FESTIVAL PACKAGES
$1450 per person
To book your festival experience over the phone call the Australian String Quartet on 1800 040 444
An immersive weekend of music and hospitality like no other, in the shadow of the dramatic Mount Sturgeon.
There is a unique magic when exceptional music making meets the grandeur of Victoria’s Southern Grampians. The Dunkeld Festival of Music, our flagship bespoke festival, invites you into a three-day experience of music and hospitality, presented in partnership with the multi-award-winning Royal Mail Hotel.
In 2027, we join forces with two extraordinary guest artists—Scottish classical accordionist James Crabb, and pianist Daniel de Borah. Together we will present an illuminating program that blends the string quartet with these two beloved keyboard instruments.
The Royal Mail’s celebrated hospitality provides the opportunity to reflect between concerts, and to gather, share and connect as a community.
Festival Package Inclusions
- Festival dinner at the Royal Mail Hotel’s Parker St Project restaurant
- Five concerts across the Myers’ Library and Mt Sturgeon Woolshed
- Picnic lunch
- Pre-concert drinks ahead of the Festival Gala Concert
- Wines from Voyager Estate
- Full weekend access across the Myers’ Macarthur St Gardens
An optional dinner at the Royal Mail Hotel is available ahead of the opening concert. Please note this is not included in the cost of the Festival Package and bookings are to be made directly with the Royal Mail Hotel on (03) 5577 2241.
Accommodation
Accommodation will need to be secured by patrons ahead of the Dunkeld Festival of Music. Accommodation options are limited in the area, so it is advised that it is secured at the same time as you make your booking. Our preferred accommodation supplier is the Royal Mail Hotel and you may book directly by contacting Michelle Richards, ASQ Development Manager at [email protected] or by phoning +61 8 8313 0865 during business hours.
MUSICAL PROGRAMS
Opening Concert
Juan Pablo Jofre
Tangodromo
Schumann
Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 47
Morning Concert at the Myers' Library
Mozart/Busoni (arr. J. Crabb)
Fantasia in F minor, K.608
Moszkowski
Cortège et Gavotte, Op. 43
Prokofiev
Sonata No.1 in F minor for Violin and Piano, Op.80
Afternoon Concert at Mount Sturgeon Woolshed
Haydn
Piano Concerto in F Major, Hob.XVIII3:3 (arr. for classical accordion)
Kurt Schwertsik
Adieu Satie, Op.86
Shetland Trad.
Four Scottish Folk Songs
Evening Concert at the Myers' Library
Bacewicz
String Quartet No.4
Shostakovich
Piano Quintet in G minor, Op.57
Finale Concert at the Myers' Library
Wagner (Arr. Max Knigge)
Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde
Franck
Prélude, Fugue et Variation, FWV.21
Piazzolla
Devils and Angels—a selection of tango music
ITINERARY BY DAY
Day 1
8pm—Opening Concert at the Myers’ Library
Day 2
10:30am—Morning Concert at the Myers’ Library
12pm—Picnic lunch at the Myers’ Macarthur Street Garden
1:30pm—Afternoon Concert at Mt Sturgeon Woolshed
5:15pm—Pre-concert drinks in the Myers’ Macarthur Street Garden
6pm—Evening Concert at the Myers’ Library
7:30pm—Festival Dinner at Parker St Project at the Royal Mail Hotel
Day 3
10:30am—Finale Concert at the Myers’ Library