▁retain ing ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁a ▁professor ▁with ▁the ▁Conserv ator ium ▁for ▁fifty ▁years . ▁Prior ▁to ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁remaining ▁original ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Conserv ator ium ▁on ▁staff . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁his ▁successful ▁teaching ▁career , ▁H utch ens ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁formed ▁a ▁piano ▁du o ▁with ▁Lind ley ▁Evans , ▁which ▁was ▁dest ined ▁to ▁become ▁another ▁long ▁and ▁successful ▁partners hip . ▁Over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁next ▁forty ▁years , ▁H utch ens ▁and ▁Evans ▁made ▁many ▁t ours ▁of ▁Australia ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁giving ▁concert s ▁and ▁broadcast s , ▁and ▁they ▁were ▁among ▁the ▁first ▁composer - perform er ▁teams ▁to ▁be ▁recorded ▁commer cially ▁in ▁Australia . ▁ ▁High light s ▁of ▁the ▁partners hip ▁included ▁the ▁premi ere ▁of ▁H utch ens ' ▁own ▁work ▁the ▁Fant as ie ▁Con cer to ▁and ▁Evans ' ▁I dy ll ▁with ▁the ▁Sydney ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁( l ater ▁recorded ▁by ▁the ▁du o ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ), ▁a ▁rec ital ▁for ▁D ame ▁Nell ie ▁Mel ba , ▁and ▁the ▁premi ere ▁performance ▁in ▁Australia ▁of ▁Francis ▁P ou len c ' s ▁Con cer to ▁for ▁Two ▁P ian os ▁in ▁D ▁minor . ▁The ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁H utch ens - E v ans ▁partners hip ▁enabled ▁them ▁to