FESTIVAL 2024
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 9
5pm Exclusive ‘Ultimate Experience’ Concert and Welcome Function
(for Ultimate Experience ticket holders)
A new offering of drinks and canapés followed by a short performance introducing festival musicians joining us for the first time.
Handel – Violin Sonata in D major HWV 371
(Elizabeth Sellars and Stewart Kelly)
Elgar – Romance for Bassoon and Piano
(Jack Schiller and Timothy Young)
Schumann arr. Kirchner – Six Etude Studies op. 56
(Stephanie Dixon, Molly Kadarauch and David Selig)
5.30pm Arrival drinks (for Indulgent Ticket Holders)
Indulgent ticket holders are invited to join us for a pre-dinner drink in the Argus bar.
6pm Dinner – Entreé and Main Course
For Indulgent and Ultimate Experience ticket holders
7pm Arrival Drinks for Classic Experience ticket holders
Classic experience ticket holders are invited to indulge in a pre-concert beverage.
7.30pm Opening Concert
Haydn – Piano Concerto No. 11 (arr. piano and string quartet)
(Timothy Young with Elizabeth Sellars, Elizabeth Layton, Caroline Henbest and Molly Kadarauch)
Poulenc – Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano
(Stephanie Dixon, Jack Schiller and Stewart Kelly)
INTERVAL
Rachmaninov – Two pieces for six hands
(Stewart Kelly, David Selig and Timothy Young)
Dvorák – Piano Trio no. 3 in f minor op. 65
(Elizabeth Layton, Blair Harris and David Selig)
9.30pm Dessert with the Artists
Celebrate with dessert and a night cap with the musicians.
(Ultimate and Indulgent Ticket Holders)
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 10
10am Taking Note
A new format, moderated by ABC Classic’s Mairi Nicolson delving into curiosities of the festival program and discovering more about the music with Stewart Kelly and festival artists.
11.30am Masterclass
A new session featuring an emerging young ensemble working on a great masterwork under the direction of a festival artist.
12.30pm Buffet Lunch
(Ultimate and Indulgent Ticket Holders)
2pm Afternoon Concert – A Francophile’s Delight
Grovlez – Sarabande et Allegro for oboe and piano
(Stephanie Dixon and Timothy Young)
Saint-Saëns – Sonata for bassoon and piano
(Jack Schiller and Stewart Kelly)
Viardot – Six Morceaux for violin and piano
(Elizabeth Sellars and Stewart Kelly)
Mel Bonis – Piano Quartet in B-flat major op. 69
(Elizabeth Layton, Caroline Henbest, Molly Kadarauch and David Selig)
6.30pm Evening Concert – Fantasies and Follies
Mozart – Duo for bassoon and cello K.292
(Jack Schiller and Blair Harris)
Schubert – Rondo in A major for piano four hands D.951
(Timothy Young and Stewart Kelly)
Britten – Phantasy Quartet for oboe and strings
(Stephanie Dixon, Elizabeth Sellars, Caroline Henbest, Blair Harris)
Frank Bridge – Piano Quintet in d minor H.49
(Elizabeth Layton, Elizabeth Sellars, Caroline Henbest, Molly Kadarauch and Stewart Kelly)
8pm Celebration Dinner
(Ultimate and Indulgent Ticket Holders)
10.30pm Candlelight Concert – Chopin by Candlelight
(Ultimate Ticket Holders)
David Selig and Timothy Young perform nocturnes, mazurkas and other masterpieces of Chopin in the lounge.
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 11
10.30am Finale Concert
Mendelssohn – Concert Piece No. 1 op. 113 (arr. oboe, bassoon and piano)
(Stephanie Dixon, Jack Schiller and Stewart Kelly)
Charles Ives – Piano Trio
(Elizabeth Sellars, Molly Kadarauch and Timothy Young)
Morning Tea
Castérèade – Menage a Trois pour six hands
(Stewart Kelly, David Selig and Timothy Young)
Marsalis – Meeelaan for bassoon and string quartet
(Jack Schiller, Elizabeth Layton, Elizabeth Sellars, Caroline Henbest and Blair Harris)
Hindson – Epic Diva for piano quartet
(Elizabeth Sellars, Caroline Henbest, Blair Harris and Timothy Young)
1pm Farewell Lunch
(Ultimate and Indulgent Ticket Holders)
Complete the weekend with a lavish final lunch, with roasted meats, amazing summer salads and exquisite desserts.
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