On The Terrace 2025

A free mini-festival of pop-up concerts for all ages - experience the intimacy and wonder of chamber music set amongst Adelaide’s iconic galleries, museums and creative spaces on North Terrace.

Chamber Music Adelaide presents a vibrant tapestry of musical experiences across classical, contemporary, and world music traditions. From baroque elegance and intimate artsong to the otherworldly sounds of microtonal glass instruments, On the Terrace celebrates both tradition and bold innovation.

San Ureshi

11am, 1pm & 2.20pm
Elder Wing

Zhao Liang (guzheng), David Dai (erhu), Satomi Ohnishi

Experience the joyful sounds of erhu, guzheng and percussion in this family-friendly performance. San Ureshi creates music that blends tradition and playfulness, inviting audiences of all ages to enjoy and share in the joy of sound. With moments of reflection and bursts of energy, this interactive program is a chance to connect through music across generations.

Inflorescence Trio

11.20am, 1.20pm & 3pm
Gallery 19 & 20

Bridget McCullough (viola), Gemma Vice (flute), Megan Robson (guitar) present a program inspired by the rich visual and spiritual worlds evoked in Touching the Divine, drawing particularly from The Water Sports of Krishna — a luminous 19th-century Rajasthani textile painting that celebrates joy, sensuality, and devotion. The trio performs Oasis by Annette Kruisbrink and Trio by Frederic Hand — two contemporary works that conjure meditative beauty and ecstatic lyricism. Oasis offers a shimmering soundscape that echoes the stillness and floating quality of lotus-filled waters, while Trio evokes both playfulness and reverence, much like Krishna’s mythic presence in nature and art.

Austral Harmony

11.40am, 1pm & 3.20pm
Gallery 16

Elinor Warwick (baroque violin) Jane Downer (baroque oboe) Kim Worley baroque cellist

Inspired by myths of transformation, Austral Harmony presents Handel’s Acis & Galatea, a pastoral tale of love, jealousy and metamorphosis. Set among sylvan glades and crystal fountains, the trio’s baroque instruments bring to life the story of Acis and Galatea, where human emotion meets divine magic. Through shimmering arias and intimate interplay, this performance transforms the gallery space into a world of music, myth, and wonder.

Pared to Two

12.20pm, 1.20pm & 2.40pm
Gallery 16

Celia Craig (oboe) and Thomas Marlin (cello)

In an intimate dialogue between oboe and cello, Pared to Two explores transformation through sound — from the smoky nostalgia of Piazzolla's Café 1930 to the mythic world of Britten's Pan, inspired by Ovid's tales of metamorphosis. The program features the world premiere of Sally Whitwell's Miniature, a new work that distills musical ideas into their purest essence, and finishes with excerpts from Vivaldi's Sonata in C minor RV53.

Dylan Crismani: Electric Cristals

11am, 12.40pm & 2.20pm
Gallery 25

Discover the otherworldly sounds of the Electric Cristals, a rare microtonal instrument played by rubbing glass rods to create shimmering, ethereal vibrations. Dylan Crismani explores a rich palette of textures and tones, from delicate whispers to resonant waves, offering audiences a mesmerizing and immersive sonic experience unlike any other.

Presented in partnership with CASM

Adelaide Baroque Trio

12pm, 2pm & 3.40pm
Gallery 16

Adelaide Baroque Trio brings the elegance and charm of 17th-century England to life with dances and fantasias by Henry Purcell and Matthew Locke. Performed by the ensemble’s principal musicians on violin, viola and cello, this program offers a window into the intimate world of early English consort music — graceful, inventive, and full of character.

To see the full program visit On the Terrace.