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Jeonghwan Kim Pianist Sunday 20 October 2024 3pm Jeonghwan Kim first began playing the piano at the age of six. In the following years, his numerous first prizes in national competitions led to his admission to the Seoul Arts Center Academy for Young Talented Musicians at just nine years old. Moving to Berlin at the…

Emma Nightingale Soprano Saturday 2 March 2024 7:30pm Emma Nightingale is a versatile soprano, director and writer who centres joy in the creative process and creates transformative experiences for her collaborators and audiences. As a lyric soprano, Emma’s credits in 2023 include soloist for the 50th Anniversary of the Brisbane City Pops Orchestra, and America!…

Elena Kats-Chernin Composer/pianist Friday 26 April 2024 7:30pm The Sydney Morning Herald recently wrote of Elena Kats-Chernin that her ‘status as one of this country’s most prolific and consistently innovative composers remains unchallenged… She appears to achieve the impossible, straddling the two seemingly irreconcilable camps of intellectualism and accessibility’. Elena has created works in nearly…

Claire Edwardes Percussionist Friday 29 November 2024 7:30pm Claire Edwardes OAM is a percussionist, artistic director, chamber musician, soloist and change maker in the classical music scene in Australia. Edwardes is the co-founder and artistic director of Australia’s leading new music group Ensemble Offspring and the only Australian to win the ‘APRA Art Music Award for…

Concert location (Bandaluzia/Wildschut & Brauss) Regional Conservatorium1/6 Bray Street, Coffs Harbour Concert location (Penny Quartet) Important notes: Penny Quartet Friday, 1 September 2023, 7:30pm Penny Quartet have gained a reputation as a driven and multifaceted voice in Australian chamber music and brings a vibrant approach to their performances across the country. They were nominated for…

Acacia Quartet Friday, 19 May 2023, 7:30pm For the past 12 years, Acacia Quartet has gained overwhelming praise for their versatility and inventive programs. Acacia’s international debut was in 2016, performing at the Roundhouse in Vancouver, Canada. The following year they were invited to Berlin by the Christine Raphael Foundation to perform and record. Acacia…

Wildschut & Brauss Thursday, 30 November 2023, 7:30pm Not one new discovery, but two! Hiding in plain sight in the great halls of Europe, violinist Noa Wildschut and pianist Elisabeth Brauss make one of the most exciting musical partnerships heard in years. The young Dutch violinist Noa Wildschut already firmly gained her place on the…

Penny Quartet Friday, 1 September 2023, 7:30pm Penny Quartet have gained a reputation as a driven and multifaceted voice in Australian chamber music and brings a vibrant approach to their performances across the country. They were nominated for the Freedman Fellowship award, recipients of the John and Rosemary Macleod Travelling Fellowship, winners of the ANAM…

Kirill Monorosi, Inge Rosar & Mark Walton Friday, 14 July 2023, 7:30pm Two Pianos and a Clarinet This concert largely focuses on Bach, reframed into a modern context. Imagine a Bach Fugue and a Chopin Nocturne performed by, for example, a Brass ensemble, and it becomes clear that Bach’s music stands regardless of the performing…

Bandaluzia Friday, 29 September 2023, 7:30pm An experience that ignites the senses with the grace of Flamenco. Bandaluzia Flamenco are celebrated for their powerful performances, unique sound and explosive displays of dazzling dance, musicianship and virtuosity. They present a spectacular new show that showcases contemporary flamenco dance and music whilst displaying the essential characteristics of…