2020 CONCERTS & EVENTS
FRI 20 MARCH 2020
SUN 22 MARCH 2020
TUES 24 MARCH 2020
ELDER HALL LUNCH HOUR CONCERTS
YARRA RANGES - CLASSICAL TRACKS
KRISTIAN CHONG & FRIENDS
MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE
CONCERT ONE
MUSTONEN & BRAHMS
Daniel Dodds (violin)
Kristian Chong (piano)
Olli MUSTONEN - Sonata for Violin & Piano (2012)
BRAHMS - Sonata for Violin & Piano No.3 Op.108 in D minor
ELDER HALL, University of ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - CANCELLED due to Covid 19
Daniel Dodds (violin)
Kristian Chong (piano)
Olli MUSTONEN - Sonata for Violin & Piano (2012)
BRAHMS - Sonata for Violin & Piano No.3 Op.108 in D minor
The MEMO, Healsville, AUSTRALIA
CANCELLED due to Covid 19
Daniel Dodds (violin)
Kristian Chong (piano)
Olli MUSTONEN - Sonata for Violin & Piano (2012)
BRAHMS - Sonata for Violin & Piano No.3 Op.108 in D minor
Melbourne Recital Centre, AUSTRALIA
CANCELLED due to Covid 19
MON 30 MARCH 2020
URRBRAE HOUSE CONCERTS - Vivente Music
Recital with Mark Gaydon (bassoon) and Celia Craig (oboe)
Eugene BOURDEAU - Premier Solo
Gordon KERRY - On the Summer Map of Stars
POULENC - Trio for Oboe, Bassoon & Piano
KOECHLIN - Trois Pieces
von WEBER - Andante and Hungarian Rondo
URRBRAE HOUSE, Adelaide
CANCELLED due to Covid 19
FRI 3 APRIL 2020
SUN 26 APRIL 2020
MELBOURNE DIGITAL CONCERT HALL
MOONLIGHT and HAMMERKLAVIER
Solo Recital
BACH arr. BUSONI - Prelude in B minor
RACHMANIJNOFF Prelude in B minor Op.32/10
SCHUBERT - Sonata in B flat major D960
ATHANEAUM THEATRE, MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA, online tickets only
BEETHOVEN 250 - Solo Piano Recital
BEETHOVEN - Sonata in C sharp minor Op.27 No.2 (Quasi una fantasia) (Moonlight)
BEETHOVEN - Sonata in B flat Major Op.106 (Hammerklavier
SAT 2 MAY 2020
FRI 8 MAY 2020
FACES OF OUR ORCHESTRAS' FESTIVAL
MELBOURNE DIGITAL CONCERT HALL
Freya Franzen (Violin)
Saul Lewis (French Horn)
BRAHMS - Horn Trio Op.40
Athenaeum Theatre - online audience only
FACES OF OUR ORCHESTRAS' FESTIVAL
MELBOURNE DIGITAL CONCERT HALL
Sophie Rowell (violin)
STRAVINSKY Suite Italienne
BEETHOVEN Sonata for Piano and Violin Op.47 (Kreutzer)
Athenaeum Theatre - online audience only
SAT 7 JUNE 2020
TUES 23 JUNE 2020
LYREBIRD MUSIC SOCIETY
with Cameron Roberts (piano) Piano Duet
SCHUBERT - Fantasie for 4 hands
RAVEL - Mother Goose Suite for four hands
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF - Vocalise (for 4 hands) (arr. Anderson and Roe)
Wyselaskie Auditorium, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
CANCELLED due to COVID19.
2021 date in discussion
Shefali Pryor (Oboe) Philip Arkinstall (Clarinet) Jack Schiller (Bassoon) Ben Jacks (French Horn)
MOZART - Quintet for Piano and Winds K452
BEETHOVEN - Quintet for Piano and Winds Op.16
Primrose Potter Salon, MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE, AUSTRALIA
CANCELLED due to COVID19
SAT 27 JUNE 2020
AQUILINA GALA CONCERT 4
MOZART - Divertimento in B flat K137
MOZART - Piano Concerto No 20 in D minor K466 with string
quartet (Sophie Rowell, Matthew Tomkins, Christopher Moore, Rachael Tobin)
MOZART - String Quintet in G minor K516 (Sophie Rowell, Matthew Tomkins, Chris Moore, Fiona Sargeant, Rachel Tobin)
Athenaeum Theatre - unlimited online tickets and limited audience availability (35 tickets)
FRI 3 JULY 2020
Kristian Chong - piano
Sophie Rowell - violin
Josephine Vains - cello
Philip Arkinstall - clarinet
MESSIAEN – Quatuor pour la fin du temps (Quartet for the End of Time)
Athenaeum Theatre - unlimited online tickets and limited audience availability (35 tickets)
FRI 24 JULY 2020
SAT 25 JULY 2020
MELBOURNE DIGITAL CONCERT HALL
SONGS OF TRAVEL WITH TEDDY AND KRISTIAN
Teddy Tahu Rhodes - baritone
Sophie Rowell, Freya Franzen - violins
Blair Harris - cello
Lisa Grosman - viola
BEETHOVEN - An die ferne Geliebte (To the distant beloved) Op.98
VAUGHAN - WILLIAMS - Songs of Travel
Anon – Celtic Songs (arr. for voice and string quartet)
Athenaeum Theatre - unlimited online tickets and limited audience availability (35 tickets)
Tair Khisambeev (violin)
Fiona Sargeant (viola)
Elina Faskhi (cello)
HAYDN – Piano Trio No. 39 in G major, Hob. XV/25
MOZART – Flute Quartet No. 1 in D major, K285
SCHUMANN – Piano Quartet Op.47 in E flat major
SAT 1 AUGUST 2020
SAT 1 AUGUST 2020
AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC
AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC
Concert Conversations 1 with Kathryn Stott
BRUCH - Romantic pieces Op. 83 No 5 and 7 (Tobias Breider - Viola and Lloyd Van’t Hoff - Clarinet)
WOLF - 4 Songs
1. Fussreise: 2. Verborgenheit 3. Der Feuerreiter 4. Gesang Weylas
Peter Coleman-Wright - voice
The Ville Resort - Casino, Townsville, AUSTRALIA
POSTPONED to 2021 due to Covid 19
Governor's Gala - Ode to Joy Hosted by Petroc Trelawny
Other works in this concert include works by Yumi Kurosawa, Graham Fitkin, Debussy with performers including the Goldner String Quartet, Yumi Kurosawa (koto), Carolyn Sampson (voice) and Kathryn Stott (piano)
ERNEST von DOHNÁNYI - Sextet in C major Op.37
Tai Murray (violin), Lise Berthaud (viola), Blair Harris (cello), Radovan Vlatkovic (horn), Lloyd Van’t Hoff (clarinet), Kristian Chong (piano)
Townsville Civic Theatre, Townsville, AUSTRALIA
POSTPONED to 2021 due to Covid 19
SUN 2 AUGUST 2020
AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC
White Nights - Hosted by Petroc Trelawny
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF Vocalise (for 4 hands) (arr. Anderson and Roe)
Kevin Chow, Kristian Chong (piano)
St James' Cathedral, Townsville, AUSTRALIA
POSTPONED to 2021 due to Covid 19
MON 3 AUGUST 2020
WED 5 AUGUST 2020
THURS 6 AUGUST 2020
FRI 7 AUGUST 2020
AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC
AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC
Concert Conversations 4 with Kathryn Stott
Kathryn Stott chats with Radovan Vlatkovic, Lise Berthaud, Paul Rissmann, Pavel Fischer, Kristian Chong
BEETHOVEN - Sonata for Piano and Horn Op.17
Radovan Vlatkovic (horn), Kristian Chong (piano)
Other works include Schubert and Beethoven in this concert.
The Ville Resort - Casino, Townsville, AUSTRALIA
POSTPONED to 2021 due to Covid 19
Sunset Series 5 - Magical Stories
DARON HAGEN - Concerto for Koto and String Quartet ‘Genji’ - Australian Premiere
Yumi Kurosawa (koto), Tinalley String Quartet
ROBERT SCHUMANN - Märchenerzählungen Op.132 (Fairy Tales)
Lloyd Van’t Hoff (Clarinet), Tobias Breider (viola), Marianna Shirinyan (piano)
PAUL DUKAS - The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (arr. Iain Farrington)
Adam Walker (flute), Diana Doherty (oboe), Lloyd Van’t Hoff (clarinet), Radovan Vlatkovic (horn), Mark Gaydon (bassoon), Kristian Chong (piano)
Townsville Civic Theatre, Townsville, AUSTRALIA
POSTPONED to 2021 due to Covid 19
WED 1 2 AUGUST 2020
14 - 16 AUGUST 2020
CHAMBER MUSIC WITH ALEXANDER SITKOVETSKY
BANGALOW FESTIVAL
Alexander Sitkovetsky (violin)
Simon Oswell (viola)
Simon Cobcroft (cello)
DVORAK - Sonatina in G major for violin and piano Op. 100
BRAHMS - Piano Quartet in G minor Op.25
Tempo Rubato, Melbourne
CANCELLED due to COVID19
Southern Cross Soloists
Bangalow, Australia
POSTONED to 2021
AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC
Evening Series 3 - Metamorphosen - Hosted by Petroc Trelawny
FRANCIS POULENC - Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano
Diana Doherty (oboe), Mark Gaydon (bassoon), Marianna Shirinyan (piano)
ANNE BOYD - Goldfish through summer rain
Adam Walker (flute), Kristian Chong (piano)
MICHIO MIYAGI - Haru no umi
Yumi Kurosawa (koto), Adam Walker (flute)
FELIX MENDELSSOHN/ARIBERT REIMANN - ‘…oder soll es Tod bedeuten?’ - Australian Premiere
Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Tinalley String Quartet
GYÖRGY LIGETI - 6 Bagatelles for wind quintet
Adam Walker (flute), Diana Doherty (oboe), Lloyd Van’t Hoff (clarinet), Radovan Vlatkovic (horn), Mark Gaydon (bassoon)
RICHARD STRAUSS - Metamorphosen
Alexander Sitkovetsky, Amalia Hall (violins), Tobias Breider, Lise Berthaud (violas), Jan-Erik Gustafsson, Blair Harris (cellos), Kirsty McCahon (double bass)
Townsville Civic Theatre, Townsville, AUSTRALIA
POSTPONED to 2021 due to Covid 19
AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC
Evening Series 2 - Song and Dance - Hosted by Petroc Trelawny
YUMI KUROSAWA - One Droplet - Australian Premiere
Yumi Kurosawa (koto)
JOSEPH HAYDN - Piano Trio No.39 in G major ‘Gypsy’ (arr. James Crabb)
Alexander Sitkovetsky (violin), Julian Smiles (cello), James Crabb (accordion)
FRANZ SCHUBERT - Auf dem Strom
Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Radovan Vlatkovic (horn), Kristian Chong (piano)
BOHUSLAV MARTINU - Three Madrigals for violin and viola
Tai Murray (violin), Lise Berthaud (viola)
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN - Variations in F major Op.66
Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello), Kristian Chong (piano)
DILYS ELWYN-EDWARDS- The Cloths of Heaven
IVOR GURNEY - Sleep
BENJAMIN BRITTEN - Three Irish Folk Songs: Avenging and Bright; Sail On; The Minstrel Boy
Peter Coleman-Wright AO (baritone), Kathryn Stott (piano)
PAVEL FISCHER - Quartet No.2 ‘Wild Mountain Thyme’ - Australian Premiere
Pavel Fischer, Amalia Hall (violins), Tobias Breider (viola), Jan-Erik Gustafsson (cello)
Townsville Civic Theatre, Townsville, AUSTRALIA
POSTPONED to 2021 due to Covid 19
SUN 13 SEPTEMBER 2020
Sophie Rowell (Violin), Philip Arkinstall (Clarinet), Josephine Vains (Cello), Kristian Chong (Piano)
MESSIAEN - From Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus) XV; The Kiss of the Infant Jesus (Le baiser de l’Enfant-Jésus)
FINZI - 5 Bagatelles for Clarinet and Piano
MESSIAEN - Quartet for the End of Time
MACEDON MUSIC, Macedon, Australia
CANCELLED due to COVID19
MACEDON MUSIC
MON 21 SEPTEMBER 2020
KRISTIAN CHONG & FRIENDS
CONCERT 3
QUARTET FOR THE END OF TIME
Sophie Rowell (Violin), Philip Arkinstall (Clarinet), Josephine Vains (cello), Kristian Chong (piano)
MESSIAEN - From Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus) XV; The Kiss of the Infant Jesus (Le baiser de l’Enfant-Jésus)
MESSIAEN - Quatuor pour la fin du temps (Quartet for the End of Time)
PRIMROSE POTTER SALON, MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE
RESCEHEDULED to 12 Oct 2021
MON 5 OCTOBER 2020
MELBA HALL LUNCH HOUR CONCERTS
Kristian Chong (piano)
BEETHOVEN - Sonata for Piano & Cello Op.102 No.1 in C
BEETHOVEN - Sonata for Piano & Cello Op.102 No.2 in D
MELBA HALL
Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
RESCHEDULED for 2021
THURS 8 OCTOBER 2020
THE COMPLETE BEETHOVEN SONATAS FOR PIANO AND CELLO
Kristian Chong (piano)
BEETHOVEN - Sonata for Piano & Cello Op.5 No.1 in F
BEETHOVEN - Sonata for Piano & Cello Op.5 No.2 in g minor
BEETHOVEN - Sonata for Piano & Cello Op.69 in A
BEETHOVEN - Sonata for Piano & Cello Op.102 No.1 in C
BEETHOVEN - Sonata for Piano & Cello Op.102 No.2 in D
HANSON DYER HALL
Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
RESCHEDULED for 2021
SUN 18 OCTOBER 2020
KETTERING CONCERTS
Kristian Chong (Piano)
BRAHMS - Sonata for Clarinet & Piano Op.120 No.1 in F minor
BRAHMS - Sonata for Clarinet & Piano Op.120 No.2 in E flat major
Kettering Music Hall, HOBART, AUSTRALIA
POSTPONED for a later date
SAT 24 OCTOBER 2020
BRAHMS – Ballade Op. 10 No. 1 in D minor
BACH – Chromatic Fantasie and Fugue in D minor BWV 930
Calvin BOWMAN – Don Grant’s Dragonfly
RACHMANINOFF – Preludes Op. 23 No. 4, Op.32 No. 5 and 12
CHOPIN – Nocturne Op. 55 No.1 in F minor
SCHUBERT – Impromptu D935 No. 1 in F minor
Athenaeum Theatre, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
Sophie Rowell (Violin)
Kristian Chong (Piano)
MOZART - Sonata for Piano & Violin K454
Calvin BOWMAN - Fantasia super Christ ist erstanden (world premiere)
SZYMANOWSKI - Three Mythes for violin and Piano
Tbc
WED 4 NOVEMBER 2020
THE BRAHMS SONATAS FOR VIOLA and PIANO
Wenhong Luo (Viola)
Kristian Chong (Piano)
BRAHMS - Sonata for Viola & Piano Op.120 No.1 in F minor
work tbc
BRAHMS - Sonata for Viola & Piano Op.120 No.2 in E flat major
HANSON DYER HALL
Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
RESCHEDULED for 2021
SUN 22 NOVEMBER 2020
RECITALS AUSTRALIA
Ike See (Violin)
Kristian Chong (Piano)
DVORAK Sonata for Violin & Piano in F op.57
BARTOK Sonata for Violin & Piano No. 1
PROKOFIEV Sonata for Violin & Piano No. 2 in D major Op.94a
CORIGLIANO Sonata for Violin & Piano
UKARIA, ADELAIDE
RESCHEDULED for a later date