Acclaimed cellist and Chief Conductor of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra Umberto Clerici will perform with Omega Ensemble as guest director and soloist for La Musica Notturna. A musical celebration of the cello, the program traverses time, tradition and style, featuring works by Boccherini, Vivaldi, Sollima, alongside a world premiere by award-winning composer and cellist Peter Gregson. The concerts will take place at Melbourne Recital Centre on 24 March 2025, Sydney’s City Recital Hall on 25 March 2025 and Newcastle City Hall on 27 March 2025.

After a career spanning more than 20 years as a gifted cellist and orchestral musician, Italian-born Umberto Clerici was appointed Chief Conductor of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra in 2022, just four years after making his conducting debut. As a cellist, Clerici remains in high demand worldwide, having performed on the stages of the world’s most prestigious concert halls and as Principal Cello for the Teatro Regio di Torino and Sydney Symphony Orchestra. In 2025 Clerici joined IMG Artists’s high-calibre roster for general management, and will continue to develop his career in opera, returning to Opera Queensland to lead a production of Puccini’s La bohème.