LIVE AT ETERNITY

Emily Sun plays La Vie en Rose

Presented by Live at Yours

An intimate French recital by violinist Emily Sun and pianist Joseph Havlat

At the heart of the concert is one of the great gems of the French repertoire: César Franck’s deeply romantic Violin Sonata, full of rapturous melodies and audaciously delicious harmonies.

Floating like silken threads around these masterworks are exquisite, dream-like miniatures: the moonlit beauty of Debussy’s Clair de lune, Fauré’s ravishing Après un rêve, and the yearning Nocturne by Lili Boulanger, one of the great poetic voices of French music. And to finish, the quintessential Parisian chanson La Vie en rose, made famous by the inimitable Édith Piaf.

Since first grabbing the world’s attention in the award-winning documentary Mrs Carey’s Concert, London-based Australian violinist Emily Sun has won the hearts of audiences around the world, making this intimate recital not to miss!!!

Programme:
C.Debussy: Clair de Lune 
F.Mendelssohn: Violin Sonata 
N.Boulanger: Nocturne
C.Franck Sonata
Edith Piaf: La vie en rose

 

When

23 July

6pm
Running time: 75 minutes

Tickets

Premium: $90
General Admission: $65
Under 30s: $35 (limited availability)

About Live at Yours

Live at Yours is the brainchild of conductor/pianist Vladimir Fanshil and wife, acclaimed opera singer Eleanor Lyons. Courtesy of the pandemic the duo were unable to return to their adopted home of Vienna, following Eleanor’s successful debut as Donna Anna in Opera Australia’s production of Don Giovanni in pre-COVID-19 Sydney. The couple, determined to preserve the inimitable spark of live music performance from being lost to the internet in streamed events, searched for a safe way to keep the music they and so many others needed to hear and perform through 2020 and beyond alive. It began as a modest project with the couple performing in lounge rooms to audiences of 20 guests all over Sydney and quickly grew to regional tours, ACT and smaller venues such as cafes, sheds, art galleries and heritage listed buildings. Live at Yours have now presented over 220 concerts throughout NSW and Victoria.

www.liveatyours.com.au 

 

  • Emily Sun

    ‘Possessed of a superb talent’ (The Australian), with ‘a searing and poetic tone’ (The Guardian), Emily Sun’s powerful sound and compelling interpretations have earned her international renown, winning the Royal Overseas League Competition (UK), ABC Young Performers Award (Australia), and performing in Europe, the UK, and Asia with conductors such as Vasily Petrenko, Tan Dun and Howard Griffiths.

    Adelaide Symphony Orchestra’s Artist-in-Association in 2023, featuring the critically acclaimed world premiere of Elena Kats-Chernin’s violin concerto, Fantasie im Wintergarten, Emily continues in this role in 2024, performing with conductors Andrew Litton, and Shiyeon Siung, and performs as soloist with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Johannes Fritzsch. Recent performances include as soloist with the Sydney, Melbourne and West Australian Symphony Orchestras with conductors Asher Fisch, Mark Wigglesworth, Jaime Martín, and Benjamin Northey; the Classic100 concert broadcast on ABC iView, Australian Festival of Classical Music, Musica Viva Tasmania, and more.

    Guest soloist with the London Mozart Players, the European Union Chamber Orchestra, Qingdao Symphony Orchestra, and alongside Maxim Vengerov at Buckingham Palace, Emily’s recordings include Nocturnes (ABC Classic) nominated for a 2021 ARIA award, and as part of Ensemble Émigré (Rubicon Classics). Her highly anticipated next album is due for October 2025 release (ABC Classic).

    Emily is a Violin Professor at the Royal College of Music London, and performs on a 1753 G.B. Guadagnini ‘The Adelaide’ violin, generously loaned to her by the UKARIA Cultural Trust.

  • Joseph Havlat

    Joseph Havlat is a pianist and composer from Hobart, Australia, based in London. Working as a soloist and chamber musician for music very new, very old and some things in between, he has performed in major concert venues around the UK, Europe, America, Japan and Australia.

    Joseph is a leading interpreter of new music, having collaborated personally with a range of composers across the full spectrum of contemporary aesthetic, including John Adams, Gerald Barry, Cassandra Miller, Brett Dean and Sir Harrison Birtwistle. He has developed close relationships with: Thomas Adès, under whom he has played In Seven Days with the LSO and premiered Növények at Wigmore Hall; Hans Abrahamsen, with whom he has worked to produce and record a definitive edition of 10 Studies for Piano; and Michael Finnissy, whose work Joseph performs regularly, including a BBC Radio 3 recording of Piano Concerto no.2, and debut recordings of vocal works for Divine Art Metier.