The first concert was a performance from the London Philharmonic Orchestra in 1985, with the Australian tour underwritten by Leeuwin Estate owners Denis and Tricia Horgan on the condition that the orchestra play at Leeuwin Estate.[2][3][4] Hosting the concert was considered a risk due to the physically remote location of the Margaret River, being 260 kilometres from the state capital of Perth. Friends tried to talk the Horgans out of the idea,[2] but they went ahead and the concert was a great success, with 5000 people attending and the event attracting international coverage.[3][5]
In 1990 Leeuwin Estate hosted Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, with other stars Diana Ross and Tom Jones performing in 1992 and 1993 respectively. 1993 also saw the first iteration of the "Australian Family Concert" series featuring Australian performers at a separate event each year.[6]
In February 2005, a concert was performed by Sting that drew an audience of 6,000 and raised over $4 million for the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami relief efforts after Sting had to cancel a scheduled concert in Sri Lanka due to the disaster.[7][8][9]
The concert has become a major tourism draw for the Margaret River and Western Australia.[12][13] Denis Horgan was awarded with a Centenary Medal and both he and Tricia Horgan were inducted as Members of the Order of Australia in 2001 for services to tourism in Western Australia.[14][15][16]
Leeuwin Concert Series
The following is a list of the performers and the year of the concert.[6][17]
^Santich, Barbara (24 June 2001). "NYTimes – Choice Tables". Australia; Margaret River (Australia): Select.nytimes.com. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
^ abc. Margaret River Wine. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
^ ab"From a Granite Coast, Velvet Wines". NYTimes. 2 January 2002. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
^"Vine romance: artists line up for picnic gigs". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
^John Mariani – 23 November 2009 00:01 EST (23 November 2009). "Rhone Ranger's Vinthology, Winemakers' Profiles: Holiday Books". Bloomberg. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
^ abcde"Leeuwin Concerts' History". Leeuwin Estate. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
^"Sting Concert Raises 4m for Tsunami". SMH. 11 February 2005. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
^"Sting's special gig for tsunami victims". ABC. 3 February 2005. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
^"BBC – Willie Nelson stages Tsunami gig". BBC News. 10 January 2005. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
^"Yahoo Entertainment – The Leeuwin Concert – Michael McDonald and Boz Scaggs". Au.news.yahoo.com. 15 February 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
^Paddenburg, Trevor (13 February 2010). "All walks of life lured to Leeuwin". Perth Now. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
^"Culture vultures head south for the Margaret River wine festival". WA Business News. 14 November 2005.
^"LA Times – Unknown but Nose-Worthy". Articles.latimes.com. 19 July 1998. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
^"It's an Honour – Australian Honours – Centenary Medal – HORGAN, Denis Byrne". Itsanhonour.gov.au. 1 January 2001. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
^"It's an Honour – Australian Honours – Order of Australia – HORGAN, Denis Byrne". Itsanhonour.gov.au. 26 January 2001. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
^"It's an Honour – Australian Honours – Order of Australia – HORGAN, Patricia Anne". Itsanhonour.gov.au. 26 January 2001. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
^Wendy Caccetta (17 February 2014). "The original and the best: 30 years of Leeuwin Estate concerts". News Ltd. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
External links
Leeuwin Estate – Concerts and Events
January 07, 2023
leeuwin, estate, concert, series, annual, open, events, featuring, international, australian, performers, leeuwin, estate, winery, contents, history, leeuwin, concert, series, australian, family, concerts, references, external, linkshistory, editthe, first, co. The Leeuwin Estate Concert Series are annual open air events featuring international and Australian performers at Leeuwin Estate Winery 1 Contents 1 History 2 Leeuwin Concert Series 3 Australian Family Concerts 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThe first concert was a performance from the London Philharmonic Orchestra in 1985 with the Australian tour underwritten by Leeuwin Estate owners Denis and Tricia Horgan on the condition that the orchestra play at Leeuwin Estate 2 3 4 Hosting the concert was considered a risk due to the physically remote location of the Margaret River being 260 kilometres from the state capital of Perth Friends tried to talk the Horgans out of the idea 2 but they went ahead and the concert was a great success with 5000 people attending and the event attracting international coverage 3 5 The next two concerts also featured orchestras with the Berlin Staatskapelle performing in 1986 and the Royal Danish Orchestra in 1987 6 In 1988 the series featured its first individual star when the Chicago Symphony Orchestra could not attend and instead Ray Charles was brought in to perform with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra 2 The West Australian Symphony Orchestra has featured eight further times since accompanying other musicians 6 In 1990 Leeuwin Estate hosted Dame Kiri Te Kanawa with other stars Diana Ross and Tom Jones performing in 1992 and 1993 respectively 1993 also saw the first iteration of the Australian Family Concert series featuring Australian performers at a separate event each year 6 In February 2005 a concert was performed by Sting that drew an audience of 6 000 and raised over 4 million for the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami relief efforts after Sting had to cancel a scheduled concert in Sri Lanka due to the disaster 7 8 9 The 26th year of the series in 2010 saw Boz Scaggs amp Michael McDonald perform in front of a sold out crowd of 6500 people 10 11 The concert has become a major tourism draw for the Margaret River and Western Australia 12 13 Denis Horgan was awarded with a Centenary Medal and both he and Tricia Horgan were inducted as Members of the Order of Australia in 2001 for services to tourism in Western Australia 14 15 16 Leeuwin Concert Series EditThe following is a list of the performers and the year of the concert 6 17 Year Performer1985 The London Philharmonic Orchestra1986 The Berlin Staatskapelle1987 The Royal Danish Orchestra1988 Ray Charles and The West Australian Symphony Orchestra1989 Dionne Warwick and the West Australian Symphony Orchestra1990 Dame Kiri Te Kanawa James Galway and the West Australian Symphony Orchestra1991 The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra1992 Diana Ross1993 Tom Jones1994 Julia Migenes Perrin Allen and the West Australian Symphony Orchestra1995 George Benson Fab Four1996 Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and the West Australian Symphony Orchestra1997 Shirley Bassey and the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra1998 Julio Iglesias1999 Bryn Terfel Yvonne Kenny and the West Australian Symphony Orchestra2000 Michael Crawford and the West Australian Symphony Orchestra2001 Roberta Flack2002 John Farnham2003 k d lang2003 Picnic in the Vineyard with James Taylor2004 Lesley Garrett amp Anthony Warlow with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra2005 Sting2005 Jack Johnson2006 Amici Forever amp Jane Rutter2007 Simply Red2008 Yvonne Kenny David Hobson amp The West Australian Symphony Orchestra2009 Chris Isaak2010 Boz Scaggs amp Michael McDonald2011 Roxy Music2012 Marina Prior David Hobson and The Perth Symphony Orchestra2013 Carole King2014 Diana Krall and The Perth Symphony Orchestra2015 Bryn Terfel Rachelle Durkin with special guest Lisa McCune amp The Perth Symphony Orchestra2016 Chris Isaak2017 James Taylor amp His All Star Band2018 Jackson Browne2019 Paul Kelly2020 No concert2021 No concert2022 No concertAustralian Family Concerts EditThe following is a list of performers and years as part of the annual Australian Family Concerts 6 Year Performer1993 Kate Ceberano and friends1994 Yothu Yindi1995 Black Sorrows and Vika and Linda Bull1996 Paul Kelly and Joan Armatrading1997 Yothu Yindi1999 The Whitlams2000 Paul Kelly Uncle Bill and Kasey Chambers2001 Tex Perkins and Jimmy Little2002 The Waifs and Oh Susanna2003 Mahotella Queens2004 The Waifs2005 The Waifs2006 The John Butler Trio2006 Alex Lloyd2007 Kate Ceberano2008 The John Butler Trio amp The Waifs2009 The Waifs2010 The John Butler Trio2011 Pete Murray and Passenger2012 N A2013 The John Butler Trio2014 Pete Murray2015 Bernard Fanning2016 John Butler Trio amp The Waifs2017 Bernard Fanning20182019 John Butler amp Missy HigginsReferences Edit Santich Barbara 24 June 2001 NYTimes Choice Tables Australia Margaret River Australia Select nytimes com Retrieved 10 November 2010 a b c Leeuwin Margaret River Wine Archived from the original on 21 February 2011 Retrieved 10 November 2010 a b From a Granite Coast Velvet Wines NYTimes 2 January 2002 Retrieved 10 November 2010 Vine romance artists line up for picnic gigs Brisbane Times Retrieved 10 November 2010 John Mariani 23 November 2009 00 01 EST 23 November 2009 Rhone Ranger s Vinthology Winemakers Profiles Holiday Books Bloomberg Retrieved 10 November 2010 a b c d e Leeuwin Concerts History Leeuwin Estate Retrieved 10 November 2010 Sting Concert Raises 4m for Tsunami SMH 11 February 2005 Retrieved 10 November 2010 Sting s special gig for tsunami victims ABC 3 February 2005 Retrieved 10 November 2010 BBC Willie Nelson stages Tsunami gig BBC News 10 January 2005 Retrieved 10 November 2010 Yahoo Entertainment The Leeuwin Concert Michael McDonald and Boz Scaggs Au news yahoo com 15 February 2010 Retrieved 10 November 2010 Paddenburg Trevor 13 February 2010 All walks of life lured to Leeuwin Perth Now Retrieved 10 November 2010 Culture vultures head south for the Margaret River wine festival WA Business News 14 November 2005 LA Times Unknown but Nose Worthy Articles latimes com 19 July 1998 Retrieved 10 November 2010 It s an Honour Australian Honours Centenary Medal HORGAN Denis Byrne Itsanhonour gov au 1 January 2001 Retrieved 10 November 2010 It s an Honour Australian Honours Order of Australia HORGAN Denis Byrne Itsanhonour gov au 26 January 2001 Retrieved 10 November 2010 It s an Honour Australian Honours Order of Australia HORGAN Patricia Anne Itsanhonour gov au 26 January 2001 Retrieved 10 November 2010 Wendy Caccetta 17 February 2014 The original and the best 30 years of Leeuwin Estate concerts News Ltd Retrieved 22 February 2014 External links EditLeeuwin Estate Concerts and Events Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leeuwin Estate Concert Series amp oldid 1069821759, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
