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Fresh from performances this weekend with guest conductor Michael Butterman and the El Paso Symphony Orchestra, violinists Soovin Kim and Ik-Hwan Bae have their work cut out for them.

THE Australian of the Year, Geoffrey Rush, last night backed government moves to teach the history of Aboriginal Australia as part of Australia Day.

It's a good start to the year for Geoffrey Rush. The actor was awarded Australian of the Year for 2012 in the country's capital Canberra for his contribution to the arts.

He already has a mantelpiece brimming with awards and now Geoffrey Rush has to make space for a new one - Australian of the Year.

One of Australia's most decorated actors has added 2012 Australian of the Year to the list of his awards.

Armin Mueller-Stahl, the German actor who has settled in Pacific Palisades, recently returned to his birthplace in East Prussia to receive honorary citizenship.

He's won the world's top acting awards and starred alongside some of the industry's biggest names, but Geoffrey Rush is in line for his biggest accolade yet.