Recitals Australia Presents
Lunch Hour Spring Series
North Adelaide Baptist Church Hall – Tynte Street, North Adelaide
Commencing at 12.30pm
Program
J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
English Suite no.3 in G minor, BWV.808
I. Prelude
Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28 “Pastoral”
I Allegro
II Andante
III Scherzo & Trio
IV Rondo
Mikhail Glinka/Balakirev (1804-1857)
The Lark
Moments Musicaux No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 16
Miroirs, M.43
I Noctuelles
II Oiseaux tristes
V La Vallée des cloches
ABOUT Saoirse
Saoirse Kowalski completed her Bachelor of Music (Classical Performance) (Honours) at the Elder Conservatorium in July 2025, where she studied under Lucinda Collins and received First Class Honours. During her time at the Elder Conservatorium, she won multiple scholarships and awards for both piano performance and collaborative work. Saoirse’s main musical inspirations are Beethoven, Chopin, Rachmaninov and Debussy, with a strong affinity for nationalist composers and folk influences shaped by her Irish-Polish heritage.
Performance highlights include performing at Government House, performing in the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra’s She Speaks festival in 2024 as part of the Elder Music Lab ensemble, performing at the 2025 Grounded Yorke Peninsula Arts festival and has performed on multiple occasions in the annual Friends of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra’s young musicians fundraising concert at Grainger studio. Saoirse also performs at the Adelaide Irish club.