C o n c e r t C a l e n d a r 2 0 2 4
FEBRUARY 2024
Sat 3rd/ Sun 4th February
CONCERTMASTER - WILLOUGHBY SYMPHONY
"A Concert with James Bond"
*See Willoughby Symphony Website
Saturday 10th February, 11 am
Violin/piano Recital with Josephine Allan, piano
Soldiers' Memorial Hall Bundanoon
Amy Beach: Romance
Rebecca Clarke: From Shorter Pieces for Violin and Piano: Lullaby, Midsummer Moon
Claude Debussy: Sonate
Astor Piazzolla: Ausencias, Libertango
Isaac Albéniz arr. Fritz Kreisler: Tango
Isaac Albéniz: Evocación - no. 1 from “Iberia” (piano solo)
John Adams (1947-): Contemplative - from “Road Movies”
Rodin Shchedrin (1932-): In the Style of Albéniz
See Arts Bundanoon Website for details
Friday 23rd February
CONCERTMASTER - WILLOUGHBY SYMPHONY
"Lunar New Year - Symphony in the Park"
*See Willoughby Symphony Website
MARCH 2024
Saturday 9th/Sunday 10th March
CONCERTMASTER - WILLOUGHBY SYMPHONY
"The Little Mermaid" - Live orchestra playing to the Big Screen!
*See Willoughby Symphony Website
APRIL 2024
Saturday 13th April
Halcyon
Lisa Cheney: No Distant Place: The Soul’s Eternity (Sydney premiere)
Hilary Tann: Slate, Blue-gray (Australian premiere)
Tõnu Kõrvits: Moonlight, Summer Moonlight (Australian premiere)
Gordon Kerry: Three Malouf Songs (Halcyon commission repeat performance)
See Halcyon Art Music Website for details
Postponed. Please look out for the rescheduled concert around October this year.
Saturday 20th/Sunday 21st April
CONCERTMASTER - WILLOUGHBY SYMPHONY
"Emperor"
*See Willoughby Symphony Website
JUNE 2024
Sunday 23rd June
CONCERTMASTER - WILLOUGHBY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND CHOIR
Haydn: Creation "Singalong"
*See Willoughby Symphony Choir Website for details
JULY 2024
Saturday 6th July 11am
CONCERTMASTER - WILLOUGHBY SYMPHONY
"Mini Maestros"
*See Willoughby Symphony Website
Sunday 14th July
CONCERTMASTER - WILLOUGHBY SYMPHONY
Sydney Eisteddfod Opera Scholarship Final
*See Sydney Eisteddfod Website Events Page for details
Saturday 27th, Sunday 28th July
CONCERTMASTER - WILLOUGHBY SYMPHONY
"Rhapsody"
*See Willoughby Symphony Website
AUGUST 2024
Saturday 10th, Sunday 11th August
CONCERTMASTER - WILLOUGHBY SYMPHONY
"Last Night of the Proms"
*See Willoughby Symphony Website
Tuesday 13th August
Lurline Quartet performs at Lane Cove Music Club
Works by Mozart, David Stone, Rachmaninov, Alfred Hill as well as well-loved show tunes
See Lane Cove Music Club for details
Sunday 25th August
Recital with Heather Burnley - violin and Josephine Allan - piano
Works by Vivaldi, Handel-Halvorsen, Goossens, Alfred Hill, Kroll
This is a privately advertised peformance in Sydney's east, with limited tickets available to the wider public. Please email me via my Contact Page for details.
SEPTEMBER 2024
Tuesday 3rd September, 7.00pm
Recital Hall West, Sydney Conservatorium
"Three of a Kind"
Recital with Elizabeth Lim, clarinet and Josephine Allan, piano
Sculthorpe: Dreamtracks
Alwyn: Conversations
Baussnern: Serenade
Ponchielli: Paolo e Virginia
Info and tickets:
Sydney Conservatorium Box Office
OCTOBER 2024
Saturday 12th, Sunday 13th October
CONCERTMASTER - WILLOUGHBY SYMPHONY
"Paradise" - Dvorak: Stabat Mater
*See Willoughby Symphony Website
Friday 18th October
Halcyon - Chippen St Theatre
Lisa Cheney: No Distant Place: The Soul’s Eternity (Sydney premiere)
Hilary Tann: Slate, Blue-gray (Australian premiere)
Tõnu Kõrvits: Moonlight, Summer Moonlight (Australian premiere)
Gordon Kerry: Three Malouf Songs (Halcyon commission repeat performance)
See Halcyon Art Music Website for details
NOVEMBER 2024
Saturday 23rd/Sunday 24th November
CONCERTMASTER - WILLOUGHBY SYMPHONY
"Wonder"
*See Willoughby Symphony Website
DECEMBER 2024
Sunday 8th December
CONCERTMASTER - WILLOUGHBY SYMPHONY
"The Magic of Christmas"
*See Willoughby Symphony Website
This calendar provides information on featured public solo performances, as well as events marked with an asterisk * - these are those in which Maria is performing as concertmaster. Details can be obtained through the links provided. Private performances are not listed. For information on private performance opportunities, please email me via the Contact Page.
FEATURED WORKS AND PROGRAMS
Tommy Tycho: Violin Concerto
-Written for and dedicated to Maria. Details of next performances to be announced.
Lurline Chamber Orchestra
Recitals with Josephine Allan
Further performances of my composition "Song of the Ocean", premiered in 2022 for Sydney Biennale
Lurline Quartet, performing at Lane Cove Music Club in August
Performing with Willoughby Symphony Orchestra