Emma Ayres
| Emma Ayres | |
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| Born |
1967 (age 48–49) Dover, England |
| Residence | Sydney, Australia |
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| Occupation | Radio presenter, musician, teacher |
| Known for | ABC Classic FM radio breakfast program, charity work |
Emma Ayres (born 1967) is a musician, music teacher and radio presenter. She is notable for her work on the Australian ABC Classic FM radio station, as well as for her numerous charitable efforts.
Background
Born in Dover, Ayres grew up in Shrewsbury, England.[1] She graduated from the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester and did further studies at the Hochschule der Künste in Berlin and the Royal Academy in London.[2]
Career
Ayres was a professional viola player for 12 years—including eight years performing with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra.[1]
In 2001 Ayres presented the classical music breakfast show on the Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) station in Hong Kong,.[1]
After migrating to Australia, she presented the Classic Breakfast program on ABC Classic FM from 4 February 2008.[3] On 30 June 2014, Ayres announced that she would be leaving at the end of 2014.[4] In October 2014, ABC FM radio's Classic Breakfast website declared of Ayres: "After six years as the presenter ... Emma Ayres had chosen to hang up her headphones and move on to new adventures." [5] Ellen Fanning had been announcing since September 2014 as Ayres's (temporary) successor.
In 2008 Ayres taught at the Melbourne Girls Grammar School[1] and currently teaches cello to a wide range of private students.[2]
In 2014 she published Cadence: Travels with music - a memoir.
Personal life
Ayres moved from Hong Kong to Australia in February 2003[1] and now lives in Sydney (cycling to work each day).[2] She received Australian citizenship in 2010.[6]
Ayres has been involved in a number of charitable efforts. In 2000, she raised money by making a twelve-month cycling trip from Shropshire in England to Hong Kong.[1][2] In 2011 she raised over $11,000 for the victims of the floods in Queensland by performing a number of public buskings in Sydney and Melbourne.
Her partner is Jane Allen, a writer and producer of the ABC drama series Janet King.[7]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Larry Schwartz (28 February 2008). "Tuning in to a classical act". TheAge. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 "Emma Ayres Presenter Notes". ABC Classic FM. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- ↑ "Music Details for Monday 4 February 2008". ABC Classic FM. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/EmmaAyresViola/status/483725447658610688
- ↑ http://www.abc.net.au/classic/content/2014/10/08/4101727.htm
- ↑ Harriet Lonnborn (22 November 2010). "Emma Ayres, Adam Elliot and Brendan Cowell—Australia's finest on display". 774 ABC Melbourne. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- ↑ "Saved By the Music". The Weekly Review, 8 June 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014
External links
- Speech: Abstraction and music: the atonal compositions of Arnold Schoenberg (21 July 2010)
- Emma busks for the Queensland Floods - Hyde Park, Sydney on YouTube (January 2011)
- Australian World Orchestra Live on ABC Classic FM (26 August 2011): Conductor Alexander Briger talks with Emma AyresMP3 (11.5 MB)
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