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Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky at Tweed Heads By Madeleine Murray THE BRILLIANT Northern Rivers Symphony Orchestra (NRSO) is putting on a very special concert on Sunday, July 30. All NRSO concerts are excellent, but this one is significant for two reasons. First, the NRSO has been giving Northern Rivers people outstanding classical music performances for 30 …
By Madeleine Murray THE WONDERFUL Northern Rivers Symphony Orchestra will be regaling us with Chopin piano nocturnes and the famous Schubert Trout Quintet on June 4.To add to the pleasure, the Winter Dreams concert on Sunday will include afternoon tea. Pianist Jonah Patuto will play Two Nocturnes, Op 62 by Chopin, followed by Franz Doppler’s …
Conducted by Marco Bellasi, this delightful Sunday afternoon program included: – Michael Haydn: Sinfonia in C (Perger 19), Final Movement– W. A. Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola K364, featuring soloists Daniel Kowalik (violin) and Thomas Chawner (viola)– W. A. Mozart: Symphony No. 41 (Jupiter) A special Pre-concert Introduction will be presented for audience …
We interview Marco Bellasi, our current Conductor-in-Residence for the Northern Rivers Symphony Orchestra. Whilst his talent in orchestral conducting is well recognised, few of us know Marco is also a bass-baritone singer, and the regular conductor for the Coolamon Singers. Here he tells us a little bit about himself. 1) You grew up in Italy …
Classic concert features French Horn By Madeleine Murray – courtesy of the Tweed Valley Weekly THE NORTHERN Rivers Symphony Orchestra (NRSO) will perform an exciting concert featuring an unusual solo instrument – the French Horn. Virtuoso Preston Ellis, who is only 22 years old, will perform Richard Strauss’ French Horn concerto No. 1, on Sunday …
Conducted by Marco Bellasi, featuring cello soloists Eleanor Streatfeild and Karol Kowalik. Born into a musical family, Karol began learning the Cello at the age of eight to complete the family string quartet. On scholarship, Karol graduated from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music with a Bachelor of Music Performance under the tutelage of prominent Cellist, …
Special Mother’s Day Trio Concert performed by Ayesha Gough, Katherine Hopkins and Hugh Won, featuring Franz Schubert‘s Trio No. 2 in E flat Major for Piano, Violin and Cello. Ayesha Gough – Piano Australian pianist Ayesha Gough is developing her own style grounded in strong traditional concepts with an inherent interest in the unique and …
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Here we interview Sharon Matheson, our soloist for the upcoming Harp Concerto 1) What made you choose to play the harp and when did you start playing? I first saw a small lever harp played at school when I was in Year 10. It was intriguing to see a unique instrument that had such a …
Australian pianist Ayesha Gough is developing her own style grounded in strong traditional concepts with an inherent interest in the unique and engaging. A strong passion for new music, particularly that of Australian composers, has seen her premiere new works in 2016 and 2017 by Klotz and Yedid, and collaborate with Klotz for the premiere …
The NRSO is featuring two of its own flute players as soloists in the upcoming concert, Classical Reunion. Here, we find out more about Joanna Sullivan and Noelle McAlister. 1: When did you start playing the flute and what has drawn you to this instrument? Do you play any other instruments? Joanna Sullivan Joanna: I …