John Chen 2006 Tour Itinerary

John Chen's travel for his return concert tour to Australia in 2006 is supported by the Ogden family.

March 2006

3 Gala Opening Recital for the Tour (1 hour) - Government House Sydney, 6.30pm for 7.15pm start
5 Recital Perth, 8.00pm, Edith Cowan University
8 Recital Shepparton, 8.00pm, Eastbank Centre
10 Recital Peninsular Music Club, 8.00pm, Loquat Valley School Hall
12 Recital Hunter’s Hill Music Club, 2.30pm, Hunter’s Hill Town Hall
13 Recital Killara Music Club, 8.00pm, Ravenswood Centenary Hall
15 Recital Bathurst, 8.00pm, Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre
17 Recital Tamworth, 8.00pm, Conservatorium of Music
19 Recital Noosa, 7.30pm, Good Shepherd Hall at Noosaville
22 Recital Brisbane, 6.00pm, Conservatorium of Music
23 Concerto Performance with Sydney Youth Orchestra – World Première of Roger Smalley Piano Concerto No. 2 – City Recital Hall, Angel Place, Sydney 8.00 p.m. Conductor: Ronald Prussing
24 Recital Newcastle, 8.00pm, Conservatorium of Music
26 Recital Berry, 2.30pm, Villa Strachanus
30 Recital Mackay, 8.00 p.m. Mackay Entertainment Centre


April 2006

1 Recital Caloundra, 7.30pm, Caloundra Cultural Centre
3 Recital Townsville, 8.00pm, Townsville Civic Theatre
7 Recital Rockhampton, 7.30pm, Pilbeam Theatre
8 Recital Gold Cost, 8.00pm, Somerset College
9 Recital Alice Springs, 4.00pm, Alice Springs Cultural Precinct
12 Recital Roseville Music Club, 8.00pm, St Luke’s Presbyterian Church, Roseville
18 ABC Centre, Ultimo, ABC Classics CD Recording begins
21 Concerto Performance with TSO, 8.00pm, (Bartok No 3) Conductor: Olari Elts
23 Recital Hobart, 3.00pm, Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music
25 Anzac Day Holiday
27 Concerto performance with Wollongong Symphony Orchestra, 7.30pm, Wollongong Town Hall (Rachmaninov No 1) Conductor: Carlos Alvarado


May 2006

4 Concerto performance Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, 6.30 p.m. Adelaide
Town Hall (Chopin No 1) Conductor: Olari Elts
5 Concerto performance Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, 8.00 p.m. Adelaide
Town Hall (Chopin No 1) Conductor: Olari Elts
6 Concerto performance Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, 6.30 p.m. Adelaide
Town Hall (Chopin No 1) Conductor: Olari Elts
7 Recital Adelaide, 7.00pm, Grainger Studio
16 Recital Wagga Wagga, 7.30 pm, Riverina Conservatorium of Music
19 Concerto performance Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, 8.00 p.m. Monash University (Mozart KV503) Conductor: John Storgards
20 Concerto performance Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, 8.00 p.m. Frankston Cultural Centre (Mozart KV503) Conductor: John Storgards


June 2006

2 Concerto performance Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, 7.30 p.m. Melbourne Town Hall (Rachmaninov No 1) Conductor: Mark Taddei