Australian violinist’s crowning achievement
Image: Madeleine Easton. Image: supplied
Madeleine Easton, one of Australia’s most accomplished musicians and a virtuoso violinist has been invited to play at King Charles III’s coronation which takes place this May in London.
Easton is the founder and director of Bach Akademie Australia, a musical ensemble dedicated to sharing the music of JS Bach. She has played with orchestras and musicians all over the globe and has received the highest acclaim.
For the coronation, Easton will perform with the English Baroque Soloists and Monteverdi Choir directed by Sir John Eliot Gardiner, her long-time mentor and patron.
“I cannot tell you what it means to me personally to be part of this historic moment in time. To be a small part of such a great and long-standing tradition dating back to 1066 is a once in a lifetime opportunity. I am also greatly honoured to be representing Australia – in my own small way,” say Easton.
The coronation of King Charles III will be the first such event since 1953 when his mother, Queen Elizabeth II was crowned Queen of England. The ceremony on May 6 is symbolic; Charles was proclaimed King of England immediately after the death of his mother last year.
It is an extraordinary honour for Madeleine Easton to be asked to play at the coronation. A select group of musicians, directors and composers has been assembled for the occasion, with the programme having been personally overseen by King Charles himself.
If you’d like to hear Easton on the violin, you can attend a performance of Bach’s Missa Brevis in F by Bach Akademie Australia.
