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Coriole Music Festival embraces chaos and exploration across the Fleurieu in May 2027
The 2027 Coriole Music Festival runs 15-16 May at Coriole Vineyards, McLaren Vale, presenting three chamber music concerts curated by violinist Kate Suthers around themes of chaos and exploration, featuring world premieres by Alice Chance and Luke Altmann, Beethoven's Septet, and performances by international and Australian artists including cellist Rebecca Herman, clarinettist Oliver Jones, soprano Sara Macliver and pianist Laurence Matheson. Each concert is followed by meals prepared by chef Patty Streckfuss and paired with Coriole wines, with weekend packages available now and single tickets from mid-January 2027.
The 2027 Coriole Music Festival invites audiences to celebrate the chaos, embrace the unknown and explore exceptional chamber music across a weekend of world-class performances paired with South Australia’s finest food and wine in the spectacular setting of the Fleurieu Peninsula.
Taking place amongst the vines at Coriole Vineyards, McLaren Vale on Saturday 15 May and Sunday 16 May 2027, the festival is presented by the McLaren Vale Festival Association (MVMFA) and curated by acclaimed violinist and Artistic Director Kate Suthers.
The 2027 program is built around the theme of chaos and exploration bringing together repertoire that recognises the complexity of the human experience.
“The 2027 Coriole Music Festival will be a celebration of many human themes, musically organised around ideas of chaos and exploration – the search for identity and belonging, the struggle between dissonance and harmony” Kate Suthers said.
Coriole Music Festival 2026 - Kate Suthers, Alison Heike, Richard Waters, Martin Smith. Photo by Jamois
The 2027 festival will feature two world premiere commissions by Australian composers Alice Chance and Luke Altmann. Chance explores the relationship between chaos and order while Altmann’s new work offers a musical expression of place, inspired by Coriole as an iconic South Australian setting.
A major artistic highlight will be the festival finale, Beethoven’s Septet, marking 200 years since the composer’s death. Written around the time of Beethoven’s First Symphony, the Septet’s unusual use of instrumentation provides the perfect culmination for the 2027 program.
International artists making their festival debuts are London based cellist Rebecca Herman and Birmingham based clarinettist Oliver Jones.
Australian artists include soprano Sara Macliver, violinists Kate Suthers and Holly Piccoli, double bassist Damien Eckersley and pianist Laurence Matheson.
South Australian favourites include Adrian Uren (horn), Mark Gaydon (bassoon) and Gemma Phillips (cello), with two viola players to be announced in the coming weeks.
Audiences will experience three concerts, two on the Saturday and one on the Sunday – with each performance followed by a shared meal in the Coriole courtyard. Food prepared by chef Patty Streckfuss will be paired with Coriole wines, while audiences mingle with festival artists.
Festivities will open daily with a pre-concert talk from Artistic Director Kate Suthers, providing insights into her vision behind each program.
2027 also introduces the option of bus transfers to and from Adelaide, making the event more accessible for audiences.
Weekend packages are on sale now until 7 January 2027 with single tickets released in mid- January 2027.
Coriole Music Festival Ticket Information
Weekend packages - Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 May 2027 on sale now via https://www.coriolemusicfestival.com
View full program of concerts and meals.
Single Day Tickets
Tickets to an individual day will be made available in mid-January 2027.
Seating allocated in a "weekend with priority, renewing with priority" basis.
