NEWS
REQUIEM "FOR THOSE LEFT BEHIND" EGYPTIAN PREMIERE
March 1, 2025
Lee Bradshaw’s new, large-scale choral work, Requiem “For Those Left Behind”, was commissioned in 2024 by Nayer Nagui and the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Orchestra.
The piece will be performed in Egypt on September 18 & 19, featuring the Bibliotheca Orchestra and the Celebration Choir Cairo, under the direction of Nayer Nagui.
These performances coincide with the 75th anniversary of Egyptian-Australian diplomatic relations, making this premiere both a musical and cultural milestone.
A NEW STRING OCTED: A TRIBUTE TO MANNY ARCARO
Feb 13, 2025
The Flinders Quartet and the Australian Youth Orchestra come together to present a new String Octet by Lee Bradshaw, tentatively titled 4 Rooms.
This four-movement work is dedicated in memoriam to Manny Arcaro and delves into different facets of mental illness, capturing its complexities through music. The premiere is scheduled for October, promising an intimate and profound musical experience.
BRAMENPLUKKER: A DUTCH FAIRY TALE REIMAGINED
Feb 2, 2025
A new collaborative work featuring Dutch saxophonist and Australian actor Richard Piper, Bramenplukker (Blackberry Picker) is inspired by a modern fairy tale by Godfried Bomans.
At its heart, the work examines the delicate balance between nature and capitalism, the virtues and perils of innocence, and the insidious pull of greed - timeless themes refracted through the lens of fable.
FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC, CHRIST CHURCH SOUTH YARRA
Feb 2, 2025
The Festival of Chamber Music at Christ Church, South Yarra, now in its fourth year, continues with Lee Bradshaw as composer-in-residence and co-artistic director.
This year’s program reimagines familiar masterworks through chamber orchestrations, including:
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Beethoven’s 7th Symphony
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Mozart’s Requiem
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Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf
BLACK LION FESTIVAL – A NEW THREE-DAY FESTIVAL IN LONDON
Jan 25, 2025
Set against the historic backdrop of St Peter’s in Hammersmith, London, the Black Lion Festival debuts as a three-day celebration of chamber music and choral works.
The festival brings together Stefan Cassemenos, The West London Chamber Choir and Hilary Campbell, The Choir of St Peter’s and organist Travis Baker, and the Cirrus String Quartet, in a program featuring Beethoven, Fauré, Prokofiev, and Lee Bradshaw.
ZARQA – A DOCUMENTARY BY CHRIS PIOTROWICZ
Dec 30, 2024
Filmmaker Chris Piotrowicz documents the journey of Lee Bradshaw’s opera Zarqa Al Yamama, following the Dresdner Sinfoniker as they bring this ambitious work to life in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Through interviews with Lee Bradshaw, Dame Sarah Connolly, and Saleh Zamanan, the documentary provides an intimate look at the artistic and logistical challenges of staging an opera in a country where the art form is still emerging.
It captures the cultural exchange, creative vision, and determination required to realize this landmark production.
