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    • UKARIA: David Elton and Friends

    Ukaria Cultural Centre 119 Williams Rd, Mt Barker Summit, SA, Australia
    David Elton is no stranger to either Australian or international audiences. The Sydney Symphony Orchestra (SSO) Principal Trumpet, virtuosic soloist and esteemed chamber musician brings an engaging program that highlights the range and versatility of his instrument. David is joined in his explorations by three colleagues, each renowned musicians in…

    • UKARIA: Leonkoro Quartet | Role Models

    Ukaria Cultural Centre 119 Williams Rd, Mt Barker Summit, SA, Australia
    ‘It is not only the Leonkoro Quartet’s insight into the longings and distortions of human desire, but also their outstanding ability to shape these insights into sound that leaves us stunned.’ – Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung The Berlin-based Leonkoro Quartet has been making waves on the international chamber music scene since…

    UKARIA: Leonkoro Quartet | Opus 131

    Ukaria Cultural Centre 119 Williams Rd, Mt Barker Summit, SA, Australia
    In their second offering for UKARIA, the Leonkoro Quartet presents a unique selection of Austro-German voices old and new. The lavish late-Romantic vocabulary of Anton Webern’s 1905 single-movement Langsamer Satz is testament to the influence of his teacher Arnold Schoenberg’s Verklärte Nacht. From late-Romanticism, the Leonkoro Quartet shifts towards a…

    UKARIA: Bobby Singh and Friends

    Ukaria Cultural Centre 119 Williams Rd, Mt Barker Summit, SA, Australia
    ARIA Award-winning tabla player Bobby Singh returns to UKARIA for a collaboration that spans cultures, generations and borders. Featuring the compositions of tabla maestro Aneesh Pradhan, the music revolves around the nucleus of Bobby Singh – himself a student of Aneesh. Bridging Indian classical tradition, jazz and blues, the presence…
    Editor's Choice Interwoven

    Australian String Quartet: Interwoven

    Ukaria Cultural Centre 119 Williams Rd, Mt Barker Summit, SA, Australia
    This program of vivid contrasts is anchored by Elizabeth Younan’s Interwoven, a recent work exploring connection and expression. Haydn’s String Quartet in A major – part of his revolutionary Sun series – brings wit and invention, while Prokofiev’s wartime Second Quartet in F major draws on Caucasian folk idioms. Clara Schumann’s Variations,…
    Claire Edwardes

    Bowerbird Collective: Claire Edwardes

    Ukaria Cultural Centre 119 Williams Rd, Mt Barker Summit, SA, Australia
    Dubbed “the sorceress of percussion,” Claire Edwardes OAM has been a defining force in Australian new music for three decades. Since 2006 she has led Ensemble Offspring as Artistic Director, commissioning more than 80 new solo works and collaborating with leading composers worldwide. She maintains a busy solo career presenting…

    UKARIA: Alexander Gavrylyuk

    Ukaria Cultural Centre 119 Williams Rd, Mt Barker Summit, SA, Australia
    Ukrainian-Australian pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk returns with a characterful and dramatic program that showcases his ‘revelatory’ and ‘electrifying’ artistry. Each half opens with a distinctive evocation of childhood: Robert Schumann’s Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) offers an adult’s perspective, in a series of reminiscences of childhood experience. By contrast, Tchaikovsky’s Children’s Album…

    UKARIA: Radical Son

    Ukaria Cultural Centre 119 Williams Rd, Mt Barker Summit, SA, Australia
    Radical Son is the creative moniker of David Leha, an artist from the Kamilaroi nation of Australia and the South Pacific nation of Tonga. His voice carries the compelling story of his turbulent past, restoration through culture and ever-deepening connection to Country, which has been captured in two critically-acclaimed albums:…

    UKARIA: Ivan Karizna with Aura Go

    Ukaria Cultural Centre 119 Williams Rd, Mt Barker Summit, SA, Australia
    Declared by Sir András Schiff to be ‘one of the best cellists of his generation’, Ivan Karizna combines a striking stage presence with poetic musicality. In his first appearance at UKARIA, Ivan partners with Australian virtuoso pianist Aura Go for a recital that showcases the breadth and nuance of the…

    • Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Questions & Answers

    Ukaria Cultural Centre 119 Williams Rd, Mt Barker Summit, SA, Australia
    Two American and two central European composers combine to ask and answer questions in equal measure. Perhaps the first great American composer, Charles Ives understandably wonders what music and life are all about. Copland suggests that we should be grateful for open skies and hopeful horizons whilst Dvořák thinks that…

    UKARIA: Lucas Debargue

    Ukaria Cultural Centre 119 Williams Rd, Mt Barker Summit, SA, Australia
    The charismatic French pianist and composer Lucas Debargue makes his UKARIA debut. Since his sensational appearance at the 2015 Tchaikovsky competition, where he was awarded the prestigious Moscow Critics Award, Debargue has forged an international career as a virtuosic soloist and sought-after chamber musician. To regular performances as a soloist…

    UKARIA: Maximilian Hornung

    Ukaria Cultural Centre 119 Williams Rd, Mt Barker Summit, SA, Australia
    German cellist Maximilian Hornung presents a program uniquely suited to our intimate space. Hornung’s sophisticated musicality and virtuosity have enabled him to forge a unique career path. Following his 2007 win of Germany’s prestigious ARD competition (with his Tecchler Piano Trio), Hornung served for four years as principal cellist of…