Recitals Australia Presents
Lunch Hour Spring Series
North Adelaide Baptist Church Hall – Tynte Street, North Adelaide
Program
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)
Flute Concerto in D minor
I. Allegro
II. Un poco andante
III. Allegro di molto
Yuko Uébayashi (1958-)
Sonata for Flute and Piano
I. Lento/Allegro
II. Presto
III. Calmato
IV. Allegro
| 22’ | 28’ |
ABOUT AMELIA
Amelia Wang started learning the flute at twelve. Amelia completed her Bachelor of Music in Classical Performance with First Class Honours at the Elder Conservatorium, studying under Associate Professor Elizabeth Koch OAM.
In 2020, she achieved her AMEB LMusA and has held notable positions as flute section leader and piccolo player with both the Elder Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra and the Wind Orchestra. Amelia made her piccolo solo debut with the Elder Conservatorium Wind Orchestra in 2021, performing Liebermann Piccolo Concerto. Amelia is currently a casual player at the ASO and working towards an orchestral position.
ABOUT MICHAEL
Adelaide born Michael Ierace has been cited as having an ‘exceptional gift’ and his playing described as ‘revelatory’. He completed his university education at the Elder Conservatorium with teachers Stefan Ammer and Lucinda Collins where he received the prestigious Elder Overseas Scholarship to help further his studies in London.
Michael has had much success in local and national Australian competitions including winning The David Galliver Award, The Geoffrey Parsons Award, The MBS Young Performers Award and was a major prize winner in the Australian National Piano Award.
He received the prestigious Elder Overseas Scholarship from the Adelaide University. This enabled him to move to London and study at the Royal College of Music (RCM) with Professor Andrew Ball. He was selected as an RCM Rising Star and was awarded the Hopkinson Silver medal in the RCM’s Chappell Competition. From 2010-12, he was on staff as a Junior Fellow in Piano Accompaniment.
In the Royal Over-Seas League Annual Music Competition, he won the Keyboard Final and the Accompanist Prize – the first pianist in the competition’s distinguished history to have received both awards. In the International Haverhill Sinfonia Soloists Competition, he took 2nd place plus many specialist awards.
Michael has also performed in many of the major halls in London including the Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Cadogan Hall, St James, Piccadilly and St Martin-in-the-Fields. He has also performed extensively throughout the UK and twice at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Since moving back to Australia, he made his professional debut with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra in the presence of the Premier of South Australia and the Polish Ambassador.
Much sought after as an associate artist to national and international guests, he was instrumental in premiering Alexander Siloti’s recently discovered arrangements of Bach’s Violin Sonatas. He is also the regular repetiteur for the State Opera of South Australia and the Adelaide Festival.
Alongside his ‘classical’ duties, Michael is also the keyboard player for the Tributes in Concert Band, consistently praised as one of the best in the business after making their US debut in 2019.
Michael is currently teaching at the Elder Conservatorium.