Cousin Quartet Win Musica Viva’s Inaugural Strike A Chord National Chamber Music Championship

Cousin Quartet Win Musica Viva’s Inaugural Strike A Chord National Chamber Music Championship

Congratulations to the Cousin Quartet who are the inaugural winners of Musica Viva’s Strike A Chord, the first National Chamber Music Championship for secondary school ensembles. Performing live from the City Recital Hall in Sydney, the group claimed the Robert Salzer Prize, worth $5, 000. This inaugural Strike A Chord Grand Final was livestreamed from…

Masterclasses With Ray Chen And Timothy Young

As part of their national tour for Musica Viva, violinist, Ray Chen and pianist Timothy Young will share their knowledge and experience with students from secondary and tertiary teaching institutions and other organisations through the Musica Viva Masterclasses program.  Members of the public and other students are also able to attend these masterclasses to observe…

Ray Chen On Tour

Ray Chen On Tour

  Violinist Ray Chen performs in Sydney with pianist Timothy Young for Musica Viva as part of his first national recital tour of Australia. Born in Taiwan, the 25-year-old wunderkind grew up in Brisbane and was accepted into the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia aged just 15. In 2008 he won the Yehudi Menuhin…