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Steel City Strings Manager, Jeremy Boulton interviews violinist, Matthew Tsalidis about what it means to be a freelance musician and how a freelance artist manages his life. 
Hailing from Wollongong, Matthew Tsalidis is a professional freelance violinist, whose performance experience spans solo, orchestral, and chamber music repertoire. Commencing his violin studies at the Wollongong Conservatorium of Music, Matthew was a recipient of the Bessie Foskett Memorial Scholarship, studying with Scott Taggart.Furthering his studies, Matthew completed a Bachelor of Music (Performance) at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music (University of Sydney), studying with Dr Evgeny Sorkin.Matthew currently plays with the St George Chamber Orchestra (Sydney), performing alongside members of the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, as well as Steel City Strings (Wollongong), the Illawarra's premiere chamber ensemble.
He has appeared as guest concertmaster with the Illawarra Choral Society and has also played with the Sutherland Shire Symphony Orchestra.As a soloist, Matthew has appeared with the Beecroft Symphony Orchestra (Sydney) and has both led and directed a performance of Vivaldi's Four Seasons at Wollongong Art Gallery. Matthew collaborates regularly with pianist Emelia Noack-Wilkinson, and together they have presented many recitals in Wollongong (Church On The Mall) and Sydney (Macarthur Music Club). Matthew is also a dedicated violin tutor.
Matthew has chosen two recordings that you will hear.

A. Vivaldi, Concerto in F Major (Autumn from the Four Seasons), Movement III. Recorded live at Wollongong Art Gallery on January 19, 2020. Matthew Tsalidis (solo violin)  Violin 1 - Elisabetta Sonego, Jacob Antonio Violin 2 - Jonathan Karanikas, Sophia Hans Viola - Adrian Davis Cello - Karella Mitchell Double Bass - Ethan Ireland Harpsichord (continuo) - David Vance
P. Sarasate, Zigeunerweisen. Accompanied by David Vance.

You can hear more recordings of Matthew Tsalidis on his YouTube Channel here. His Instagram handle is @matthewtsalidis.
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Steel City Strings Manager, Jeremy Boulton interviews violinist, Cedar Newman. Cedar is a student of Lucie Robert at the Manhattan School of Music Pre-College and the recipient of the Kate Bamberger Scholarship for strings 2020/21. She won the Pre-College Philharmonic String Concerto Competition 2020. Cedar has also studied with Sarah Hindson, Albert Markov and studies piano with Gian-Franco Ricci.

Cedar has performed recitals, as soloist with orchestra, in chamber music and orchestral concerts in Australia and North America. In 2020, she was a finalist for the Adelphi Concerto Competition in New York and the Melbourne Bach Competition. During COVID-19 Cedar enjoyed the opportunity to develop her knowledge of the violin and cello duo repertoire. She is an online student of Wolsey Home School College Oxford.

Cedar talks to Jeremy about past, present and what the future may hold for her, and has chosen three recordings that you will hear.


W.A Mozart, Violin Concerto No. 1 in B flat major, Allegro. Accompanied by Akiko Chiba.
J.S. Bach, Sonata in A minor, Fugue
E. Ysaye, Sonata No. 4, Allemande 

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Steel City Strings is at heart a Chamber Orchestra and therefore, we predominantly play Chamber Music. So what do the terms 'Chamber Orchestra' and 'Chamber Music' actually mean? Manager of Steel City Strings, Jeremy Boulton visited our regular pianist and program annotator back in 2020, David Vance to join the dots for you.

Steel City Strings Manager, Jeremy Boulton interviews composer Adriel Sukumar and vocalist Daisy Pring about the upcoming 'Celebration of Youth' program for 2021.

Sue Kirby speaks to Nick Rheinberger on ABC Illawarra about her new Elena Kats-Chernin commission, 'Cinque Forme d'Amore' for Steel City Strings.

Steel City Strings Presents: The Composer is in the Room
28 February | Burradoo | Sunday 2PM
6 March | Wollongong Town Hall | Saturday 7:30PM
7 March | Nowra School of Arts | Sunday 2PM

Bookings:
merrigong.com.au/shows/the-co...​ (Wollongong)
www.SteelCityStrings.com.au (Burradoo & Nowra)

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Elena Kats-Chernin speaks to Nick Rheinberger on ABC Illawarra about her new work, 'Cinque Forme d'Amore' commissioned by Sue Kirby for Steel City Strings.

Steel City Strings Presents: The Composer is in the Room
28 February | Burradoo | Sunday 2PM
6 March | Wollongong Town Hall | Saturday 7:30PM
7 March | Nowra School of Arts | Sunday 2PM

Bookings:
https://merrigong.com.au/shows/the-co...​ (Wollongong)
www.SteelCityStrings.com.au (Burradoo & Nowra)

Copyright © Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2021.