Omega Ensemble: Elgar’s Cello Concerto

Omega Ensemble: Elgar’s Cello Concerto

Omega Ensemble performs one of the masterpieces of the Late Romantic era, Elgar’s Cello Concerto, with acclaimed Dutch cellist Teije Hylkema, Principal Cellist of the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra. Omega Ensemble is  the City Recital Hall Ensemble in Residence and true to its style, its programme features diverse classical and contemporary works. David Rowden, Artistic…

Willoughby Symphony Orchestra presents: Love Stories

Willoughby Symphony Orchestra presents: Love Stories

Fresh from a major tour with The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Chief Conductor Nicholas Milton leads the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra in a programme of romantic works in Love Stories. Featuring violinist Natsuko Yoshimoto as guest soloist, Love Stories will showcase the full strength of the orchestra and choir with classic pieces such as Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet, Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy and Rachmaninoff’s The Bells. Well known…

From Prodigy to Prodigious with Selby and Friends

From Prodigy to Prodigious with Selby and Friends

For their 2012 finale, Selby and Friends perform music that is the stuff of brilliance by Mozart, Beethoven, Smetana and Norwegian composer Halvorsen. Performing the selection of trios and duos are violinist Natsuko Yoshimoto, cellist Emma-Jane Murphy and pianist Kathryn Selby. The three performers are internationally celebrated professionals. Japanese virtuoso violinist Natsuko Yoshimoto is concertmaster of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and former leader of…