L-R: pianists Anna Gao and Ayana Fridkin It's Episode 6 of Season 1 of The Talent 2022, and it's an all-piano special tonight! Performing this week are pianists Ayana Fridkin and Anna Gao. You'll hear them perform live to air a wonderful programme with works including Brahms' Intermezzo, Poulenc's Toccata, Chopin's Étude op. 25 no. … Continue reading Episode 6: pianists Ayana Fridkin and Anna Gao
Pianist Lesley Yim. Photo credit: Daniel Spellman We're halfway through Season 1 of The Talent 2022! Joining us this week on Episode 5 will be pianist Lesley Yim, performing for us works by Liszt. Unfortunately our second performer for the show, flautist Jenna Choi, has had to withdraw from the programme. Instead, we're going to … Continue reading Episode 5: pianist Lesley Yim
L-R: violist Hiu Sin Hillary Cheng and cellist Ceridwen McCooey It's Episode 4 of Season 1 of The Talent 2022! This week's show will feature performances by violist Hillary Cheng and cellist Ceridwen McCooey. You'll hear them perform live to air a wonderful programme with works including Max Reger and Vieuxtemps, as well as works … Continue reading Episode 4: violist Hiu Sin Hillary Cheng and cellist Ceridwen McCooey
Flautist Melissa Doeke Our next guest mentor for Episode 3 is flautist Melissa Doeke! Creativity, diversity and communicating a love of music are at the core of Melissa Doecke’s artistic practise as a flute soloist, chamber musician and Co-Artistic Director of Inventi Ensemble. Her many achievements include being awarded the Melbourne Recital Centre’s Contemporary Masters … Continue reading Episode 3 Guest Mentor: flautist Melissa Doeke
L-R: Flautist Issie Brown and pianist Nicholas Khong. Photo credit for Issie Brown: Daniel Spellman Episode 3 of Season 1 of The Talent 2022 is here! Performing on the programme this week is flautist Issie Brown and pianist Nicholas Khong. You'll hear them perform live to air a wonderful programme, and then receive immediate feedback … Continue reading Episode 3: flautist Issie Brown and pianist Nicholas Khong
L-R: Violist Jamie Miles and pianist Karl Chiu. Photo credit: Daniel Spellman Episode 2 of Season 1 of The Talent 2022 is next Tuesday! Performing on the programme next week is violist Jamie Miles and pianist Karl Chiu. You'll hear them perform live to air a fantastic programme spanning from Liszt to Bach, Tchaikovsky to … Continue reading Episode 2: violist Jamie Miles and pianist Karl Chiu
Violist Wenhong Luo. Our guest mentor for Episode 2 and 4 is violist Wenhong Luo! Wenhong is the 3rd prize winner at the 12th Lionel Tertis Viola competition and the 19th Johannes Brahms competition. After making her debut in China with the China broadcast symphony orchestra at age of 16, playing the Walton Viola concerto, … Continue reading Episode 2 & 4 Guest Mentor: Violist Wenhong Luo
Violinist Sarah Curro. Photo credit: Kylie Supski. Our guest mentor for Episode 1 tonight is violinist Sarah Curro! Sarah graduated in 1994 from the Queensland Conservatorium of Music where she was winner of the Conservatorium Medal for Excellence. After winning the Dorcas McLean Traveling Scholarship for Violinists in 1997 she studied, and then taught, at … Continue reading Episode 1 Guest Mentor: violinist Sarah Curro
Pianist Julia Hastings. We're very pleased to introduce our regular mentor for Season 1, pianist Julia Hastings! Julia Hastings is a Melbourne-based pianist who defies stereotypes by being equally at home on stage as an actor. But the unique fusion of Julia, the musician and actor and Julia, the theatre creator, writer and dancer is … Continue reading Introducing pianist Julia Hastings, our regular mentor for Season 1
The Talent's new host, Heather Fletcher. We're very pleased to introduce our new host for The Talent, mezzo-soprano Heather Fletcher! Heather is a mezzo-soprano who has performed with Australia’s leading opera companies including Opera Australia, Victorian Opera, State Opera of South Australia, Pinchgut Opera, and the Australian Contemporary Opera Company. Her operatic credits include Love Fail, … Continue reading Introducing our new host, Heather Fletcher!
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