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Melbourne Strings

Established in 2022, Melbourne Strings comprises Melbourne's top classical string players, including leading professionals and emerging artists. MS celebrates the virtuosity and diversity of music for strings in original and engaging orchestral and chamber music concerts.

Read about our debut concert in LIMELIGHT

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

Programs

Melbourne Strings: Sophia Kirsanova, Ioanna Tache, Ceridwen Davis, Molly Kadarauch

Program of ​HAYDN String Quartet op.77 no.2 in F Major & SHAW Entracte

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Melbourne StringsSophia Kirsanova, Lucy Warren, Josephine Vains, Caroline Henbest /Katie Yap

Program of ​J.S.Bach / Richter / Shaw/ Vasks / Tsfaty

1 September  2024

Lyrebird Music Society

Wyselaskie Auditorium

https://www.trybooking.com/CUHVO

6 September 2024 

National Gallery Victoria

NGV Friday Nights: Tempo Rubato curates:

Sophia Kirsanova  & Melbourne Strings

https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/program/ngv-friday-nights-060924/

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Melbourne Strings:

Orchestral program: Pēteris Vasks, Caroline Shaw, Melody Eötvös, Herald Genzmer, Benjamin Britten

 

NEW MUSIC STUDIO - Hanson Dyer Hall

26 October 2023

Pēteris Vasks
Lonely Angel
Meditation for Violin Solo and String Orchestra

Melbourne Strings: Sophia Kirsanova & May Zeng, violins
Molly Collier O’Boyle & Sandra Ionescu & Haram Kim, violas
Ye Jin Choi & Katrina Wang, cellos

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8 March 2024

Brunswick Music Festival - Tempo Rubato

Melbourne Strings SOUND OF MIND

Caroline Shaw, Gabriela Smith, Leilehua Lanzilotti, Arnold Schoënberg

https://www.brunswickmusicfestival.com.au/show/sound-of-mind-sophia-kirsanova-and-melbourne-strings

24 March 2024

Brighton Town Hall

GardensCorner of Carpenter St and Wilson St, Brighton Vic 3186

Melbourne Strings - TRANSFIGURED NIGHT

Program: Lanzilotti, Schoënberg, Shaw, Smith

https://www.trybooking.com/CPPIX 

Our debut concert - DISTANT LIGHT

29 April, 2022 Hanson Dyer Hall

 

Proudly supported by the City of Melbourne and the University of Melbourne, we 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.

Pēteris Vasks
Violin Concerto No. 1 
Distant Light 

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