“Macquarie Conservatorium has a great line-up of outstanding visiting artists for our concert series this year,” says Macquarie Conservatorium director, Vivienne Winther.

The first concert will be performed on March 3 by the Seraphim Trio, which is returning with a program of masterpieces for violin, cello and piano.

The Conservatorium said the trio’s 2014 concert in Dubbo was very popular.

This year violinist Helen Ayres, pianist Anna Goldsworthy, and cellist Tim Nankervis journey through time and Europe, from classical 18th century Vienna with Mozart, to romantic 19th century Czechoslovakia with Dvorak and then impressionistic 20th century France with Ravel.

Winners of the Piano Trio Prize and Audience Choice Award at the 2001 Australian National Chamber Music Competition, the trio frequently broadcasts on ABC Classic FM.

They are sought-after performers at the Melbourne International Arts Festival, Port Fairy Spring Music Festival and Adelaide Festival of the Arts. 

The 2017 series also includes an acclaimed guitar duo, five of Australia’s best brass players, a prize-winning pianist, and an exciting flute and guitar combination.

Australia’s favourite guitar duo, the Grigoryan Brothers will perform music from their latest CD release on April 4.

The Australian Brass Quintet features Australia’s leading brass players in a range of music from 16th century Spanish songs to the electrifying rhythms of Bernstein’s West Side Story on May 5.

Russian virtuoso pianist Andrey Gugnin, winner of the 2016 Sydney International Piano Competition, will enthrall with Bach, Schubert and Stravinsky’s breathtaking Petrouchka Suite on August 11.

Captivating flautist Jane Rutter, recently awarded the Chevalière de l’Ordre des Arts et Lettres by the French Government, takes her audience on a journey from Paris to Buenos Aires with brilliant guitarist Giuseppe Zangari in their entertaining concert  “Tango Raga Habanera” on October 13.

Tickets for the first concert and great value series tickets are on sale now from www.123tix.com.au and at Macquarie Conservatorium. Visit www.macqcon.org.au for more info and booking details.