Baroque Hall

23/05/2024

7:00pm, Thursday 30th May. Duration: 90 minutes.

Jane Downer, baroque oboe & recorder
Andrew Georg, harpsichord

Programme:
J.S. Bach - Bach Partitas - solo recorder
J.S. Bach - French Suite - solo harpsichord
Telemann Fantasia 1 - solo recorder
Telemann Fantasia 4 - solo recorder
J.S. Bach Sonata in G minor BWV 1030b - oboe & harpsichord

Book at baroquehall.com, or purchase tickets ($30/$60) at the door, 104 Tynte St, North Adelaide.

18/05/2024

1:00pm, Saturday 25th May. Duration: 45min.

Won Jung Lee, piano
Jennifer Bird, flute

Programme:
Debussy - Bilitis
F. Poulenc -Sonata for flute and piano

Book at baroquehall.com, or purchase tickets ($15/$30) at the door, 104 Tynte St, North Adelaide.

12/05/2024

1:00pm, Saturday 18th May. Duration: 45min.

Jane Downer, recorder
Kim Worley, cello

Programme:
J S Bach - movements from Bach Partitas - solo recorder
J S Bach - movements from Cello Suite - solo cello
Bellinzani - Sonata with Variations on La Folia - recorder & cello

Book at baroquehall.com, or purchase tickets ($15/$30) at the door, 104 Tynte St, North Adelaide.

06/05/2024

Pianist Steven van der Hoek returns to the North Adelaide Baroque Hall this Saturday.

1:00pm, Saturday 11th May. Duration: 45min

Stephen van der Hoek, piano

Programme:
Rachmaninoff & Debussy miniatures

Stephen van der Hoek is a talented local performer and composer, having studied piano, harpsicord, and organ, and also conducted various choirs. Stephen was the 2010 Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust Overseas Scholar, and travelled to the USA to study and perform, with a special focus on church music. He is also a passionate and experienced teacher.

Book at baroquehall.com, or purchase tickets ($15/$30) at the door, 104 Tynte St, North Adelaide.

04/05/2024

7pm, Thursday 9th May. Duration: 105min.

Andrew Gardiner, flute
Kate, Soprano
Anne Whelan, Harpsichord

Programme:
Hildegard von Bingen – O Viridissima Virga
Joseph-Bodin de Boismortier – Motet pour le Saint-Sacrement
François Couperin – Première Leçon de Ténèbres
Jacques-Martin Hotteterre – Suite in E minor for flute and b.c. (Op 2 No 3a)
Chiara Margarita Cozzolani – Motet: Ave Maria

INTERVAL

Jacques Champion de Chambonnières – Sarabande / Double: “Les Jeunes Zéphirs”
Nicolas Clérambault – Excerpts from Cantate “Orphée” Récitatif /Air tendre et piqué / Récitatif / Air Gay
François Couperin – Duet: Le Rossignol-en-Amour
Barabara Strozzi – Aria: L’Eraclito Amoroso
George Frideric Handel – Sarabande (harpsichord) Aria: Ah crudele! E pur ten’ vai HWV 105

Book at baroquehall.com, or purchase tickets ($30/$60) at the door, 104 Tynte St, North Adelaide.

08/04/2024

Madeline Melrose, violin, and Simón Pazos Quintana, piano, will be performing at the North Adelaide Baroque Hall this Saturday.

1:00pm, Saturday April 13th. Duration: 45min.

Programme:
Mozart - Sonata in B flat KV378 (317d) for violin and piano
i. Allegro moderato
ii. Andantino sostenuto e cantabile
iii. Rondo -Allegro
Debussy - La Plus Que Lente for violin and piano
Manuel Ponce arr. J. Heifetz - Estrellita for violin and piano
F. Kreisler arr. J. Heifetz - Syncopation for violin and piano

Madeline Melrose is a talented violinist and respected musical educator. She has performed solo, orchestral, and chamber music performances at numerous festivals across Australia, and with the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Australian Youth Orchestra, and Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. Madeline is currently a teacher at the Elder Conservatorium of Music, and is a nationally accredited examiner for the Australian Music Examinations Board.

Simón Pazos Quintana is a classical pianist, teacher, and acompanist. In 2018, Simón was awarded the Peter Schodde Memorial Piano Scholarship, and travelled to Europe to perform in Germany, Austria and England. He was finalist for the Geoffrey Parsons Award for piano accompaniment in 2019 and 2021, and is currently completing his PhD at the Elder Conservatorium of Music in Adelaide.

Book at baroquehall.com or purchase tickets ($15/$30) at the door, 104 Tynte St, North Adelaide.

01/04/2024

This Saturday, two highly experienced and talented Australian artists, Jane Downer and Andrew Georg, will be performing at the North Adelaide Baroque Hall!

1:00pm, Saturday April 6th. Duration: 45 minutes.
Jane Downer, baroque oboe & recorder
Andrew Georg, harpsichord

Programme:
J. S. Bach - Prelude - solo harpsichord
J. S. Bach - Movements from Bach Partitas - solo recorder
J. S. Bach - Sonata in G minor BWV 1030b - oboe & harpsichord

Jane Downer is a talented and experienced Australian Musician. After graduating from the University of Adelaide, she won a scholarship for baroque oboe tuition in the UK. Jane has played principle oboe of with the Oxford Bach Soloists, Instruments of Time and Truth and Orchestra seventeen88, and performed at a variety of festivals around the country and in the UK. She has also worked as an examiner Royal College of Music in London and the Birmingham Conservatoire.

Andrew Georg is an award winning Australian pianist and harpsichordist. Andrew works as répétiteur with the State Opera of South Australia, and in addition to his opera and musical theatre career, is also highly experienced in church and choral music. In 2014, Andrew was the winner of the prestigious 30th Geoffrey Parsons Award for the collaborative pianist.

Book at baroquehall.com or purchase tickets ($15/$30) at the door, 104 Tynte St, North Adelaide.

19/03/2024

This Saturday evening join us for a solo recital by young pianist Eugene Wei, featuring some of the most monumental works for solo piano.

6:30pm, Saturday 23rd March. Duration: 75 minutes.

Eugene Wei, piano

Programme:
Mozart – Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K.310
Chopin – Scherzo No. 4 in E, Op. 54
- 15 minute interval -
Albeniz – Triana, from Iberia, B. 47 - VI
Liszt – Two Legends, S. 175

We look forward to see you there!

You can book online here:
https://www.trybooking.com/events/1139500/sessions/4250942/sections/2135489/tickets

Alternatively, feel free to purchase tickets at the door.

For more information on our concert series, please visit https://www.baroquehall.com/

07/03/2024

Join us this Saturday at the North Adelaide Baroque Hall for two performances, including a
double performance featuring Prof. Ljiljana Vukelja and Gil Sullivan on Saturday evening!

At midday on Staurday, Stephen van der Hoek will be returning to the North Adelaide Baroque Hall!

1:00pm, Saturday 9th March. Duration: 45 minutes.

Stephen van der Hoek, piano.

Programme:
Beethoven - Appassionata Sonata
& more

Book at baroquehall.com or purchase tickets ($15/$30) at the door, 104 Tynte St, North Adelaide.

AND

6:30pm, Saturday 9th March. Duration: 75 minutes

Prof. Ljiljana Vukelja, piano
Gil Sullivan, piano

Programme:
Mozart - Sonata for piano 4 hands in C, K521
Schubert - Fantasie in F minor for 4 hands, Op.103.

Tickets ($25/$45) at the door, 104 Tynte St, North Adelaide, or book online in advance.

27/02/2024

Celebrated pianist Prof. Ljiljana Vukelja will be returning to the North Adelaide Baroque Hall on Thursday Night!

7:00PM, Thursday 29th February. Duration: 90 minutes.

Prof. Ljiljana Vukelja, piano

Programme:

J. S. Bach / J. Brahms - Chaconne in D minor for the left hand
J. S. Bach - Partita Nr. 2 in C minor
Brahms - Variations on the Theme of Paganini, 2nd book

15 minute interval

Liszt - Sonata in B minor

Ljiljana is a fulltime Professor at the Department for Piano, University of Art, Belgrade. She has toured extensively, with her performing across Serbia and Balkan region, Romania, Italy, Germany, France, Switzerland, Ireland and USA.

Book at baroquehall.com or purchase tickets ($30/$60) at the door, 104 Tynte St, North Adelaide.

06/02/2024

Stephen van der Hoek will be returning to the North Adelaide Baroque Hall once again this Saturday. Stephen’s last recital was a sell-out performance, so make sure to book in advance to secure your tickets at baroquehall.com!

1:00pm, Saturday 10th February. Duration: 45 minutes.

Stephen van der Hoek, piano.

Programme:
Schubert - Impromptus Op 90
Other works to be announced.

Stephen van der Hoek is a talented local performer and composer, having studied piano, harpsicord, and organ, and also conducted various choirs. Stephen was the 2010 Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust Overseas Scholar, and travelled to the USA to study and perform, with a special focus on church music. He is also a passionate and experienced teacher.

03/02/2024

This Thursday, celebrated pianist Janice Tan will be performing at the North Adelaide Baroque hall!

7:00pm, Thursday 8th February. Duration, 90 minutes.

Programme:
Tchaikovsky - "The Seasons"
Brahms - Six Piano Pieces

The performance will include a 15 minute interval.

Janice Tan is an Adelaide based pianist who graduated with honours from the Elder Conservatorium of Music in 2008. She has had a rich career as a soloist, teacher, chamber musician, examiner, and researcher, and won numerous awards and prizes.
Janice’s first international performance was came in 1996 in Japan, and she has since performed throughout Australia, China, Canada, Taiwan, New Zealand, and the USA.

Book at baroquehall.com or purchase tickets ($30/$60) at the door, 104 Tynte St, North Adelaide.

30/01/2024

Cellist Jack Overall returns to the North Adelaide Baroque Hall this weekend, accompanied by pianist Shawn Hui.

1:00pm, Saturday February 3rd. Duration: 45min.

Programme:
J.S. Bach - Suite no. 5 for Solo Cello in C Minor, BWV 1011
I. Prelude
II. Allemande
III. Courante
IV. Sarabande
V. Gavotte I and II
VI. Gigue

Beethoven - Sonata for Cello and Piano. in C Major, Op. 102 No. 1.
I. Andante
II. Allegro vivace
III. Adagio
IV. Allegro vivace

Book at baroquehall.com or purchase tickets ($15/$30) at the door, 104 Tynte St, North Adelaide.

26/01/2024

1:00pm, Saturday January 27th. Duration: 45min.

Natasha Paran, violin
Sock Siang Thia, piano

Programme:
Maurice Ravel - 'Tzigane'
And other works for violin and piano

Book at baroquehall.com or purchase tickets ($15/$30) at the door, 104 Tynte St, North Adelaide.

15/01/2024

Celebrated pianist Prof. Ljiljana Vukelja will be returning to the North Adelaide Baroque Hall this Saturday!

1:00PM, Saturday January 20th. Duration: 45min.

Prof. Ljiljana Vukelja, piano

Programme:
J. S. Bach / J. Brahms - Chaconne in D minor for the left hand
F. Liszt - Sonata in B minor.

Ljiljana is a fulltime Professor at the Department for Piano, University of Art, Belgrade. She has toured extensively, with her performing across Serbia and Balkan region, Romania, Italy, Germany, France, Switzerland, Ireland and USA.

Book at baroquehall.com or purchase tickets ($30/$60) at the door, 104 Tynte St, North Adelaide.

11/01/2024

Stephen van der Hoek returns to the North Adelaide Baroque Hall this Saturday!

1:00pm, Saturday 13th January. Duration: 45 minutes.

Stephen van der Hoek, piano

Programme:
Grieg - Piano Sonata, Op. 7
Grieg - Various miniatures

Stephen van der Hoek is a talented local performer and composer, having studied piano, harpsicord, and organ, and also conducted various choirs. Stephen was the 2010 Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust Overseas Scholar, and travelled to the USA to study and perform, with a special focus on church music. He is also a passionate and experienced teacher.

08/01/2024

Don’t miss out on this incredible and rare opportunity to see the great Spanish violinist Jorge Jimenez, who will be performing the complete Goldberg Variations by J. S. Bach at the Baroque Hall this Thursday!

7:00pm, Thursday 11th January. Duration: 90 minutes.
Jorge Jimenez, violin.

Programme:
Bach - Goldberg Variations

The recital will include a 15min interval.

Book at baroquehall.com or purchase tickets ($30/$60) at the door, 104 Tynte St, North Adelaide.

04/01/2024

1pm, Saturday 6 January. Duration: 45 minutes

Jenny Hu, flute
Haowei Yang, piano
Jack Overall, cello

Programme:
Philippe Gaubert - Fantasie for flute and piano
J.S Bach - Sonata for Flute and Basso continuo in E minor BWV 1034
Henri Dutilleux - Sonatine for Flute and Piano
Kevin Day - "Ecstatic Samba"

26/12/2023

Recitals return to the North Adelaide Baroque Hall this Saturday with a performance by harpist Philippa McAuliffe.

1pm, Saturday 30th December. Duration: 45 minutes.

Philippa McAuliffe, harp
Programme:
Henriette Renié - Piece Symphonique
Domenico Scarlatti - Sonatas K113, K466

Philippa McAuliffe is an Australian Harpist and Pianist. She has been the principle harpist for the Australian Youth Orchestra, and played with the Adelaide symphony orchestra. Born and raised in South Australia, Philippa studied at the Elder Conservatorium of Music from which she graduated with first class honours. In 2021, Philippa was nominated for the National Freedman Fellowship.

Book at baroquehall.com

12/12/2023

7pm, Thursday 15 November. Duration: 1.5 hours.

Zoe Freisberg, violin
Stephen van der Hoek, piano

Programme:
Strauss and Poulenc sonatas for violin and piano

Tea is served over the 15 minute interval.

Zoe Freisberg is a decorated young Australian violinist, having won a number of awards and prizes throughout her studies at the Queensland Conservatorium and Australian National Academy of Music, including the Australian Youth Orchestra’s Richard Pollett Memorial Award in 2014. She has performed as a soloist with Redlands Symphony Orchestra, Corda Spiritus Orchestra and the Brisbane Philharmonic Orchestra, and has also toured with the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s ACO2 on four tours as an emerging artist during her studies.

Stephen van der Hoek is a talented local performer and composer, having studied piano, harpsicord, and organ, and also conducted various choirs. Stephen was the 2010 Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust Overseas Scholar, and travelled to the USA to study and perform, with a special focus on church music. He is also a passionate and experienced teacher.

Book at baroquehall.com

26/11/2023

This Thursday is chance to experience performances by three incredible Australian artists!

7pm, Thursday 30 November. Duration: 1.5 hours.

Mitchel Berick, clarinet
Mark Gaydon, bassoon
Vivian Choi Milton, piano

Programme:

Glinka: Trio Pathétique in D minor
I: Allegro moderato
II: Scherzo. Vivacissimo
III: Largo
IV: Allegro con spirito

Beethoven: Duo for Clarinet and Bassoon WoO 27
I: Allegro commodo
II: Larghetto sostenuto
III: Rondo

Mendelssohn: Concertpiece in F minor, Op. 113, no. 1
I:Allegro con fuoco
II: Andante
III: Presto

- 15 minute interlude –

Kate Moore: Blackbird Song

Beethoven: Piano trio No. 4 in B flat Major, Op. 11 "Gassenhauer"
I: Allegro con brio
II: Adagio
III: Tema: Pria ch'io l'impegno (Allegretto)

Teas is served over the 15 minute interval.

Mitchell Berick is the Principal Bass Clarinettist with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. He has performed extensively across the country, often as guest Principal Clarinet, including performances with the Australian Chamber Orchestra and the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra.

Principal Bassoonist with the Adelaide symphony orchestra, Mark Gaydon, frequently appears as a soloist performing works by Mozart, Weber, Zwilich, Williams, Franciax and Strauss. A keen supporter of Australian composers, Mark has commissioned and premiered works by Gerard Brophy, Andrew Schultz, Katy Abbott, James Cuddeford, Luke Altmann and Charles Bodman Rae for the bassoon.

Vivian Choi Milton is a celebrated Australian Pianist who has toured throughout Europe, North America, Asia, New Zealand, and at home in Australia. She has recently recorded two acclaimed albums with the Boston Modern Orchestra Project. Vivian has won top prizes in international piano competitions in Italy, Russia, the Netherlands and Bulgaria, and has been the First Prize winner of the Maria Yudina International Piano Competition in Russia.

Book at baroquehall.com

21/11/2023

This Saturday, the North Adelaide Baroque hall hosts full-time Australian concert pianist, Gil Sullivan.

1pm, Saturday 25th November. Duration: 45 minutes.

Programme:
Mozart - Fantasie & Sonata in C minor K.475/457

Gill Sullivan is one of Australia’s premier concert pianists. He tours extensively both at home and abroad, performing throughout Europe, Asia, the United Kingdom, and United States. Sullivan’s performances are known for their innovative interpretations, treating audiences with his freshness and spontaneity.
Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to experience a renowned Australian perform in the outstanding acoustics and intimate beauty of the North Adelaide Baroque Hall!

Book at baroquehall.com or purchase tickets ($15/$30) at the door, 104 Tynte St, North Adelaide.

19/11/2023

It’s an exciting week at the North Adelaide Baroque Hall, with two music greats performing across Thursday and Saturday.

The first recital features Australian Soprano, Bethany Hill.
1:00pm, Thursday 23 November. Duration: 45 minutes.

Programme:
Anakreons Grab, Hugo Wolf (Goethe)
Gleich und gleich, Hugo Wolf (Goethe)
Die Bekehrte, Hugo Wolf (Goethe)
Wanderers Nachtlied, Franz Schubert (Goethe)
An die untergehende Sonne, Franz Schubert (Kosegarten)
Nachtstück, Franz Schubert (Mayrhofer)
Waldesgespräch, Robert Schumann (Eichendorff)
Waldesnacht, Arnold Schoenberg (Heyse)
Geheimnis, Richard Strauss (Graf von Schack)
Junghexenlied, Richard Strauss (Bierbaum)

Bethany Hill is a principal artist for the State Opera of South Australia and regularly appears as an artist in the Adelaide Festival of Arts.
This is a rare opportunity to be captivated by Bethany Hill in the most intimate recital chamber hall in Australia, the North Adelaide Baroque Hall, where such Classical and Romantic repertoire for voice and piano remarkably shines.

Book at baroquehall.com or purchase tickets ($15/$30) at the door, 104 Tynte St, North Adelaide.

25/09/2023

7:00pm, Thursday 28 September. Duration: 1.5 hours.

Mark Gaydon, bassoon
Alison Heike, violin
Michael Ierace, piano

Programme:

"And a Part of his Soul" for bassoon and piano by Mark Gaydon

Concerto for bassoon by Johann Nepomuk Hummel
- Allegro moderato
- Romanza: Andantino e cantabile
- Rondo: Vivace

___ Interval ___

"MultiSonics" for solo bassoon by Katy Abbott

Trio for violin, bassoon and piano by Ludwig van Beethoven
- Allegro
- Adagio
- Thema andante con Variazioni

Largely neglected by posterity, Johann Nepomuk Hummel enjoyed the highest reputation in his own time as both composer and virtuoso performer. The increasing availability of his music, in print and in recordings, is evidence of the unjustified nature of the posthumous neglect of his work. The Bassoon Concerto was written about the year 1805, at a time when the bassoon itself was undergoing various changes.

The otherworldly beauty of the bassoon sometimes needs to be heard to believed, and we are fortunate to have this magical work by Hummel, the great bassoonist Mark Gaydon, and the beautiful acoustics of the North Adelaide Baroque Hall to together catalyse such extraordinary beauty for you.

The recital includes a 15 minute interval.

Book online at baroquehall.com or purchase tickets at the door.

16/09/2023

There are many sites mirroring the North Adelaide Baroque Hall upcoming recitals and not always complete. For the official and complete list of concerts, please visit www.baroquehall.com/recitals

01/09/2023

1:00pm, Saturday 9 September. Duration: 45 minutes.

Mark Gaydon, bassoon
Michael Ierace, piano

Programme:

1. MultiSonics for solo bassoon by Katy Abbott

2. Concerto for bassoon by Johann Nepomuk Hummel
i. Allegro moderato
ii. Romanza: Andantino e cantabile
iii. Rondo: Vivace

Largely neglected by posterity, Johann Nepomuk Hummel enjoyed the highest reputation in his own time as both composer and virtuoso performer. The increasing availability of his music, in print and in recordings, is evidence of the unjustified nature of the posthumous neglect of his work. The Bassoon Concerto was written about the year 1805, at a time when the bassoon itself was undergoing various changes.

The otherworldly beauty of the bassoon sometimes needs to be heard to believed, and we are fortunate to have this magical work by Hummel, the great bassoonist Mark Gaydon, and the beautiful acoustics of the North Adelaide Baroque Hall to together catalyse such extraordinary beauty for you.

Book at baroquehall.com or purchase tickets ($15/$30) at the door, 104 Tynte St, North Adelaide.

25/08/2023

1pm, Thursday 31 August. Duration: 45 minutes.

Mark Gaydon, bassoon
Alison Heike, violin
Michael Ierace, piano

Programme:
Mark Gaydon - And a Part of his Soul
Beethoven - Trio for violin, bassoon and piano

The trio for violin, bassoon and piano, by Ludwig van Beethoven, was discovered amongst Beethoven's papers following his death. The work is believed to have been composed in his teens and demonstrates the influence of his early environment, including that of Mozart.

Book at baroquehall.com

19/08/2023

1pm, Thursday 24 August. Duration: 45 minutes.

Tim Tran, viola
Simon Pazos Quintana, piano

Brahms - Viola Sonata No. 2, 1st movement
Walton - Viola concerto

The Brahms Allegro amabile movement of the 2nd viola concerto is very unassuming and subtle, yet amongst Brahm's finest explorations of song-like explorations of colour.

The Walton viola concerto established the composer as a substantial figure in British music and is now widely recorded.

Book at baroquehall.com or purchase tickets at the door.

05/08/2023

Thursday 10 August at 7:00pm
Duration: 1.5 hours

Paula Custodio, flute
Haowei Yang, piano
Bridget McCullough, viola

Programme:

Sergei Prokofiev - Flute Sonata, Mvmt 1-4
1. Moderato
2. Scherzo: Presto
3. Andante
4. Allegro con brio

Philippe Gaubert - Deux Esquisses (Two Sketches)
1. Orientale
2. Soir sur la plaine (Evening on the plain)
- Épigraphe
- Ecoute !... un grand soupir traverse le silence

Gabriel Fauré - Après un rêve (After a Dream), transcr. Custodio

- 15 minute interlude -

Alban Berg - Piano Sonata no. 1

Reynaldo Hahn - Romanesque for Flute, Viola and Piano

Maurice Duruflé - Prélude, Récitatif et Variations for flute

Tea is served over the 15 minute interval.

Book at baroquehall.com

The regular recital times are: Lunchtime recitals on Thursdays 1pm and Saturdays at 1pm, and full evening concerts some of the Thursdays at 7pm.

04/08/2023

Saturday 5 August, 1:00pm - 1:45pm

Brendan O'Donnell, recorder
Glenys March, harpsichord

Programme:

Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751)
Sonata III, op. 6
1. Grave Adagio - 2. Allegro - 3. Adagio - 4. Presto

Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713)
"La Follia"

Francesco Veracini (1690-1768)
Sonata Sesta
1. Largo - 2. Allegro - 3. Allegro/Adagio - 4. Allegro

Book at baroquehall.com or purchase tickets at the door: 104 Tynte St, North Adelaide.

The regular recital times are: Lunchtime recitals on Thursdays 1pm and Saturdays at 1pm, and full evening concerts some of the Thursdays at 7pm.