The finals of the Ray Allen Concerto Competition will be held on Sunday, September 21, at the Laycock St Theatre.
This competition is held every two years by the Central Coast Symphony Orchestra and the Central Coast Conservatorium. Young instrumentalists are invited to perform compositions for their solo instrument and orchestra. This year, the finalists are two young violinists; Eva Li, who will perform the De Beriot Concerto No. 9, and Jasmine Baric, who will perform Lalo’s Symphonie Espagnole. Eva Li began playing violin at six years of age and has studied for nine years at the Central Coast Conservatorium. At 15 years old, she is currently concertmaster of the Central Coast Youth Orchestra and Central Coast Chamber Orchestra. Jasmine Baric, 14, also began playing the violin at age six and is now part of the Rising Stars program at Sydney Conservatorium. After the girls perform at the concert, and while the adjudicator deliberates, the orchestra will perform Pictures at an Exhibition by Mussorgsky.
Media release,
12 Sep 2014
Sarah Fisher Dobbin,
Central Coast Symphony
Orchestra