Musica Viva Australia
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: PAUL KILDEA
2027 Season
In 2027 Musica Viva Australia presents a season of beguiling artistic encounters. Seven concerts, performed by some of the world’s great artists.
French harpsichordist Bertrand Cuiller joins the baroque renegades of Van Diemen's Band for courtly tunes and reckless virtuosity; three formidable artists, Andreas Ottensammer, Sharon Grigoryan and Dejan Lazić, share their feelings for Mendelssohn, Brahms and Scarlatti; Quatuor Van Kuijk perform Ravel, Beethoven and Dorothy Howell; multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and composer William Barton meets the legendary Choir of King’s College, Cambridge; Spanish piano virtuoso Javier Perianes embarks on a hero's journey; the duo with the most chemistry in classical music perform a pocketful of love songs; and the Vision String Quartet, with the music deep inside them, redefine what a string quartet can be. Be entranced, be transformed. Be in the moment as we step onto the world stage.
Join Musica Viva Australia in 2027, with a season to lift your spirits and expand your horizons. These performances are on sale now or available as part of a Musica Viva Australia 2027 Season Subscription.
Van Diemen's Band & Bertrand Cuiller
Mon 15 Feb, 7PM
From London to Leipzig, from Paris to Sydney, French harpsichordist Bertrand Cuiller joins the baroque renegades of Van Diemen's Band for courtly tunes and reckless virtuosity.
The Romantics
Mon 3 May, 7PM
Music speaks louder than words when Andreas Ottensamer, Sharon Grigoryan and Dejan Lazić share their feelings for Mendelssohn, Brahms and Scarlatti.
Quatuor Van Kuijk
Thu 3 June, 7PM
From Paris, the ‘addictively good’ Quatuor Van Kuijk presents the art of the string quartet in three eloquent works by Ravel, Howell and Beethoven.
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge & William Barton
Mon 12 Jul, 7PM
Get ready for soaring voices and songs of the earth as multi-instrumentalist, vocalist & composer William Barton meets the legendary Choir of King’s College, Cambridge.
Javier Perianes
Mon 13 Sep, 7PM
Spanish piano virtuoso Javier Perianes embarks on a hero's journey, from Schubert's Wanderer Fantasy to Albéniz's Iberia.
Desandre & Dunford
Mon 18 Oct, 7PM
A voice, a lute and a hand-picked selection of songs from 17th century France to now, from the duo with the most chemistry in classical music.
Vision by Vision
Mon 29 Nov, 7PM
No manuscripts, no music stands, just the Vision String Quartet, playing Mozart, Shostakovich and some kaleidoscopic inventions of their own.
2026 Season
Latvian Radio Choir & Genevieve Lacey
Mon 16 Nov, 7PM
The Latvian Radio Choir spreads its wings and flies with Australia’s own recorder queen, Genevieve Lacey. Join them as they look to the skies for dancing planets and soaring birds in the music of Pēteris Vasks.