Scottish accordionist James Crabb will take up the reins for the latest festival on NSW’s far south coast.

The Four Winds festival has announced the appointment of Scottish classical accordionist James Crabb as their new Artistic Director. The festival, which celebrated its 25th anniversary this year, centres around an open-air amphitheatre amidst the natural scenery near Bermagui, NSW.

“We are thrilled to announce the appointment of James Crabb as our Artistic Director with responsibility to lead our year-round programme of activities as well as our iconic biennial Easter Festival,” said Four Winds Chair of the Board Sheena Boughen. “James is an internationally acclaimed classical accordionist and a highly respected and passionate music educator. He will deliver a vibrant, international program of events, which will animate our beautiful performance spaces, ‘Nature’s Concert Hall’, just south of Bermagui on the far south coast of NSW.”

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Crabb was a performer at the 2012 Four Winds Festival and has appeared at the Aldeburgh Festival, the London Proms and the Australian Festival of Chamber Music, and has recorded with the Australian Chamber Orchestra and played with them in Japan and Europe. He...