Crossroads Chamber Music Festival | 2023
6 October 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 8 October 2023 @ 6:00 pm AEDT
Bringing together high-quality chamber music to the Central Coast for 14 years
Fresh from playing at King Charles’ coronation, Australian violinist Madeleine Easton is heading up the 2023 Crossroads Chamber Music Festival in Gosford, NSW Central Coast on September 8 -10 presented with Central Coast Conservatorium of Music.
Bringing together local and international chamber musicians for a weekend of performances, this year’s festival will feature an exciting program of five concerts featuring one of Australia’s foremost concert pianists Phillip Shovk, violinist and Bach Akademie founder Madeleine Easton, the Phoenix Collective Quartet and Central Coast’s Concertante Ensemble chamber orchestra.
PROGRAM in BRIEF
FRIDAY 6 OCTOBER
OPENING GALA WITH MADELEINE EASTON AND PHILLIP SHOVK
6pm, Robert Knox Hall, Central Coast Conservatorium 45 Mann St, Gosford
SATURDAY 7 OCTOBER
CONCERT 1 – BACH AKADEMIE | BACH ON SATURDAY
11am, St Mary’s Chapel, Gosford Anglican Church, 7 Mann Street Gosford
CONCERT 2 – MADELEINE EASTON AND CLEMENS LESKE IN RECITAL
3pm, Robert Knox Hall, 45 Mann Street Gosford
SUNDAY 8 OCTOBER
CONCERT 3 – THE CONCERTANTE ENSEMBLE CONCERT
2pm, Gosford Anglican Church, 7 Mann Street Gosford
CONCERT 4 – THE PHOENIX COLLECTIVE | THE ART OF THE STRING QUARTET
6pm, Robert Knox Hall, Central Coast Conservatorium of Music 45 Mann St, Gosford
Tickets: One concert, one-day or whole festival passes available
“Chamber music is at the heart of music making, it is passionate dialogue and conversation embodied in music. The Crossroads Festival of Chamber Music has, at its heart, the desire to present music of the highest international standard right here on the Central Coast,” said Crossroads Artistic Director Madeleine.
“This year’s festival presents a feast of chamber music including a duo recital, the Phoenix Ensemble, Bach Akademie Australia and the Coast’s very own Concertante Ensemble. Join the artists with five concerts over three days in and around Gosford as they explore the world’s greatest works of chamber music, taking you on a journey through music and time.”
“I am so looking forward to performing in the newly renovated Robert Knox Hall at the Central Coast Conservatorium of Music. It is now a state of the art acoustic which the whole region can be proud of, and will truly showcase the talents of the internationally recognised artists that the Crossroads Festival of Chamber Music will present,” said Madeleine. “The stunning St Mary’s Chapel, which dates back to 1853, will also provide a beautifully intimate setting for our Bach on Sunday concert.”
