Keys of Gold Festival | Launch Concert
The 2026 Keys of Gold Festival Launch Concert, in the historic Lauriston Chapel at Langley Estate, brings together a glorious program of operatic favourites with renowned soprano Merlyn Quaife AM […]
Following a spectacular debut in 2025, Keys of Gold returns once again celebrating Bendigo’s remarkable collection of instruments and venues. Presented by Bendigo Fine Music, the festival will unfold across twelve stunning spaces, featuring thirty-two incredible instruments and one hundred and seventy-five world-class performers.
Across four weekends in July, audiences will be treated to sixteen unforgettable concerts that bring to life the beauty, history and artistry of Bendigo’s musical heritage. From historic churches to intimate settings, every performance promises a rich and immersive experience.
The 2026 Keys of Gold Festival Launch Concert, in the historic Lauriston Chapel at Langley Estate, brings together a glorious program of operatic favourites with renowned soprano Merlyn Quaife AM […]
A Majestic Duet of Violin and Organ in the stunning Forest Street Uniting Church. The acclaimed violinist Patrick Savage, together with Thomas Heywood, bring the rarely-heard combination of violin and […]
Christmas in July... ...brings together over 120 performers from over 20 choirs for a mega-celebration of all your Christmas favourites in Australia's third-largest cathedral - the extraordinary Sacred Heart Cathedral, […]
Long live The King (of Instruments) - as the great Mozart called the pipe organ! And then Beethoven famously said that "Organists are the greatest of all virtuosos"! The recently […]
Quite the Liszt in the beautiful atmosphere of the Lauriston Chapel, is the perfect environment to experience acclaimed British-Australian concert pianist Yasmin Rowe's stunning interpretation of the first of Liszt's […]
The popular Castlemaine Double concert returns with the Bendigo Chamber Choir and a line-up of soloists! Two concerts, with two very different themes, in two very different - but equally […]
After a delicious lunch in the Castlemaine district, make the short 15-minute trip to beautiful Maldon for Celestial Sounds to wrap up a "Castlemaine and Maldon" day! What better title […]
Who needs a soap opera! With some bold masterworks from Franz Liszt, bizarre music from Dame Judith Weir - the former Master of the King's Music, and beautiful music from Bach and Puccini, this is a program devised by Merlyn Quaife AM with Thomas Heywood to ensure there's no "Who shot J.R." cliffhanger needed at the end! No one will
Vivaldi's complete The Four Seasons in the beauty of St Augustine's Inglewood - with the recently completed 'Grandfather' Fincham pipe organ in St Augustine's as the 'orchestra' - for a […]
To make the Inglewood Double Day complete - join us for Brilliant Bach in the historic Inglewood Town Hall. With a dazzling program from 'the great man himself' - with all music by J.S. Bach - including the famous Cello Suite in G major, and not one, not two, but three glorious sonatas, the Coomoora […]
As music is the universal language - this Duo in Dialogue in the Lauriston Chapel will keep you in a fascinating conversation! The brilliant concert pianist Yasmin Rowe joins Roman Ponomariov on the French Horn for some of the choicest moments in the repertoire for this grand duet of instruments. Beethoven's glorious Horn Sonata complete, […]
Flourish and Flair! A title truly spoken for the ever-popular combination of Trumpet and Organ! The historic splendour of St Kilian's Church, Bendigo - including the internationally-significant 1871 German-built pipe […]