stopping choruses, this music enchants audiences worldwide. The orchestra, chorus and vocal soloists intertwine, breathing life into a narrative of prophecy, suffering, and redemption. Messiah carries a glorious message of belief, one which continues to resonate through…
Event Series Messiah

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Messiah

Adelaide Town Hall 128 King William Street, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Embrace the cherished Christmas tradition of Handel’s Messiah. From deeply tender arias to show-stopping choruses, this music enchants audiences worldwide. The orchestra, chorus and vocal soloists intertwine, breathing life into a narrative of prophecy, suffering, and redemption. Messiah carries a glorious message of belief, one which continues to resonate through…
Event Series Messiah

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Messiah

Adelaide Town Hall 128 King William Street, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Embrace the cherished Christmas tradition of Handel’s Messiah. From deeply tender arias to show-stopping choruses, this music enchants audiences worldwide. The orchestra, chorus and vocal soloists intertwine, breathing life into a narrative of prophecy, suffering, and redemption. Messiah carries a glorious message of belief, one which continues to resonate through…