Introducing the Guadagnini

The Sydney Symphony Orchestra announced today that subscriber and supporter Vicki Olsson has loaned a 1757 Guadagnini violin to the Orchestra, to be played by Co-Concertmaster Andrew Haveron.
 
Andrew and Vicki were both interviewed about the instrument for stories published by The Australian and the Sydney Morning Herald, which you can read online.

Andrew was also interviewed on radio with ClassicFM Australia:

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Interview on ABC National with Andrew playing some Brahms:

And here it is in action!

Audition Masterclass

Andrew Haveron, Concertmaster of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, gives an orchestral audition masterclass on an excerpt from the first violin part of the first movement of Rachmaninoff’s ‘Symphonic Dances’, with the help of 2014 Sydney Symphony Orchestra violin Fellow Nicholas Waters.

Murray Perahia Asia Tour

Andrew will be directing the Academy of St Martin’s in the Field Asia Tour with Murray Perahia 1st -16th November 2014

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Tour details here.

MURRAY PERAHIA ASIA TOUR

1 – 16 November 2014
China – Taiwan – South Korea – Japan

Murray Perahia: Piano

The Academy embark on an exciting tour of Asia with Principal Guest Conductor Murray Perahia, directed by Andrew Haveron.

Completed in 1938, Stravinsky’s ‘Dumbarton Oaks’ is reflective of the neo-classical style he was toying with at the time and demonstrates the composer’s ability to create something completely modern while paying homage to the musical past. Turning back to the Classical period, the programmes also include Haydn’s Symphony No.77 and Beethoven’s epic ‘Emperor’ Concerto.

Saturday 1 November Hong Kong
Sunday 2 November Hong Kong
Tuesday 4 November Taipei
Thursday 6 November Beijing
Saturday 8 November Shanghai
Monday 10 November Seoul
Tuesday 11 November Seoul
Thursday 13 November Tokyo
Saturday 15 November Toyota City
Sunday 16 November Kagoshima

Programmes include

Beethoven Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat major Op.73 ‘Emperor’

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major K467

Bach Keyboard Concerto No. 7 in G minor BWV1058

Haydn Symphony No. 94 in G major ‘Surprise’ Hob. I:94

John Wilson Proms

Andrew was delighted to lead the John Wilson Orchestra again for the 2013 ‘Hollywood Rhapsody’ Proms. Here’s a review from the Daily Telegraph, who enjoyed the Tom and Jerry medley, and a more detailed one from the ArtsDesk.

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Here’s the 2013 tour dates.

Andrew & the Philharmonia Orchestra

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Andrew Haveron is rapidly becoming the most sought after violinist in the UK. The highest British prize-winner at the prestigious ‘Paganini’ competition for the last fifty years, Andrew studied in London at the Purcell School and the Royal College of Music. With unrivaled versatility Andrew is highly respected as a soloist, a chamber musician and an orchestral leader.
He became Joint Concert Master of the Philharmonia Orchestra in 2012.

 

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