International Lifestyle Magazine Issue 55 | Page 30

When Ambre Hammond contacted me I was instantly
fascinated, and inspired, by her story. Here was a
woman who had lived a very non conformist life and
who now travels the world bringing happiness and
inspiration to so many people.

DANCE,
TO YOUR OWN
TUNE
Wo r d s : L y n n N i c h o l s o n

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mbre began piano studies at the age of 3 and gave her
first public concert at age 5. In 1989, at age 11, Ambre
achieved a World Record, which she still holds, when she
received the Associate and Licentiate Diplomas of music in the
same year.

At 16, she received the First
Prize in an International Music
Competition held in Argentina,
South America. The following
year Ambre was invited to
return to Argentina to perform
the
Rachmaninoff
Piano
Concerto No. 3 as her debut
with the Cordoba Symphony
Orchestra. This performance
was recorded live, released as
a CD and has been acclaimed
by the Rachmaninoff Society
of USA as one of the finest
interpretations of this piece.
At 16, Ambre recorded and
released a CD of music by Franz
Liszt titled ‘Devotion’ which was
funded by Australian artist Arthur
Boyd who was astounded with
Ambre’s natural ability and
invited her to be first Artist-In
Residence at his Shoalhaven
Property ‘Bundanon’ on the
South Coast of Australia.

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Ambre has performed both solo
and with Orchestra throughout
Switzerland, England, Italy,
Spain, Poland, North and South
America, New Zealand and
China.
In 2006 Renowned Hollywood
film writer and composer Lalo
Schifrin was commissioned
to write a unique Double
Concerto for Jazz Trumpet,
Classical Piano and Symphony
Orchestra especially for Ambre
and James Morrison. Ambre
traveled to Schifrin’s home
in Los Angeles where she
played the piece to Lalo who
has dedicated the Concerto
to her. The World Premiere
performance was held in
Sydney at the Opera House
with the Sydney Symphony
Orchestra, Schifrin Conducting
in July 2007 to great acclaim
from both critics and public
alike.