SUNDAY MATTUTINO
Our Sunday Mattutino series takes place on the third Sunday of every month at 11am.
Tickets are $27 each, and released a month before. It is a single sitting of performance, until about 12 midday. The series is curated by us and tickets include a glass of sherry, dry or sweet, after the concert. Or an orange juice. Plus something to nibble.
NEXT MATTUTINO:
SUNDAY 16 AUGUST 11AM-12PM
NICK DINOPOULOS & FRIENDS: LONDON CALLING
Step into the vibrant musical world of early eighteenth-century London, where a remarkable group of expatriate composers found fame and opportunity in the city’s thriving theatre scene. Drawn to the energy and ambition of London around 1720, these gifted musicians brought with them a rich continental style that helped shape the sound of the capital’s stages.
This program celebrates their remarkable creativity and the stories behind their journeys—tales of ambition, collaboration and artistic exchange in one of Europe’s most exciting musical centres. Once widely admired, many of these composers are now rarely heard. Their music reveals a captivating blend of drama, elegance and virtuosity, offering a fresh perspective on a fascinating chapter of musical history.
PROGRAM
Johann Christoph PEPUSCH Concerto in B-flat Op. 8 No.1
Bohumír (Godfrey)FINGER Sonata in G Minor No. 3
Jean-Baptiste (John) LOEILLET Trio in D Minor Op. 2 No.5
William BABELL Concerto in F Major Op. 3 No.5
Johann Georg LINICKE Trio in A Minor
Gottfried (Godfrey) KELLER Sonata in C Major No. 6
Johann Christoph PEPUSCH Concerto in F Major Op. 8 No.6
PERFORMERS
Nick Dinopoulos, baroque recorder
Mikaela Oberg, baroque recorder & traverso
Adam Masters, baroque oboe
Kailen Cresp, baroque oboe
Ben Hoadley, baroque bassoon
Justice Karol, harpsichord
ABOUT NICK DINOPOULOS
Nick leads a varied musical life as a bass-baritone, recorder player, teaching artist and conductor having worked right around Australia and New Zealand for the past two decades. 2025/2026 engagements include conducting the Australian Boys Choir and Genesis Baroque in performances of Bach’s St John Passion and long-lost St Mark Passion (reconstructed by Dutch musicologist Robert Koolstra), returning to sing for Sydney’s Pinchgut Opera in The Fairy Queen by Purcell and Semele by Handel, joining the Australian Chamber Orchestra in their performances of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio and leading Perth’s pre-eminent chamber choir The Giovanni Consort through their 30th anniversary season. Nick is also a founding member of Songmakers Australia and loves singing lieder recitals, as well as his role as a lecturer at The University of Melbourne where he is Music Director of the Conservatorium Chamber Choir, teaches aural studies and coaches chamber music. He has been invited as a facilitator for recent workshops with the Early Music Society of Victoria and Victorian Recorder Guild.
ABOUT MIKAELA OBERG
Mikaela is a freelance flautist and recorder player specialising in historical performance practice. She holds degrees in Historical Performance from the Royal Conservatory of The Hague (2012, 2014) and a Bachelor of Music Education and Recorder Performance from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music (2007). She has performed extensively with leading ensembles, including as Principal Flute and Recorder with Bach Akademie Australia and Pinchgut Opera, and with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, the Australian Chamber Orchestra, and the Australian Haydn Ensemble. Since 2005, Mikaela has been a member of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, appearing both as soloist and section flute on national and regional tours. In addition to her orchestral work, she is an active chamber and liturgical musician. A respected educator, Mikaela teaches modern and historical flutes as well as recorder. She has been an examiner for the Australian Music Examinations Board (AMEB) since 2019 and currently teaches at Queenwood School for Girls, Fort Street High School, and from her private studio on Sydney’s Northern Beaches.
ABOUT ADAM MASTERS
Born in Perth, Australia, Adam Masters completed a Bachelor in medicine and worked as a doctor before undertaking a Bachelor's degree in baroque oboe at the University of Melbourne. Adam gained numerous years of experience as principal oboe with baroque orchestras throughout Australia and New Zealand, and received teaching positions in baroque oboe at the University of Melbourne and Sydney Conservatorium. Adam completed a Masters degree in Baroque oboe at the Universität der Künste in Berlin studying with Xenia Löffler, and worked for a number of years with numerous baroque orchestras throughout Europe including Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Elbipolis Baroque Orchestra Hamburg, Collegium 1704 Prague, and the Netherlands Bach Collegium, among others. Since returning to Australia, Adam has played principal oboe with all the major period instrument ensembles in the country and has resumed teaching period oboe at the University of Melbourne.
ABOUT KAILEN CRESP
Kailen is an Australian oboist based in Naarm. He performs regularly with leading period ensembles, including the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and the Orchestra of the Antipodes. A graduate of the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, Kailen has a passion for historical performance practice and frequently can be seen playing the more exotic instruments in the double reed family.
ABOUT BEN HOADLEY
One of Australia's busiest freelance bassoonists, Ben Hoadley performs across the country on historical bassoon with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Bach Akademie Australia, Melbourne Baroque Orchestra, and on modern bassoon with the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Sydney Symphony, Opera Australia, Orchestra Victoria among many others. Ben teaches at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School and for ANAM and AYO programmes. He has previously served on the faculty at the University of Auckland, the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Australian National University School of Music.
ABOUT JUSTICE KAROL
Justice is a harpsichordist currently undertaking an Honours year in the Bachelor of Music (Harpsichord) at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, where she studies with Donald Nicolson. Beginning her musical journey on piano, she discovered the harpsichord at the age of sixteen and was immediately captivated by its distinctive sound and the rich histories surrounding its repertoire. An active member of the Conservatorium Baroque Ensemble since 2023, she was the first Emerging Artist with Genesis Baroque in 2025 and is currently a member of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Mentorship Program. Justice is a dedicated performer who seeks out opportunities to explore music across a wide range of styles. Alongside her commitment to historical performance, she has a strong interest in contemporary and avant-garde music, regularly collaborating with emerging composers at the Melbourne Conservatorium and beyond.
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Sunday Mattutino was inspired by our friend Mark Millward, who was missing Sunday Morning Concerts at Wigmore Hall in London and generously offered to help support a similar series here. He is marketing manager, sourcer and pourer of sherry, and host extraordinaire for the series. We thank him.
PAST MATTUTINOS
SUNDAY 19 JULY 2026
TRIO CONTÉ: ROLLIN ZHAO, JOSH DEMA & CHAI JIE LOW
Trio Conté presents two iconic piano trios by Haydn and Dvořák, tracing the evolution of the genre across nearly a century.
SUNDAY 21 JUNE 2026
ISIN ÇAKMAKÇIOĞLU & AKEMI SCHUBERT
Works for violin and piano by Beethoven, Lee Bradshaw, Schubert, Ysaÿe and Tchaikovsky. Isin and Akemihave been praised for their sensitivity and warmth.
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SUNDAY 17TH MAY 2026
ANTOINE FLORES GRACIA & YIYUN GU
Works for saxophone and piano by Barry Cockroft, Astor Piazzolla and Manuel de Falla, the themes of which move between minimalist melodies and the tango, which draws on elements of Spanish music.
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SUNDAY 19TH APRIL 2026
TRANSFIGURED ENSEMBLE: BACH'S GOLDBERG VARIATIONS
Zoë Black, Caroline Henbest and Molly Kadarauch present Bach's monumental Goldberg Variations, arranged for string trio by Dmitry Sitkovetsky in 1984.
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SUNDAY 15TH MARCH 2026
MICHAEL LESLIE: EXQUISITE MUSICAL JEWELS FROM LATE HARVESTS
Beethoven’s Opus 126 Bagatelles, excerpts from Chopin’s Posthumous Etudes and one the last, if not the last, of Haydn’s piano sonatas.
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SUNDAY 15TH FEBRUARY 2026
ISABEL HEDE, GEMMA KNEALE, GEORGINA LEWIS
Clara Schumann’s Piano Trio in G minor, alongside works by Stuart Greenbaum, David Lang and Gabriel Fauré
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SUNDAY 18TH JANUARY 2026
JOSHUA HAN - SONATA REIMAGINED
Sonatas by Beethoven, Chopin and Prokofiev, performed by the winner of the 2024 Australian National Piano Award.
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SUNDAY 16TH NOVEMBER 2025
MOJO - MOLLY KADARAUCH AND JOSEPHINE VAINS, CELLO DUO
Cello duets from the eighteenth to twentieth centuries, by Bach, Bartók, Boccherini, Beethoven, Boismortier, Barrière and Blacher.
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SUNDAY 19TH OCTOBER 2025
FIONA SARGEANT AND LEIGH HARROLD
Elegies by Britten and Stravinsky and a capriccio by Vieuxtemps for solo viola, followed by Hindemith's formidable Der Schwanendreher for viola and piano.
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SUNDAY 21ST SEPTEMBER 2025
ANDREA KELLER, PIANO
A selection of old and new original compositions and improvisations performed on piano by one of Australia’s most original and influential voices in improvised jazz and art music.
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SUNDAY 17TH AUGUST 2025
TRISTAN LEE, PIANO
Préludes by Claude Debussy and works by Franz Liszt, including his Deux Légendes.
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SUNDAY 20 JULY 2025
MELBOURNE GUITAR QUARTET
Australian and American works showcasing the vibrant guitar family, performed by Dan McKay, Sophie Marcheff, Benjamin Dix and Rose Gonzalez
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SUNDAY 15TH JUNE 2025
RIO XIANG AND CEDAR NEWMAN, PIANO AND VIOLIN
’Echoes of Us’ - Sonatas for Piano and Violin by Beethoven and Franck.
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SUNDAY 18TH MAY 2025
TIMOTHY YOUNG, PIANO
A program pairing two towering masterpieces of the piano repertoire: Chopin’s Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor and Ravel’s Gaspard de la nuit. Though composed nearly a century apart, both works explore the darker edges of Romantic imagination.
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SUNDAY 16TH MARCH 2025
JOSEPHINE VAINS & STEWART KELLY: ‘A MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL ARRANGEMENT’
A cello and piano recital showcasing the way composers quote / steal / borrow and pay homage to other composer's works, a paradigm that was common in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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SUNDAY 16TH FEBRUARY 2025
WILLIAM SCHMIDT, PIANO
A program of works inspired by art song, opera, and folk song, including William’s own pianistic arrangements and paraphrases alongside those of Liszt, Balakirev and Beryl Rubinstein.
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SUNDAY 19TH JANUARY 2025
ENSEMBLE 642, BAROQUE HARP + LUTE
A serene exploration of music for reflection and meditation. Timeless works by Bach, Buxtehude and Kapsperger in dialogue with contemporary compositions by Kate Moore, John Cage and Mamoru Fujieda. A program of contemplation and sonic renewal.
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SUNDAY 15TH DECEMBER 2024
LAURENCE MATHESON, PIANO
A celebration of Romantic piano music, featuring Chopin’s Fantaisie in F minor and a selection Grandes Valses Brillantes, an expressive Lied by Fanny Mendelssohn, Brahms’ beloved Intermezzo in A major, and Schumann’s Kinderszenen.
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SUNDAY 17TH NOVEMBER 2024
SOPHIA KIRSANOVA, VIOLIN
A solo violin program showcasing the violin’s expressive voice and technical brilliance across the centuries. Works by Eugene Ysaÿe, Lera Auerbach and J. S. Bach.
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SUNDAY 20TH OCTOBER 2024
JENNY KHAFAGI, VIOLIN + VIOLA
A reflective program of solo works for both violin and viola, including pieces by J.S Bach, Max Reger, Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti and Lachlan Skipworth.
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SUNDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER 2024
KATIA MESTROVIC, HARP
An uplifting morning of dance rhythms on the harp, from North Africa to Moorish Andalusia; Cuba, Río de la Plata and more.
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SUNDAY 18TH AUGUST 2024
JOSH HOOKE, PIANO
Solo piano music of Rachmaninoff, Mozart, Chopin and Beethoven.
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SUNDAY 21ST JULY 2024
DANIEL MCKAY, GUITAR
Solo classical guitar music of Paraguay’s Agustín Barrios, the legendary Brazilian master ‘Garoto’, and Mexico’s Manuel Ponce. Plus excerpts from Daniel’s recent album featuring music of Australia’s own Phillip Houghton, Nigel Westlake and Lilijana Matičevska.
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SUNDAY 16TH JUNE 2024
MODI DENG, PIANO
Music with light and the darkest of the dark – pieces that leave you wondering, with early Beethoven, Ligeti, Clara Schumann, Chopin, and Ravel’s La Valse.
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SUNDAY 16TH MAY 2024
ZOË BLACK, VIOLIN & JOE CHINDAMO, PIANO
Exhilarating and contemplative music for violin and piano, from Spain, France and Argentina. Including some of Joe’s own compositions, including a touching tribute to Zoë’s mum, who passed away 2 years ago.
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SUNDAY 21ST APRIL 2024
JOSEPHINE VAINS, CELLO & KEN MURRAY, GUITAR
Invigorating and whimsical music of Cuban guitar virtuoso Leo Brouwer and Australian composer Anne Cawrse. Alongside Welsh folk songs by Welsh composer Stephen Goss and some of Ken Murray’s own offerings.
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SUNDAY 17TH MARCH 2024
FLAVIO VILLANI, PIANO
Rachmaninoff’s Op. 23 Preludes presented in alternation with Villani’s own improvisations, mirroring some of the gestures and ideas of the brilliant Russian composer.
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SUNDAY 17TH FEBRUARY 2024
GINTAUTE GATAVECKAITE, PIANO
A pianistic sonata odyssey, with four of the most celebrated in the piano repertoire. Sonatas by Joseph Haydn, Domenico Scarlatti and Carl Vine.
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SUNDAY 21ST JANUARY 2024
EMMA SULLIVAN, DOUBLE BASS & STEWART KELLY, PIANO
Works for double bass and piano. Music of Amy Beach and Bach, Debussy's Syrinx and La plus que lente, excerpts from Xavier Foley's The Mountain Sketches and more.
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SUNDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2023
AFFINITY QUARTET
Josephine Chung & Nicholas Waters, violins | Ruby Shirres, viola | Mee Na Lojewski, cello
Bartok’s first string quartet and Haydn’s “Emperor” quartet.
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SUNDAY 19TH NOVEMBER 2023
ELIZA SHEPHARD, FLUTE & PETER DE JAGER, PIANO
Reimagined repertoire from 19th century composers whose music is deeply ingrained with story and song, including music of Debussy, Tchaikovsky, Chaminade and Mendelssohn.
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SUNDAY 15TH OCTOBER 2023
HANNAH LANE, BAROQUE HARP
Music for harp, composed for private spaces: from the the 16th-century Italian ‘musica secreta’ tradition, to the refinement of the ‘private music’ performed in the chambers of 17th-century English royalty.
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SUNDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER 2023
ROB HAO, PIANO
Piano works inspired by musical meditation and composers interested in the reworking of pre-existing material.
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SUNDAY 19TH AUGUST 2023
BERTA BROZGUL, PIANO
Piano music of Mozart, Scriabin and Schumann.
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SUNDAY 16TH JULY 2023
COADY GREEN, PIANO
Piano music of Haydn, Chopin, Linda Kouvaras, Jane Hammond and Brahms.
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SUNDAY 18TH JUNE 2023
JOSEPHINE VAINS & FRIENDS: ‘THE SWEET SACRED’
Music of J. S. Bach, Sophia Gubaidulina and Caerwen Martin for cello ensemble and cello solo