A Place for Dreaming

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THE OPENING OF A CULTURAL ICON

‘Astonishing both visually and acoustically … one of Australia’s finest chamber music venues.’ – The Australian

On Saturday 29 August 2015, the UKARIA Cultural Centre officially opened to the public. An inaugural concert featuring performances by the Australian String Quartet and other nationally revered artists was prefaced by a welcome from Ulrike Klein AO and the then South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill. UKARIA (then Ngeringa Arts) also commissioned Australian composer Matthew Hindson to compose a new work to celebrate the occasion.

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