Rising Stars Recital | Newcastle Music Festival | Concert Eight

The Rising Stars program returns in 2026.

The program encourages and supports outstanding younger performers in the region (Newcastle/Hunter Regions/Central Coast), and features a concert presentation by inspiring young performers with Erin Sweetman on piano.

This concert is supported by ArtsNational Newcastle and the Newcastle branch of Music Teachers Association NSW.

Performing Artists:
Erin Sweetman

Gabrielle Wikstrom | violin
Sienna Copaceanu | cello
Kaytlin Copaceanu | violin
Lily Szabo | vocal

Program:
Gabrielle Wikstrom and Erin Sweetman:

Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904 – 1897)
Violin Concerto in C major, Op.48
II. Andante cantabile

Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 – 1921)
Danse macabre

Sienna Copaceanu and Erin Sweetman
Joseph Haydn (1732 – 1809)
Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major (1st Mvt)

Ernest Bloch (1880 – 1959)
Prayer from Jewish Life

Sienna and Kaytlin Copaceanu
Gioachino Rossini
Overture from The Barber of Seville

Astor Piazolla
Libertango

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