Carl Vine: Microsymphony
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (arr Ravel)
Paul Terracini: Conductor
Andrew Haveron: Violin
The KPO begins its 50th anniversary year with a celebration of mature mastery, outstanding talent and enduring friendships. Concertmaster of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Haveron make his first appearance as a soloist with the orchestra to perform Brahms's magnificent Violin Concerto.
Inspired by the paintings of his late friend and creative ally Viktor Hartmann, Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition portrays a delightful range of characters and scenes, while Carl Vine's Microsymphony presents an image of the modern city, energised by the rhythms of machines.
Andrew Haveron
Andrew Haveron is one of the most sought after violinists of his generation. A laureate of some of the most
prestigious international violin competitions, Andrew studied in London at the Purcell School and the Royal
College of Music. Andrew is a highly respected soloist, chamber musician and concertmaster.
As a soloist, Andrew has collaborated with conductors such as Jiří Bělohlávek, Sir Colin Davis, Sir Roger
Norrington, David Robertson, Stanislaw Skrowachewski and John Wilson, performing a broad range of well
known and less familiar concertos with many of the UK’s finest orchestras. His performance of Walton’s violin
concerto with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in 2015 was nominated for a Helpmann Award. Andrew’s
playing has also been featured on many film and video-game soundtracks, including Disney’s ‘Fantasia’
game, which includes his performance of Vivaldi’s ‘Four Seasons’ with the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-
Fields. Andrew has also appeared recently in recitals around Australia with pianists Anna Goldsworthy, Piers
Lane and Simon Tedeschi.
In 1999 Andrew was appointed first violinist of the internationally acclaimed Brodsky Quartet. A busy
schedule saw the quartet perform and broadcast in their unique style all over the world. Amassing a
repertoire of almost 300 works, they enjoyed collaborating with outstanding artists and commissioned many
new works from today’s composers. Also famed for their iconic ‘cross-genre’ projects the quartet enjoyed
barrier-breaking work with Elvis Costello, Björk, Paul McCartney and Sting. Andrew recorded more than
fifteen albums with the quartet, many of which received industry awards such as "Diapason d'or" and "Choc
du Monde". Andrew has also appeared with numerous other chamber groups such as the Nash and Hebrides
ensembles, the Logos Chamber Group, Kathy Selby and Ensemble Q.
Andrew is also in great demand as a concertmaster and orchestra director and has worked with all the major
symphony orchestras in the UK and many further afield. In 2007 he became concertmaster of the BBC
Symphony Orchestra, broadcasting frequently on BBC Radio and enjoying many appearances at the BBC
Proms including the famous “Last Night”. Joining the Philharmonia Orchestra in 2012 Andrew also led the
'World Orchestra for Peace’ at the request of its conductor Valery Gergiev, and again in 2018 at the request
of Donald Runnicles. In 2013, Andrew started in his current position of concertmaster of the Sydney
Symphony Orchestra.
In 2004 Andrew received an honorary Doctorate from the University of Kent for his services to music.
He plays on a violin made in 1757 by G B Guadagnini; a generous loan to the Sydney Symphony Orchestra
by Vicki Olsson for Andrew's use.
Paul Terracini
Dr Paul Terracini was born in Sydney and has enjoyed a career in Australia and internationally as an instrumentalist, composer, arranger, and conductor. He has held permanent positions as Principal Trumpet in the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra; Lecturer in Trumpet, Brass Ensemble and Big Band at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music; and Solo Trumpet in the Danish Chamber Players, Denmark.
As an instrumentalist, he performed as soloist in Australia, Europe, USA, and Asia. Within Australia, his solo performances included concertos with the Melbourne, Queensland, West Australian, and Tasmanian Symphony Orchestras.
Paul Terracini has appeared as an opera conductor at the German Rossini Festival in Bad Wilbad, for the Danish Bel Canto Society in Copenhagen, and the Storstroms Symphony Orchestra, also in Denmark. Since assuming the role of artistic director of the Penrith Symphony Orchestra in 2010, he has, apart from programming and conducting the symphonic repertoire, pioneered the performance of chamber opera in western Sydney. For many years he has been invited as a guest conductor/composer to music schools and universities in Europe, USA, China, and Australia. He appears regularly as conductor for the Conservatorium High School, in Sydney. As a choral conductor, he has recorded for ABC Classics with Ars Nova Copenhagen, and the Sydney based choir, Cantillation.
As a composer and arranger, his music has been heard throughout the world in a variety of genres, performed by, amongst others, the Prague Symphony Orchestra, the Australian Chamber Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass, the Danish Chamber Players, the Australian Brass Quintet, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra Brass, and at festivals and conferences on every continent. His music for the two part ABC television series, Hymns of the Forefathers, in which he developed many of the traditional English hymns into symphonic poems, received international acclaim and was released on CD and DVD by ABC Classics. His title music for the television series, Classical Destinations, which was produced for three seasons, was featured on the ‘Number 1 Classical Album of the Year,’ released by Decca.
His new CD, Paul Terracini: Music for Brass, was released on the Tall Poppies label in May 2015. On this recording, he conducted his own music with Sydney Brass, featuring members of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
Paul Terracini also holds a PhD from the University of Sydney, having earlier completed a Bachelor of Theology and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours). His book, John Stoward Moyes and the Social Gospel, was published in 2015.
