Given Adelaideās reputation as a festival city, the creation of Festivals Adelaide ā a coordinating body for the cityās 11 major festivals ā makes absolute sense. But why an alliance of chamber music ensembles?
Because, as it turns out, Adelaide has a plethora of chamber music ensembles, and a decade ago they were all in direct competition with one another ā which is hardly conducive to growing audiences or cultivating opportunities for the artform.