UKARIA: Deline Briscoe with Iain Grandage

Ukaria Cultural Centre 119 Williams Rd, Mt Barker Summit, SA, Australia
Deline Briscoe is a Yalanji woman of song whose roots are planted deep in both Yalanji culture and gospel traditions. Over two decades, she has shared stages with many artists loved both here at UKARIA and around the globe – artists like Archie Roach, Lou Bennett, Paul Kelly, Shane Howard…

UKARIA: Van Diemen’s Band and Ensemble Kaboul

Ukaria Cultural Centre 119 Williams Rd, Mt Barker Summit, SA, Australia
Lutruwitan/Tasmanian Baroque ensemble Van Diemen’s Band invites listeners to experience a stunning blend of two distinct musical worlds: the Persian music of Afghanistan and Western Baroque. Created for MONA FOMA 2023 and performed to sold-out venues, this cross-cultural collaboration with Ensemble Kaboul features musicians Khaled Arman (rubab) and Siar Hashimi…

UKARIA: Cuarteto Quiroga

Ukaria Cultural Centre 119 Williams Rd, Mt Barker Summit, SA, Australia
The ‘exquisite’ and ‘interpretatively fresh’ (New York Times) Cuarteto Quiroga celebrated its twentieth anniversary in 2023 and now makes its UKARIA debut. The quartet has become a staple of the European and North American chamber music landscape and is renowned for its distinctive musical personality and charismatic music-making. Cuarteto Quiroga’s…

UKARIA: Benjamin Grosvenor

Ukaria Cultural Centre 119 Williams Rd, Mt Barker Summit, SA, Australia
British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor is an international sensation, heralded as a ‘genius who has reached the height of his interpretative powers’ (The Spectator). The youngest British musician ever signed as a Decca Classics recording artist, Grosvenor has performed with (among others) the Boston Symphony, Chicago Symphony, Leipzig Gewandhausorchester, London Philharmonic…
Editor's Choice UKARIA Chamberfest

UKARIA: Concert One | Citizenship Notes

Ukaria Cultural Centre 119 Williams Rd, Mt Barker Summit, SA, Australia
Celebrating 20 years together, the four members of Brooklyn Rider are back at UKARIA with this survey of the string quartet tradition. Built around core works by Haydn, Beethoven, JS Bach and Schoenberg, their thematic programming promises to examine democracy and citizenship, including a visit to the pre-WWI world of Der…

Editor's Choice UKARIA Chamberfest

UKARIA: Concert Three | Healing Modes

Ukaria Cultural Centre 119 Williams Rd, Mt Barker Summit, SA, Australia
Celebrating 20 years together, the four members of Brooklyn Rider are back at UKARIA with this survey of the string quartet tradition. Built around core works by Haydn, Beethoven, JS Bach and Schoenberg, their thematic programming promises to examine democracy and citizenship, including a visit to the pre-WWI world of Der…
Editor's Choice UKARIA Chamberfest

UKARIA: Concert Five | Ever Yours

Ukaria Cultural Centre 119 Williams Rd, Mt Barker Summit, SA, Australia
Celebrating 20 years together, the four members of Brooklyn Rider are back at UKARIA with this survey of the string quartet tradition. Built around core works by Haydn, Beethoven, JS Bach and Schoenberg, their thematic programming promises to examine democracy and citizenship, including a visit to the pre-WWI world of Der…

UKARIA: Daniel Müller-Schott with Konstantin Shamray

Ukaria Cultural Centre 119 Williams Rd, Mt Barker Summit, SA, Australia
For this recital Müller-Schott is joined by Russian-Australian piano virtuoso Konstantin Shamray for a program that conveys the depth and breadth of the cello and piano repertoire. Bach’s characterful Suite No. 3 in C for solo cello is followed by a dramatic shift in gear: Shostakovich’s unexpectedly neo-classical Cello Sonata,…

UKARIA: Grace Barbé with Iain Grandage

Ukaria Cultural Centre 119 Williams Rd, Mt Barker Summit, SA, Australia
Grace Barbé is a force of nature. A creative musician of the highest order who brings joy and energy to audiences across the globe. Born in the Seychelles, her music draws on the rich Kreol tradions of those Indian Ocean islands, driven by her polyrhythmic bass lines and extraordinary voice.…