Cello Dreaming is set to captivate music lovers this January with its third Summer Concerts series at Eudlo Hall. Running from 10 to 12 January 2025, the three-concert program promises to celebrate the richness and versatility of the cello, showcasing a line-up of remarkable international and Australian guest artists.

Curated by renowned cellist Louise King, Summer Concerts strives to create a “cello utopia” unique to Australia. Each performance highlights the cello’s expressive potential while offering a regional platform to both homegrown and visiting artists. Innovation, excitement and passion lie at the heart of this bold summer series, designed to catapult the next generation of cellists toward greater artistic freedom. It all happens from Louise’s home town of Eudlo.

PROGRAM:

• On Friday 10 January at 7pm, audiences will be treated to the lyrical folk and original compositions of Irish-Australian musician Ilse de Ziah and guitarist Ian Date. Their debut album, Here & There, is steeped in melodies of sea, sand, love and hope, underscored by classy compositions and virtuosic improvisations.

• Saturday 11 January at 7pm shifts gears to Baroque and Tango, featuring the Brisbane-based ensemble Tango Enigmático, fresh from a minitour of the Sunshine Coast. Specialising in Argentine Nuevo Tango, the group includes Flora Wong (violin), Cara Tran (piano) and Chloe Williamson (double bass). Joining them will be Zoe Knighton from Melbourne’s Flinders Quartet and Louise King from Cello Dreaming for an unforgettable showcase of solos, duos and trios.

• The series culminates on Sunday 12 January at 3.30 pm with Classical Cellissimo!, starring international master concert cellists Gyorgy Deri (Senior Lecturer, QCGU), Zoe Knighton and Louise King. They will perform favourites by Frank Bridge, Popper, Schumann and Bartók, while emerging artists and the Retreat Cello Choir round out the program with works by Elgar, Tchaikovsky, Bach, SaintSaëns, Mozart, Gershwin, Coldplay and Lady Gaga.

• Get tickets and more information via Humanitix.com.