In Conversation

In Conversation: Charmian Gadd

In Conversation Interviews Simon Moore

21/9 - A remarkable violinist who has had an extraordinary career across three continents, Charmian Gadd started in humble beginnings on a farm in the Central Coast in the 1940s. She exploded onto the music scene as a teenager, and went on to play with such luminaries as Yehudi Menuhin and Neville Marriner, living in the UK and the USA before coming back to Australia in the late 80s.

In Conversation: Naseema Sparks AM

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14/9 - Naseema Sparks AM is an experienced company director whose passion for the arts led her to take on key leadership roles at board level in organisations such as the Sydney Biennale and the Sydney Dance Company. Now chair of Sydney Living Museums and Music in the Regions, one of our newest arts organisations, she has said “the arts is my balance, it’s good for the soul”, which is a sentiment we can all agree with! In this conversation,

In Conversation: Lyndon Terracini

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7/9 - Lyndon Terracini has certainly left his mark on Australian opera – and he’s not done yet. He has been Artistic Director of Opera Australia since 2009, however his association with opera goes back decades, having first appeared with the company as a baritone in the 1970s. His operatic career took him to his ancestral home of Italy, though he made frequent visits back to Australia to perform here to

In Conversation: Eric Whitacre

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In this conversation, Eric talks about The Sacred Veil, which he is coming to Australia to conduct with the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs at the Sydney Opera House. We also hear insights about his composing and his unorthodox entry into the classical genre, the Virtual Choirs projects, his public speaking, plus he eloquently introduces a diverse selection of pieces which have inspired him over the years.

In Conversation: Brendan Joyce

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One of Australia’s most celebrated violinists, Brendan Joyce is the artistic director of Camerata, Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra. His leadership has been described by critics as both dynamic and indefatigable, which is why it’s unsurprising he often appears around Australia with such organisations as the Orchestra of the Antipodes, Van Diemen's Band, and the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra.

In Conversation: Daniel Dodds

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A violinist who has performed on every continent, Adelaide-born Daniel Dodds is the Artistic Director of Festival Strings Lucerne. He’ll be back in Australia shortly to appear as Concertmaster of the Australian World Orchestra under the baton of Zubin Mehta, for performances in Melbourne on the 31st of August and Sydney on the 2nd of September.

In Conversation: Guy Simpson

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On In Conversation on Wednesday 10 August Simon's guest was a person the musical theatre scene in Australia and around the world owes a great deal to... Guy Simpson.

He has been supervising productions of The Phantom of the Opera for over 30 years around the world, from South Africa to New Zealand, Brazil to the Philippines. He has a similarly long association with productions of Miss Saigon, and has been instrumental in countless others – from the larger scale, like Evita and West Side Story, to the intimate, such as Anna O’Byrne’s recent one woman show Becoming Eliza, who was a guest on In Conversation back in May.

In Conversation: Jack Liebeck

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This Wednesday at 1pm, In Conversation is on tour, coming to you from the Australian Festival of Chamber Music, in Townsville, which runs until this Sunday, 7 August. The Festival’s new Artistic Director is British/German Violinist Jack Liebeck. His music ranges from the intricacy of Mozart through to the passion of contemporary Australian works by Brett Dean. He’s on a whopping 17 albums, including playing on the film scores of Jane Eyre and Anna Karenina, has a keen interest in science to the extent that he’s collaborated with Professor Brian Cox, and he’s been described as possessing “flawless technical mastery”...

In Conversation

In Conversation Interviews Simon Moore

An actor whose career on the stage, film and television is approaching half a century and still going strong, Simon Burke burst onto the scene in the highly acclaimed Devil’s Playground at the age of 13.

In Conversation with John Bell

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Today at 1pm on In Conversation, Simon Moore is joined by celebrated actor and director John Bell, a man who has been a driving force in the shape and direction of Australian Theatre for more than half a century.