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In Conversation

2MBS Fine Music Sydney

In Conversation is brought to you by 2MBS Fine Music Sydney. In each episode, Simon Moore speaks to a figure in our artistic landscape, delving into all the detailed and interesting facets of their life, from the trivial to the profound. Our guest also introduces some musical extracts that are meaningful to them.

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00:43:11

Tanya Bannister: Communicating through the piano

In Conversation ·

2023/07/05

Tanya Bannister is a pianist lauded by critics for playing with “intelligence, poetry and proportion”. The co-founder of both the AlpenKammerMusik in Austria and the Roadmaps Festival in New York, her career has taken her to many of the world’s great concert halls, from Carnegie Hall in New York to the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. She’s also a past winner of two different prestigious international piano competitions, including the Concert Artists Guild competition in New York, an organisation of

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00:57:06

Jessica Pratt: Telling tales of mad scenes

In Conversation ·

2023/06/28

Soprano Jessica Pratt has well and truly established herself as an international opera star. She's been hailed by The New York Times as a soprano of “gleaming sound, free and easy high notes, agile coloratura runs and lyrical grace”, and is considered one of today’s foremost interpreters of some of belcanto’s most challenging repertoire. She’s back in Australia to appear in two Opera Australia productions – in Offenbach’s The Tales of Hoffman, as well as a one-night, one-woman concert of Mad

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00:47:57

Liisa Pallandi: Living the ACO life

In Conversation ·

2023/06/21

It’s often said that the Australian Chamber Orchestra is best described as an orchestra of soloists, and violinist Liisa Pallandi is one such soloist. She is ACO through and through, having been part of their emerging artists program back in 2012, and she’s been playing with the orchestra ever since, becoming a permanent member in 2015. She’s also performed with the Sydney, Melbourne, and Tasmanian Symphony orchestras, as guest principal violin with the Auckland Symphony Orchestra, and has played

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00:53:31

Thomas Gould: Hearing is believing in a new golden...

In Conversation ·

2023/06/14

British violinist Thomas Gould is no stranger to Australia. The leader of the Britten Sinfonia, he has been described by The Guardian as an artist who “refuses to be defined by a single genre”. His repertoire certainly backs that up, having performed and recorded extensively with classical and jazz ensembles. He’s back now in Australia to perform Philip Glass’s 2nd Violin Concerto, The American Four Seasons, with the Omega Ensemble, commencing on Tuesday 20 June at the City Recital Hall, Angel Place

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00:50:58

Masaaki Suzuki: A foundation of Bach

In Conversation ·

2023/06/07

Masaaki Suzuki is internationally renowned as an expert in choral music and an accomplished organist, harpsichordist and conductor. The founder and artistic director of Bach Collegium Japan, he has recorded the entirety of Bach’s choral works, plus his concertos, orchestral suites, and solo works for harpsichord. His expertise extends well beyond Bach, having conducted repertoire as diverse as Britten, Beethoven, Mahler and Mendelssohn, but it’s Mozart that brings him to Australia as he conducts the

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00:55:03

David Greco: The art of listening on a silent night

In Conversation ·

2023/05/31

David Greco has sung on some of the finest stages across Europe and makes regular appearances with Australia’s most renowned orchestras, including the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, the Australian Chamber Orchestra as well as the Sydney Symphony. Internationally regarded for his interpretations of Schubert lieder and the solo works of JS Bach, this ARIA award-nominated artist is also the first Australian ever to have been appointed to a position with the Sistine Chapel Choir in the Vatican. In

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00:58:26

Ross Edwards AM: Composing slowly in an Australian voice

In Conversation ·

2023/05/24

One of Australia’s best known and most performed composers, Ross Edwards has a career spanning more than 60 years, and counting. He has written for all genres, be it orchestral, chamber, choral, opera as well as for the screen. Now in his 80th year, Ross is still composing, and is helping to celebrate his 80th birthday by composing a clarinet concerto for David Rowden and the Omega Ensemble, to be premiered at the City Recital Hall on June 20. In this wide ranging conversation, Ross shares some

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00:58:12

Nico Fleury: A passion for the beauty of music

In Conversation ·

2023/05/17

Nicolas Fleury has been playing the French horn since he was 8. He’s been principle horn of the Aurora Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, and made guest appearances with a slew of orchestras around the world including the Sydney Symphony and London Symphony Orchestras. He’s performed live on the BBC, appeared alongside conductors like Charles Dutoit, Neville Marriner and John Gardiner, and he’s now settled in Australia as principal horn with the

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00:59:49

Kara Lane: A girl from Oz

In Conversation ·

2023/05/10

An Australian UK-based musical theatre performer with a wide and diverse range of credits to her name, Kara Lane made her West End debut back in 2011 with Lend me a Tenor, and has appeared in The Rocky Horror Show, The Addams Family, Oliver! and most notably as Mrs Banks in the international touring production of Mary Poppins. She doesn’t just hang around between roles, either, founding a vintage singing trio The Girls from Oz with some fellow expats in the UK. Recorded during one of her trips back

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00:59:41

Umberto Clerici: Layers of an individualistic maestro

In Conversation ·

2023/05/03

Umberto Clerici has gained quite the reputation as an artist of diverse and multifaceted talents. He made his solo debut as a cellist at the age of 17, and his career took him to roles as principal cello of several orchestras, including the Sydney Symphony where he made his conducting debut in 2018. He’s now Chief Conductor of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, but he still finds time to play his cello, and will be performing with SSO Concertmaster Andrew Haveron and ACO Principal Violist Stefanie

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00:46:59

Timothy Ridout: An exquisite violist living for today

In Conversation ·

2023/04/26

One of the most sought-after violists of his generation, Timothy Ridout is appearing this season as soloist with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony and the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, amongst many others. He’s worked with conductors like Andras Schiff and Christoph Eschenbach, and collaborated with Stephen Isserlis and Joshua Bell. At 27 years of age he’s already recorded five albums and featured on countless others. This interview was recorded while Timothy was at his

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00:58:37

Tom Donald: Scottish monks and the art of improvisation

In Conversation ·

2023/04/19

Australian born composer and pianist Tom Donald is known worldwide for his mesmerizing piano improvisations and award-winning compositions for the stage and screen. The founder of the London Contemporary School of Piano, he’s presented and performed with the BBC, recorded at Abbey Road, and written for the media. He’s not afraid to bend and merge genres, with his latest album, Pax Aeterna, a musical collaboration with the Benedictine monks of Pluscarden Abbey in Scotland, which is available now to

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00:51:01

Alexander Gavrylyuk: Pictures of positivity and inner...

In Conversation ·

2023/04/12

A much loved pianist who Australia has adopted as one of our own, Ukrainian-born Alexander Gavrylyuk began as a teenage prodigy and has been dazzling audiences around the world ever since. He’s performed at the BBC Proms, Wigmore Hall, the Lincoln Centre, and played with the New York and Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestras, and closer to his adopted home he’s recorded all the Prokofiev piano concertos with the Sydney Symphony under Vladimir Ashkenazy. In this conversation, Alexander shares stories

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00:46:18

Sian Sharp: Flowers and butterflies on Sydney Harbour

In Conversation ·

2023/04/05

Mezzo-soprano Sian Sharp has been singing with Opera Australia for nearly 20 years. Her significant repertoire includes key roles in seminal operas including Il Trovatore, Otello, The Marriage of Figaro, Rigoletto, and Carmen – most recently late last year performing the title role in the much admired production on Cockatoo Island. And she’s back singing in the open air once again, as the loyal servant and maid Suzuki for the current production of Madama Butterfly on Sydney Harbour. A reviewer from

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00:57:45

Roland Peelman AM: A festive dose of Belgian spice

In Conversation ·

2023/03/29

An acclaimed musician of great versatility, Roland Peelman has established a reputation as one of Australia’s most innovative musical directors. Originally from Belgium, he’s been active in Australia for over 30 years as a conductor, pianist, artistic director and mentor to composers, singers and musicians alike. He’s worked with Opera Australia, been artistic director of The Song Company, and is now artistic director of the Canberra International Music Festival, which is on from the 28th of April

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00:53:41

David Williamson AO: The years of writing dangerously

In Conversation ·

2023/03/22

A man whose name is now synonymous with Australian theatre, David Williamson shot to prominence in the early 70s with Don’s Party and The Removalists and never looked back. He is so prolific that it’s hard to imagine anyone in this country who hasn’t seen one of his works, whether it’s plays like The Club, Emerald City, or Soulmates or his screenplays which include Gallipoli and The Year of Living Dangerously. His 2010 play Rhinestone Rex and Miss Monica is playing now at the Ensemble Theatre, with

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01:13:45

Philip Quast AM: Finishing the hat on the road he took

In Conversation ·

2023/03/16

An actor who has graced the stage both here and internationally, Philip Quast is the winner of three Olivier Awards for Best Actor in a Musical, unsurprising when you consider he is widely regarded as the definitive Javert from Les Miserables. He’s also well known for his roles in Sunday in the Park with George, South Pacific and Mary Poppins, and he’s performed innumerable Shakespeare plays plus seminal works such as Death of a Salesman. He is bringing his one-man show, Philip Quast: The Road I

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01:03:56

Jay James-Moody: On a clear day you can see Squabbalogic

In Conversation ·

2023/03/15

An award winning actor, director, writer and producer, Jay James-Moody has collaborated with an impressive range of Australia’s arts organisations, from Opera Australia to the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, and the Sydney Theatre Company to the Darlinghurst Theatre Company, plus New Mardi Gras, to name only a few. He is the founder and artistic director of Squabbalogic, an independent theatre company presenting an eclectic range of new musicals and reinterpretations of established favourites. Their

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00:58:56

Alexandre Da Costa: Rocking with Stradivari

In Conversation ·

2023/03/08

As chief conductor and artistic director of the Orchestre Symphonique de Longueuil in Montreal, violinist Alexandre Da Costa’s multi-dimensional artistic vision has brought him increasing renown. He’s made 25 albums across a number of recording labels, and he’s performed as a soloist with the world’s leading orchestras, such as London’s Royal Philharmonic which included performing as part of Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations last year, as well as playing with the Berlin, Montreal and

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00:22:31

EXTRA: Carmel Rodrigues: Nicest kid in town

In Conversation ·

2023/03/02

Carmel Rodrigues has always loved performing and has been singing, acting and generally dancing up a storm since a very young age. She’s making her professional musical theatre debut as everyone’s favourite nicest kid in town, Tracy Turnblad, in Hairspray, currently playing at Sydney’s Lyric Theatre. In this bonus edition of In Conversation, Tracy talks with excitement about landing her first professional musical roll, working with the star studded cast of this great feel-good musical, plus we hear

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