Camerata – Viva Violin

Classical music lovers and new admirers alike will delight in this enchanting evening with the familiar classics of Mendelssohn and Rossini, joined by special guest, violin soloist Catherina Lee.

Rossini’s work has been embraced by popular culture unlike any other opera composer. His famed Barber of Seville Overture opens the performance, diving straight into a work that showcases Camerata’s vigour and energy with one of the most exciting and best loved works in the repertoire.

Camerata will then perform two of Mendelssohn’s most renowned and treasured compositions, his Violin Concerto and Italian Symphony. Both highly recognisable, from the captivating violin pyrotechnics of the Violin Concerto to the dramatic and intense Italian Symphony, having been popularised through television and film.

For Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto, Camerata will joined by Queensland-born violinist, Catherina Lee who has been described as “one of the most gifted and promising violinists to have emerged from Australia in recent decades”. Catherina is embarking on a solo career in Europe, having appeared with numerous orchestras including the Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto, the Vienna Ensemble, the Junge Philharmonie Wien, and she recently made her debut at the Konzerthaus, Vienna. Catherina possesses a special and unique musicianship that has a poignancy and sensitivity that place her in a league of her own.