Australian String Quartet announces its new violist
Christopher Cartlidge will leave the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra to join the Australian String Quartet as its new violist.
July 15, 2021
Christopher Cartlidge will leave the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra to join the Australian String Quartet as its new violist.
Plenty of landmarks in an evening of intense music from the Australian String Quartet.
Now into its 36th year, the Australian String Quartet continues to evolve, develop and re-energise the genre, as it shows in this impressive concert.
A hypnotically beautiful work, choreographed to a wonderful, visceral score by Bryce Dessner, which is performed live by the Australian String Quartet.
After playing with the Australian String Quartet for seven years, cellist Sharon Grigoryan will leave in November and be replaced by Michael Dahlenburg.