Lee Bracegirdle To Be Woollahra Philharmonic’s Chief Conductor

Lee Bracegirdle To Be Woollahra Philharmonic’s Chief Conductor

The Woollahra Philharmonic Orchestra has announced the appointment of Lee Bracegirdle as its Chief Conductor and Artistic Director. A published scholar, composer and outstanding French horn player, Lee will conduct the WPO’s September concert featuring flautist Bridget Bolliger and clarinettist Dimitri Ashkenazy. About Lee Bracegirdle Sydney audiences will be familiar with Lee Bracegirdle as Associate Principal…

Flinders Quartet And Timo-Veikko Valve: Schubert Gala

Flinders Quartet And Timo-Veikko Valve: Schubert Gala

Flinders Quartet, Melbourne’s premier string quartet, makes its debut appearance at North Sydney’s Independent Theatre this June as part of the Winter Concert Series, with special guest cellist, Timo-Veikko Valve in a program of chamber pieces for strings by Schubert, Boccherini and Sculthorpe. Australia’s much loved composer, Peter Sculthorpe said that he viewed his whole…

The Flinders Quartet + Cello

The Flinders Quartet + Cello

  The Flinders Quartet comprising violinists  Shane Chen and Nicholas Waters, violist Helen Ireland and cellist Zoe Knighton joined by gust cellist Timo-Veikko Valve, perform the music of Boccherini, Schubert and Sculthorpe. Included in the programme is Schubert’s Quintet for String Quartet and Cello, voted number two in Australia’s top 100 chamber works by ABC Classic FM listeners. “Schubert’s…