As a career violinist with Opera Australia in Sydney, Adrian Keating was Principal Violinist with Opera Australia performing in the Sydney Opera House for over 25 years and has performed as Guest Concertmaster, Acting Deputy Concertmaster and Acting Principal of 2nd Violins; performing well over 100 Operas & 100 Ballets in his career, including conductors

Carlo Felice Cillario, Stuart Challendar, Phillipe Auguin, Patrick Summers, Jack Lanchbury, Richard Gill, Pinchas Steinberg & Richard Bonynge

beginners to advanced

audition preparation

improvisation techniques

Adrian is also an accomplished improvising electric violinist specialising in the Blues/Funk/Soul genres, & learnt to fit in with almost any style as a result of sitting in with dozens of bands after the Opera performances finished in the early part of his career.

As Director of the www.sydneylyricorchestra.com.au, Adrian’s clients have included

the Paris Opera Ballet in 2 Sydney Tours, Opera in the Vineyards 2007-12, Jose Carreras, Tina Arena, Opera in the Vineyards, Kiri Te Kanawa, CC Entertainment, Banksia Awards, Symphony Australis, Ken Unsworth, Richard Bonynge, Patrick Togher Artist Management, and Tim Woods Entertainment- Beatles 'All You Need Is Love' & Zep Boys

Artistic Programer, Music@ StreetMarket music venue / Soul Kitchen Sydney Stream

Improvising violinist/arranger; appearances on theVoice Australia; 3 albums as 'Classically Blue'; arranging for Jimmy Barnes' National Tour, UnKle; Wendy Matthews, Steve Balbi

Recording credits include

Richard Bonynge : Savage Garden : You Am I : Tim Finn : Hoodoo Gurus : Leonardo'd Bride : Jimmy Barnes : Diesel : Grinspoon