New face at MRC

Meet Melbourne Recital Centre’s (MRC’s) new chair, Andrea Hull AO.  

No stranger to the arts, Andrea Hull commenced her term as chair of MRC in June this year and she brings a wealth of experience to the role having worked extensively in Australia’s cultural and not-for-profit sectors.

She said her first memory of music was listening to ABC radio.

“It was always on in our home. When I was young my parents moved to Cairns in far-north Queensland and Dad’s aunt had given him her old John Broadwood & Sons piano, an early, small upright which accompanied us north.”

“She [Andrea’s aunt] was a pianist of the old style with family gatherings around her piano and large fat books of melodies. I loved to ‘play’ when we visited her.”

Andrea’s favourite composers are Elgar and Cohen. “Elgar’s Cello Concerto in E minor (especially as played by Jacqueline du Pre) and Cohen’s The Anthem are among my favourites,” she said.

Andrea said that her biding passion had been to contribute to an authentic, distinctive and inclusive Australian cultural life.

“It has been a privilege to work in the cultural sector for over four decades in pursuit of this. The opportunity to chair the centre really is the icing on the cake.”