“The Return of Secret Garden: 2026 Australian Concert Tour” to Captivate Audiences in Five Cities this November
Wise N Rise Pty Ltd, in exclusive partnership with Skyskraper Artist AS, is thrilled to announce the triumphant return of world-renowned musical duo Secret Garden to Australian shores. Norwegian Grammy Award-winning duo, comprised of composer/pianist Rolf Løvland and virtuoso violinist Fionnuala Sherry, will embark on a five-city national tour in November 2026, marking their first major Australian concert series in over two decades.
Titled “The Return of Secret Garden: 2026 Australian Concert Tour,” this landmark tour celebrates the duo’s enduring legacy and deep connection with Australian audiences, following their unforgettable performance at the Sydney Opera House in 2004. The tour will weave its magic through Perth, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Brisbane, offering an intimate concert experience in some of the country’s most prestigious theatres.
A Journey of Emotion and Timeless Melody
Secret Garden is celebrated for their sublime fusion of classical, folk, and contemporary music, creating soundscapes that are at once hauntingly beautiful and profoundly uplifting. Their concert promises an evening of emotional depth and musical excellence, featuring iconic compositions that have become part of the global musical fabric, including the inspirational anthem “You Raise Me Up,” the melancholic “Song from a Secret Garden,” and the Eurovision-winning masterpiece “Nocturne.”
Secret Garden made history by winning the Eurovision Song Contest in 1995 with “Nocturne”, an entry that was more an instrumental piece than a song. In the 40 year history of this prestigious pan-European television extravaganza, an instrumental piece had never previously won. A piece so stylistically removed from the “European pop format” commonly associated with the song contest, that the press stated: “Secret Garden has redefined the Eurovision Song Contest”.
Secret Garden has since recorded 11 albums of their own music, maintaining a strong position as one of the top-selling artists on the Universal Classics & Jazz label – with 113 platinum albums worldwide and more than 3 billion streams on top of 5 million physical albums. A run of 311 weeks at the Billboard New Age charts solidifies their consistent popularity through their quarter of a century career starting with their Eurovision win in 1995.
Their song “You Raise Me Up” (2001) was made popular throughout the world by artists like Josh Groban, Westlife, Il Divo and more than a thousand other artists – making it one of the most recorded songs of this century.
“We’ve tried to avoid being pigeonholed into particular genres of music. Our music is our own – starting with simple melodies, wanting to tell a story, mostly without words and sometimes with words. Whatever lies beyond this personal and intuitive process is not our concern and not something we think about”, says Fionnuala and Rolf.
Fionnuala Sherry.
Fionnuala grew up and went to school in Naas in County Kildare, Ireland – surrounded by a musical family that ignited her passion for music at an early age. She started to play the violin at the age of eight, and at fifteen she moved to Dublin to study music. She graduated with honors from Trinity College in Dublin, and the College of Music, and was later employed by the RTE Concert Orchestra, where she was a member for ten years.
In addition to the classical symphonic and operatic repertoire, Fionnuala possessed a much wider musical interest. This is evident in the eclectic body of artists and projects she has been involved with, including The Chieftains, Sinead O’Connor, Van Morrison, Chris de Burgh, Bono, and Wet Wet Wet. With the Irish Film Orchestra, she’s also recorded several Hollywood film scores, such as “The River Runs Wild”, “A Room With a View” and “The Mask”.
That same wide interest in music led her to conceive, write and present her own music series for children on Irish national TV – all this leading up to her fated meeting with Rolf Lovland and the founding of Secret Garden in 1994.
Onstage, she enchants audiences throughout the world, through her musical intensity and soulful performances. In Secret Garden’s music, her unique violin virtuosity provides the heartstrings, voice, and wings for Lovland’s compositions.
She performs on an English John Edward Betts violin from 1790, with a Hill bow, both on stage and in the studio.
Rolf Løvland.
composer, Arranger, Producer, Keyboardist
Rolf was born in Kristiansand, in southern Norway, in 1955. His first brush with composing came at the early age of nine when he formed his first band. From then on, and throughout his youth, music came to be his constant companion and focus in life. He later studied music at the Music Conservatory in Kristiansand – and continued his Masters Degree studies in music at the Norwegian Institute of Music in Oslo.
By the time he’d unveiled his “Secret Garden” to the world, Rolf had already earned himself a Norwegian Grammy Award and the reputation as Norway’s most successful popular songwriter – topping the national radio charts (Norsktoppen) more than 60 times. For two consecutive years, his songs had won the National radio chart “Song of the Year-award”.
Rolf was also a two-time winner of the international Eurovision Song Contest final – in 1985 with “La det swinge”, and in 1995 with “Nocturne”. He is also a four-time winner of Norway’s national Eurovision Song Contest finals. In 2007 he received the coveted Achievement Award at the Norwegian Grammies where his international achievements were recognized. Among his most successful songs are “You Raise Me Up” recorded by over 1000 artists (among them are Josh Groban and Westlife and Il Divo) and “I’ve Dreamed of You” recorded by Barbra Streisand.
The founding of Secret Garden has given Rolf the freedom to explore (and for us to experience) deeper emotional dimensions and wider musical landscape than the earlier phase of his career had allowed. It has also proven the composer, Rolf Lovland, to be a musical force of considerable stature.
A Concert with Purpose: The Inspiration Forest
At the heart of the tour lies a deeply meaningful initiative. The tour presenter Wise N Rise has established the “Secret Garden Inspiration Forest”– a bushfire-recovery project dedicated to restoring native forests in fire-affected regions, including the Greater Blue Mountains and East Gippsland.
For every ticket sold across the five-city tour, one dollar will be donated to support the restoration of critical wildlife corridors. This ensures that the tour’s legacy extends far beyond the final encore, contributing to the healing of Australia’s natural landscape for generations to come.
“We believe music has the power to heal, and through this initiative, we want that healing to extend to the land itself,” Løvland said. “Australia’s beauty and resilience have inspired us, and we are honoured that this tour can contribute to its recovery.”
Tour Dates and Ticket Information
Perth– 6 November 2026 at Riverside Theatre, PCEC.
Sydney– 8 November 2026 at Darling Harbour Theatre, ICC Sydney.
Melbourne– 13 November 2026 at Palais Theatre.
Adelaide– 14 November 2026 at Adelaide Entertainment Centre.
Brisbane– 15 November 2026 at Great Hall, BCEC.
Ticket Prices: A Reserve $180 | Premium $280 | VIP $380
Tickets are on sale now!
Perth, Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane via Ticketek;
https://premier.ticketek.com.au/search/SearchResults.aspx?k=secret%20garden
Melbourne via Ticketmaster
https://www.ticketmaster.com.au/the-return-of-secret-garden-2026-australian-concert-tour-st-kilda-13-11-2026/event/130064647B7E1733
Once-in-a-Generation Opportunity
“This is not merely a concert tour – it is a cultural moment,” said Benny Wang, Director of Wise N Rise Pty Ltd, the tour’s presenter. “Secret Garden’s music has been the soundtrack to millions of lives across generations. Their return after 22 years, under the distinguished patronage of the Royal Norwegian Embassy, offers Australian audiences a rare and precious opportunity to experience these masters of emotional melody live.”
Whether you discovered them on cassette in the 90s or through streaming platforms today, this concert will reveal that we all live within the same rhythm.
Don’t wait. Twenty-two years is too long. This is once in a lifetime.
About Secret Garden
Secret Garden is the Norwegian Grammy Award-winning duo comprising composer/keyboardist Rolf Løvland and violinist Fionnuala Sherry. Since winning the Eurovision Song Contest in 1995 with “Nocturne” – the first and only instrumental piece ever to win the competition – they have released 11 albums, sold over 6 million records, and achieved 113 Platinum certifications worldwide.
About Wise N Rise Pty Ltd
Wise N Rise Pty Ltd is Australia’s premier producer of world-class cultural performances, specializing in creating bespoke, high-impact events that deliver exceptional experiences for audiences and strategic value for partners.
