AUSTRALIA – 1:1 concerts.
UPDATE: We will take a break from 1:1 Concerts after April. Although our arts industry will take significant time to build up from the impact of the pandemic, the musical landscape in Australia has fortunately changed positively, with 1:1 volunteer musicians now beginning to return to paid concerts, venues receiving commercial bookings and previously out of work hosts becoming employed again.
The only concerts available are limited to those listed on this website.
Flautist Sally Walker. Photo: Ettore Altomare
As a listener in a 1:1 CONCERT©, we offer you a very special experience. You can enjoy a live performance again without violating the Corona-related distance rules and legal requirements. The 1:1 CONCERT© is an intimate and unforgettable musical experience. It gives you the unique opportunity to experience a concert program chosen and performed exclusively for you; immersing you in the here and now.
2021 Australian 1:1 concerts will take place in Brisbane, Canberra, Maitland, Melbourne, Hobart, Newcastle and Sydney. Please keep checking this website; as soon as concert dates book out, new ones will be added.
Reserve a 1:1 CONCERT via Email . If you have a problem with this link, please email australia@1to1concerts.de (with desired city, time slot and you contact details). Please indicate if this concert is a gift.
LAST CONCERTS until further notice (crossed out concerts are booked out)
SYDNEY
Wednesday 10th March, Seidler Penthouse, Milsons Point
5 pm | 5.20 | 5.40 pm | 6 pm | 6.20 pm | 6.40 pm
Monday 15th March, Pitt Street Uniting Church (booked out)
5 pm | 5.20 | 5.40 pm | 6 pm | 6.20 pm | 6.40 pm
Wednesday 24th March, XArt Projects
5 pm | 5.20 | 5.40 pm | 6 pm | 6.20 pm | 6.40 pm
CANBERRA
Tuesday March 16th, Gorman House Arts Centre, Ainslie (booked out)
5pm | 5.20 | 5.40 pm | 6pm | 6.20pm | 6.40pm
Tuesday March 30th, Residence of the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Red Hill
5pm | 5.20 | 5.40 pm | 6pm | 6.20pm | 6.40pm
NEWCASTLE and MAITLAND
Thursday March 18th , Christ Church Cathedral (booked out)
5 pm | 5.20 | 5.40 pm | 6 pm | 6.20 pm | 6.40 pm
Thursday April 1st , Newcastle Bush, Wallsend (booked out)
5 pm | 5.20 | 5.40 pm | 6 pm | 6.20 pm | 6.40 pm
MELBOURNE
Sunday March 14th , Justin Art House Museum, Prahran (booked out)
4 pm | 4.20 | 4.40 pm | 5 pm | 5.20 pm | 5.40 pm
BRISBANE
Saturday March 13th, Nickson Room, University of Queensland School of Music (booked out)
2 pm | 2.30 | 3 pm | 3.30 pm | 4 pm | 4.30 pm
Saturday April 17th , Nickson Room, University of Queensland School of Music
2 pm | 2.30 | 3 pm | 3.30 pm | 4 pm | 4.30 pm
HOBART TBA
Carillonist Thomas Laue – National Carillon (Canberra). Photo by Peter Hislop.
“From the moment the host met me till the end, it was profound. I’d read all the information but was still unprepared for what an intense and amazing experience it was.” Listener.
You request a concert date online and receive an email confirming the exact location where you go to (at least 5 minutes before the given time slot). A host* will welcome you there and explain all the important steps, so you can completely immerse yourself in your concert experience. After the host has escorted you to the venue, you will be seated opposite the musician on a chair at a safe distance (at least 2 metres). Whether you hear an opera singer, a cellist, a flautist, a jazz vocalist, a lutenist, a pianist, a violinist or an oudist will come as a surprise. Your communication with the musician takes place wordlessly, in complete silence. The musician will make eye contact with you and hold it for about 1 minute. This results in a connection unknown to many participants, from which the music grows in harmoniously between the listener and musician. Try to get involved in this contact, which may be unusual at first, because it is from this eye contact that the musician chooses the piece or pieces that best suits this individual encounter.

“An experience of a lifetime” Host, Valetudo Hair and Beauty.
The performed piece is not announced, allowing you to remain completely absorbed in the moment and the music. At the end of the concert, the musician(s) will escort you out and you will receive information from the host(s) about the instrument and artist(s) and the work performed.
Composer/Pianist Elena Kats-Chernin – Pitt St Uniting Church (Sydney). Photo by Anna D’Ersu.
“if I had a million dollars, that is what I would give for what I just experienced as that is what it is worth.” Listener
Soprano/Cellist Taryn Fiebig – Cross Art Projects (Sydney). Photo by Anna D’Ersu
“The experience was profound for all of us, enjoyed by the “one person” audience: patients and staff in the clinic on the day. As a team we would love to host further “Concerts for One” events.” Nineways Chiropractic Clinic
Neither the artists nor the hosts receive a fee for this project. There is no ticket price, however, we do ask you to make a donation to Freelance Artist Relief Australia to support musicians whose existence is threatened need emergency relief from loss of income due to the Covid-related cancellation of all concerts and performances. In this way, you can also ensure that you can enjoy your music in the time after the current concert restrictions.
Oudist Kim Cunio – Canberra Potters. Photo by Peter Hislop
“A spiritual experience like nothing else I have ever experienced.” Listener
Baroque Violinist Simone Slattery – Christ Church Cathedral (Newcastle). Photo by Jen Hankin.
“It was magical under the trees looking into the bush on a crisp July evening. So good to have live music, especially 1 to 1.” Listener.
1:1 CONCERTS© in Australia are organised by Sally Walker.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any further questions: australia@1to1concerts.de
Flautist Sally Walker – Newcastle Bush. Photo by Greg Kerr
Participating Musicians in Australia:
NEWCASTLE/MAITLAND
- Anthony Albrecht – Bowerbird Collective Cello
- Peter Guy – Christ Church Cathedral Newcastle Organ
- Simone Slattery – Bowerbird Collective Baroque Violin
- Erin Sweetman Piano
- Sally Walker – Australian National University, Omega Ensemble Flute
SYDNEY
- James Beck – Sydney Art Quartet Cello
- Anthea Cottee – Brandenburg Orchestra, Pinchgut Opera, Veretis Psychology Cello/Gamba
- Kim Cunio – Australian National University Oud, S’tar
- Taryn Fiebig Soprano
- Elena Kats-Chernin AO Piano
- Heather Lee Soprano
- Sonya Lifschitz – University of New South Wales Piano
- Cyrus Meurant Piano, Violin
- Roland Peelman – Canberra International Music Festival Piano
- Daniel Yeadon – University of Sydney Cello
- Sally Walker – Australian National University, Omega Ensemble Flute
- Sally Whitwell Piano
CANBERRA
- Kim Cunio – Australian National University Oud, S’tar
- Tor Frømyhr – Australian National University Violin
- Alexander Hunter – Australian National University Banjo, Guitar
- Thomas Laue – Australian National University Carillon
- Sarah Nielsen Flute
- Roland Peelman – Canberra International Music Festival Piano
- Rachael Thoms – Australian National University Voice
- Sally Walker – Australian National University, Omega Ensemble Flute
MELBOURNE
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- Lisa-Maree Amos Flute
- Rosemary Hodgson Lute
- Jenny Khafaghi Violin
- Eddie Muliaumaseali’i Bass (Voice)
- Reidun Turner Viola da Gamba
BRISBANE
- Jonathan Henderson – Southern Cross Soloists Flute
- Kang Wang Tenor
HOBART
- Martin Penicka Cello
- Simone Walters Bassoon
ADELAIDE
Adelaide Festival is hosting 1:1: CONCERTS in an adapted version , where concerts are ticketed.
- Ainslie and Gorman Arts Centres, Canberra
- Seidler Penthouse, Milsons Point Sydney
- Canberra Potters Watson Arts Centre
- Cement Fondu, Sydney
- Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle
- Cross Art Projects, Sydney
- Esme Timbery Creative Practice Lab, UNSW, Sydney
- Hats for Happiness, Murrumbeena, Melbourne
- Justin Art House Museum, Prahran, Melbourne
- Maitland Regional Art Gallery
- National Carillon, Canberra
- Newcastle Bush
- Nineways Chiropractic, Newcastle
- Nickson Room, University of Queensland School of Music
- Old Parliament House Gardens, Canberra
- Pitt St Uniting Church, Sydney
- The Residence of the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Red Hill
- Valetudo Hair and Beauty, Newcastle
- Wesley Uniting Church, Canberra
- XO Studios, Melbourne
Photographic assistance
- Anna D’Ersu
- Jennifer Hankin
- Peter Hislop
- National Capital Authority, Canberra, Australia
Donations go to: Freelance Artist Relief Australia https://freelanceartistrelief.com