Sydney Chamber Music Festival | Saudade

Saudade is one of the most expressive and untranslatable words in the Portuguese language, a concept at the heart of Brazilian poetry and song. It conveys a powerful blend of longing, missing, nostalgia, yearning, and the bittersweet pull of cherished memories. No English word can capture it fully, and it is this rich emotional spectrum that shapes the character of

SachaW June 5, 2026

Sydney Chamber Music Festival | Leonard the Lyrebird

An original composition by acclaimed composer Ian Munro based on the children’s book written by Jodie McLeod and illustrated by Eloise Short, Leonard the Lyrebird is a popular Australian bush animal story about friendship and bravery that connects children and their families. Narrated by the composer himself, this original Australian classical work will enchant audiences of all ages with an imaginative blend

SachaW June 5, 2026

Sydney Chamber Music Festival | 2026

Something extraordinary is coming to Manly this winter. The Sydney Chamber Music Festival returns to Manly Art Gallery and Museum on 27–28 June, with four unmissable concerts featuring some of Australia’s most celebrated musicians. Be moved by the aching beauty of Saudade, a programme steeped in longing and lyricism and lose yourself in The Art of Tenderness, a breathtaking exploration

SachaW June 5, 2026

Ambassador thoughts

Virtuosic performances at 2023 Sydney Chamber Music Festival

Sydney Chamber Music Festival 2023 | Bridget Bolliger with Vladimir Gorbach and friends 10th September, 2023, Manly Art Gallery and Museum Bridget Bolliger – Flute Vladimir Gorbach – Guitar Andrew Jezek – Viola Tim Nankervis – Cello On a perfect ‘northern beaches of Sydney’ Sunday afternoon an intimate concert of new and old music was given as part of

Alan Holley September 14, 2023

Ambassador thoughts

Welcome back to Sydney Chamber Music Festival… what a wonderful evening!

Sydney Chamber Music Festival | Revival October 16, 2022, Manly Art Gallery After a three year hiatus due to Covid, it was a pleasure to see the Sydney Chamber Music Festival return to the Manly Art Gallery & Museum, where we were surrounded by the wonderful drawings of Salvatore Zoffrea, the gallery’s current exhibition. The Sunday night program was titled

Heidi Hereth October 19, 2022

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