The name Stradivarius is associated with the very best in violins and now, the Australia Chamber Orchestra is the proud owner of one of these instruments. The ACO has announced that Chairman Guido Belgiorno-Nettis AM and Michelle Belgiorno-Nettis have purchased a 1726 Stradivarius violin and will make it available for long-term loan to the orchestra….
‘The Metropolitan Orchestra, conductor Sarah-Grace Williams Violin soloist Glenn Christensen 20 August 2016, Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Centre, Ultimo Written by Larry Turner The Metropolitan Orchestra is arguably the doyen of Sydney’s non-salaried symphony orchestras. In the fourth concert of their main 2016 Sydney series they performed just two works which are now standard repertoire but neither of…
This year, the ABC Symphony Australia Young Performer of the Year Award celebrates 70 years of discovering some of Australia’s finest talents. The final rounds of the competition will be held in Adelaide with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra over 10 days in August. Taking the form of a ‘mini-festival’ the competition includes 7 public concerts in 10…