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Sam Konise and the Turnovsky Trio; Eugene Ablescu, piano; Christopher Kane, cello.
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DescriptionPrinted in greyscale in the ‘Leader’ on November 26, 1991.
The trio had visited Fergusson Intermediate and St Patrick's College the previous week.
The Turnovsky Trio, founded in 1991, was this country’s first all New Zealand-born and educated full-time professional chamber music ensemble. It was named after Fred Turnovsky (1916-1994), a Wellington industrialist and generous patron of the arts, particularly chamber music.
Upper Hutt's Sam Konise, of Samoan descent, had been awarded a Jack McGill scholarship in 1989, and had been Young Musician of the Year in 1990. In i99i he was made a national recording artist by Radio New Zealand's Concert Programme and had won an AGC Young Achiever's Award; he was currently a scholarship student at the san Francisco Conservatory of Music, where he was completing his Bachelor of Music degree.
Eugene Albolescu was a New Zealander of Romanian origin; Christopher came from Christchurch.
As a fifth former, Sam Konise was accepted into the National Youth Orchestra with sixth-form percussionist Lance Philip in 1985 ('Leader', June 25). In 1985 Sam won sports blues in athletics and basketball, and a service gold medal, at Upper Hutt College.
Date TakenNovember 1991
The trio had visited Fergusson Intermediate and St Patrick's College the previous week.
The Turnovsky Trio, founded in 1991, was this country’s first all New Zealand-born and educated full-time professional chamber music ensemble. It was named after Fred Turnovsky (1916-1994), a Wellington industrialist and generous patron of the arts, particularly chamber music.
Upper Hutt's Sam Konise, of Samoan descent, had been awarded a Jack McGill scholarship in 1989, and had been Young Musician of the Year in 1990. In i99i he was made a national recording artist by Radio New Zealand's Concert Programme and had won an AGC Young Achiever's Award; he was currently a scholarship student at the san Francisco Conservatory of Music, where he was completing his Bachelor of Music degree.
Eugene Albolescu was a New Zealander of Romanian origin; Christopher came from Christchurch.
As a fifth former, Sam Konise was accepted into the National Youth Orchestra with sixth-form percussionist Lance Philip in 1985 ('Leader', June 25). In 1985 Sam won sports blues in athletics and basketball, and a service gold medal, at Upper Hutt College.
Date TakenNovember 1991Part of
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Reference1991 11 29 11FormatGreyscale printSize171 x 119 mm
FormatGreyscale printSize171 x 119 mmScanned byDon McLeod
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