The 2027 Festival opens with Strauss’ transcendental Metamorphosen for Septet, together with glorious songs of Schubert, masterfully interpreted by pianist Konstantin Shamray and tenor Andrew Goodwin. The musicians are then unleashed for the exhilarating Australian Premiere of Golijov’s ‘Ever Yours’.

Woodwind, strings and piano unite for a program of mischief, wit and buffoonery, featuring the music of Poulenc, Saint-Saëns and Francaix.

Join presenter Mitchell Nissel at 10.30am for a pre-concert Talking Music session with the Artists. Performance starts at 11.15am.

Beethoven’s duo works for piano, violin and cello are marvels. Two voices in equal partnership exploring the full range of human emotion with technical mastery. Featuring Julian Smiles, Ike See, Laurence Matheson and Konstantin Shamray, this is storytelling of grand proportions. In it’s midst, Konstantin premieres a new BCMF commission featuring new music by five Australian composers.

The 2027 Festival Artists join forces for the Saturday Evening Gala. Experience revelatory sonorities, hypnotic stillness and sparkling energy in the music of Caroline Shaw and Benjamin Britten’s spellbinding Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings. The program closes with Tchaikovsky’s sparkling Souvenir de Florence.

Experience the brilliance of pianist Konstantin Shamray in Beethoven’s formidable Opus 111 Sonata, the centrepiece of the morning’s concert, together with Dohnányi’s Sextet and a new song cycle by tenor, Andrew Goodwin.

Join presenter Mitchell Nissen at 10.30am for a pre-concert Talking Music session with the Artists. Performance starts at 11.15am

Join BCMF for an exclusive afternoon event at Blackheath’s The Kyah featuring a live performance, conversation, 2028 Festival preview and a curated pairing of wine and food.

Event access exclusive for Festival Gold Pass patrons.

Violinist Harry Bennetts thrills in the closing concert of the 2027 Festival in Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, paired with the Four Seasons of Buenos Aires by Piazzolla. Exhilarating and virtuosic, Harry is joined by 2027 Festival Artists for music that is as modern as it is timeless.