Events: Elder Conservatorium of Music

String Quartet Courses 2024

Date: Sat, 27, 9:00 am - Sun, 28 Jul 2024, 6:00 pm
Location: Elder Hall

Two very exciting string quartet tuition weekends are coming up at the end of April and July, open to all Australian and New Zealand string players.

String Quartet Extravaganza (String Quartet Course July 2024)

Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2024, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Location: Elder Hall

After the success of our April String Quartet Weekend, our second intensive String Quartet weekend will take place on Saturday 27–Sunday 28 July. Young string quartets from all over Australia will receive lessons from the Australian String Quartet, Elizabeth Layton, Edith Salzmann, Stephen King, Lisa Grosman and Keith Crellin OAM. In this Extravaganza concert, ten of Australia's best young string quartets will perform works by Ravel, Prokofiev, Dohnányi, Smetana, Dvořák and more.

Lunchtime Concert - ASQ’s Open House

Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2024, 1:10 pm - 2:00 pm
Location: Elder Hall

Quartet-in-Residence at the University of Adelaide, the Australian String Quartet, perform new works by Mark Simeon Ferguson and Thomas Gray, alongside chamber favourites from Ibert and Shostakovich.

Lunchtime Concert - Shadows to Light

Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2024, 1:10 pm - 2:00 pm
Location: Elder Hall

Elder Conservatorium Chamber Orchestra performs works by Mendelssohn, Hindemith, Elgar, and a new work by teenage Conservatorium student Kristopher Man.

Open Day 2024

Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2024, 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Location: University of Adelaide

Our staff and students have been busy preparing for Open Day 2024, coming up con Sunday 11 August. If you're around on campus, come and say hello and discover more about our facilities and degree programs!

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Lunchtime Concert - Cinderella

Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2024, 1:10 pm - 2:00 pm
Location: Elder Hall

Pianists Natasha Vlassenko and Oleg Stepanov perform Prokofiev's Cinderella Suite (arranged by Mikhail Pletnev).

Lunchtime Concert - Shining Septet

Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2024, 1:10 pm - 2:00 pm
Location: Elder Hall

An all-star ensemble of Elder Conservatorium staff performing one of Beethoven’s most popular works.

Lunchtime Concert - Restless Spirit

Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2024, 1:10 pm - 2:00 pm
Location: Elder Hall

Pianists Timothy Young and Paavali Jumppanen perform Liszt's Faust Symphony for two pianos.

Double Reed Mega Day at the Elder Conservatorium of Music

Date: Sun, 1 Sep 2024, 9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Location: Hartley Concert Room, The University of Adelaide

Join us for an exciting and immersive Double Reed Mega Day at the Elder Conservatorium of Music: a full day dedicated to oboists and bassoonists of all skill levels.

Elder After Hours - Journeys and Stories 2

Date: Sun, 1 Sep 2024, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location: Elder Hall

With texts by Eric Whitacre’s long-time friend and librettist Charles Anthony Silvestri, the twelve stunningly beautiful movements of The Sacred Veil chronicle a very personal story of one family’s journey through cancer.