Melbourne Strings

Our upcoming concert -
NORDIC SOUNDS
September 6, 2023 

We are delighted to announce our next concert at Hanson Dyer Hall on 6 September 2023!

Program of Vasks, Pärt and Narbutaite 

More info coming soon!

OUR DEBUT CONCERT
Distant Light
29 April, 2022

Our thrilling debut concert on 29 April 2022 presented a program of Pēteris Vasks Violin Concerto Distant Light, Grieg Nordic Melodies and the premiere of Ballade for Strings and Voices by Sandra Aleksejeva-Birze, specially written for this event.

Melbourne Strings 

Sophia Kirsanova, soloist

Vivian Horn, conductor

Singers: Georgina Lewis, Sandra Birze, Roberts Birze, Toms Kalejs

The event was proudly supported by the City of Melbourne and the University of Melbourne.

ABOUT US

Melbourne Strings is a new ensemble initiative formed by Melbourne's most vibrant emerging and accomplished string players. 

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Violins:

Sophia Kirsanova, lead-violin

Natasha Conrau, Karen Columbine, May Zheng, Chih-Ting (Candice)Yang, Khalida De Ridder

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Violas:

Wenhong Luo, Kiara Kim

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Cello:

Elina Faskhi, Charlotte Miles

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Contrabass:

Jill Griffiths

Read the article about us in LIMELIGHT

https://limelightmagazine.com.au/news/melbourne-strings-announces-debut-concert/