Cup, Moth, Silk regional tour – 23-31st May 2025

My duo project with the outrageously talented and excellent Joy Lee is doing a little regional tour this Autumn, and we have a very special guest, John Weretka, joining us on viola da gamba.

If you’re in Castlemaine, Beechworth, or Ceres (Geelong), come along and check out some old and new work for baroque violin, harpsichord, and viola da gamba, including two world premieres of composed by me and Rohan Drape.

Dates:
6pm Friday 23rd May – Castlemaine Uniting Church Hall
2pm Sunday 25th May – Beechworth Town Hall
2pm Saturday 31st May – Ceres Temperance Hall

Full details and tickets are here.

This project is supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.

Handel Concertos, WWAF – 7-8th June 2025

The utterly delightful Davide Monti is returning to Woodend this Winter to play some Handel Concertos for the wonderful Woodend Winter Arts Festival, and this time he’s bringing the talented Maria Cleary with him, so it’s one not to be missed!

Rug up and head to Woodend for a long weekend, and be sure to book early here to avoid disappointment.

Gloria, Gisborne Singers – 18th May 2025

There’s so much great music making going on around Central Victoria at the moment, including the delightful Gisborne Singers in a programme of Purcell and Vivaldi at my lovely local town hall.

Details and tickets here.

Silvia Tarozzi + Deborah Walker (Italy) / Lizzy Welsh / Erkki Veltheim – 11th April 2025

The lovely Deborah Walker and Silvia Tarozzi are touring Australia this April, and I’m lucky enough to share the bill with them in Chewton on Friday 11th, along with dear friend and colleague Erkki Veltheim.

Come check out their Canti di guerra, di lavoro e d’amore (songs of war, work and love), with some d’amore/electronics times from me and violin/electronics times from Erkki, or, even better, make a little trip out of it and get along to their collaboration with Anthony Pateras the night before too.

Details and tickets here.

Ode on St Cecilia’s Day, WWAF – 7-8th June 2025

The days are getting shorter and cooler and the leaves are starting to drop, so it’s definitely time for the wonderful Woodend Winter Arts Festival!

I’ll be joining the lovely Academia Arcadia for some Purcell on 7th and 8th June.

This popular festival tends to sell out, so head here to book early and be sure you don’t miss out.

The Planets, Bendigo Symphony Orchestra – 15th June 2025

For their second season this year, BSO will be playing Holst’s amazing Planets. Don’t miss the chance to hear this incredible set of works alongside Beethoven’s classic (literally) violin concerto played by Dale Barltrop.

As usual, be sure to book early! Details and tickets here.

New World, Bendigo Symphony Orchestra – 16th March 2025

Kicking off my first year as official concertmaster of Bendigo Symphony with Dvořák’s epic New World Symphony. This was one of those pieces that I always regretted not getting the chance to play in my early orchestra-playing years before heading into chamber music land for a couple of decades, so I’m THRILLED to be playing it with the total legends at BSO.

These guys tend to sell out the 870-seater Ulumbarra Theatre, so book early to avoid disappointment.

Details and tickets here.

Aszodi/Welsh, Make It Up Club – 28th January 2025

It’s been a while in between Make It Up Clubs for me, and a while since I’ve had the great pleasure of performing with the exceptionally excellent Jess Aszodi, so you should probably come check it out this January. It’s a ridiculously amazing line-up.

Details here, and tix at the door.

Coomoora Ensemble at OBGF – 13th January 2025

My gorgeous Coomoora Ensemble with the wonderful Ann Morgan (harpsichord), Alison Catanach (traverso), and Edi Cordingley (‘cello) will be presenting a French programme for Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields Festival in Clunes this January, including Leclair’s extraordinary and epic Deuxième récréation de musique. How often do you get to hear French baroque music performed in country Victoria at 11am on a Monday morning?!

Be sure to book online as there will be no door sales.

Details and tickets here.

Christmas in Paris, e21 at OBGF – 10th January 2025

The delightful Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields Festival is, very luckily, happening again this year, and I’m thrilled to join e21 for a programme of Charpentier for the opening night concert. This festive and beautiful music will be performed by some of the most extraordinary singers, directed by the inimitable Stephen Grant, and is one not to miss!

Be sure to book online as there will be no door sales.

Details and tickets here.