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Ode to Joy – Beethoven’s Ninth

For his first concert season as Musical Director and Artistic Advisor, Sadaharu Muramatsu has chosen a mountain to climb. Beethoven’s monumental Symphony No 9 (“Choral”) will feature over 100 musicians joyfully proclaiming this great ode to the human spirit. The … Continue reading

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2012 Subscription series

This year has been a musical smorgasbord, with four guest conductors and a varied and rewarding musical journey. Thank you all for your support in so many ways, and we hope you enjoy a happy and relaxing Christmas and holiday … Continue reading

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Dynamos! – 2011 Season 4

In their final concerts for the year, Strathfield Symphony Orchestra, featured at Breakfast on Bondi on 23 October, presents a dynamic programme of Beethoven’s beloved 5th Symphony and the spectacular compositions of “the Maestro”, Tommy Tycho, under the baton of … Continue reading

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Bernard Walz

Bernard Walz made his conducting debut with the Strathfield Symphony Orchestra in June, 2010 and his US conducting debut in Colorado, USA (Pueblo Symphony Orchestra) in February, 2011. In October Bernard conducted Strathfield Symphony Orchestra at the inaugural “Breakfast On … Continue reading

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Maria Lindsay

Maria Lindsay has an active career as soloist, chamber musician, artistic director, ensemble leader and teacher. Maria has recently established the Lurline Chamber Orchestra, of which she is Leader and Co-Artistic Director. With Lurline she has performed, to great acclaim, the … Continue reading

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Tommy Tycho

Tommy Tycho was born in Budapest in 1928. His musical life started as a child prodigy pianist. He played George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue with the Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra at age 10. He commenced studying at the Franz Liszt Academy … Continue reading

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Breakfast on Bondi

On 22 September I received a phone call from Gareth Lewis of Fourth Wall Events asking if we would be interested in providing the orchestra for the inaugural Breakfast on Bondi event as part of the Crave Sydney International Food … Continue reading

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Strathfield Symphony on Four Corners

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Fire & Ice – 2011 Season 3

Two masterpieces of the Romantic repertoire will be featured in Strathfield Symphony’s third season concert on Sunday 11 September at 2.30pm at Strathfield Town Hall. Kenichi Mizushima returns as soloist in one of the greatest and best loved of all … Continue reading

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Kenichi Mizushima

Kenichi was born in 1986 in Sydney, and began his cello lesson at the age of two and a half with Takao Mizushima, his father, and has appeared as a soloist on many occasions since he was five. Kenichi has … Continue reading

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