Fremantle Chamber Orchestra and Ellie Malonzo (13), conducted by Paul Wright.

Dvorak's Romance has always been a piece that has had a profound emotional effect on me. The lush romanticism and careful orchestration of the work makes it so afflicting and sensitive, and I see it as a shining pearl of violin repertoire. On my journey with this piece, I have tried to look past the beauty on the surface to craft an interpretation that moves the audience in the same way that the piece moves me. I believe that musicians, performers, are the messengers of composers. It is up to us to guide the audience on a journey that has been planned by a composer, and also up to us to make meaning for the audience out of something that we have learnt to understand as easily as spoken word. If my performances can make even one person feel the same way I feel when I'm performing, then I've done my job for that performance. As you listen to this, I hope my playing takes you on a journey into the world of Dvorak and his sublime Romance.