Bach Unwrapped | 20–30 March 2026
10 Days • 10 Events • 2 Artists • Mini-Festival Microtour

About

Celebrate the music of Johann Sebastian Bach in a series of intimate concerts, masterclasses, and special events across Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast. From solo cello explorations to collaborative performances with guest violinist Margaret Blades, and cellist Louise King, Bach Unwrapped invites audiences and emerging artists to experience Bach’s music in new, immersive ways.

Experience Bach up close in intimate halls, studios, cafes, and outdoor spaces, while supporting emerging artists in our masterclasses. The 2026 program engages music lovers of all ages, with online audiences joining via Instagram LIVE sessions.

Join me in my favourite place in my own community as I play Bach at sunset. Bring a picnic, a rug, a camping chair and your favourite drink.

Concert Program

Louise King - Suite in C major (solo cello)

2026 Program

Friday 20 March 5:30 PM Bach’s Birthday Bash Studio Session Eudlo Sunshine Coast
Saturday 21 March 1:30-2:30 PM Bach Unwrapped Masterclass for Emerging Artists Ithaca Hall, Red Hill, BRISBANE
Saturday 21 March 3-5 PM Bach Unwrapped Concert featuring guest artist Margaret Blades (violin) Louise King (cello) Ithaca Hall, Red Hill BRISBANE
Sunday 22 March 1:30-2:30 PM Bach Unwrapped Masterclass for Emerging Artists Woombye School of Arts, Sunshine Coast
Sunday 22 March 3-5 PM Bach Unwrapped Concert featuring guest artist Margaret Blades (violin) Louise King (cello) Woombye School of Arts, Sunshine Coast
Tuesday 24 March - Friday 27 March Daily 12 PM AEST Bach At Lunch Instagram LIVE featuring Louise King (Cello Dreaming)
Friday 27 March 5:30-6:30pm Bach in the Park, Olsen Mill Park, Eudlo, Sunshine Coast featuring Louise King (Cello Dreaming)
Saturday 28 March 5:30-7:30pm Bach at The Barn, featuring guest artist Margaret Blades (violin) Louise King (cello) Private Property Eerwahvale, Eumundi, Noosa Hinterland
Sunday 29 March 3-5pm Bach Unwrapped Concert featuring guest artist Margaret Blades (violin) Louise King (cello) The Nook, Shop 10/1 Diamond Street, Cooroy, Noosa Hinterland
Monday 30 March 10-11 AM Bach & Brunch at Eudlo General Store featuring Louise King (Cello Dreaming)

Headline Artists

Margaret Blades – Violin
Louise King – Cello

Our support artists performing first in our public concerts are Masterclass Artists TBA.

ABOUT OUR SOLO ARTIST

“Louise King exudes a vigorous artistry that surely appeals to a younger generation of music lovers” - The Australian

Louise King is an exciting example of an independent contemporary classical musician. A refined English cellist with extensive international experience and training, she is an inspiring concert artist, teacher, recording artist, adjudicator and event producer. Louise has won prestigious scholarships, solo prizes and several international chamber music competitions and now performs in Australia’s finest music festivals and classical concert series.

As Artistic Director of Long Listen Festival and Cello Dreaming she runs a busy private teaching studio, produces and presents community and professional concerts, workshops, collaborative performance projects, mentors emerging young musicians, and coaches for the Australian and Queensland Youth Orchestras.

Louise King moved to Australia in 2003 after working extensively throughout the UK, Europe and Asia with the BBC Philharmonic, the Hallé Orchestra, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and as a cello, chamber music tutor and conductor of the Royal Northern College of Music Junior Department, Manchester.

A multi-award and competition-winning graduate of the Royal Colleges of Music in London and Manchester, Louise underwent international masterclass and postgraduate study with Christopher Bunting, William Pleeth at Britten-Pears School for Advanced Musical Studies, Anner Bylsma, Karine Georgian, Ralph Kirschbaum and Steven Isserlis at International Musician’s Seminar, Prussia Cove sponsored by the Musician’s Benelovant Fund and chamber music coaching with the Amadeus, Chillingirian, Fitzwilliam, Lindsey and Kronos Quartets.

A MESSAGE FROM LOUISE:

“International music festivals program Bach as a music centrepiece, as it is a moving and profound listening experience. In Leipzig, Germany, the chance to hear Bach’s solo works has become a pilgrimage for audiences, a way to pay homage to his genius and to artists who perform his works. Living on the Sunshine Coast for the last twenty years, I have yet to find a venue, community organization or a festival that programs and produces concerts of his music. So, I do and I champion it.”

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