2025
McAuley Hall, Sacred Heart College Geelong
Friday 28 February 7.30pm
Firebird Trio trybooking.com/CUSOU
Firebird Trio - like its mythical counterpart which shone magically through the darkness - sheds light on music from all epochs. Founded in 2010, Firebird Trio has performed nationwide to critical acclaim, with a vibrancy of imagination that echoes its name. Described by The Australian as "an ensemble of immense energy and focus" and praised in The Age for their “togetherness, charisma and playfulness”.
Friday 2 May 7.30pm
Markiyan Melnychenko & Peter de Jager trybooking.com/CUSPG
Ukrainian-Australian violinist Markiyan Melnychenko CF has been described as “an artist of patrician sensibility, spectacular technique”, and “possessing an extraordinary combination of bravura, brains and elegance”. He has served as Lecturer in Violin at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music and Principal 1st Violin with the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra.
Friday 27 June 7.30pm
Robert Macfarlane & Konrad Olszewski trybooking.com/CUSPK
Robert Macfarlane studied at the Elder Conservatorium in Adelaide and at the Hochschule für Musik, Leipzig ‘Felix Mendelssohn-Bartoldy’. Robert Macfarlane was the winner of the Adelaide Critic’s Circle award for best individual performance in 2012 (Bach - St. John Passion), a finalist in the Lortzing Competition in Germany in 2013, and winner of the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Aria competition in 2009.
Friday 29 August 7.30pm
Eliza Shephard & Peter de Jager trybooking.com/CUTRL
Winner of the ABC Young Performers Award, Eliza Shephard is a vibrant performer based in Melbourne and is quickly paving her way as an educator, improviser, and collaborator.
Her talents as a flute player and creative artist earned her the position of a finalist in the Classical Freedman Fellowship in 2021, and she has received many accolades for the boldness and imagination she brings to her projects.
Friday 21 November 7.30pm
Donald Nicolson & Melbourne Chamber Orchestra trybooking.com/CUTRM
Harpsichordist Donald Nicolson brings an infectious enthusiasm and a sparkling musicality to everything he does. This program sees him take centre stage, both as guest director from the keyboard and as the soloist for Bach’s stunning concerto.
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