Upcoming Engagements
Music & Tea at WAG: Macedonian Violin Duo
Emerging Artist Concert Series
Violin and Piano Recital
Join us for a morning of chamber music with violinists Violeta Shopova (22) and Eva Bogoevska (27), who perform with New Zealand pianist Gracie Francis. Violeta recently completed her studies at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in Australia, studying with Goetz Richter, while Eva has an established professional violin career in Macedonia. Gracie is a 2026 graduate of the C. V. Starr Doctoral Program at The Juilliard School in New York.
Their program charts a journey across Europe, from the charm of Mozart's Violin Sonata in G Major to the colours of Debussy in his poignant final work, the Sonata for Violin and Piano. Zografski's Song for Solo Violin, a modern work rooted in Macedonian Folk Music, is balanced by the lightness of a Pleyel Sonata for Violin Duo. The program concludes with Shostakovich's Five Pieces for Two Violins and Piano, each piece drawn from larger works and arranged for violins and piano.
Familiar in form yet steeped in the times and places that shaped each composer, this music, like the performers themselves, has always travelled, carried across seas, borders, and generations to find new life in performance.
The Emerging Artist Concert Series at Music and Tea is a daytime concert series spotlighting some of Australia's most inspiring young artists. It provides dedicated, passionate musicians under 26 with performance opportunities and mentoring.
ENTRY FREE: Donation appreciated
BOOKING: Encouraged and appreciated
Emerging Artist Concert: Across the Seas
Emerging Artist Concert Series
Join Macedonian violinists Violeta Shopova (22) and Eva Bogoevska (26), and New Zealand pianist Gracie Francis for Across the Seas, a chamber recital in the historic St Jude's Church.
Join them for a program that charts a journey across Europe, from the charm of Mozart's Violin Sonata in G Major to the colours of Debussy in his poignant final work, the Sonata for Violin and Piano. Zografski's Song for Solo Violin, a modern work rooted in Macedonian Folk Music, is balanced by the lightness of a Pleyel Sonata for Violin Duo. The program concludes with Shostakovich's Five Pieces for Two Violins and Piano, each piece drawn from larger works and arranged for violins and piano.
Familiar in form yet steeped in the times and places that shaped each composer, this music, like the performers themselves, has always travelled, carried across seas, borders, and generations to find new life in performance.
Violeta recently completed her studies at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in Australia, studying with Goetz Richter, while Eva has an established professional violin career in Macedonia. Gracie is a 2026 graduate of the C. V. Starr Doctoral Program at The Juilliard School in New York.
The Emerging Artist Concert Series at St Jude's Bowral is a daytime concert series showcasing some of Australia's most inspiring young artists.
ENTRY BY DONATION
BOOKING: Encouraged and appreciated
Symphoniker Hamburg Kammerkonzert
Performance of Brahms’ Horn Trio in E flat major, Op. 40 with Olivia Francis (violin) and Lucie Krysatis (horn) in the Symphoniker Hamburg’s chamber music series.
Lara Hall and Gracie Francis, Violin and Piano - Diverse Influences in Classical Music
I’m returning to my hometown of Hamilton, and will be performing in the University of Waikato Lunchtime Recital Series with violin professor Lara Hall. Included on the programme are Ravel's jazz and blues-inspired Sonata no. 2, alongside works by popular NZ composer Gareth Farr; the famous 18th Century Guadeloupean violinist Chevalier de Saint-Georges; and Marion Bauer, a woman who was influential in shaping US musical identity.
Oboe and piano recital with David Zhu and Bede Hanley
This concert is an exciting collaboration with oboists Bede Hanley (principal oboe of the Auckland Philharmonia) and rising star David Zhu.
Please join us for a captivating recital showcasing a diverse programme of beautiful and challenging works, including Althea Talbot-Howard’s The Door of No Return, Antonio Pasculli's Poliuto Fantasy, Gunther Schuller's Oboe Sonata, and much more!
Final Juilliard DMA recital
I'm giving my final DMA recital at home in New Zealand!
It's really nice to be back and to be able to play in person for my family and friends.
Please come along to hear music by Beethoven, Schumann, Ravel and Gareth Farr. I'll be joined by the wonderful Lara Hall (violin) and Lucie Krysatis (horn).
See you there!
Spoleto Festival USA: Voices of Romanticism
Gracie performs with the Festival Chorus for works by Brahms and Chilcott, conducted by Joe Miller.
Spoleto Festival USA: Voices of Romanticism
Gracie performs with the Festival Chorus for works by Brahms and Chilcott, conducted by Joe Miller.
Schwab Rising Stars
Livestreamed concert of French and American music curated by Steven Blier and Bénédicte Jourdois, with Vocal Rising Stars Aaron Crouch, Erin Wager, Nicoletta Berry, and Sam Kidd. This performance is the culmination of SVRS’ annual residency at Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts.
