Kaleidoscope is an Arts magazine program which brings the creative and theatrical world to 5mbs listeners, through interviews and music. Together with Arts Diary it is our link to local events and personalities.

Broadcast on Wednesday 6.00pm and Saturday 11.00am. 

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This week on 14 and 17 October you will hear from:

Paul Lewis  Musica Viva

Brendan O’Donnell  Adelaide Baroque

Carl Crossin OAM   Conductor

Jude Owens-Fleetwood  YVA

Paul Lewis is a British pianist presently touring Australia for Musica Viva. In this coming concert he will be playing music by Mozart, Poulenc and Debussy Paul Lewis talks about his responses to the music of Mozart and Beethoven

MusicViva  October 15 Adelaide Town Hall 730pm

Brendan O’Donnell is a noted baroque musician who is taking part in a House Concert at Aldgate, together with Tom Marlin, cello and Ben Dolman, violin

For information and tickets go to adelaidebaroque.com.au 

Carl Crossin is well known as the founder and previous musical director of Adelaide Chamber Singers. On Saturday 17 October he will be conducting the Elder Conservatorium Chorale in a concert entitled Tale of two Cities. Joining  them, the Sydney Conservatorium Chamber Choir, with their conductor Paul Stanhope, will take part both as an individual choir and combined with Elder Conservatorium Chorale. Music will include established favourites and much new music.

Photo of Jude Owens-Fleetwood

Jude Owens-Fleetwood is one of the contestants in the Young Virtuoso Awards 2026 held at St John’s Church, Halifax Street on 25 October at 2.30pm. Full details of the YVA can be found on 5mbs.com 

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