Lucinda Moon

Lucinda Moon graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in 1991 and was subsequently awarded the Willem van Otterloo and Nickson Travelling scholarships to pursue postgraduate studies in baroque violin. She undertook two periods of study at the Royal Conservatorium in The Hague with Sigiswald Kuijken, graduating in 1995. In 1996 Lucinda was a prize winner in the Bruges Early Music Competition with Les Quatre.

Currently based in Adelaide, Lucinda has performed extensively in Australia with a number of leading early music ensembles. In addition to her position as principal violinist with the Elysium Ensemble, she is a member of Chacona and concertmaster of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra with whom she has recorded for ABC Classics and performed in Australia, Europe and Japan. She has also performed extensively in Europe, Australia and Mexico with the Swedish-based group, The Musicke Roome.

Discography

Elysium Ensemble

Venice to Versailles - Elysium Ensemble (Move Records MD 3260 - 2002)

17th-century Italian and 18th-century French instrumental music

The Bedroom of the King - Elysium Ensemble (Move Records MD 3184 - 1998)

Intimate music from the court of Versailles and the salons of Paris

chacona

Olympia - chacona (ABC Classics)

Lucinda Moon (baroque violin), Jamie Hey (baroque cello) and Rosalind Halton (harpsichord).
Cantatas of Alessandro Scarlatti, dir. Rosalind Halton.

Venere, Adone e Amore - chacona (ABC Classics)

Lucinda Moon (baroque violin), Jamie Hey (baroque cello) and Rosalind Halton (harpsichord).
Serenatas and Cantatas by Alessandro Scarlatti, dir. Rosalind Halton.

The Musick Roome

Jean-Philippe Rameau: Pièces de clavecin en concerts - The Musicke Roome (Verburnum recordings, 1997)

Lucinda Moon (baroque violin), Keren Bruce (bass viol) and Urban Westerlund (harpsichord).

The Musicke Roome - Live recording of concert in Nävertorp Kyrka, Sweden, 12 July, 1998

Lucinda Moon (baroque violin), Keren Bruce (bass viol) and Urban Westerlund (harpsichord).
Music by Dornel, Marais, Rameau and Leclair.

Salut! Baroque

Italian Instrumental and Vocal Music from the 17th Century - Salut! baroque (Walsingham Classics, 1998)

Artistic Directors: Sally Melhuish (recorders) and Tim Blomfield (cello)
With Luke Green (harpsichord and co-director), Jane Edwards (soprano), Lucinda Moon (violin) and Marshall McGuire (double harp).

Georg Philipp Telemann (Artworks, 2002)

The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra

Artistic Director: Paul Dyer

If Love's A Sweet Passion (ABC Classics)

Theatre and masque music of 17th century London, with Sara McLiver (soprano).

Il Flauto Dolce (ABC Classics)

Vivaldi Concertos, with Genevieve Lacey (recorders).

Sanctuary (ABC Classics)

Vivaldi, D'all Abaco, Albinoni and Handel, with Kirsten Barry (oboe) and Jamie Hey (cello).

Reviews

… her cool, clear melodies and passage work covering a huge expressive range from wistful melancholy to village-green frivolity.

Elizabeth Silsbury-The Advertiser (October 3, 1995)

… of that rank of players who can actually put across the music with the simplicity and calm innocence that the composer intended.

Clive O'Connell-The Age (November 4, 1996)

… Moon showed her command of colour and pulse in a vibrant performance …

David Vance-Sydney Morning Herald (March 18, 1998)

It is becoming more and more obvious that Moon is a violinist of outstanding quality.

Laurie Strauchan-The Australian (20 March, 1998)

… a large audience in raptures … a soloist of warm-toned phrasing and agility …

Fred Blanks-North Shore Times (January 20, 1999)

I was particularly impressed by Lucinda Moon’s rippling passagework and consistently beautiful sound production in the obbligato to the Nisi Dominus [by Biber].

David Freeland-Early Music News (April 19, 2004)

A Moon For All Seasons: [Vivaldi's] score came across as if freshly printed on the page, yet always within the line and contour of the 18th century.

Neville Cohn-The West Australian (March 11, 2005)

… violinist Lucinda Moon‘s mesmerising grace … ethereal solo work … thrilling …

Patricia Kelly-The Courier-Mail (March 15, 2005)

Lucinda Moon … her exquistite decoration and musical phrasing

John Grant-The Australian (July 27, 2007)

… shimmering solo in Biber‘s Annunciation …

Steve Moffat-Manly Daily (December 14, 2007)

… immaculate performance …

Harriet Cunningham-Sydney Morning Herald (December 17, 2007)