In Conversation
170 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago -In Conversation is brought to you by 2MBS Fine Music Sydney.
In each episode, Simon Moore speaks to a figure in our artistic landscape, delving into all the detailed and interesting facets of their life, from the trivial to the profound. Our guest also introduces some musical extracts that are meaningful to them.
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In Conversation: Derek Parker
April 14, 2021 04:00 - 58 minutes - 133 MB(Originally aired in April 2021) Derek Parker has been a presenter at Fine Music Sydney for over 15 years, but his career in radio is far longer than that. He’s been a figure in broadcasting on radio and television for a staggering 70 years, but as if that’s not enough he’s also written over 50 books - covering topics as diverse as the golden years of radio and erotic fiction. But sadly for us here at Fine Music Sydney, he and his wife Julia have decided to return to their native Britain. H...
In Conversation: Francesco Ventriglia
April 08, 2021 00:28 - 58 minutes - 134 MB(Originally aired in April 2021) Francesco Ventriglia is a dancer, choreographer and artistic director. Making his premiere at La Scala, he’s performed with the Bolshoi Theatre, the Mariinsky Ballet, Grand Theatre du Geneve, the Venice Biennale. He became Europe’s youngest artistic director in 2010 when he was appointed by the Florence Opera House, and was the artistic director of the Royal New Zealand Ballet during the middle of the last decade. He’s now in Sydney as the co-founder and a...
In Conversation: Geoffrey Chard AM
March 31, 2021 03:00 - 55 minutes - 127 MB(Originally aired in April 2021) Geoffrey Chard AM is a doyen of the opera world. He was part of the inaugural production of the Australian Elizabethan Trust Opera Company – the forerunner to Opera Australia – back in 1956. He never looked back, performing regularly with the Royal Opera Company at Covent Garden, the English National Opera as well as Opera Australia. In 1988 he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for services to opera, and late last year celebrated his 90th birt...
In Conversation: Geoffrey Chard
March 31, 2021 03:00 - 55 minutes - 127 MB(Originally aired in April 2021) Geoffrey Chard AM is a doyen of the opera world. He was part of the inaugural production of the Australian Elizabethan Trust Opera Company – the forerunner to Opera Australia – back in 1956. He never looked back, performing regularly with the Royal Opera Company at Covent Garden, the English National Opera as well as Opera Australia. In 1988 he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for services to opera, and late last year celebrated his 90th birt...
In Conversation: Madeleine Easton
March 24, 2021 03:00 - 58 minutes - 133 MB(Originally aired in March 2021) Madeleine Easton is a violinist internationally recognised for her versatility and expertise. She’s appeared as a soloist, concertmaster and director of some of the world’s most respected ensembles and orchestras. Her mentor John Eliot Gardiner described her as having “fire in her belly and a spirit of enterprise” – which probably helps to explain why she is now the founder and artistic director of one of Australia’s newest orchestras, Bach Akademie Austra...
In Conversation: Brian Castles-Onion
March 17, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 149 MB(Originally aired in March 2021) Brian Castles-Onion is one of Australia’s most exciting and well-known opera conductors. His career expands internationally, having worked at New York’s Metropolitan Opera and the Julliard School of Music. His love of opera began when he was just 4 years old, at which point his weekly accumulation of new LPs began, creating what is now one of the largest private collections of vocal recordings in the world. He’s worked with Sumi Jo, Kiri Te Kanawa, Placi...
In Conversation: Brian Castles-Onion AM
March 17, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 149 MB(Originally aired in March 2021) Brian Castles-Onion is one of Australia’s most exciting and well-known opera conductors. His career expands internationally, having worked at New York’s Metropolitan Opera and the Julliard School of Music. His love of opera began when he was just 4 years old, at which point his weekly accumulation of new LPs began, creating what is now one of the largest private collections of vocal recordings in the world. He’s worked with Sumi Jo, Kiri Te Kanawa, Placi...
In Conversation: Paul Stanhope
March 10, 2021 04:08 - 57 minutes - 131 MB(Originally aired in March 2021) Paul Stanhope is an Australian composer whose compositions have been heard all around the world. The winner of 4 APRA Australian Music Centre awards in instrumental, orchestral, choral and vocal categories, his 2014 work "Jandamarra: Sing for the Country" has been recognised as a milestone in Australian composition. Paul joined Simon Moore ahead of the premiere of his new masterwork, his Requiem, at the City Recital Hall.
In Conversation: Susie Park
March 03, 2021 03:00 - 58 minutes - 133 MB(Originally aired in March 2021) Susie Park is a violinist hailed by the Washington Post as "prodigiously talented", and praised for her freedom and mastery. She's been a soloist with countless orchestras around the world, from the Vienna Symphony to the orchestra Wellington, working with some of the world's best conductors. She's also spread her wings widely in the chamber music genre, being a former violinist with the Eroica trio, a member of CMS Two, and performing with many other chamb...
In Conversation: Emma Dunch
February 24, 2021 03:00 - 57 minutes - 132 MB(Originally aired in February 2021) Emma Dunch made her name in the arts sector in New York, and returned to Australia in 2018 to become CEO of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Emma joined Simon Moore to talk about the challenges of having to temporarily vacate their home at the Sydney Opera House - as well as the current pandemic - but also the exciting new era for the orchestra as they welcome Simon Young as chief conductor and their plans for their 10th decade.
In Conversation: Nicole van Bruggen
February 17, 2021 03:42 - 1 hour - 152 MB(Originally aired in February 2021) Clarinettist Nicole van Bruggen is co-artistic director of the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra. She is a leader in the art of historically informed performance, and has performed extensively with some of Europe and Australia’s finest period instrument ensembles, including Concerto Copenhagen, the Netherlands Bach Society and the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra. This episode is an extended version of the broadcast edition, with additional inter...
In Conversation: Alexander Berlage
February 10, 2021 03:00 - 55 minutes - 128 MB(Originally aired in February 2021) Alexander Berlage is an award-winning theatre director and lighting designer. His production of American Psycho won 9 Sydney Theatre Awards, including Best Direction of a Musical, an award he had also won the previous year. Alexander joined Simon Moore to talk about his creative process and his work, including his upcoming production of Young Frankenstein at the Hayes Theatre in Sydney.
In Conversation: Guy Noble
February 03, 2021 03:00 - 59 minutes - 137 MB(Originally aired in February 2021) Guy Noble is one of Australia’s most versatile conductors and musical entertainers; not only has he worked with all the major Australian orchestras, but also with artists as diverse as Yvonne Kenny and the Beach Boys. He’s also a broadcaster on the ABC, BBC, and the QANTAS in-flight classical channel. Guy joined Simon Moore to kick off the 2021 season of In Conversation.
In Conversation: Brett Weymark
February 01, 2021 00:52 - 56 minutes - 130 MB(Originally aired in December 2020) Brett Weymark is one of the foremost choral conductors in Australia. Since becoming music director of the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs in 2003, he’s conducted the Choirs in performances around Australia and all around the world. He’s led all of Australia's state orchestras, as well as the Orchestra of the Antipodes, Sydney Youth Orchestra, and the Hong Kong Philharmonic. Brett joined Simon Moore for a very special edition of In Conversation - helping us ce...
In Conversation: Mike Nock
November 26, 2020 03:03 - 48 minutes - 110 MB(Originally aired in August 2019) Mike Nock is an internationally acclaimed jazz pianist, composer, and music educator. After spending some 25 years in the USA, he returned to Australia in the 1980s and has made an enormous contribution to the Australian music scene ever since. In July 2018 he was struck by a car and spent many weeks in hospital before returning to performing. Mike joined Christopher Waterhouse to discuss his background in music, his international jazz career, and the...
In Conversation: Louise Herron
November 12, 2020 01:06 - 43 minutes - 98.6 MB(Originally aired in September 2020) Louise Herron has been at the helm of the Sydney Opera House since 2012, having previously been a lawyer and corporate adviser. She was chair of Sydney’s Belvoir Street Theatre for 10 years and has led the development of the Opera House’s renewal program including major upgrades to the venues and facilities of one of the world’s most iconic buildings. Louise joined Christopher Waterhouse to share some of the music that inspires her and some of the st...
In Conversation: David Drury
November 12, 2020 00:58 - 42 minutes - 97.5 MB(Originally aired in October 2020) David Drury is one of Australia's most acclaimed organists, known especially for his talents in improvisation. He is the only Australian organist to have won the prestigious "Tournemire prize" for improvisation at the St Alban's International Organ Competition. He has given recitals around the world including at Notre Dame and La Madeleine in Paris, Westminster Abbey, St Paul's Cathedral and Westminster Cathedral in London, and has appeared many times at...
In Conversation: Emma Pask
November 12, 2020 00:52 - 47 minutes - 109 MB(Originally aired in August 2020) Emma Pask has firmly established herself as one of Australia's favourite voices in jazz, and has toured with her band across the country as well as throughout Europe and Asia. For many years she has worked alongside James Morrison, who says of Emma, "whilst it's fashionable to be a jazz singer these days, she is the real thing." As Emma prepared to perform to live audiences again following the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, she spent an hour sharing the...
In Conversation: The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG
November 12, 2020 00:46 - 50 minutes - 116 MB(Originally Aired in January 2020) The Honourable Michael Kirby is an international jurist, educator and former Judge. He served as Justice of the High Court of Australia from 1996 to 2009. He is recognised internationally for his work for Human Rights which earned him the Australian Human Rights medal, Laurette of the UNESCO price for Human Rights Education and co winner of the Gruber Justice prize. He joined Christopher Waterhouse to discuss his early life and influences and his thoughts f...
In Conversation: Michael Kirby
November 12, 2020 00:46 - 50 minutes - 116 MB(Originally Aired in January 2020) The Honourable Michael Kirby is an international jurist, educator and former Judge. He served as Justice of the High Court of Australia from 1996 to 2009. He is recognised internationally for his work for Human Rights which earned him the Australian Human Rights medal, Laurette of the UNESCO price for Human Rights Education and co winner of the Gruber Justice prize. He joined Christopher Waterhouse to discuss his early life and influences and his thoughts f...