Dorcas McClean Scholarship and ANVC Festival Pass

The Melbourne Conservatorium of Music is proud to be hosting the Dorcas McClean Travelling Scholarship performances alongside the inaugural Australian National Violin Conference. This festival pass grants you a ticket to all four performances as well as access to all ANVC events.

If you would prefer to stream this event online, please purchase a ticket via our streaming partners Australian Digital Concert Hall.

PROGRAM

Thursday 10 February

10:00AM-10:20AM – Kenneth Myer Auditorium

Welcome and Introduction by Dr Richard Kurth, Dr Curt Thompson and Special Guests

10:30AM-11:00AM – Kenneth Myer Auditorium

The Extraordinary Career of Dorcas McClean

This presentation explores Dorcas’s intriguing family history and the circumstances of her origins in Sydney in the 1920s, both of which shaped the features of the career that followed. Presenter: Dr Suzanne Robinson

11:15AM-12:15PM – Kenneth Myer Auditorium

The Violin in Australia, from Federation to WWII

This presentation explores the musical culture and drivers of educational opportunity for young violinists down under during this turbulent time. Presenter: Dr Goetz Richter AM

1:15PM-2:15PM – Kenneth Myer Auditorium

“…Probably the finest artist in any branch who has ever left these shores…” – The Artistry of Alma Moodie

In this session Dr Dreyfus introduces Moodie and her work and in conversation with violinist Dr Goetz Richter discusses the significance of this most important violinist of the twentieth century. Presenters: Dr Kay Dreyfus, Dr Goetz Richter AM, Dr Jeanell Carrigan AM

2:30PM-3:30PM – Kenneth Myer Auditorium

Masterclass with Robert Davidovici

Virtuoso violinist and guest artist Robert Davidovici will be joined by a collection of talented young violinists from Melbourne secondary and tertiary institutions.

4:00PM-5:00PM – Hanson Dyer Hall

Semi-Final Round One - Leanne McGowan (violin) and Louisa Breen (piano)

5:30PM-6:30PM – Hanson Dyer Hall

Semi-Final Round Two - Emily Su (Violin) and Laurence Matheson (piano)

7:00PM-8:00PM – Hanson Dyer Hall

Semi-Final Round Three - Mana Ohashi (violin) and Louisa Breen (piano)

Friday 11 February

10:00AM-11:00AM – Kenneth Myer Auditorium

Facing the Music Lyndall Hendrickson’s Way (1994), Film Screening

Born in 1917, Lyndall Hendrickson’s life was one of extremes, from childhood violin prodigy to fame and wealth, to polio, paralysis and recovery. She has received worldwide acclaim for her innovative methods for teaching music, and achieved remarkable success with children. The film won accolades at the Golden Gate Awards and the Banff World Television Festival. Written and Directed by Manuela Alberti; Producers Manuela Alberti/Andrew Wiseman

11:15AM-12:15PM – Kenneth Myer Auditorium

Lyndall Hendrickson: Revolutionary Work

This presentation explores Lyndall Hendrickson’s ancestry, her lectures in the People’s Republic of China and her teaching materials, demonstrating her multi-sensory learning approaches. Presenter: Ibby Mikaljo

1:15PM-2:45PM – Kenneth Myer Auditorium

Tossy Spivakovsky: A Giant in Our Midst

This presentation will explore the incredible story of several members of a family of musical geniuses who fled Nazi Germany for Melbourne in 1933. Tossy, the youngest of nine, was concertmaster of both the Berlin Philharmonic (at age eighteen) and The Cleveland Orchestra, spending most of the decade of the 1930s teaching and performing in Australia. Presenters: Michael Spivakovsky and Dr Curt Thompson

4:00PM-5:00PM – Hanson Dyer Hall

Semi-Final Round Four - David Carreon (violin) and Rhodri Clarke (piano)

5:30PM-6:30PM – Hanson Dyer Hall

Semi-Final Round Five - Jackie Wong (violin) and Rhodri Clarke (piano)

7:00PM-8:00PM – Hanson Dyer Hall

Semi-Final Round Six - Grace Wu (violin) and Laurence Matheson(piano)

Saturday 12 February

10:00AM-11:00AM – Kenneth Myer Auditorium

Robert Pikler: Moments

This presentation will feature video interviews with five people closely associated with the violinist, violist, conductor and pedagogue Robert Pikler (1909-1984). It will trace his experiences as a band musician in Java, touching on his treatment as a Japanese prisoner of war, and will offer reflections on his superb artistry, his wizardry on a chess board and his inspiring teaching methodology. Presenters: Robert Davidovici, Charmian Gadd, William Hennessy AM, Cho-Liang Lin, Gregory Pikler and Dr Curt Thompson

11:15AM-12:15PM – Kenneth Myer Auditorium

Robert Pikler: Moments (continued)

1:15PM-2:15PM– Kenneth Myer Auditorium

Jan Sedivka: His Life and Influence on String Playing and Teaching in Australia

This presentation will examine Jan Sedivka’s influence on teaching and playing in Australia, including a video interview with renowned pedagogue Elizabeth Morgan and contributions from other musicians who studied with him. Presenter: Keith Crellin OAM with contributions from Elizabeth Morgan AM and others

2:30PM-3:15PM – Kenneth Myer Auditorium

Jan Sedivka: Panel Discussion

This discussion will feature a collection of former students and associates of Jan Sedivka. Presenters: Keith Crellin OAM with Kirsty Bremner, Sarah Curro, Peter Exton, Amanda Fairs, Trevor Jones and Cindy Watkin

7:00PM-8:00PM – Hanson Dyer Hall

Guest Artists Recital featuring Cho-Liang Lin

Cho-Liang Lin, Robert Davidovici, Curt Thompson, violin

Louisa Breen, piano

Sunday 13 February

10:00AM-11:00AM – Kenneth Myer Auditorium

Mozart’s Library

This presentation will reveal the music Mozart actually knew, based not only on the family letters but other documentary and musical sources little explored or dismissed as largely irrelevant. Mozart’s library shows that his acquaintance with the musical world around him was diverse and broad ranging, including older and newer music. Mozart’s library offers a reflection of the immediate, documentable experience of a composer. Presenter: Professor Cliff Eisen

11:15AM-12:15PM – Kenneth Myer Auditorium

Mozart as Violinist

This presentation will demonstrate how the violin played a significant role in Mozart’s performing and compositional career, from his early violin performance as a child prodigy—on occasion with equal billing to his keyboard performances—to his employment as a violinist in the Salzburg court, and later in Vienna. Presenter: Professor Cliff Eisen

1:15PM-2:30PM – Kenneth Myer Auditorium

Masterclass with Cho-Liang Lin

Virtuoso violinist and Guest Artist Cho-Liang Lin will be joined by a collection of talented young violinists from Melbourne secondary and tertiary institutions.

3:00PM-5:00PM – Hanson Dyer Hall

Dorcas McClean Travelling Scholarship Final

Featuring performances by the three Finalists of concerti by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Program information will be provided on the day.

Prizes for the Dorcas McClean Travelling Scholarship will be announced following a pause for jury deliberation.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION