The ASQ changes its line up

Earlier this month, it was announced that violinist Anne Horton and cellist Rachel Johnson, will leave the Adelaide based Australian String Quartet after a career of 6 years with the ensemble. The upcoming Schubert tour will be the last for the pair. Their departure follows the departures of violinist Sophie Rowell and violist Sally Boud, to…

The Sun sets and rises for the Australian String Quartet

The Sun sets and rises for the Australian String Quartet

As the sun sets on one horizon, it rises on another. ‘Sunset’, is the farewell tour of the Australian String Quartet as it is today. In truth, the sun has never really set on this outstanding ensemble which was formed in 1985. The musicians in the ensemble today worked as the Tankstream Quartet from 2000 and reconvened under the…