Lior with String Quartet

The first in our Strings and Voices Series at Hawthorn Arts Centre in August, this performance features sees one of Australia’s most successful and respected singer/songwriters, backed by a string quartet led by iconic Australian conductor Nigel Westlake.

Together they present performing an intimate concert of songs drawn from Lior's extensive back catalogue of recordings. It is a rare opportunity This is a chance to hear his work in a setting that harkens back to the tradition of salon concerts, where audience and performer shate an evening shaped by closeness, nuance and connection. the acclaimed singer/songwriter Lior in a manner harking back to archetypal ‘salon’ concerts; where both audience and performer share an evening enjoying the connection that only proximity can offer.

Lior burst on to the Australian music scene in 2005 with his acclaimed debut album - ‘Autumn Flow’. Recorded and released entirely independently, and spearheaded by ‘This Old Love’, alongside ‘Daniel’ and ‘Autumn Flow’, the album became one of the most successful independent debuts in Australian music history

A host swag of accolades followed, including three Aria nominations, among them Best Male Artist, as well as a nomination for Triple J’s prestigious ‘J Award’ for Album of the Year. Subsequent releases ‘Corner of an Endless Road’ (2008) and ‘Tumbling into the Dawn’ (2010) were also major successes, debuting at number 2 on the Australian Albums chart, topping the independent charts for several weeks, and earning Lior a further three Aria nominations.

Renowned for his dynamic and moving performances, Lior has earned a reputation as one of Australia’s finest live performers. He represents a rare breed of artists to achieve both sustained critical acclaim and commercial success, while maintaining a strong sense of independence and individuality in his craft.

Opening for Lior, is Xani.

Xani Kolac is a virtuosic shapeshifter of the violin leaping between genres with the instincts of an improvisor and the heart of a songwriter. A devout atheist but fierce believer in music, Xani has written a suite of hymns (for atheists). Tender, transcendent odes to humankind, feminism, animals, the planet and love itself, these are hymns without gods.  

For this special performance, Xani will be joined by her sister Meg Kolac on bass for a set that’s raw, reverent and gloriously human: 'Hymns for Atheists'.

Event times

6:30pm Box Office and Bar open

7:00 pm Doors open

7:30 pm Xani

8:00 pm interval

8:20 pm Lior and String Quartet

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