Omega Ensemble under Co-Artistic Directors David Rowden and Maria Raspopova presents JOY: Farrenc and Beethoven, featuring works of new beginnings performed by violinist Veronique Serret and pianist Clemens Leske. They join forces for a powerful presentation of Beethoven’s ‘Spring’ Sonata. This work for violin and piano celebrates new directions in music bridging the Classical and Romantic periods….
The Balmain Sinfonia celebrates the start of Spring with a brilliant program featuring popular classics and a ‘buffet’ of music from the times of Lachlan Macquarie. Featured items are Beethoven’s 4th Piano Concerto, with soloist Clemens Leske and Saint-Saens’ beautiful Organ Symphony (No.3). The other ‘surprise treats’ – music from the times of Lachlan Macquarie –…
In 1974, Philip Bailey landed a gig in London selling electric cars for Yehudi Menuhin. Although that enterprise was shortlived, it was the beginning of a 20 year association and friendship with the Menuhins. Bailey joined their entourage and became the famous violinist’s personal assistant, travelling the world with him. In 2008, he released the biography, Yehudiana:…