SUNDAY MATTUTINO
Our Sunday Mattutino series takes place on the third Sunday of every month at 11am.
Tickets are $25 each, and released a month before. It is a single sitting of performance, until about 12 midday. The series is curated by us and tickets include a glass of sherry, dry or sweet, after the concert. Or an orange juice. Plus something to nibble.
NEXT MATTUTINO:
SUNDAY 17TH NOVEMBER 2024 11AM
SOPHIA KIRSANOVA: THE VIOLIN THROUGH THE CENTURIES
Each work in this solo violin program showcases the violin’s expressive voice and technical brilliance across the centuries.
PROGRAM
Eugene YSAŸE Sonata no.6
Lera AUERBACH T'filah (Prayer)
Johann Sebastian BACH Partita No. 2 in D minor BWV 1004
ABOUT SOPHIA KIRSANOVA
Latvian violinist Sophia Kirsanova enjoys an international career, having performed across Europe and Australia. Her solo appearances and concert programming have been praised as “always appealing and intriguing,” (Marshall McGuire, CutCommon) and "demonstrating outstanding technique and musicality" (Latvietis, Melbourne).
Sophia has presented solo recitals at the Melbourne Recital Centre's Salon Series, Melba Hall Lunch Time Series, Hanson Dyer Hall New Music Studio Series, Mark Rothko Centre (Latvia), LMT Chamber Music Hall (Latvia) and many more. Sophia plays in the Duo Kirsanova-Lewis with pianist Georgina Lewis (since 2019), has been a member of the Piano Trio Ram (2008-12), guest violinist with Syzygy Ensemble (2020-2) and the member of the violin duo with her sister Ilze Kirsanova. Sophia's numerous collaborations also include concerts with pianists Agnese Eglina, Timothy Young, Berta Brozgul, Rhodri Clark and Ron Regev.
Dr Kirsanova currently teaches violin at the University of Melbourne, where she has been a Graduate Assistant (2020-21) and a Teaching Associate (since 2021). Sophia also gives international master classes (Sigulda International Master Courses, World Music Encounters) and teaches at her private violin studio.
Sophia's passion is exploring beyond the traditional violin repertoire. She is an avid promoter of new works and commissions new compositions regularly. With a particular interest in her cultural heritage, she explores the extraordinary depth of music from her homeland Latvia and its distinctive musical voice since its independence. As part of this continuous project, she promotes Latvian composers internationally, has commissioned new works (Ēriks Ešenvalds, Linda Leimane, Sandra-Alekesjeva Birze) and has presented lecture recitals at prestigious institutions such as the Royal Music Academy in London, Amherst College (MA) and the Latvian Academy of Music.
In 2022 Sophia received an honorary acknowledgment from the Latvian Association in Australia and New Zealand for the promotion of Latvian composers. She was also invited to perform at the opening of the Latvian Embassy at the National Gallery in Canberra.
If you would like to receive an email when we release each month’s details and tickets, please join our MML, Mattutino Mailing List, link below. This list is just for Mattutino. And you can opt out at any time, via the same link, that’s no drama.
Sunday Mattutino was inspired by our friend Mark Millward, who was missing Sunday Morning Concerts at Wigmore Hall in London and generously offered to help support a similar series here. He is marketing manager, sourcer and pourer of sherry, and host extraordinaire for the series. We thank him.
PAST MATTUTINOS
SUNDAY 20TH OCTOBER
JENNY KHAFAGI, VIOLIN + VIOLA
A reflective program of solo works for both violin and viola, including pieces by J.S Bach, Max Reger, Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti and Lachlan Skipworth.
—
SUNDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER
KATIA MESTROVIC
An uplifting morning of dance rhythms on the harp, from North Africa to Moorish Andalusia; Cuba, Río de la Plata and more.
—
SUNDAY 18TH AUGUST
Josh HOOKE
Solo piano music of Rachmaninoff, Mozart, Chopin and Beethoven.
—
SUNDAY 21ST JULY
DANIEL MCKAY
Solo classical guitar music of Paraguay’s Agustín Barrios, the legendary Brazilian master ‘Garoto’, and Mexico’s Manuel Ponce. Plus excerpts from Daniel’s recent album featuring music of Australia’s own Phillip Houghton, Nigel Westlake and Lilijana Matičevska.
-
SUNDAY 16TH JUNE
MODI DENG
Music with light and the darkest of the dark – pieces that leave you wondering, with early Beethoven, Ligeti, Clara Schumann, Chopin, and Ravel’s La Valse.
-
SUNDAY 16TH MAY
ZOË BLACK & JOE CHINDAMO
Exhilarating and contemplative music for violin and piano, from Spain, France and Argentina. Including some of Joe’s own compositions, including a touching tribute to Zoë’s mum, who passed away 2 years ago.
-
SUNDAY 21ST APRIL
JOSEPHINE VAINS & KEN MURRAY
Invigorating and whimsical music of Cuban guitar virtuoso Leo Brouwer and Australian composer Anne Cawrse. Alongside Welsh folk songs by Welsh composer Stephen Goss and some of Ken Murray’s own offerings.
-
SUNDAY 17TH MARCH
FLAVIO VILLANI
Rachmaninoff’s Op. 23 Preludes presented in alternation with Villani’s own improvisations, mirroring some of the gestures and ideas of the brilliant Russian composer.
-
SUNDAY 17TH FEBRUARY
GINTAUTE GATAVECKAITE
A pianistic sonata odyssey, with four of the most celebrated in the piano repertoire. Sonatas by Joseph Haydn, Domenico Scarlatti and Carl Vine.
-
SUNDAY 21ST JANUARY
EMMA SULLIVAN & STEWART KELLY
Works for double bass and piano. Music of Amy Beach and Bach, Debussy's Syrinx and La plus que lente, excerpts from Xavier Foley's The Mountain Sketches and more.
-
SUNDAY 17TH DECEMBER
AFFINITY QUARTET
Josephine Chung & Nicholas Waters, violins | Ruby Shirres, viola | Mee Na Lojewski, cello
Bartok’s first string quartet and Haydn’s “Emperor” quartet.
-
SUNDAY 19TH NOVEMBER
ELIZA SHEPHARD & PETER DE JAGER
Reimagined repertoire from 19th century composers whose music is deeply ingrained with story and song, including music of Debussy, Tchaikovsky, Chaminade and Mendelssohn.
-
SUNDAY 15TH OCTOBER
HANNAH LANE
Music for harp, composed for private spaces: from the the 16th-century Italian ‘musica secreta’ tradition, to the refinement of the ‘private music’ performed in the chambers of 17th-century English royalty.
-
SUNDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER
ROB HAO
Piano works inspired by musical meditation and composers interested in the reworking of pre-existing material.
-
SUNDAY 19TH AUGUST
BERTA BROZGUL
Piano music of Mozart, Scriabin and Schumann.
-
SUNDAY 16TH JULY
COADY GREEN
Piano music of Haydn, Chopin, Linda Kouvaras, Jane Hammond and Brahms.
-
SUNDAY 18TH JUNE
JOSEPHINE VAINS & FRIENDS: ‘THE SWEET SACRED’
Music of J. S. Bach, Sophia Gubaidulina and Caerwen Martin for cello ensemble and cello solo