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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'.

5 Sep 2014

Richard Watts

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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

Richard Watts is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM, and serves as the Chair of La Mama Theatre's volunteer Committee of Management. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, and was awarded the status of Melbourne Fringe Living Legend in 2017. In 2020 he was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize. Most recently, Richard was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Green Room Awards Association in June 2021. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts