Concert 1 Guest Artists
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Andrew Haveron
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Andrew Haveron joined the Sydney Symphony Orchestra as Co-Concertmaster in 2013, arriving in Sydney with a reputation as one of the most sought-after violinists of his generation. With his unrivalled versatility, he is highly respected as a soloist, chamber musician and concertmaster.
As a soloist, he has played concertos with conductors such as Colin Davis, Roger Norrington, Jiří Bělohlávek, Stanisław Skrowaczewski and John Wilson, as well as David Robertson, performing a broad range of well-known and less familiar repertoire with many of the UK's finest orchestras.
As first violinist of the internationally acclaimed Brodsky Quartet (1999-2007), his work included collaborations with artists ranging from Anne-Sofie von Otter and Alexander Baillie to iconic crossover work with Elvis Costello, Björk, Paul McCartney and Sting.
He recorded more than 15 albums with the quartet, many of which won awards such as Diapason d'or and Choc du Monde de la Musique. He has also appeared with numerous other chamber groups, such as the Nash and Hebrides ensembles, the Logos Chamber Group, Kathy Selby, and the Omega Ensemble.
Andrew Haveron is in great demand as a concertmaster and director, and has worked with all the major symphony orchestras in the UK and many others around the world. In 2007 he became concertmaster of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and in 2012 he joined the Philharmonia Orchestra. He also led the World Orchestra for Peace at the request of Valery Gergiev, and he has been the leader of the John Wilson Orchestra since its inception.
Born in London in 1975, Andrew Haveron studied at the Purcell School and the Royal College of Music and in 1996 was the highest British prize winner at the Paganini Competition for the past 50 years. In 2004 he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Kent for his services to music.
Andrew Haveron plays a 1757 Guadagnini violin, generously loaned to the Sydney Symphony Orchestra by Vicki Olsson.
As a soloist, he has played concertos with conductors such as Colin Davis, Roger Norrington, Jiří Bělohlávek, Stanisław Skrowaczewski and John Wilson, as well as David Robertson, performing a broad range of well-known and less familiar repertoire with many of the UK's finest orchestras.
As first violinist of the internationally acclaimed Brodsky Quartet (1999-2007), his work included collaborations with artists ranging from Anne-Sofie von Otter and Alexander Baillie to iconic crossover work with Elvis Costello, Björk, Paul McCartney and Sting.
He recorded more than 15 albums with the quartet, many of which won awards such as Diapason d'or and Choc du Monde de la Musique. He has also appeared with numerous other chamber groups, such as the Nash and Hebrides ensembles, the Logos Chamber Group, Kathy Selby, and the Omega Ensemble.
Andrew Haveron is in great demand as a concertmaster and director, and has worked with all the major symphony orchestras in the UK and many others around the world. In 2007 he became concertmaster of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and in 2012 he joined the Philharmonia Orchestra. He also led the World Orchestra for Peace at the request of Valery Gergiev, and he has been the leader of the John Wilson Orchestra since its inception.
Born in London in 1975, Andrew Haveron studied at the Purcell School and the Royal College of Music and in 1996 was the highest British prize winner at the Paganini Competition for the past 50 years. In 2004 he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Kent for his services to music.
Andrew Haveron plays a 1757 Guadagnini violin, generously loaned to the Sydney Symphony Orchestra by Vicki Olsson.
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Vatche Jambazian
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Sydney-born pianist Vatche Jambazian completed his Master of Music at The Juilliard School following studies at the Sydney Conservatorium. Following his international debut in Armenia, Vatche has since performed extensively throughout Europe, North America, Asia and Australia.
Vatche was awarded the Fine Music Station (2MBS) Young Performer of the Year (NSW) , was a finalist in the ABC Young Performer of the Year and a prizewinner at the Los Angeles International Piano Competition.
Concert engagements have seen him perform at prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall, Sydney Opera House, City Recital Hall, Hobart Town Hall, The Foundling Museum, Zipper Hall, and Lincoln Centre where he gave the New York premiere of Kaija Saariaho’s Light and Matter Piano Trio through the Rolex Arts Initiative.
Vatche has been featured on ABC Classic FM, Fine Music Station 2MBS, WQXR Radio (NYC), and has performed with baritone David Greco, soprano Eleanor Lyons, and the Orava Quartet.
During the pandemic Vatche has maintained an active performance schedule featuring in the Digital Season at the Sydney Opera House, Melbourne Digital Concert Hall, The Australian Festival of Chamber Music and Phoenix Central Park and additionally holds the position of Guest Artist and Professor at The Piano Institute (Surabaya, Indonesia).
Vatche was recently appointed Principal Pianist for Omega Ensemble and currently holds the position of Academic lecturer at the Australian Institute of Music.
Vatche was awarded the Fine Music Station (2MBS) Young Performer of the Year (NSW) , was a finalist in the ABC Young Performer of the Year and a prizewinner at the Los Angeles International Piano Competition.
Concert engagements have seen him perform at prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall, Sydney Opera House, City Recital Hall, Hobart Town Hall, The Foundling Museum, Zipper Hall, and Lincoln Centre where he gave the New York premiere of Kaija Saariaho’s Light and Matter Piano Trio through the Rolex Arts Initiative.
Vatche has been featured on ABC Classic FM, Fine Music Station 2MBS, WQXR Radio (NYC), and has performed with baritone David Greco, soprano Eleanor Lyons, and the Orava Quartet.
During the pandemic Vatche has maintained an active performance schedule featuring in the Digital Season at the Sydney Opera House, Melbourne Digital Concert Hall, The Australian Festival of Chamber Music and Phoenix Central Park and additionally holds the position of Guest Artist and Professor at The Piano Institute (Surabaya, Indonesia).
Vatche was recently appointed Principal Pianist for Omega Ensemble and currently holds the position of Academic lecturer at the Australian Institute of Music.
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Rachel Siu
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Described as "fearless" by Yo-Yo Ma in an interview with South China morning post, Australian born Rachel Siu has been making her mark all around the world. Rachel Siu started learning the cello at the age of five with Renat Yusupov. Her father was a loyal music lover, and curiously asked if she would be interested in a string instrument, and played a video recording of a Brandenburg Concerto by Bach. She picked the cello, simply because it was a large instrument. Rachel recently completed her Master of Music degree under the tutelage of Joel Krosnick at The Juilliard School, where she was a Kovner Fellow, and a recipient of the William Schuman Commencement Prize. She received her Bachelor of Music degree from Juilliard in 2019. Her previous teachers include Peter Rejto and Susan Blake.
Since debuting as a soloist at the age of seven at the Sydney Town Hall, Rachel has performed in Europe, Asia, America, and Australia, and has performed as a soloist with numerous orchestras, including the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra, the Juilliard Orchestra, and LGT Young Soloists, working under the baton of conductors such as Thomas Adès, and Long Yu. She has performed in venues such as Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, the Sydney Opera House, Alice Tully Hall, Xinghai Concert Hall, Royal Albert Hall, and the Musikverein.
Rachel more recently won the Gold Medal prize at the VIII David Popper International Cello Competition in Varpalota, Hungary.
At the age of 11, Rachel became the youngest winner in the 33-year history of the National Youth Concerto Competition in Australia. Rachel was the winner of The Juilliard School Concerto Competition in 2017, where she performed the Elgar Cello Concerto in E minor with The Juilliard Orchestra. She performed at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall for the first time when premiering a movement of Julian Gargiulo’s Cello Sonata No.2 for the 2019 Getting to Carnegie International Competition, for which she received first prize. She was also a prizewinner of the IX Carlos Prieto International Cello Competition in Morelia, Mexico in 2019. This year, she was awarded an alumni award from the MLC School Sydney for outstanding international achievements.
Rachel is an avid chamber musician, having performed frequently with her young piano trio in Sydney, after winning Australia’s National Musica Viva Chamber Music Competition in 2012. She has performed with many musicians, including Paul Neubauer, Glenn Dicterow, and Karen Dreyfus, and has coached with artists such as Emanuel Ax, Pamela Frank, Hsin-Yun Huang, Yo-Yo Ma, and Laurie Smukler. She is currently a member of Austraia's own renowned Streeton Trio.
She has had the honor of playing in masterclasses for cellists such as Lynn Harrell, Frans Helmerson, Steven Isserlis, and Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt.
Rachel is also a passionate teacher of both cello and music theory, having taught lessons in private, and at schools such as the Sydney Conservatorium of Music High School. She now currently holds a position as faculty at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney, where she teaches university students. She completed her teacher training program at The School for Strings in New York, earning her Suzuki teaching certificate.
In January of 2019, Rachel travelled with select cellists from all around the world for the Scandinavian Cello School to perform at the Musikverein for the 78th Vienna Philharmonic Ball.
Rachel is currently a member of LGT Young Soloists. She was a recipient of the Australian Music Foundation Nora Goodridge Young Artist Award and the American Australian Association Dame Joan Sutherland Award.
Rachel was born into a creative family, although she is the only musician. She finds joy in rock climbing, outdoor activities in general, reading, and baking, and has recently been making resin pieces for friends and family.
Since debuting as a soloist at the age of seven at the Sydney Town Hall, Rachel has performed in Europe, Asia, America, and Australia, and has performed as a soloist with numerous orchestras, including the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra, the Juilliard Orchestra, and LGT Young Soloists, working under the baton of conductors such as Thomas Adès, and Long Yu. She has performed in venues such as Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, the Sydney Opera House, Alice Tully Hall, Xinghai Concert Hall, Royal Albert Hall, and the Musikverein.
Rachel more recently won the Gold Medal prize at the VIII David Popper International Cello Competition in Varpalota, Hungary.
At the age of 11, Rachel became the youngest winner in the 33-year history of the National Youth Concerto Competition in Australia. Rachel was the winner of The Juilliard School Concerto Competition in 2017, where she performed the Elgar Cello Concerto in E minor with The Juilliard Orchestra. She performed at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall for the first time when premiering a movement of Julian Gargiulo’s Cello Sonata No.2 for the 2019 Getting to Carnegie International Competition, for which she received first prize. She was also a prizewinner of the IX Carlos Prieto International Cello Competition in Morelia, Mexico in 2019. This year, she was awarded an alumni award from the MLC School Sydney for outstanding international achievements.
Rachel is an avid chamber musician, having performed frequently with her young piano trio in Sydney, after winning Australia’s National Musica Viva Chamber Music Competition in 2012. She has performed with many musicians, including Paul Neubauer, Glenn Dicterow, and Karen Dreyfus, and has coached with artists such as Emanuel Ax, Pamela Frank, Hsin-Yun Huang, Yo-Yo Ma, and Laurie Smukler. She is currently a member of Austraia's own renowned Streeton Trio.
She has had the honor of playing in masterclasses for cellists such as Lynn Harrell, Frans Helmerson, Steven Isserlis, and Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt.
Rachel is also a passionate teacher of both cello and music theory, having taught lessons in private, and at schools such as the Sydney Conservatorium of Music High School. She now currently holds a position as faculty at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney, where she teaches university students. She completed her teacher training program at The School for Strings in New York, earning her Suzuki teaching certificate.
In January of 2019, Rachel travelled with select cellists from all around the world for the Scandinavian Cello School to perform at the Musikverein for the 78th Vienna Philharmonic Ball.
Rachel is currently a member of LGT Young Soloists. She was a recipient of the Australian Music Foundation Nora Goodridge Young Artist Award and the American Australian Association Dame Joan Sutherland Award.
Rachel was born into a creative family, although she is the only musician. She finds joy in rock climbing, outdoor activities in general, reading, and baking, and has recently been making resin pieces for friends and family.