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Talking to Trio Isimsiz ahead of their Musica Viva National Tour
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Talking to Trio Isimsiz ahead of their Musica Viva National Tour

1 October 2025

Ahead of their substantial eight city national tour for Musica Viva, violinist Pablo Hernán Benedí of Trio Isimsiz talks to Seesaw Magazine about the longevity of their musical collaboration and having each other’s backs during life on the road.

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1/6/2023: Pianist Garrick Ohlsson, on stage at the Brisbane Conservatorium for Musica Viva Australia, in South Bank, Brisbane. pic Lyndon Mechielsen An older gentleman in a black suit and shirt sits at a grand piano. He has both hands on the keyboard, one crossing over the other and he is smiling. This is pianist Garrick Ohlsson in concert. Sure hands touch the heart
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Sure hands touch the heart

22 June 2023

Pianist Garrick Ohlsson has been wowing audiences around the world for almost 60 years and this concert is no exception. Bourby Webster savours every moment. 

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Three musicians span across a stage - Timothy Ridout on viola, Anneleen Lenaerts on harp and Adam Walker on flute. They are all focused on their playing. Unlikely trio combine forces with flair
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Unlikely trio combine forces with flair

15 May 2023

Flute, harp and viola interlace in a program that challenges and enthrals, revealing a combination of almost limitless possibility, writes Angela Ho. 

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Musica Viva Australia | Newcastle City Hall | Signum Saxophone Quartet | 8/11 Five musicians in black suits perform on the stage, a violinist in front bending into his instrument, four men on saxophones behind him. They are the Signum Saxophone Quartet performing with violinist Kristian Winther Silence speaks volumes in sax triumph
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Silence speaks volumes in sax triumph

16 November 2022

European cult icons Signum Saxophone Quartet join celebrated violinist Kristian Winther for a powerhouse performance that reveals the many colours of the sax to an awestruck audience, writes Angela Ho. 

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people sit in a darkened auditorium looking at a stage. In the centre of the stage sits a clarinettist, cellist and piano player Local legends scale chamber challenge
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Local legends scale chamber challenge

13 March 2021

Musica Viva Australia’s first Perth concert for 2021 was notable for the novelty and heft of the programming, the virtuosity of the local players, and the sheer amount of concentrated work which must have gone into its preparation, says Sandra Bowdler.

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