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03 June 2022
Northern Rivers Symphony Orchestra is proud to present a very special concert featuring a mother and son duo, Patricia Bellasi and Marco Bellasi. Originally from Australia, Patricia was a primary music teacher but decided early on that her first love was singing, and after being inspired by Italian opera and singers such as Renata Tebaldi, …
03 June 2022
The Northern Rivers Symphony Orchestra would like to invite you to join us at our Autumn Concert – ‘Pastoral Interlude’ – with Conductor Warwick Potter and special guest soloists Billy Richardson (oboe), Nathan Christen (clarinet), Preston Ellis (french horn), and Gabrielle Kerin (bassoon) on the 7th April 2019 to be held at the Tweed Civic Centre at …
03 June 2022
Richard Williams – timpanist For this concert we highlight the role of Richard Williams, one of the core musicians in the Northern Rivers Symphony Orchestra who has been performing in our percussion section for over a decade. The veteran timpanist is also a committee member and stage manager – he is always there to perform …
03 June 2022
Featuring soloist Leanne McGowan Leanne McGowan is 17 years old and is in her final year at school. She started learning violin with Yuri Djachenko and now studies with Spiros Rantos.Leanne performed as a concerto soloist with the Queensland Youth Symphony (QYS) for their opening concert in 2017 and was soloist for their international tour …
03 June 2022
To mark the 25th anniversary of the Northern Rivers Symphony Orchestra, we turn our attention to Lyn McBurney, the person who was there from the very first NRSO performance until now. Lyn continues to be the linchpin of the orchestra, performing her multiple crucial roles as the orchestra manager, dedicated committee member and accomplished musician. Here …
03 June 2022
We are very pleased to welcome Karol Kowalik from the acclaimed Orava Quartet to perform the Elgar Cello Concerto with us, one of the most recognizable works in the repertoire. After graduating from the Sydney Conservatorium, Karol’s professional career has followed the path of performer, teacher and also winner of the Australian Youth Classical Music …
03 June 2022
For the Russian Delights concert on 29th October 2017, the NRSO warmly welcomes guest conductor, Neil Flottmann. We asked him some tricky questions in Q & A with Mr Neil Flottmann. Q: How did you happen to take up music as a profession? A: I was inspired by a number of music teachers, but two in particular: My …
03 June 2022
The Northern Rivers Symphony Orchestra has the pleasure of performing under the expert baton of Spiros Rantos for their upcoming Charity Concert, “Musical Treasures” at the Tweed Civic Centre, Sunday 26th March 2017, where proceeds of all raffle sales will be donated to Tweed Palliative Support. Spiros Rantos, violinist and conductor, has a reputation internationally for …
03 June 2022
The Northern Rivers Symphony Orchestra (NRSO) welcomes back SpirosRantos to conduct ‘Musical Treasures’, a wonderfully rich and diverse programincluding works by Berlioz, Elgar, Schubert and more… to be held on Sunday 26thMarch 2017, 2.30pm NSW time (1.30pm QLD time) at the Tweed Heads CivicCentre, Brett St, Tweed Heads.In meet the players of the NRSO, we …
03 June 2022
NSRO is pleased to announce that Nicholas Routley will conduct our upcoming concert “Glorious Classics”. Nicholas Routley was born in England and educated at George Heriot’s School, Edinburgh, and St John’s College, Cambridge. There he studied piano under Peter Feuchtwanger, composition with Patrick Gowers, and analysis and conducting with Hans Heimler, a pupil of Weingartner. …