CONCERT IS CANCELLED
Due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic
Conductor: Mark ShiellDate: 12 September 2021
Time: 2.30pm
Venue: Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre
The concert that was planned for Sunday 12th September 2021 will not take place.
As you will be aware, recently it has been a time of great uncertainty, particularly for planning events in the near future.
It is for this reason that the Preston Symphony Orchestra has decided not to proceed with the concert scheduled for September 12th 2021. The lockdown has led to the cancellation of several rehearsals, and there is still a huge uncertainty over the size of any audience (and even the number of performers) that would be permitted.
The repertoire that had been planned for the concert, especially the performance with soloist Zoe Knighton, will be re-scheduled for 2022.
The Music
Lalo
Cello concerto
Soloist: Zoe Knighton
Katy Abbott
Fast Ride in a Suave Machine
Tchaikovsky
Symphony No 6
About Zoe Knighton
Zoe is a founding member of Flinders Quartet, one of Australia’s finest chamber ensembles. Flinders Quartet has toured internationally, nationally and appears regularly at Australian festivals as well as their own celebrated subscription series. The group has commissioned many works, been nominated for an ARIA for best classical album and continues to be a champion of Australian Chamber music. “Flinders Quartet…whose players give such care and unanimity of musical thought to Australian Chamber Music” Peter McCallum, Sydney Morning Herald
After starting the cello at the age of 9 with Jill Kahans, and graduating from the University of Melbourne with the highest mark of her year, Zoe went on to establish herself as one of the country’s busiest cellists. Having studied with Christian Wojtowicz, Michel Strauss (Paris), Nelson Cooke, and Angela Seargeant, she is now in demand as chamber coach and teacher at various institutions. A regular panelist for major competitions, Zoe combines many facets of her career with performing.
Zoe has played numerous concertos with Melbourne Orchestras and with pianist Amir Farid, made an impressive debut at the Melbourne Recital Centre to great critical acclaim in 2009. Their partnership continues with recordings for ABC, concerts throughout Australia and the release of 6 CDs on the MOVE label with two more in production. She has been praised for her “thrilling tenor sound” (Limelight magazine) “sublime phrasing” and “many great technical demands carried off with ease.”
Her three other titles on the MOVE label include the complete suites for solo cello by J.S Bach.
“Knighton has produced a reading of great artistic integrity. “ Gordon Kerry
“She radiates confidence in her work and participates with personality and no little finesse. “Well worth hearing for the pleasure given through this player’s familiar warmth and honesty of musical character.” Clive O’Connell
Recent projects have included expanding Flinders Quartet’s regional engagement by becoming Artistic Patrons of the John Noble Quartet Program and initiating a secondary school residency at Footscray City College that incorporates the study of Shostakovich and Bartok quartets with other areas of the curriculum such as dance, media, art and drama.
Zoe is artistic patron of Resonance String Ensemble in Woodend. She plays on a 2020 cello made by Australian maker, Rainer Beilharz. In order to maintain conversations with her children, she is a proud supporter of Hawthorn Football Club and Yarraville Seddon Eagles.