Oberon Chamber Music Festival – ALL ABOUT THAT BASS

Sydney Symphony’s principal double bass, Kees Boersma  is joined by Tobias Breider, viola; Bernadette Harvey, piano; Emma Jardine, violin, and Rachel Siu, cello, to perform:

Double bass superstar Kees Boersma is joined by Tobias Breider, viola; Bernadette Harvey, piano; Emma Jardine, violin, and Rachel Siu, cello, to perform:

• Shostakovich: Prelude and Gavotte for Viola, Double Bass and Piano
• Glière: Suite for Double Bass and Viola
• Edgar Meyer: Duo for Cello and Double Bass
• Schubert: Piano Quintet in A major (‘the Trout’)

Arrive an hour early for the Meet, Greet & Eat (MG&E) pre-concert talk by our Festival music specialist Andy Bromberger, included in your ticket price, and enhance your experience with a pre-purchased Cheese Platter Box.

Born in the Netherlands, Kees Boersma graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts before returning to the Netherlands to study at the Sweelinck Conservatorium, Amsterdam. He then worked with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra for two years, performing at the Salzburg Festival, BBC Proms, and on tours to Montreux, Lucerne, Paris, Vienna and Berlin. Returning to Australia, he performed as principal with the State Orchestra of Victoria and Australian Chamber Orchestra, before joining the Sydney Symphony Orchestra as Principal Double Bass.

He was a founding member of contemporary music group ELISION, with whom he has recorded several CDs and toured Italy and Germany, including performances at the Ultraschall Festival in Berlin. He also performs with the Sydney Soloists, and appears regularly with the Australia Ensemble. In 2004, he performed Schubert’s Trout Quintet and Brett Dean’s Voices of Angels with the Australia Ensemble during a national tour for Musica Viva. He also appeared in the inaugural Melbourne Spoleto Festival, performing chamber music with Joshua Bell, Colin Carr and Carter Brey. His musical interests include contemporary music and the solo double bass repertory of 18th-century Vienna, and in his solo appearances with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra he has performed Bright’s Double Bass Concerto, Dittersdorf’s Divertimento for viola and double bass, and Bottesini’s Concerto for two double basses. In 2013 he gave the premiere performances of Mary Finsterer’s double bass concerto, Lake Ice, commissioned by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.

Meet, Greet & Eat pre-concert talk

With such positive feedback from last year’s festival, Andy’s delightful and personable manner adds much joy to the concert-going experience. Her 30-minute pre-concert MG&E talk will give you a deeper understanding of the music you are about to hear. Don’t miss it!

As ticket holders, the MG&E talk is included in the ticket price. There is a delicious Cheese Platter Box available for pre-purchase and will be ready for you to enjoy as you listen to Andy’s presentation. Not only do you get to meet the music and greet each other, but you also get to treat your taste buds too. The Foyer Bar will be open for drinks purchases.