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Steve Davislim

Steve Davislim is among the leading tenors of his generation. Acclaimed throughout the world for his beautiful lyric voice, strong stage presence and remarkable agility he is in demand internationally on both concert and operatic stages and in recital.

His repertoire embraces works from the baroque, classical, romantic and contemporary periods and he has worked with conductors including Claudio Abbado, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Bernard Haitink, Philippe Herreweghe, Lorin Maazel, Christian Thielemann and Sir Georg Solti. His recordings range from Szymanovsky’s Symphony No.3 to Handel’s Rodelinda to a DVD of Berg’s Lulu..

This year, Steve returns to Australia to perform in recitals and with the Sydney Symphony under Simone Young in Das Rheingold. www.stevedavislim.com

Stefan Cassomenos

Melbourne pianist and composer Stefan Cassomenos is one of Australia’s most vibrant and versatile musicians. He has been performing internationally since the age of 10, and is now established as one of Australia’s leading pianists. As the recipient of multiple prizes including the Second Grand Prize in the prestigious International Telekom Beethoven Competition Bonn 2013, Cassomenos has performed throughout Europe and Asia, and now performs regularly in Australia, Germany and the UK.

He has performed concertos with several major Australian symphony orchestras, as well as orchestras overseas. Cassomenos is a founding member of chamber ensemble PLEXUS, which since launching in 2014 has commissioned and premiered over 110 new works. Cassomenos’ own compositions are regularly commissioned and performed throughout Australia. Cassomenos is joint Artistic Director of Port Fairy Spring Music Festival, with violinist Monica Curro. Cassomenos is generously supported by Kawai Australia. www.cassomenos.com

Program:

Beethoven – An die Ferne Geliebte Op.98

Schumann – Dichterliebe Op.48