“Award-winning pianist and composer William Schmidt completed Masters degrees at both the University of Melbourne and the Musik und Kunst Privatuniversität in Vienna, Austria. He has been a regular concert and radio performer in Australia and internationally, and is in frequent demand both as a collaborative pianist and as a composer. “From Madrid to Melbourne”…
“This is a new work, commissioned by Preston Symphony Orchestra from Melbourne based composer, William Schmidt. The performance on the 31st March will be the world premiere! William has received many commissions for new works and a violin/piano composition has been released on a Move CD. He contributed to The Preston Suite, premiered by the…
“The centrepiece of the Preston Symphony Orchestra’s third concert for 2018 is the world premiere of a new work about Preston itself. Three composers have reflected on the sound of Preston at different times of the day. Luke Speedy-Hutton’s morning bustle becomes the daydreaming of William Schmidt’s afternoon, before Keyna Wilkins captures the mystery of…
“It is with great excitement that I invite you to Mozart and More, the next series of concerts at the Laussade Studio, and simultaneously announce my Mozart Project. I have embarked upon a journey that will see me perform all 27 Mozart Piano Concerti with Australian professional orchestras and community groups. The project was launched in Launceston last month with the LYCO under the…