Linda Gilbert - Concert Violinist

Linda Gilbert is an Australian-born violinist, international prize-winner, and one of the few Australian alumni of the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Russia.

Her mentors included Shi-Xiang Zhang, Viktor Pikaizen, and Maxim Fedotov, the latter praising her "most serious attitude to our profession and, in the best sense of the word 'fanatical', love of music and the violin… Linda Gilbert will occupy a most worthy place in concert life." Other leading musicians of our time, such as Barnabás Kelemen, Kirill Troussov, and Zakhar Bron, have acknowledged Linda Gilbert's brilliant technique, musical artistry, and deep sensitivity.

During her student days in Russia, Linda Gilbert regularly featured as a soloist in the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory's highly prestigious concert series. She also performed as a member of the Moscow Conservatory Students' Orchestra in the institution’s Bolshoi Zal, one of the world's most famous and highly regarded concert halls. In addition, she appeared at international festivals and other events at venues including the Bolshoi Zal of the Kostroma Symphony Orchestra, St. Peter and Paul Cathedral in St. Petersburg, the Concert Hall of the Moscow Central Music School, and the Myaskovsky, Rachmaninov, and Chamber Halls of the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory.

Now increasingly in demand as a professional soloist and chamber musician, Linda’s exceptional talent for teaching, especially nurturing young students, has also been widely recognised. She is regularly invited to give lessons and masterclasses both in Australia and abroad.

Program
- JS Bach - Adagio and Fugue solo G minor sonata
- Mozart - Concerto No. 4 1st movement
- Paganini - Caprice No.13
- Franck - Sonata in A major

Intermission
- Prokofiev - Concerto in D op.19 complete 3 movts
- Wieniawski - Polonaise Brillante
- Hubay - Carmen Fantasy