Clare Juan and Nicholas Kennedy present the King's Cello
Clare Juan, cello
Dr. Nicholas Kennedy, piano
Clare Juan and Nicholas Kennedy share a unique musical background: both were trained jointly as cellists and pianists, before pursuing specialised studies on their current primary instruments in Australia and the UK. Together they bring world-class performance to their home cities, performed on the cello that belonged to two British Kings.
PROGRAM
Erich Wolfgang KORNGOLD Die tote Stadt, Op. 12, Act II: Tanzlied des Pierrot
Franz SCHUBERT Sonata for Arpeggione and Piano in A minor D.821
Johannes BRAHMS Sonata for Piano and Cello in F major, Op. 99
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ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Clare Juan is an Australian cellist having performed frequently in leading venues such as Wigmore Hall, Royal Albert Hall and the Royal Festival Hall. As an avid chamber musician, she has performed alongside the Marmen Quartet and Ensemble 360 and her piano trio recently won 2nd prize and Audience prize at Wigmore Hall’s Cavatina Chamber Competition. For the 2025/2026 season, Clare will be working alongside the Edinburgh Quartet as their apprentice, joining them at various concerts as a member of the quartet. Clare is currently studying with Gemma Rosefield at the Royal College of Music as the The Sir Peter & Lady Walters Scholar supported by the Pauline Hartley Award as well as Help Musicians UK, the Royal Philharmonic Society and the TAIT Performing Arts Association. Clare plays on a cello made by William Forster Junior in 1804, commissioned by George IV and previously owned by His Majesty King Charles III, loaned to her by the Royal College of Music, London.
An alumnus of Sydney Conservatorium of Music (SCM) and the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London, pianist-scholar Dr Nicholas Kennedy performs extensively as a concerto soloist, recitalist, and collaborative artist. He was Open Instrumental Winner of the Australian Concerto and Vocal Competition 2023, and his debut album, The Last Piano Sonatas, was released on the Orpheus Classical label in 2021. Additionally, he is a published author in nineteenth-century music analysis, and in demand as an adjudicator and concert reviewer. Nicholas is currently Associate Lecturer in Collaborative Piano and Musicology at SCM.
TICKETS $35 |$25
Online sales close at 7:30pm on the day of the concert. Tickets can be purchased at the door, dependent on availability. Tempo Rubato is a cashless venue.
Dr. Nicholas Kennedy, piano
Clare Juan and Nicholas Kennedy share a unique musical background: both were trained jointly as cellists and pianists, before pursuing specialised studies on their current primary instruments in Australia and the UK. Together they bring world-class performance to their home cities, performed on the cello that belonged to two British Kings.
PROGRAM
Erich Wolfgang KORNGOLD Die tote Stadt, Op. 12, Act II: Tanzlied des Pierrot
Franz SCHUBERT Sonata for Arpeggione and Piano in A minor D.821
Johannes BRAHMS Sonata for Piano and Cello in F major, Op. 99
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ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Clare Juan is an Australian cellist having performed frequently in leading venues such as Wigmore Hall, Royal Albert Hall and the Royal Festival Hall. As an avid chamber musician, she has performed alongside the Marmen Quartet and Ensemble 360 and her piano trio recently won 2nd prize and Audience prize at Wigmore Hall’s Cavatina Chamber Competition. For the 2025/2026 season, Clare will be working alongside the Edinburgh Quartet as their apprentice, joining them at various concerts as a member of the quartet. Clare is currently studying with Gemma Rosefield at the Royal College of Music as the The Sir Peter & Lady Walters Scholar supported by the Pauline Hartley Award as well as Help Musicians UK, the Royal Philharmonic Society and the TAIT Performing Arts Association. Clare plays on a cello made by William Forster Junior in 1804, commissioned by George IV and previously owned by His Majesty King Charles III, loaned to her by the Royal College of Music, London.
An alumnus of Sydney Conservatorium of Music (SCM) and the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London, pianist-scholar Dr Nicholas Kennedy performs extensively as a concerto soloist, recitalist, and collaborative artist. He was Open Instrumental Winner of the Australian Concerto and Vocal Competition 2023, and his debut album, The Last Piano Sonatas, was released on the Orpheus Classical label in 2021. Additionally, he is a published author in nineteenth-century music analysis, and in demand as an adjudicator and concert reviewer. Nicholas is currently Associate Lecturer in Collaborative Piano and Musicology at SCM.
TICKETS $35 |$25
Online sales close at 7:30pm on the day of the concert. Tickets can be purchased at the door, dependent on availability. Tempo Rubato is a cashless venue.
Thursday 2 April 2026 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM (UTC+11)
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Tempo Rubato
34 Breese St, Brunswick VIC 3056
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