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Trio Dali

Trio Dali

The young and glamorous French trio are named after a Chinese marble, rather than the Spanish artist. With two of the great works from the piano trio repertoire, White Hat suspects this may turn out to be a memorable concert.

7.30pm, Saturday 19th May 2012

Harold Lobb Concert Hall, Newcastle Conservatorium of Music, Newcastle -

Enquiries & bookings: 1800 688 482

Takács Quartet

Takács Quartet  

Two of the finest string quartets of the 20th century performed by one of the world's most respected chamber groups. White Hat suggests that you attend both of the Takács Quartet concerts if you can. That way you can hear the pair pair of  Janáček quartets and the Ravel & Debussy Quartets (often regarded as a 'pair') both separated across tow nights - in our opinion the best way to hear them.

7.30pm, Friday 29th June 2012

Harold Lobb Concert Hall, Newcastle Conservatorium of Music, Newcastle -

Enquiries & bookings: 1800 688 482

Trout Quintet & Quartet for the End of Time

Saleem Abboud Ashkar

A rare treat. Two of what White Hat regards as the finest works in the chamber music repetoire presented in the one concert. The Schubert Trout Quintet is full of sunshine and youthful optimism while Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time is, in White Hat's opinion, one of the great works of the 20th century. A prisoner of war, Messiaen wrote the Quartet for the End of Time for the musicians he found in the camp, premiering it to an audience of inmates and guards. “Never” he said, "was I listened to with such rapt attention and comprehension."

Australian Chamber Orchestra Principals are joined by clarinettist Paul Dean and dynamic young pianist Saleem Abboud Ashkar, making his Australian debut.The performers are Helena Rathbone (violin), Christopher Moore (viola), Timo-Veikko Valve (cello), Maxime Bibeau (double bass), Paul Dean (clarinet) and Saleem Abboud Ashkar (piano).

Our rating:
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7.30pm, Thursday 12th July 2012

Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle -

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Amarcord

AmarcordWhite Hat suggests that if you love unaccompanied singing you take several weeks off work and visit "a cappella" - the annual international festival of unaccompanied vocal music in Leipzig - where you will hear great a cappella ensembles from around the world. If you don't have that time or cash to spare, a much cheaper but highly satisfying option is to head along to this concert performed by the ensemble who initiated the festival and who are recognised as one of the finest male vocal ensembles in the world.

Tales of Love and Murder. Renaissance madrigals by Encina, des Prez, Lassus, Gesualdo and others, and part-songs by Saint-Saëns, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Poulenc, and folk songs from around the world.

7.30pm, Saturday 28th July 2012

Harold Lobb Concert Hall, Newcastle Conservatorium of Music, Newcastle -

Enquiries & bookings: 1800 688 482

Kuss Quartet & Naoko Smizu

Kuss QuartetThe Kuss Quartet is a regular at Carnegie and Wigmore Halls and Shimizu was the first female Principal Viola of the Berlin Philharmonic so this concert promises to deliver string quintet playing of the highest level

  • Gordon Kerry String Quintet (2012)
  • Bedrich Smetana String Quartet no 2 in D minor (c 1882-3)
  • György Kurtag Officium Breve in Memoriam Andreae Szervánszky, op 28
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart String Quintet no 3 in C major, K515
7.30pm, Thursday 27th September 2012

Harold Lobb Concert Hall, Newcastle Conservatorium of Music, Newcastle -

Enquiries & bookings: 1800 688 482

Mozart, Handel & Vivaldi Concertos

Richard Egarr

The Australian Chamber Orchestra with Richard Egarr (Guest Director, Harpsichord, Fortepiano) and Satu Vänskä (Lead Violin)

Keyboard players, conductor, historian, and director of the Academy of Ancient Music, Richard Egarr directs this concert from the harpsichord and performs Mozart's delightful Piano Concerto No.12 on the fortepiano. White Hat suggests you take the opportunity to hear the difference it make to have a Mozart concerto played on the fortepiano rather than an overblown concert grand. Satu Vänskä is soloist in a Vivaldi concerto on the ACO's Stradivarius violin.

  • Corelli Concerto Grosso, Op.6 No.1
  • Castello Two Sonatas, “per stromenti d’arco”
  • Biber Battalia
  • Vivaldi Violin Concerto, RV190
  • Mozart Piano Concerto No.12
  • Handel Concerto Grosso, Op.6 No.1
7.30pm, Thursday 18th October 2012

Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle -

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Anthony Marwood and Aleksandar Madžar

Anthony Marwood and Aleksandar Madžar

Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata is justifiably well-known and loved as one of the great works of the violin sonata repertoire. However White Hat believes that Debussy's Violin Sonata, the last work he completed and the last that he performed in public, is yet to be afforded the status it deserves by the public. This fine pair of instrumentalists are sure to do them both justice.

7.30pm, Saturday 3rd November 2012

Harold Lobb Concert Hall, Newcastle Conservatorium of Music, Newcastle -

Enquiries & bookings: 1800 688 482

Russian Visions

Steven OsborneThe Australian Chamber Orchestra with Richard Tognetti (Artistic Director and Lead Violin), Steven Osborne (piano) and David Elton (trumpet).

Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir is one of his sunniest and most exuberant works and Shostakovich's first piano concerto is full of pyrotechnics for the pianist and accompanying trumpet. What is sometimes less recognised is that this work calls for first rate string playing from the orchestra. For that reason, White Hat suggests you take the opportunity to get along and hear it with one of the best string ensembles in Australia - or any other country for that matter.

7.30pm, Thursday 22nd November 2012

Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle -

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Baby & Kids Market, Newcastle

The Baby & Kids Market offers a huge range of gorgeous & excellent quality preloved baby & kids goods. From prams,cots,toys,books,clothes,shoes. Always from 9am to 12noon.; Plenty of free parking; Always indoors; Cash sales only; Entry $3, kids free. 1stMarch 2009, 24th May 2009, 23rd August 2009, 15th November 2009.
9am to 12noon, selected dates

 

Newcastle Basketball Stadium, cnr Young & Curley Rds - Broadmeadow
Enquiries: 1300 55 44 76

Handmade in the Hunter Markets

Handmade in the Hunter markets features local crafts people, artists and growers with all goods are made, grown and produced in the Hunter Valley/Central Coast area. White Hat can particularly recommend a stroll through the gardens with a glass of wine in hand together with a plate of local delicacies.
9am to 4pm, 2nd & 4th Sundays of month

 

Kevin Sobels Winery, cnr Broke and Halls Rd - Pokolbin<
Enquiries: (02) 49366726

McGuigan Seasonal Market, Hunter Valley

The McGuigan Seasonal Market, Hunter Valley will be presided over by food and wine connoisseur Lyndey Milan. The home of McGuigan Wines will be transformed to accommodate the vibrant farmers market style event and offer visitors an excellent day out with the finest local produce from across rural NSW, alongside wine tasting, live music and entertainment for the whole family.
9.30am to 4.30pm, Sunday 10th October 2010

 

McGuigan Wines, Hunter Valley. Cnr Broke and McDonalds Roads - Pokolbin
Enquiries: (02) 4998 7402
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