Venues

Formerly the Nelson School of Music, the Nelson Centre of Musical Arts is the natural home of the Festival and following extensive strengthening and redevelopment will be the principal venue of the Festival in 2024.

Comfortable seats, silent air-conditioning and most importantly world class acoustics for chamber music are what makes the Nelson School of Music auditorium one of the best in the Southern hemisphere for chamber music concerts.

Nelson Cathedral has a beautifully expansive acoustic for chamber music and it is where we stage our Cathedral by Candlelight concerts.

The Premium and Standard seating section in the Cathedral have good sight lines as well as excellent acoustics. However, seats in the aisles have restricted views because of pillars and these seats are sold as general admission at much reduced prices.

We use the Cathedral with the kind permission of the Dean.