FESTIVAL 2027
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 12
5pm
Exclusive ‘Ultimate Experience’ Concert and Welcome Function
Drinks and canapés followed by an exclusive performance for Ultimate Experience guests.
Arrival drinks for Indulgent Experience Guests
Indulgent ticket holders are invited to join us for a pre-dinner beverage.
6pm
Entreé and Main Course
7.30pm
OPENING CONCERT
Beethoven – Trio in B-flat major op. 11 ‘Gassenhauer’
Vine – Sonata for piano four-hands (2009)
Shostakovich – Two pieces for string octet op. 11
INTERVAL
Dvorak – Piano Quintet in A major op. 81
9.30pm
Dessert and Drinks with the Artists
Celebrate with dessert and a night cap with the musicians.
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 13
10am
BONUS ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
Mozart – Clarinet Quintet K. 581
Sraudlig – Piano Quartet
11.30am
TAKING NOTE
Stewart Kelly in discussion with festival artists about the program
12.30pm
PICNIC LUNCH
Select from an extensive buffet and enjoy your lunch in the air conditioned comfort of the Argus Dining Room or take a lunch box into the gardens or beyond.
2pm
AFTERNOON CONCERT
Love Triangles
Fauré – Dolly Suite
Wijeratne – Piano Trio Love Triangle
Clara Schumann – Three Romances for violin and piano
Schoenberg – Sextet for Strings Transfigured Night
6.30pm
EVENING CONCERT
Beethoven – Sonata for piano and violin no. 8 in G major op. 30 no. 3
Anne Cawrse – Ruby
Taneyev – Piano Quintet in g minor
8pm
CELEBRATION DINNER
A three course dinner with superb local wines.
10.30pm
CANDLELIGHT CONCERT
(Exclusively for Ultimate Experience ticket holders)
Messiaen – Quartet for the End of Time
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 14
11am
FESTIVAL FINALE
Bacewicz – Quartet for four violins
Beethoven – Sonata for piano and cello in C major op. 102
Schickele – Serenade for Three
Morning Tea
Kats-Chernin – Dance of the paper umbrellas
Mendelssohn – Octet in E-flat major op. 20
1pm
LUNCH
Complete the weekend with a lavish final lunch, with roasted meats, amazing summer salads and exquisite desserts.
Please Note: Lunches and Dinners are not included with the Classic Experience ticket.
Guests on these tickets will need to plan their own dining arrangements.
