Australian String Quartet
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The Australian String Quartet (ASQ) is a chamber music group founded in 1985 and based at the University of Adelaide, South Australia. It delivers an artistic program of performances, workshops, commissions, digital content and education projects across Australia and abroad.
The quartet performs on a matched set of string instruments hand crafted by Giovanni Battista Guadagnini between c.1743-1784 in Italy. The earliest of these is a cello (c. 1743), and a violin (1748-49), both made in Piacenza. The viola (1783) and another violin (1784) were made in Turin.
The ASQ regularly tours Australia and the world. The current members are [https://asq.com.au/about/dale-barltrop-violin/ Dale Barltrop] (violin), [https://asq.com.au/about/francesca-hiew-violin/ Francesca Hiew] (violin), [https://asq.com.au/about/christopher-cartlidge-viola/ Christopher Cartlidge] (viola) and [https://asq.com.au/about/michael-dahlenburg-cello/ Michael Dahlenburg] (cello).
Guest artists have included pianists Angela Hewitt, Angela Lam and Piers Lane, mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter, clarinettists Michael Collins and Ashley Smith, violist Brett Dean and cellist Pieter Wispelwey.
In the media
In 2014-15, a documentary Highly Strung was made about the ASQ that documented the break-up of the quartet as it was then, plus the making of a copy of the cello by Italian luthier Roberto Cavagnoli. The documentary was made by acclaimed film-maker Scott Hicks. It introduces us to Ulrike Klein, a board member of the ASQ, and the members of the quartet.[http://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/highly-strung-2016/33529/ Highly Strung], Screen Australia, 2016, accessed 2017-02-12[http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/highly-strung-review-scott-hicks-directs-classical-documentary-like-a-maestro-20160518-goxwlm.html Highly Strung review: Scott Hicks directs classical documentary like a maestro], Jake Wilson, Sydney Morning Herald, 2016-05-18, accessed 2017-02-12[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4867094/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ql_1 Highly Strung (2015)], IMDb 2016, accessed 2017-02-12
Awards and nominations
= APRA Music Awards =
The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).{{cite web|url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History.aspx |title=APRA History |publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) |accessdate=7 September 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100920230857/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History.aspx |archivedate=20 September 2010 |url-status=dead }} They include the Art Music Awards (until 2009 Classical Music Awards) which are distributed by APRA and the Australian Music Centre (AMC).{{cite web|url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ClassicalAwards.aspx |title=Classical Awards |publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) |accessdate=7 September 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100928221321/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/apraawards/classicalawards.aspx |archivedate=28 September 2010 |url-status=dead }}
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| 2005 || Tales of the Supernatural (Andrew Ford) for Australian String Quartet, Jane Edwards || Vocal or Choral Work of the Year || {{won}} || {{cite web|url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ClassicalAwards/History/2005Winners.aspx |title=2005 Winners – Classical Music Awards |publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) |access-date=7 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090916155631/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ClassicalAwards/History/2005Winners.aspx |archive-date=16 September 2009 }}
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| 2014 || String Quartet No 5 (Andrew Ford) for Australian String Quartet || Work of the Year – Instrumental || {{nom}} || {{cite web | url = http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/article/2014-art-music-awards-winners | title = 2014 Art Music Awards – winners | publisher = Australian Music Centre (AMC) | access-date = 7 March 2017 }}
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| 2021 || A Room of Her Own (Anne Cawrse) for Australian String Quartet || Work of the Year: Chamber Music || {{won}} || {{cite web | url = https://www.apraamcos.com.au/about/supporting-the-industry/awards/art-music-awards-2021#_188904 | title = Winners & Finalists | publisher = APRA AMCOS {{!}} Australian Music Centre (AMC) | date = 9 September 2021 | access-date = 9 September 2021 }}
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=ARIA Music Awards=
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.
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| Migration (with Slava Grigoryan)
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=National Live Music Awards=
The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) commenced in 2016 to recognise contributions to the live music industry in Australia.
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| Best Classical Act
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|asq.com.au}}
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Category:Musical groups established in 1985