Gerard McFadden Double bass

Gerard McFadden was born in Brisbane, Australia. He began learning the piano at the age of nine and then switched to the double bass six years later. After studying with Joel Gregory and Dusan Walkowicz, a member of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, he entered the Queensland Conservatory in the class of Michael Morgan, the former principal double-bassist of the New York Metropolitan Opera and the Seattle Symphony Orchestra. During his studies there, he performed regularly with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra and trained with John Fardon, the Orchestra’s solo double-bassist. On completing his tuition, he received the Griffith University Medal and the Conservatory Medal. In 2015, he entered the Regional Conservatory in Saint-Maur, France. That same year, as a Master, he joined the class of Thierry Barbé at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse in Paris. Gerard is also an accomplished jazz bassist and he plays regularly with Gretchen Parlato, Barney McCall, Mike Frappez, Mike Moreno, John Betsch, Will Vinson and Jacam Manricks. During the 2016 / 2017 season, he is in residence at the Paris Opera Academy.

Upcoming appearances

The opening concert of the season