Sydney Youth Orchestras Chamber Music Festival

Sydney Youth Orchestras Chamber Music Festival

Sydney Youth Orchestras will be presenting a day-long series of chamber-sized concerts in an imaginative response to dealing with COVID-19 restrictions applying to both player and audience numbers. Five short-form concerts will be staged at roughly two-hour intervals through the day in a festival format. Audience movement will be managed safely and at leisure. Due…

Dimitri Ashkenazy And Bridget Bolliger Perform With Woollahra Philharmonic

Dimitri Ashkenazy And Bridget Bolliger Perform With Woollahra Philharmonic

The Woollahra Philharmonic Orchestra returns this spring with Grandeur, a thrilling concert of Mozart, Brahms and Danzia, featuring the exciting talents of two instrumental virtuosi. Chief Conductor and Artistic Director Lee Bracegirdle directs the WPO in Mozart’s bustling Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, Brahms’ stirring Symphony No 3 and a spectacular double concerto, Danzi’s Sinfonia Concertante, featuring…

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…