Founded in 2010 by violinists Lisa Stewart and Myee Clohessy, violist Stefan Duwe and cellist Anna Martin-Scrase, the Acacia Quartet has quickly won great respect for their versatile and inventive programs which often couple established repertoire with the unorthodox.
Sinfonia “About a year ago the wonderful and clever Annie Phelan asked me to think about starting a senior ensemble under the banner of the Bellingen Youth Orchestra. After some deliberation, we drew inspiration from the incredible educator the late Richard Gill and his pilot student training programme with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra that was …
Ensemble Q is an Australian collective ensemble, performing the finest chamber music and creating pathways for Australia’s most talented young musicians. In 2015 two musical powerhouses and workaholics joined forces, and Ensemble Q was born. Out of a desire to create an ensemble of exceptional players, and to create opportunities for the most exciting young …
London based, Egyptian born 0ud virtuoso and triple ARIA Award winner, Joseph Tawadros, and his percussionist brother James possess dazzling technique on beautiful traditional instruments, including the oud – an Arabic lute, the Req – an Egyptian tambourine and the Bendir – a frame-drum. After performing at the Sydney Opera House, Melbourne and Darwin, the …
The truly extraordinary artist that is David Helfgott is continuing to receive the worldwide recognition that his remarkable technical and interpretative genius deserves. His continuing and unparalleled success comes as no surprise to David’s legion of devoted admirers everywhere. They have long regarded his recitals as transcending mere music making, and an affirmation of the …
ARIA Award-winning jazz bassist Jonathan Zwartz has put together a very special supergroup of stellar Australian jazz musicians to perform at the Festival. The group features Julien Wilson (saxophone), Carl Dewhurst (guitar) and Hamish Stuart (drums). Jonathan Zwartz, the New Zealand-born Australian-based ARIA Award-winning jazz bassist has put together a supergroup of stellar Australian jazz …
