Leila Josefowicz & John Novacek

Leila Josefowicz and John Novacek explore the magic of music for violin and piano by Debussy and Stravinsky.

 Prepare to be kissed by a fairy, haunted by a dream and transformed by music when Canadian virtuoso violinist Leila Josefowicz and fellow-Canadian pianist John Novacek bring their fantastical tales and captivating sounds to tour Australia. Josefowicz and Novacek have been playing together since they were eight, and their enduring partnership creates a bond on stage which is, quite simply, magic.

Let this feisty duo transform your night with ravishing music by Stravinsky, Szymanowski and Debussy, plus a new commission from Ivor Novello Award-winning UK composer Charlotte Bray.

Praise for the artists

'Leila Josefowicz is just the right kind of violinist: tough, uncompromising, always ready to do battle with the band and to soar, exhilaratingly, above it.' - BBC Radio 3

'Josefowicz is magnificent throughout, whether negotiating ferocious technical challenges or playing with gentle lyrical wonder.' - The Strad

'Stravinsky's The Fairy's Kiss allowed Josefowicz and Novacek the chance to pull out all the stops they'd held in reserve in a flurry of full-force virtuosity that rose to a pyrotechnical conclusion.' - San Francisco Classical Voice

Tickets

Single tickets on sale Wednesday 15 October 2025.

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Artists

Leila Josefowicz violin
John Novacek piano

Program

Claude Debussy
Sonata for Violin and Piano

Karol Szymanowski 
Mythes, Op.30

Charlotte Bray
Mriya (New Commission)

Igor Stravinsky 
Divertimento from Le Baiser De La Fée