Bendigo’s Keys of Gold Classical Music Festival is so called as the festival not only features keyboard instruments at every concert, but also features the rich heritage of glorious buildings, grand public spaces and elegant streetscapes all made possible through the discovery of gold in 1851.

Inspired by the vision of the great Victorian architect William Vahland to make Bendigo the ‘Vienna of the South’, the festival will bring Bendigo and surrounds’ multi-million dollar unique heritage of spectacular pipe organs to life, together with the Steinway concert grand piano selected by Vladimir Ashkenazy himself for the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall and much more. There are 16 concerts across Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays in July 2025 - in 11 venues in Bendigo, Castlemaine, Inglewood and Maldon, with 27 instruments and 45 performers.

DANCES OF LIGHT AND SHADOW

Maurice Ravel (1875- 1937)

Sonata no 2.

- Allegretto
Blues. Moderato
Perpetuum mobile. Allegro

Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770- 1827)

Sonata no 6.

I.Allegro

II.Adagio molto espressivo

III.Allegretto con variazioni

Camille Saens- Saints (1835-1921)

Danse Macabre arr. by composer.

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ABOUT THE ARITSTS

YASMIN ROWE

SULKI YU

Keys of Gold is presented by Bendigo Fine Music. BFM is a registered charity led by a team of people living in and around this beautiful city, aspiring to enrich lives for the good of the wider community through world-class fine music experiences in Bendigo’s unique performance spaces, unparalleled in regional Australia.