Flinders Quartet
Flinders Quartet | |
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| Origin | Melbourne, Australia |
| Years active | 2000 - |
| Members | Helen Ireland Zoe Knighton Thibaud Pavlovic-Hobba Wilma Smith |
| Past members | Matthew Tomkins Erica Kennedy Shane Chen Helen Ayres Nicolas Waters |
Flinders Quartet is an Australian string quartet.[1][2] They were formed in 2000 by Helen Ireland, Zoe Knighton, Matthew Tomkins and Erica Kennedy. In 2012 Helen Ayres and Shane Chen replaced Tomkins and Kennedy.[3] Ayres was in turn replaced by Nicholas Waters in 2015.
Karin Schaupp & Flinders Quartet's album Fandango received a nomination for the 2011 ARIA Award for Best Classical Album.
Current members[edit]
- Elizabeth Sellars - violin
- Wilma Smith - violin
- Helen Ireland - viola
- Zoe Knighton - cello
Past members[edit]
- Thibaud Pavlovic-Hobba - violin
- Nicholas Waters - violin
- Shane Chen - violin
- Helen Ayres - violin
- Erica Kennedy - violin
- Matthew Tomkins - violin
Discography[edit]
Albums[edit]
| Title | Details |
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| Live |
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| Fandango (with Karin Schaupp) |
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| Reinventions (with Genevieve Lacey) |
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| Intimate Voices: Sibelius String Quartets |
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Awards and nominations[edit]
ARIA Music Awards[edit]
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 2011 | Fandango (with Karin Schaupp ) | Best Classical Album | Nominated | [4] |
References[edit]
- ^ Knighton, Zoe (15 March 2017), "When a string quartet plays musical chairs", Limelight
- ^ Moffatt, Steve (31 October 2014), "Dean feature in Flinders Quartet's last tour of the year", Manly Daily
- ^ Kelly, Eamonn (14 May 2014), "Fresh voice of a quartet reborn", The Australian
- ^ ARIA Award previous winners. "ARIA Awards – Winners by Award". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 9 July 2022.
External links[edit]
| International | |
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| National | |
