Australian String Quartet to tour China before line-up dissolves

The Adelaide-based ensemble will perform and host masterclasses in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenyang before their current line-up dissolves over 'artistic differences'.
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This will be the fourth foray into China by the Australian String Quartet (ASQ), though it marks the first tour for the ensemble’s current line-up: violinists Kristian Winther and Ioana Tache, violist Stephen King, and cellist Sharon Draper.

The ASQ embark on 10 September, and – in conjunction with the University of Adelaide – will deliver masterclasses and mentoring sessions at two of China’s most distinguished music schools, the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and the Shenyang Conservatory of Music.

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Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts