Brad Slater

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Brad Slater

Being able to go to more concerts was one of the reasons Brad Slater moved from country New South Wales to Melbourne. When not in the audience he can sometimes be seen playing in music theatre pits, a swiss folk group, big bands or early music groups.
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MSO’s Jaime Martin as conductor and soloist a rare treat

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra | Strauss and Mozart February 28, 2026. Melbourne Recital Centre, VIC Featuring Jaime Martin (flute and conductor) & Natalie Chee (violin)   The intimate surrounds of the […]

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All Rise with MSO =  Epic. Grand. Exhilarating!

All Rise: Jazz at the Lincoln Centre with Wynton Marsalis and the MSO 25 August, 2023, Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne Epic. Grand. Exhilarating. Describing All Rise with any level […]

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Brahms and more, MSO at its best

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra | Brahms Violin Concerto and more March 11, 2023, Hamer Hall Elena Schwarz, conductor Clara-Jung Wang, violin When programming this concert much more thought went into the […]

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MSO with Christian Li – a fine night of music making for audiences both young and old

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra | MENDELSSOHN AND BRAHMS Friday December 2nd 2022, Hamer Hall Sir Andrew Davis – conductor Christian Li – violin Ensuring the tradition and richness of the classical […]

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Lisa Gerrard’s soaring vocal perfection

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra | Immortal Diamond Oct 5, 2022, Hamer Hall Melbourne Lisa Gerrard, Paul Grabowsky, MSO, conductor Benjamin Northey “Immortal Diamond was largely composed during the dark winters of […]

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MSO’s Harold in Italy showcases virtuosic viola

MSO | POETRY IN MUSIC August 19, 2022, Hamer Hall Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Jaime Martín conductor Christopher Moore viola Berlioz, Harold in Italy Coffee, laneways, Chris Moore playing viola. Melbournians love them […]

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Evergreen Ensemble’s Snow in Summer provided many colours

‘Snow is Summer’ pays homage to the windswept landscapes and islands of Scotland. The program drew together music from folk and art music traditions, moving between hauntingly beautiful melodies, toe […]

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Ana de la Vega’s Mozart Myslivecek Flute Concertos with English Chamber Orchestra

Recording the Mozart Flute Concertos is a bold move. Every professional flutist knows these works and they are the most commonly requested concerto for any professional orchestral audition. Likewise, they […]

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Melbourne Musicians’ high quality performance of a balanced and varied program

High quality performances without government or other official financial support. is a huge achievement and they deserve our patronage. I look forward to hearing them again!
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Peninsula Summer Music Festival’s Suite Française full of refined and sensitive playing

Georgia Browne has a gift not only as a performer, but as a compere whose knowledge and passion for this music shines through in her informative and entertaining spoken program notes.
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Peninsula Summer Music Festival: Concerti Grossi was a Sunday afternoon outdoor baroque treat

Careful programming ensured that there was variety in a program of baroque instrumental works. No better way to spend a sunny afternoon than on the Flinders lawn.
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Melbourne Recital Centre Great Performers Series – Nicolas Hodges

Nicolas Hodges – Piano 27 August 2014 For those in the audience who had rushed to make it into the city for a mid-week recital the Six Bagatelles (Op. 126) […]

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Dialogue: The Art of Elegant Conversation

Refinement and exquisite musical dialogue were certainly the order of the day as Greg Dikmans and Lucinda Moon presented a program of duets and two solo works. Both performers engaged the audience with spoken introductions and explained interesting points about both the music and the period instruments being used.
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Alicia Crossley is Addicted to Bass

Applause to Alicia Crossley for commissioning young composers to write for an instrument very suitable for this repertoire. For fans of C21 chamber music or wanting to broaden musical horizons.
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Selby & Friends “The Kreutzer”

From the opening phrase of Brahms’ 3rd Violin Sonata, IIya Konovalov impressed with a violin tone that was exquisite. The lyrical opening was mellow but rich with nuance. As the sonata progressed Kathryn Selby emerged as equal partner in this musical collaboration and I was particularly impressed by her lightness of touch whilst maintaining the energy of the main theme
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Viazza is ‘life’ – polished & entertaining

A twist on the Romanian word for “life” Viazza seems a most appropriate name for this group. Violinist Katherine Lukey, cellist Paul Ghica and pianist Young Kwon Choi presented a polished and entertaining recital at the South Melbourne Town Hall.
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Baroque Beginnings – Early French Keyboard Music

There’s something about listening to a person who has real passion. Whether it be sport, politics or music, that knowledge and enthusiasm comes through and grabs us all in some […]

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Oboe Origins with Jane Downer & Peter Hagen

The setting was a little different Not many classical concerts start with an outline of the bushfire evacuation plan. Oboe Origins, however, was being performed in the Broadford Salon and […]

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