Your invitation to five classical concerts over three days specially curated for Four Winds, and performed by a superb and internationally acclaimed lineup of musicians. This varied program from Andrea Lam and friends will inspire classical lovers and newcomers alike, making this an Easter not to be forgotten.
Each concert can be attended individually or as a package via our flexipass offering.
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Easter Weekend at Four Winds sees three days of classical music curated by one of Australia’s foremost pianists Andrea Lam. Andrea has performed across the globe, inspiring and enrapturing audiences and this Easter she will be bringing her talents to the Sapphire Coast curating and performing selections from Beethoven, Schuman, Tosti, Amy Beach, Brahms, Chopin, Janáček, Schubert, Bach and Paul Schoenfield.
FRIDAY EVENING: GATHERING
Our opening concert, Gathering, brings together all our artists to welcome you into this weekend of music. Few things are as beautiful or satisfying as a string quartet, and we begin with Haydn, affectionately known as the “Father of the String Quartet.” His witty, inimitable voice established the form’s structural and musical hallmarks.
Schumann’s music is intensely personal and Fantasiestücke reflect his sudden shifts in mood, from dark to light, introspection to brilliance. Tosti’s light-hearted songs transport us to the Belle Époque, while Amy Beach’s magnificent Piano Quintet—lush with late-Romantic lyricism—showcases the triumph of her artistry despite societal limitations.
Repertoire
HAYDN String Quartet, Op. 77 No. 2
SCHUMANN Fantasiestücke, Op. 73
TOSTI Selected Songs
BEACH Piano Quintet Op. 67
Artists
Andrew Haveron, violin
Alexandra Osborne, violin
Tobias Breider, viola
Kaori Yamagami, cello
Dean Newcomb, clarinet
Andrew Goodwin, tenor
Andrea Lam, piano
Tickets
Meet the Artists
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Andrew Haveron – violin
Andrew Haveron is Concertmaster of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and one of the most sought-after violinists of his generation. He is highly respected as a soloist, chamber musician and concertmaster and has worked with all the major symphony orchestras in the UK and many others around the world.
As a soloist, he has played concertos with conductors such as Colin Davis, Roger Norrington, Jiří Bělohlávek, Stanisław Skrowaczewski and John Wilson. As first violinist of the internationally acclaimed Brodsky Quartet (1999-2007), his work included collaborations with artists ranging from Anne-Sofie von Otter and Alexander Baillie to iconic crossover work with Elvis Costello, Björk, Paul McCartney and Sting.. He has also appeared with numerous other chamber groups, such as the Nash and Hebrides ensembles, the Logos Chamber Group, Kathy Selby, and the Omega Ensemble.
In 2007 he became concertmaster of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and in 2012 he joined the Philharmonia Orchestra. He also led the World Orchestra for Peace at the request of Valery Gergiev, and he has been the leader of the John Wilson Orchestra since its inception.
Born in London in 1975, Andrew Haveron studied at the Purcell School and the Royal College of Music and in 1996 was the highest British prize winner at the Paganini Competition for the past 50 years. In 2004 he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Kent for his services to music.
Alexandra Osborne – violin
Alexandra Osborne enjoys an exciting and versatile career as a solo artist, chamber and orchestral musician, and educator. She was recently appointed as Associate Concertmaster of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Previously Alexandra was appointed to The National Symphony Orchestra, Washington DC, by Christoph Eschenbach as the youngest member of the violin section in 2009, and spent thirteen seasons with the NSO, including as Assistant Concertmaster. Prior to this, she performed regularly with The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Pittsburgh Symphony, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, and the New York Philharmonic.
Recent highlights include Guest Concertmaster of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Queensland Symphony Orchestra and Opera Australia, tours with the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Ensemble Offspring, Australian World Orchestra, Australian Piano Quartet, and the Australian String Quartet, and her debut album of world premiere Nico Muhly and Philip Glass works on ABC Classic FM.
Tobias Breider – viola
Tobias Breider was born in Münster and began his music studies with violin and piano. He studied viola with Rainer Moog in Cologne, completing his Master’s degree, and a German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) scholarship enabled him to study in New York with Michael Tree of the Guarneri Quartet. On returning to Germany, he completed the Soloist Program in Lübeck with Barbara Westphal. His intensive study of chamber music has also included lessons with the Alban Berg Quartet, Juilliard String Quartet, Sarah Nelsova and Miriam Fried.
Before moving to Australia to join the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in 2011, he held principal positions at the Rhine Opera Düsseldorf, the Konzerthaus Berlin and with the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra under Simone Young. He has also appeared as guest principal with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, the Berlin, Vienna and Cologne radio symphony orchestras, the Qatar Philharmonic and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
As a soloist he has performed at the Sydney Opera House, the Domain and City Recital Hall, as well as the Melbourne Recital Centre. He regularly tours Queensland giving recitals and is a member of Ensemble Q in Brisbane. He is in demand as a chamber musician, and has performed at numerous festivals in the USA, Germany, the UK and South Africa. Since his arrival in Australia he has collaborated with ensembles such as Wilma Smith & Friends, Kathryn Selby & Friends, Charmian & Friends, the Australia Octet and the OMEGA Ensemble, as well as artists such as Kathy Selby, Ian Munro, Paul Wright, Howard Penny, Brett Dean, Timo-Veikko Valve, Elizabeth Layton, Timothy Young, James Crabb and Sara Macliver.
Tobias teaches at the Sydney Conservatorium and as a guest teacher at the Australian National Academy of Music in Melbourne.
Kaori Yamagami – cello
Kaori Yamagami is one of today’s most respected and diverse cellists in the music world. Yamagami has built an exciting and diverse career as a cellist. Currently Principal Cellist of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Yamagami’s orchestral experience spans many decades and continents. Most recently she served as Principal Cello of Amsterdam Sinfonietta for nine years until 2019, and since then has been performing with chamber ensembles and orchestras across Europe, guest leading ensembles such as the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and Basel Kammerorchester.
Yamagami is a graduate of the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia where she was accepted at the age of 13. She is also a graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, receiving full scholarships from both institutions. She also received both a Diploma and Konzertexamen degrees with honors from the Hochschule für Musik in Cologne, where she studied with Frans Helmerson, and was one of the final students of legendary Russian teacher Boris Pergamenschikow before his death in 2004.
In Europe, she has been chosen to play in several festivals and academies including Verbier Festival and Kronberg Chamber Music Connects the World. Yamagami was the recipient of the prestigious and highly coveted Virginia Parker Prize from the Canada Council for the Arts in 2011 in recognition for her outstanding talent and musicianship.
“Kaori Yamagami convinced with a diverse richness of sound, temperament and artistic wealth of ideas, as if playing the cello, which she began at the age of three, has already become second nature to her.”
(Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung)
Dean Newcomb – clarinet
Dean Newcomb is currently the Principal Clarinettist with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, a position he has held since 2008. Dean has performed as guest Principal Clarinet with various orchestras in Australia and overseas including the Australia World Orchestra, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Auckland Philharmonia and was offered the Principal Clarinet position with The Macau Orchestra before deciding to settle in Adelaide.
His solo concerto performances have been met with critical acclaim, with reviewers praising his “musical gifts, technical finesse and outstanding ability” (The Advertiser). Dean regularly performs as a recital and chamber musician with Australia’s leading ensembles including the Australian String Quartet, The Australia Ensemble, Southern Cross Soloists, the Hamer String Quartet for the opening of the Melbourne Recital Centre and the world premiere of Arthur Benjamin’s century-old Clarinet Quintet with the Goldner String Quartet. His active involvement in music education includes giving masterclasses, lecturing and tutoring at the Elder Conservatorium of Music, tutoring for the Australian Youth Orchestra’s orchestral and chamber music seasons and adjudicating at the Lisbon International Clarinet Competition in Portugal.
Andrew Goodwin – tenor
Andrew Goodwin’s career as an operatic tenor has seen him embrace a wide range of roles at some of the world’s greatest opera houses, including La Scala Milan, Gran Theatre Liceu Barcelona, Teatro Real Madrid and the Sydney Opera House. Notably, he is the only westerner to perform the role of Lensky at the Bolshoi Theatre. Born in Sydney, Australia, Goodwin studied singing at the St Petersburg State Conservatory.
On the concert platform he has toured with the St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra under Yuri Temirkanov, and performed with all the major Australian symphony orchestras. His repertoire runs the gamut from Baroque opera through Romantic oratorio to contemporary music. He is a passionate champion of lieder and art song, and has given recitals at the Wigmore Hall, Mariinsky Concert Hall, Oxford Lieder Festival, and countless international festivals. With pianist Daniel De Borah he has recorded Schubert’s Die Schöne Müllerin and Winterreise for ABC Classic FM. He has received critical acclaim for his performances in recordings for Pinchgut Opera, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and the world premiere of Rodion Shchedrin’s Boyarina Morozova.
“Andrew Goodwin’s crystalline tenor delivered some of the performance’s most memorable moments”
Handel’s Messiah – Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, December 2018
Limelight – Tony Way
Andrea Lam - piano
Pronounced a “real talent” by the Wall Street Journal, and nominee for Limelight’s 2024 Artist of the Year, Australian pianist Andrea Lam performs as concerto soloist, chamber musician, and recitalist. Recently returned to Australia after two decades in New York, Andrea makes her television debut for the ABC in 2025 on The Piano, alongside Grammy award-winning musician Harry Connick Jr. and extraordinary host Amanda Keller. 2025 season engagements include the Sydney Symphony, Melbourne Symphony, Tasmanian Symphony, Melbourne Chamber Orchestra with conductors including Simone Young, Jaime Martin and Sir Donald Runnicles for the Grand Teton Music Festival (USA). Recent performances include the Sydney, Melbourne, Queensland, Tasmanian, Adelaide, New Zealand Symphony Orchestras, New York’s Chelsea Music Festival, Adelaide Festival, Australian String Quartet, Australia Ensemble, Utzon Series, MRC, and a national tour for Musica Viva.
Lecturer in Piano at Melbourne Conservatorium of Music and director on the board of ANAM, Andrea holds degrees from Yale University and Manhattan Schools of Music. Recordings include Mozart concerti with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra; with cellist Matt Haimovitz for Pentatone, as pianist for New York’s acclaimed Claremont Trio, as pianist on the ARIA-nominated album Nocturnes, and the 2024 ABC Classic album Matthew Hindson’s “Sad Piano”.
