Steve Davislim is worth being spoken of in the same breath as his notable predecessors of similar voice – Peter Anders and Fritz Wunderlich – and praise can hardly be higher than that. Gramophone
Melbourne audiences have the opportunity to...
It’s 2001 and the second round of competition for Symphony Australia’s elite Young Performers Award is under way.
The national judging panel is already impressed by the Queensland talent, but nothing can prepare them for what happens when a 16-...
Different, so double take twice as rewarding
Pei-Jee and Pei-Sian Ng are two young, talented musicians with great stage presence, each playing a beautiful old cello with remarkable facility. And, by they way, they’re identical twins. As one...
The cello lineage of twins Pei-Jee and Pei-Sian Ng can be traced back via the Elder Conservatorium to James Whitehead, teacher of Janis Laurs, teacher to these outstandingly gifted musicians.
Playing together, they fit as snugly as the...
Twin cellists to bow together
These artists are at a level few achieve, writes Penelope Debelle.
Pei-Jee Ng, the older twin, plays an elegant French cello made in 1844 which suits his more restrained personal style. Pei-Sian, the younger by a few...
To much acclaim, Melba's new recording artists, the Adelaide-born Ng brothers, have finished their first extensive Australian tour. Performing alongside established Melba artist, pianist David Tong, the twin cellists featured the world premiere...
Identical in Every Sense
Brothers Pei-Jee and Pei-Sian are a dynamic duo on the cello.
Louise Nunn explores a remarkable partnership.
Twin cellists Pei-Jee and Pei-Sian Ng have shared the spotlight since they were born. Delivered minutes apart,...
Melba's Ring Acclaimed Around The World
MARIA VANDAMME, CEO of Melba Recordings, was in Paris on the 4th May for the presentation of the prestigious Prix Lauritz Melchior* to tenor Stuart Skelton for his internationally acclaimed...
The Music Lover and the Maestro
Under the baton of Barry Tuckwell AC OBE, one of the world’s greatest horn players, Sydney musician Ben Jacks has recorded a work for horn and orchestra—a work commissioned by the well-known Australian...
The recent chamber works of Australian composer and pianist Roger Smalley are the feature of a disc recorded with the former Australian String Quartet (now known as the Grainger Quartet); horn player Darryl Poulsen, violinist Paul Wright and the...