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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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00:49:20

In Conversation: Josh Piterman

In Conversation ·

2021/06/02

(Originally aired in June 2021) It’s 35 years since The Phantom of the Opera opened on London’s West End, making it one of the most successful musicals of all time. It was still playing there until COVID hit early last year, where Australian Josh Piterman was performing in the title role. Josh Piterman will be donning that famous mask once again in September, this time at the Joan Sutherland Theatre at the Sydney Opera House. Kicking off his career in The Ten Tenors, he’s appeared in musicals as

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01:17:22

In Conversation: Alexander Briger AO

In Conversation ·

2021/05/26

(Originally aired in May 2021) Alexander Briger is a conductor who has worked with more orchestras than can be easily listed – pick an orchestra in Australia or Europe, and you can be pretty certain he has conducted them, and that’s before you start adding his work in opera. He counts luminaries like Charles Mackerras and Pierre Boulez among his mentors. Alexander is back in Australia to once again conduct his brain child, the Australian World Orchestra, this June. In 2016, Alexander became an

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00:54:29

In Conversation: Amy Campbell

In Conversation ·

2021/05/19

(Originally aired in May 2021) Amy Campbell is one of Australia’s most accomplished dance talents, with a career spanning all areas of the entertainment industry. Her choreographic credits include 'Once', which is returning to the Darlinghurst Theatre from 3 June, 'In The Heights', 'Violet', 'Hair', 'An Act Of God', 'Spring Awakening', 'Oklahoma', and 'Carmen'. Later in the year, her new production of 'A Chorus Line' is back after being suspended on the day of the premiere last year due to Covid

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00:54:04

In Conversation: Noel Cislowski AM

In Conversation ·

2021/05/13

(Originally aired in May 2021) Noel Cislowski has a long and rich career as a teacher, lecturer, actor, producer, conductor and director. He has performed lead roles in musical comedy, and has appeared as narrator/singer in works such as Peter And The Wolf and Tubby the Tubawith the Sydney Symphony and Willoughby Symphony Orchestras. His passion for education is perhaps best expressed by the fact he is Chair of the Sydney Eisteddfod, one of the largest and most successful competitive performing arts

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01:05:07

In Conversation: Belinda McFarlane

In Conversation ·

2021/05/05

(Originally aired in May 2021) Violinist Belinda McFarlane is a stalwart with the London Symphony Orchestra. She’s come back to Australia to play with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, and in June will be appearing with the Australian World Orchestra. She spoke to Simon with great passion about her role with the LSO’s Discover Team, which includes outreach into disadvantaged communities, helping to ensure that everyone can share in the joy of music.

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00:56:34

In Conversation: Van-Anh Nguyen

In Conversation ·

2021/04/28

(Originally aired in April 2021) Van-Anh Nguyen is a passionate and versatile pianist, producer, composer – and fashionista! She’s performed around the world and released 8 albums, topped the classical iTunes chart in both the US and Australia, and spends most of her time between her home town of Sydney and her adopted second home of Los Angeles. Van-Anh chatted to Simon ahead of her Australia-wide tour.

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00:55:54

In Conversation: Richard Carroll

In Conversation ·

2021/04/21

(Originally aired in April 2021) Richard Carroll is a Sydney based director, writer and producer. One of the co-founders of the Hayes Theatre, his 2017 production of Calamity Jane won him a Sydney Theatre Award for Best Production of an Independent Musical, and a nomination as Best Director. His directing and producing credits also include Monty Python’s Spamalot, Oklahoma!, Gypsy, Sweet Charity, Mame, and Meet Me in St Louis. In 2019, his season of Once at the Darlinghurst Theatre Company was a

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00:58:02

In Conversation: Derek Parker

In Conversation ·

2021/04/14

(Originally aired in April 2021) Derek Parker has been a presenter at Fine Music Sydney for over 15 years, but his career in radio is far longer than that. He’s been a figure in broadcasting on radio and television for a staggering 70 years, but as if that’s not enough he’s also written over 50 books - covering topics as diverse as the golden years of radio and erotic fiction. But sadly for us here at Fine Music Sydney, he and his wife Julia have decided to return to their native Britain. He will

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00:58:20

In Conversation: Francesco Ventriglia

In Conversation ·

2021/04/08

(Originally aired in April 2021) Francesco Ventriglia is a dancer, choreographer and artistic director. Making his premiere at La Scala, he’s performed with the Bolshoi Theatre, the Mariinsky Ballet, Grand Theatre du Geneve, the Venice Biennale. He became Europe’s youngest artistic director in 2010 when he was appointed by the Florence Opera House, and was the artistic director of the Royal New Zealand Ballet during the middle of the last decade. He’s now in Sydney as the co-founder and artistic

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00:55:20

In Conversation: Geoffrey Chard AM

In Conversation ·

2021/03/31

(Originally aired in April 2021) Geoffrey Chard AM is a doyen of the opera world. He was part of the inaugural production of the Australian Elizabethan Trust Opera Company – the forerunner to Opera Australia – back in 1956. He never looked back, performing regularly with the Royal Opera Company at Covent Garden, the English National Opera as well as Opera Australia. In 1988 he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for services to opera, and late last year celebrated his 90th birthday. In

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00:58:14

In Conversation: Madeleine Easton

In Conversation ·

2021/03/24

(Originally aired in March 2021) Madeleine Easton is a violinist internationally recognised for her versatility and expertise. She’s appeared as a soloist, concertmaster and director of some of the world’s most respected ensembles and orchestras. Her mentor John Eliot Gardiner described her as having “fire in her belly and a spirit of enterprise” – which probably helps to explain why she is now the founder and artistic director of one of Australia’s newest orchestras, Bach Akademie Australia.

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01:05:16

In Conversation: Brian Castles-Onion AM

In Conversation ·

2021/03/17

(Originally aired in March 2021) Brian Castles-Onionis one of Australia’s most exciting and well-known opera conductors.His career expands internationally, having worked at New York’s Metropolitan Opera and the Julliard School of Music.His love of opera began when he was just 4 years old, at which point his weekly accumulation of new LPs began, creating what is now one of the largest private collections of vocal recordings in the world. He’s worked with Sumi Jo, Kiri Te Kanawa, Placido Domingo, and

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00:57:02

In Conversation: Paul Stanhope

In Conversation ·

2021/03/10

(Originally aired in March 2021) Paul Stanhope is an Australian composer whose compositions have been heard all around the world. The winner of 4 APRA Australian Music Centre awards in instrumental, orchestral, choral and vocal categories, his 2014 work "Jandamarra: Sing for the Country" has been recognised as a milestone in Australian composition. Paul joined Simon Moore ahead of the premiere of his new masterwork, his Requiem, at the City Recital Hall.

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00:58:10

In Conversation: Susie Park

In Conversation ·

2021/03/03

(Originally aired in March 2021) Susie Park is a violinist hailed by the Washington Post as "prodigiously talented", and praised for her freedom and mastery. She's been a soloist with countless orchestras around the world, from the Vienna Symphony to the orchestra Wellington, working with some of the world's best conductors. She's also spread her wings widely in the chamber music genre, being a former violinist with the Eroica trio, a member of CMS Two, and performing with many other chamber groups

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00:57:28

In Conversation: Emma Dunch

In Conversation ·

2021/02/24

(Originally aired in February 2021) Emma Dunch made her name in the arts sector in New York, and returned to Australia in 2018 to become CEO of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Emma joined Simon Moore to talk about the challenges of having to temporarily vacate their home at the Sydney Opera House - as well as the current pandemic - but also the exciting new era for the orchestra as they welcome Simon Young as chief conductor and their plans for their 10th decade.

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01:06:25

In Conversation: Nicole van Bruggen

In Conversation ·

2021/02/17

(Originally aired in February 2021) Clarinettist Nicole van Bruggen is co-artistic director of the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra. She is a leader in the art of historically informed performance, and has performed extensively with some of Europe and Australia’s finest period instrument ensembles, including Concerto Copenhagen, the Netherlands Bach Society and the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra. This episode is an extended version of the broadcast edition, with additional interview

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00:55:48

In Conversation: Alexander Berlage

In Conversation ·

2021/02/10

(Originally aired in February 2021) Alexander Berlage is an award-winning theatre director and lighting designer. His production of American Psycho won 9 Sydney Theatre Awards, including Best Direction of a Musical, an award he had also won the previous year. Alexander joined Simon Moore to talk about his creative process and his work, including his upcoming production of Young Frankenstein at the Hayes Theatre in Sydney.

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00:59:38

In Conversation: Guy Noble

In Conversation ·

2021/02/03

(Originally aired in February 2021) Guy Noble is one of Australia’s most versatile conductors and musical entertainers; not only has he worked with all the major Australian orchestras, but also with artists as diverse as Yvonne Kenny and the Beach Boys. He’s also a broadcaster on the ABC, BBC, and the QANTAS in-flight classical channel. Guy joined Simon Moore to kick off the 2021 season of In Conversation.

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00:56:47

In Conversation: Brett Weymark

In Conversation ·

2021/02/01

(Originally aired in December 2020) Brett Weymark is one of the foremost choral conductors in Australia. Since becoming music director of the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs in 2003, he’s conducted the Choirs in performances around Australia and all around the world. He’s led all of Australia's state orchestras, as well as the Orchestra of the Antipodes, Sydney Youth Orchestra, and the Hong Kong Philharmonic. Brett joined Simon Moore for a very special edition of In Conversation - helping us celebrate

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00:48:00

In Conversation: Mike Nock

In Conversation ·

2020/11/26

(Originally aired in August 2019) Mike Nock is an internationally acclaimed jazz pianist, composer, and music educator. After spending some 25 years in the USA, he returned to Australia in the 1980s and has made an enormous contribution to the Australian music scene ever since. In July 2018 he was struck by a car and spent many weeks in hospital before returning to performing. Mike joined Christopher Waterhouse to discuss his background in music, his international jazz career, and the role that

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