Daily Archives: 16/03/2015

City Recital Hall – ‘BIG SKY’ SELBY & FRIENDS TOUR 2 16 April, 7.00pm

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Following Selby & Friends’ thrilling season opener in February, Tour 2 beckons with an eclectic program of friends old and new – and all at a 10% discount on adult tickets purchased by 5pm tomorrow!

Artistic Director and pianist Kathryn Selby AM is joined by her special international guests, the popular Finnish Concertmaster from the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Vesa-Matti Leppänen, and SSO Co-Principal cellist from Italy, Umberto Clerici, for an evening of chamber music powerhouses and new discoveries!

Meet Vesa-Matti Leppanen, listen to a radio podcast here.

The program proudly spotlights these guest artists in César Franck’s much-loved virtuosic violin sonata and Beethoven’s first cello sonata. The ensemble then comes together in two piano trios: Grammy-award winner Joan Tower’s “Big Sky”, which was inspired by her childhood memory of horseback riding through the Bolivian Andes; and the soul-stirring Shostakovich second Piano Trio, premiered in Leningrad in 1944, which intrigues with sharp contrasts and rhythms from Jewish folk music.

ARTISTS
Vesa-Matti Leppänen − VIOLIN
Umberto Clerici− CELLO
Kathryn Selby – PIANO

REPERTOIRE
Joan Tower ‘Big Sky’ (2000) – Australian Première
Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata for Cello and Piano in F major, Op. 5 No. 1
César Franck Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major
Dmitri Shostakovich Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, for Violin, Cello and Piano, Op. 67

Don’t miss this brilliant program of chamber music at its best!

 

Man arrested following armed robbery – Mayfield West

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Police have arrested a man as they continue to investigate an armed robbery of an automobile shop in Mayfield West last year.

About 6pm, Friday 26 December 2014, a man entered an automobile store on Maitland Road, armed with a firearm.

Police have been told he allegedly threatened staff, before leaving the scene, taking cash. No one was injured during the incident.

It’s believed a motorbike was parked on grassland adjacent to Maitland Road, and a man stood with the bike, while the alleged robbery took place.

The armed man was seen to flee the scene on the motorcycle as a pillion passenger, travelling through Warabrook before crossing a railway line via an overhead walkway, into grounds of a university.

It’s believed the pillion passenger got off the bike on Vale Street, Birmingham Gardens, and ran across Sandgate Road, where he met the rider and again got onto the bike and rode from the area.

Early investigations have led police to believe the motorbike was also in the Shortland area both before and following the offence.

Officers attached to Newcastle City Local Area Command were notified and commenced investigations.

Today (Monday 16 March 2015), police arrested a 22-year-old Lambton man.

He was taken to Newcastle Police Station where he was charged with robbery armed with dangerous weapon. He has been refused bail, to appear at Newcastle Local Court tomorrow (Tuesday 17 March 2015).

As police continue their inquiries, they would like to speak to a man who is described as being of Caucasian appearance, aged in his late 20s/early 30s, with a large number of tattoos on his left arm and leg.

As the alleged offence occurred on Boxing Day, it is believed there may have been a large number of witnesses in the area at the time. Any witnesses who have not yet spoken to police are urged to come forward and contact Crime Stoppers.

Concerns held for missing elderly man – north of Tamworth

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A search is currently underway for an elderly man missing since last Monday from a property in Barraba, north of Tamworth.

On Monday 9 March 2015, a 70-year-old man advised a friend that he was leaving his property on Cotswald Road, to attend a hospital.

On Wednesday 11 March, the friend became concerned for the welfare of the man as he had not been seen for two days.

Police from Oxley Local Area Command were called and they began searching the large rural property.

Searches of the property have continued over the last several days with the assistance of officers from State Emergency Services, Rural Fire Service, police trail bikes, and Polair.

There are grave concerns for the man’s welfare.

He is described as being of Caucasian appearance, 175cm tall, with a thin build, short grey hair, and a moustache. He was last seen wearing long pants and a shirt.

Police investigate after child approached in public toilet – Manly

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Police are appealing for information after a boy was approached by a man in a public toilet at Manly yesterday.
About 3.50pm (Sunday 15 March 2015), an 11-year-old boy went into the male public toilets at Manly Wharf.

Police have been told a man approached the boy and tried to touch him inappropriately.

The child pushed the man away and ran from the toilet block. He then caught a bus with a friend to Dee Why, where he told his mother about the incident, and she reported it to police.

Detectives from Northern Beaches Local Area Command are investigating the matter. They would like to speak with a man who may be able to assist with their inquiries.

The man is described as being of Caucasian appearance, aged 45 to 50 years, and with thinning hair. At the time of the incident, the man was wearing a white top and jeans.

Police are urging anyone with information in relation to this incident to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au/ Information you provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence. We remind people they should not report crime information via our Facebook and Twitter pages.

Meanwhile, the incident has again prompted police to encourage parents to discuss the ‘Safe People, Safe Places’ messages with their children, including;
– Make sure your parents or another adult you know knows where you are at all times.
– Always walk straight home or to the place you are walking to. Walk near busier roads and streets, or use paths where there are lots of other people.
– Know where safe places are – a shop, service station, police station, library or school. If you are ever frightened, you should go to one of these places and ask them to call the police.
– Learn about safe adults you can look for and talk to if you need help – police officers, teachers at school, adults you know and trust.
– Don’t talk to people you don’t know and never get into a car with someone you don’t know. If a car stops on the side of the road and you don’t know the person inside, do not stop.
– If you are scared and can use a phone, call 000 and tell them you are scared.
– If someone tries to grab you, yell out, ‘Go away, I don’t know you’. This lets other people know you have been approached by someone you don’t know.

Appeal following ram raid and ATM theft – Elermore Vale, near Newcastle

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Police are appealing for assistance following a ram raid and theft of an automatic teller machine from a shopping arcade in Elermore Vale earlier today (Sunday 15 March 2015).

About 3.45am, a stolen bobcat was driven into the front entrance of a shopping centre on Croudace Road, causing significant damage to the building.

Two free standing ATM’s located inside the entrance were dislodged by the bobcat, but only one was taken from the shopping centre.

Police attached to Newcastle City Local Area Command attended and established a crime scene and commenced an investigation.

Investigators would like to speak with anyone who saw the bobcat or people acting suspiciously in Elermore Vale in the early hours of this morning.

Anyone with any information is urged to contact Newcastle City Police on (02) 4929 0999 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.