Young Performer Summer Series

E8: Cello and piano duo JUO

It's the last episode of Series 1 of the Young Performer Summer Series! Our final performers are cello-piano duo, JUO; that's cellist Joshua Dema and pianist Joyce Chahine. JUO is a collaboration between pianist Joyce Chahine and cellist Joshua Dema. The two met during their time at the University of Melbourne, and through strong artistic connection have joined forces to share their love of chamber music with a fresh and contemporary approach. Following the success of their 2018 debut recital at the Victorian Artist's Society, JUO continues to curate performances around Melbourne. Attending a JUO concert is an engaging experience, Josh and Joyce share personal insight into the music through their onstage banter, and love to mingle with the audience after the show. Programme: Kapustin: Elegy for Cello and Piano, Op. 96 Vaughan Williams: Six Studies in English Folk Song Beethoven: Adagio Sostenuto and Allegro from Cello Sonata No. 1 in F Major Performers: JUO (cellist Joshua Dema and pianist Joyce Chahine) Host: Jess Carrascalao Heard Technical production: Joe Gofron, Sam Bignell, Keely Armstrong Podcast production: Jess Carrascalao Heard 3MBS warmly acknowledges the support of the young performer patrons, for making this broadcast possible. Support the show: https://3mbs.org.au/donate [https://3mbs.org.au/donate] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

E7: Violinist Leanne McGowan

We're back after lockdown with the Young Performer Summer Series! This week, we have a special pre-recorded performance by violinist Leanne McGowan, who came third on Season 2 of The Talent 2019. Leanne, with pianist Alex Raineri, performed a wonderful variety of works, from Mozart to Suk. Leanne McGowan is 19 years old and currently completing her Bachelor of Music at the Colburn Conservatory of Music with Professor Robert Lipsett. She has previously studied with Spiros Rantos, Yuri Djachenko and Dr Robin Wilson at the Australian National Academy of Music. Leanne has performed as a soloist with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Queensland Youth Symphony, the Northern Rivers Symphony Orchestra, Preston Symphony Orchestra and South Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. In 2020 she was a finalist in the MRC Great Romantics Competition, performed as a soloist on the Melbourne Digital Concert Hall and was awarded the ANAM Directors’ Prize. She was winner of the QSO 2017 Young Instrumentalists Prize, and in 2019 a semi-finalist in the Gisborne International Music Competition where she was awarded the “Most Promising Player Award,” and a semi-finalist in the ANAM concerto competition. Leanne is also an Australian Chamber Orchestra Emerging Artist in 2020/21. Programme: Mozart: Adagio in E for Violin and Orchestra, K. 261 Mozart: Rondo in C for Violin and Orchestra K. 373 R. Strauss: Mvt 2 and 3 from Violin Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 18 Suk: Love song, Op. 7 Zarzycki: Mazurka No.1 in G Major, Op. 26 Performers: Multi-instrumentalist Ryan Lynch with pianist Elyane Laussade Host: Jess Carrascalao Heard Technical production: Joe Gofron, Sam Bignell, Lachlan McKenzie Podcast production: Jess Carrascalao Heard 3MBS warmly acknowledges the support of the young performer patrons, for making this broadcast possible. Support the show: https://3mbs.org.au/donate [https://3mbs.org.au/donate] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

E6: Multi-instrumentalist Ryan Lynch

On this episode of the Young Performer Summer Series, multi-instrumentalist Ryan Lynch with pianist Elyane Laussade perform an all-Australian programme of works for both alto and soprano saxophones. Ryan Lynch is a Melbourne based multi-instrumentalist and freelance musician working across Australia with a focus on contemporary classical styles and musical theatre. Ryan started his musical journey at the age of 10 unwavered by the likes of Mozart and Beethoven, it was Lisa Simpson who first ignited Ryan’s passion for the saxophone. Programme: Mvts 1 and 2 from "Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano" by Stuart Greenbaum "Phospheric Variations" by Paul Stanhope "Frosted Windows" by Elena Kats-Chernin "Re-Emerging" by Katia Beaugeais "Ulpirra" by Ross Edwards -- Performers: Multi-instrumentalist Ryan Lynch with pianist Elyane Laussade Host: Jess Carrascalao Heard Technical production: Joe Gofron, Sam Bignell, Lachlan McKenzie Podcast production: Jess Carrascalao Heard 3MBS warmly acknowledges the support of the young performer patrons, for making this broadcast possible. Support the show: https://3mbs.org.au/donate [https://3mbs.org.au/donate] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

E5: Flautist Gabriella Alberti

The Young Performer Summer Series continues on 3MBS with a performance by flautist Gabriella Alberti, with associate artist Leigh Harrold. Gabriella is a Melbourne-based flutist who recently graduated from the University of Melbourne with a First Class Honours. Gabriella cultivated her adoration for ensemble playing, partaking in the University of Melbourne Symphony and Philharmonic Orchestras. A friend of 3MBS radio, Gabriella performed in Series 2 of the Talent in 2019. Programme: "Suite Pointillistique" by Sigfried Karg-Elert "Sonata for Flute and Piano" by Dorian Le Gallienne "Sonatine for Flute and Piano" by Henri Dutilleux -- Performers: flautist Gabriella Alberti with pianist Leigh Harrold Host: Jess Carrascalao Heard Technical Production: Greg Matheson, Sam Bignell and Ramez Hermez 3MBS warmly acknowledges the support of the young performer patrons, for making this broadcast possible. Support the show: https://3mbs.org.au/donate [https://3mbs.org.au/donate] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

E4: Soprano Emilia Bertolini

This week on the Young Performer Summer Series, soprano Emilia Bertolini with associate artists Amir Farid and Thomas D'Ath perform a programme of art song from all over Europe. We hear German lieder with works by Clara Schumann and Franz Schubert, to a song from Ireland with Balfe and a French song cycle by Debussy. Emilia Bertolini is a scholarship recipient of Melba Opera Trust. Recent performance highlights haveincluded singing with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra in the Australian Conducting Academy,winning the Opera Scholars Australia Aria Competition, performing at the Melbourne Recital CentreSalon with Ensemble Ancien and singing Susanna (Le Nozze di Figaro) at the Lyric Opera Studio Weimar. Programme: "Liebst du um Schöheit", by Clara Schumann "Ich Stand im dunkeln Träumen", by Clara Schumann "Ariettes Oubliées", by Debussy "I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls", by Balfe "Der Hirt auf dem Felsen" ("The Shepherd on the Rock") by Schubert -- Performers: Soprano Emilia Bertolini, with associate artists Amir Farid and Thomas D'Ath Host: Jess Carrascalão Heard Technical production: Joe Gofron, Sam Bignell, Michael Iurovetski Podcast producer: Jess Carrascalão Heard 3MBS warmly acknowledges the support of the young performer patrons, for making this broadcast possible. Support the show: https://3mbs.org.au/donate [https://3mbs.org.au/donate] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.