Changes In Store For The Australian String Quartet

Changes In Store For The Australian String Quartet

  The Australian String Quartet (ASQ) will not continue in its current configuration beyond 2014  due  to  artistic differences. Along with performing an annual national concert series, the quartet is also Quartet-in-Residence at the University of Adelaide. After careful consideration, the Board of the ASQ has appointed violist Stephen King and cellist  Sharon Draper to lead  the quartet into the future. Chairman of the board Paul Clitheroe said “the ASQ’s  most  recent  performances  have been  truly exceptional  and  despite…

European Masterpieces Feature In The Australian String Quartet’s Boundless Tour

European Masterpieces Feature In The Australian String Quartet’s Boundless Tour

The Australian String Quartet will perform European masterpieces in Sydney in August as part of its largest tour for 2014. Quartet members violinists Kristian Winther and Ioana Tache, violist Stephen King and cellist Sharon Draper will perform a programme featuring three masterpieces from the string quartet repertoire by Haydn, Beethoven and Bartók performed on the quartet’s rare…

The Australian String Quartet announces a new line-up

The Australian String Quartet has announced that violinist Ioanna Tache and cellist Sharon Draper will join present members violinist Kristian Winther and violist Stephen King to form a new line – up for the ensemble. Both newcomers are graduates of the Australian National Academy of Music. The newly re-configured ensemble will perform in Sydney on…